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New research has found that patients with GERD who use proton pump inhibitors may be able to prevent the progression of Barrett's esophagus by eliminating a bacterium from the body.

Researchers at Northwestern University have discovered both a new tool for treating wounds and a new method for delivering the treatment.

New research shows that the rates of serious complications among individuals with type 1 diabetes appear lower than reported historically, especially when patients are treated intensively.

One nice thing about a 'psychodynamic blog' is that it can be about anything, since any issue involving humans will have a psychodynamic aspect. But when looking for a story about psychodynamics it is hard to find more content than a story about a drug addict.

When humanin was injected into the brains of diabetic rats, “the infused humanin significantly improved overall insulin sensitivity, both in the liver and in skeletal muscle,” according to the researchers.

Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals and Onyx Pharmaceuticals have announced that their first cooperative group-sponsored randomized phase II trial in advanced metastatic breast cancer met its primary endpoint of progression-free survival.

The AMA is once again in the spotlight, only this time it’s in support of the healthcare reform bill drafted by House Democrats.

New research from Ohio State University has found that patients with irritable bowel syndrome are more sensitive to pain than controls without IBS.

Research from the Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset in Valencia, Spain has led to a new minimally invasive procedure for treating vertebral compression fractures that increases mobility and reduces pain.

In my last blog I mentioned a decision I had made to aid in keeping myself healthy. I believe this is one of the most important things that we can do as oncology nurses to keep us oncology nurses.

Physicians who have implemented an EMR but still use pen and paper to maintain certain records may help develop an even more useful EMR.

The FDA has approved prescribing information changes to the "indication and usage" section of the labels for Erbitux and Vectibix.

So you thought healthcare reform is just a matter of political finesse, emulating other industrialized countries (docs making less, long queues and rationing [more on that aspect, next week]) or incentives realignment?

The US government has formed a group to explore the exclusive deals that exist between wireless network operators and handset manufacturers. The fear is that the massive power wielded by the wireless providers is hindering choice.

If you look at the American Lung Association’s online map of cities with bad air quality due to year-round particulates, it’s easy to see that many of them are industrial areas.

Each month, the MDNG editors select one outstanding, must-visit website that offers the tools, information, and resources busy physicians need to deliver the highest quality care to their patients.

Much data of note are coming to light of late regarding factors which diminish some of the ravages of aging. I posted on this recently. However, several abstracts from the ongoing Alzheimer's Association International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease, in Vienna, Austria, deserve comment.

Highly active antiretroviral therapy used to treat both HIV and hepatitis B "helps to better control" the HBV infection and may delay or even prevent liver complications, according to new research.

Researchers have found "five genetic variants related to blood pressure in African Americans" that may "provide new clues to treating and preventing hypertension" in African American patients.

An intriguing question is finally answered.

Our childhood—especially the tween and teen years—is famously fraught with social anxiety, filled with whispers, crushes, and high drama as we learn how to navigate through increasingly adult issues.

Unexpected technology applications are transforming daily practice—everything from how you search for clinical information to how you share and store your data.

At the time of my writing this blog, Sonya Sotomayor is being questioned (still) as part of her hearing prior to possibly being confirmed as a US supreme court Justice.

One of the best characterized genetic mutations associated with an increased risk of cancers of the breast, ovary, prostate, and others involves the BRCA-genes.

A new project at 3 sites called "Open Notes" will allow patients to view them.

Researchers at the University of New Orleans are developing a method to produce large-scale batches of a new form of acetaminophen that may be safer than the current drug.

Researchers at Monash University in Australia have discovered a protein that is a "key link" between obesity and the onset of type 2 diabetes.

Patients who are depressed suffer from somatoform pain more often than non-depressed patients, according to new research from scientists at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz.

How much will it cost to develop and maintain a durable, access facilitated, variation reduced, efficient and cost-effective healthcare system that also includes a doc-payment fix?

From a pharmacologic perspective metoclopramide is much closer to antipsychotic drugs, in that it is, in part, a blocker of central dopamine receptors.