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Study finds that nearly 20% of adolescents infected with HIV since birth did not know their HIV status when they first became sexually active.

Study shows that HPV vaccination in women who have already been exposed to one type of HPV may prevent infection from other, potentially more deadly types.

Investigators at more than one dozen sites will enroll hundreds of neurologically injured patients to study the effects of low serum sodium concentrations prior to therapy.

Hyponatremia is frequently seen in patients with hepatic impairment and portal hypertension, and is associated with wide range of severe complications and comorbidities. Pharmacologic treatment with vasopressin receptor antagonists offer management options beyond standard therapy.

Conflicts between identity and depressive symptoms may account for the significant delays in help-seeking by patients with depression, according to research published October 2, 2012 in BMC Psychiatry.

Ketamine may be an effective potential therapeutic agent for the treatment of depression, according to a recent scientific review of research published in the journal Science.

Major depressive disorder is frequently missed during pregnancy, and under-acknowledged as a problem when it is diagnosed, according to recent research published in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Patients' age, race, gender, reason for visiting the doctor's office, and other factors can greatly affect prescribing patterns for antihypertensive medications.

Using electronic decision support tools helps clinicians track the health of patients with HIV/AIDS and contributes to better compliance with recognized performance and quality measures.

Recent research shows that approximately 1.8 million Americans have celiac disease, but 1.4 million of them are unaware that they have the disorder. In addition, 1.6 million Americans observe a gluten-free diet despite not being diagnosed with the condition.

Overweight children and adolescents are at least twice as likely as their peers to have gallstones, according to a study published in the Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition.

Research indicates that even brief, subsyndromal depressive events are associated with an increased risk of subsequent major depressive episodes.

New research suggests that Interpersonal Psychotherapy may be an effective option for treating major depression in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Less than a quarter know that most fractures in epilepsy patients are unassociated with seizures, according to a recent study.

Researchers at New York-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center have devised a new approach for detecting risk of aggressive prostate cancer, while avoiding unnecessary biopsies.

Severe depression and chronic stress can trigger suppression of genes responsible for building synapses in the prefrontal cortex.

The decision to increase the current dose of medication or switch to another prescription can impact outcomes and health resource utilization.

Study finds several factors associated with work stress may contribute to depression risk in men and women via different mechanisms.

A number of recent studies have investigated the relationship between epilepsy and depression, providing insights into both conditions.

The Medicare Part D coverage gap correlates with modest reductions in the use of antidepressants among older adults, which are similar to the reduction in prescriptions for heart failure and diabetes medications, according to a study published in the July issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry.

Tolvaptan, a vasopression V2 receptor antagonist used to increase low levels of sodium in the blood, could be a cost effective way of managing patients who have hyponatremia.

Hyponatremia is associated with longer hospital stays and higher mortality among cancer patients who exhibit the condition.

Cloud-based EMR systems may provide a less expensive alternative to those practices wishing to implement such a system.

Caregivers devoting 20 or more hours per week are looking for their own support and new study shows that much of that support is being provided by technology that allows better communication with physicians and other caregivers.

Hypotonic fluids, such as .25% saline or .45% saline, have been used since the 1950's as maintenance fluids in a hospital setting However, for several years, there has been increasing evidence that delivering these fluids can lead to hyponatremia.

Vaccinating pregnant women against the influenza virus appears to have a significant positive effect on infant birth weight.

Consuming 200 milligrams or more of caffeine per day-roughly equivalent to two cups of coffee-can either increase or decrease a woman's estrogen level, depending on her ethnic background and the source of the caffeine, a study from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) finds.

The Million Hearts program, which led to February being named American Heart Month, and Wear Red Day, established by the American Heart Association to focus attention on women's heart issues, are both intended to reduce the toll of cardiovascular disease.

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved Jentadueto, a type 2 diabetes treatment that combines two drugs (linagliptin and metformin) in a single pill.

More effective management of rheumatoid arthritis with medication may be contributing to a decline in the need for joint surgery in patients with the condition, Mayo Clinic researchers have found.