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Fibrocytes are present at a higher than normal frequency in patients with Graves' disease and often result in excessive scarring.

There are few domains of physical function upon which exercise does not have a positive impact. Neurologic function is not different in this respect.

Acetaminophen is often recommended instead of aspirin as a day-to-day pain reliever, but taken in too high a dose, it can damage the liver and perhaps cause liver failure.

A University of Chicago study study confirms that undiagnosed OSA is very common among patients with type 2 diabetes, indicating that it is a largely unrecognized additional medical risk factor in these patients.

Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières have been working together to treat as many of the people who were injured after the 7.0 earthquake that hit Haiti on Tuesday afternoon.

Researchers have confirmed that animal studies of behavior are relevant for human behavior.

As a follow-up to my recent post regarding new screening guidelines, I've been given permission to deliver the National Consortium of Breast Centers (NCBC) position statement.

With gluten-free diets very challenging to stick to, Rush University Medical Center (RUMC) gastroenterologists are studying the use of mind/body techniques to help patients stick to the strict diet.

Researchers at Georgia State University recently conducted a study focusing on why young people engage in high-risk behaviors even when the behavior is detrimental or dangerous.

We've collected links to some of the top podcast resources for primary care physicians.

Patients already have enough to worry about without now having to worry about this.

These past months, we have been discussing reality - we are not doing well compared to other systems of care; we cannot afford to continue what we are doing--it's a veritable shell game.

The FDA approved Actemra (tocilizumab) on Friday to treat adults with moderate to severe rheumatoid arthritis who have not adequately responded to or cannot tolerate other approved drug classes for rheumatoid arthritis.

The American College of Radiology and the Society of Breast Imaging have issued new guidelines recommending that mammograms begin at 40 for women with an average risk of breast cancer and by 30 for high-risk women.

Migraine headaches affect an estimated 25% to 30% of individuals in the United States. More than two thirds of patients who have migraines are women. Many women experience migraines before or during their menstrual cycle. Migraines can also run in families, and most often occur between 15 and 55 years of age.

A panel of experts reports in the January 2010 issue of Pediatrics says that there is little evidence that digestive problems are more common in children with autism than other children.

The 2010 Consumer Electronics Show recently concluded in Las Vegas; but aside from everything transforming into 3D, there were some other advances and introductions in the world of tech gadgets that are worth mentioning.

This CME activity examines the science of atherosclerotic disease development and discusses the cost-effective benefits of primary and secondary prevention of atherosclerotic disease.

Mayo Clinic researchers have found that St. John's wort is not effective at treating irritable bowel syndrome.

"The current health care reform proposal is just a beginning," says Norman Makous, MD. "This legislation addresses health coverage reform. The problem that has not been touched in the current legislation relates to how we provide medical services.

Vitamin D has been much in vogue of late. Like many micronutrients preceding it, such as vitamin B12 and folic acid, it is touted as a cure for a variety of ills.

First identified in cancer patients in the 1970s, breakthrough pain is also a clinical challenge in other pain modalities, including neuropathy and back pain. With new information and more effective treatments now available, physicians are changing the way they approach this puzzle.

Biomedical treatments for autism took another hit recently. A consensus report published in the January issue of Pediatrics takes Andrew Wakefield's ever popular "austistic enterocolitis" syndrome to task by reporting a lack of evidence that children with ASD have a higher incidence of digestive problems or that diet regimens (such as the highly publicized gluten-free and casein-free diet, or GFCF) are effective.

The HOPE4HF trial will evaluate a new type of electrical device designed to stimulate blood-flow sensors in patients with diastolic heart failure.

This 10-part series will expose why consumers and doctors are getting the short shrift in all healthcare reform proposals.

Erica Stotler shares her experience with JRA and how her rheumatologists are supportive of the local support system she started with her friend with the assistance of Arthritis through Arthritis Introspective.

Patients with unresectable metastatic colorectal cancer who experience a chemotherapy-free interval (CFI) following first-line chemotherapy have shorter durations of disease control (DDC) and progression-free survival (PFS) compared with patients who begin maintenance therapy immediately, according to data from a French study.

A longitudinal study of HIV-positive and HIV-negative postmenopausal women found that HIV infection was independently associated with lower bone mineral density, though the reason for the bone loss remains unclear.

New research suggests that excessive reduction in fat mass could have adverse effects on the developing skeleton, particularly in girls, leading to an increased risk of osteoporosis in later life.

MDNG editorial board member Larry Chu, MD will cover the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show live via this page on HCPLive.com. Sign up below for a reminder to come back after 11:00AM (EST) on January 7.