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According to the results of an 11-year trial, researchers recommend administering disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) early and aggressively at the first sign of rheumatoid arthritis.

For as long as I've been a nurse I have been frustrated with the attitude of many of my peers regarding patients with chronic pain. I have never understood why so many nurses feel it so crucial to pass judgment on patients who are in obvious pain.

With the rise of retail clinics, convenience clinics, and other in-store health services at large pharmacy chains, should pediatricians be worried about losing patients and business?

According to an audit presented at the International Congress of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, patients with mental health issues are infrequently asked whether or not they have children, which is a violation of patient safety guidelines.

Although high-sensitivity C-reactive protein testing is effective in adult patients when traditional CRP tests do not provide enough information, the high-sensitivity test is not effective for pediatric patients.

For each study measure, there was a graded increase in the risk of diabetes with increasing quantiles of adiposity. Participants in the highest category of adiposity had an approximately 2- to 6-fold increased risk compared with those in the lowest category.

Researchers have definitively correlated screen time to chronic back pain and headaches in teenagers.

Just over half of US men see a doctor, nurse practitioner, or physician assistant for routine care, compared to nearly three-quarters of women, according to AHRQ research.

Watson Laboratories, Inc. recieved tentative approval from the Food and Drug Administration on its Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for Fentanyl Citrate Buccal tablets, 100 mcg, 200 mcg, 300 mcg, 400 mcg, 600 mcg, and 800 mcg.

Sleep deprivation can lead to changes in the levels of key proteins associated with the pathology of migraine, according to new research reported at the American Headache Society's 52nd Annual Scientific Meeting in Los Angeles.

Nearly 70 percent of women with sexual dysfunction no longer have the condition, and nearly all patients with high cholesterol had returned to normal levels, within six months of bariatric surgery and gastric bypass, respectively.

Analyses of data from five European countries indicate that childhood vaccination against Bordetella pertussis (whooping cough) has shifted the burden of infection from children to adolescents and adults.

Family physicians are being worn out by the prescription drug epidemic, and patients in pain and needing opiates are bearing the brunt of our reluctance to prescribe these medications for fear of being audited or worse. It's time for real solutions to the problems of misuse, abuse, and diversion of prescription pain medications.

Physicians may modify their treatment and prescribing patterns to offset cuts in Medicare payments, according to findings from a study published in Health Affairs, which cautions that payment reform has "real consequences" and should be undertaken carefully.

When treating patients with endometriosis, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists recommends conservative nonsurgical treatment approaches followed by more invasive procedures if previous attempts prove unsuccessful, according to a newly updated Practice Bulletin.

There appears to be more good news for red wine drinkers. Resveratrol, an organic compound found in red wine, has the ability to neutralize the toxic effects of proteins associated with Alzheimer's disease, according to a new study.

How effective is the EPI Life ECG smartphone for monitoring heart arrhythmias and more serious cardiovascular events?

The region of the globe in which one's ancestors lived may have more of an impact on one's risk for certain diseases than the use of sunscreen and attention to protective sun behaviors.

Scooby Doo may help solve mysteries, but when it comes to children's nutrition, the lovable pup is no help at all, according to a report published in Pediatrics, which indicates that popular cartoon characters negatively influence kids' food choices.

The American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) has added a Radiation Therapy for Bone Metastases section to its patient Website.

If current physician-centric healthcare reform efforts don't reduce costs, improve value, eliminate defensive medicine, or produce a better payment model, maybe it's time to shift focus and responsibility from physicians to patients.

Scientists from Medistem, Inc, together with the Stem Cell Institute, have published the results of a study that, for the first time, uses a patient's own fat stem cells for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.

The new app may actually allow physicians to practice spatial orientation.

A physician's recent rotation as a hospitalist at Beth Israel Deaconness Hospital was made "seamless" by the iPad.

Technological innovations have lessened the amount of time that physicians spend talking with each other and increased the frustration related to trying to find a better way to share medical information.

The condition in which the great toe has very limited motion first came to Dr. Pullen's attention when his son, who was playing baseball at the time, was having pain in his foot when he tried to push off of it or play for an extended period of time.

With Pri-Med's newest mobile App, physicians can battle it out via clinical content games designed to educate, inform, and entertain.

If approved, the drug would become the first oral therapy for the treatment of relapsing MS.

Despite years of hype, EMR adoption is still low among patients. A new poll finds that less than one in 10 American adults use electronic records or e-mail with physicians, and half aren't sure if their physician offers these services.

A team of researchers from Mount Sinai Hospital and Columbia University have identified several mutations in a series of genes that are involved in suicidal behavior.