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A research team at the Center for Applied Genomics at The Children�s Hospital of Philadelphia has �connected more of the intricate pieces of the autism puzzle, with two studies that identify genes with important contributions to the disorder.�

According to a study in the March 12 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, general internists who went on to become hospitalists tripled between 1995 and 2006.

I had the TV switched on to news like I normally do in the mornings while I’m getting ready for work, when a discussion of Twitter caught my attention.

Nurses are almost equally split in their opinion of whether or not this is an acceptable practice.

Swine flu has been confirmed in patients in 5 states and abroad, and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) issued guidelines today on which antiviral drugs will be most effective in combating it.

New research from the Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry at the University of Western Ontario has shown that certain receptors in the brain are responsible for the way that humans process emotions and create memories.

The prognosis of women diagnosed with synchronous tumors is unclear: do they follow along the lines of the more advanced primary? Is it worse?

Results presented at the AACR meeting show that examination of how light bounces off of cell surfaces can quickly and non-invasively show how successful chemotherapy has been in inducing cancer cell death, and thus, how a given patient will respond to chemotherapy.

New online service offered by Microsoft and the Mayo Clinic hopes to elbow into the electronic health records fray with interactive features.

Investigators have found that height can be a consequence of poor childhood conditions, and may indicate a relationship between health of the mother during her childhood and the health of her future children.

We often wish for the highest level of sophistication for our patients, the Mercedes Benz of regimens. We do this even when studies pop up saying that old medications are just as good as new ones, but cost half as much.

Sleep trouble can lead to an increase in pain symptoms among cancer patients, new research has found.

The amount of lead found in a child�s bloodstream during the early childhood can affect the way the cardiovascular system responds to stress and may later lead to hypertension, a new study has found.

Routine screening tests for coronary artery disease in patients with type 2 diabetes who have not had symptoms of angina or do not have a history of heart disease may be unnecessary.

The United States was observed to have spent 52% more per capita on health care than the next highest spending "economically competitor country with above-average per capita national income, and 90% more than many competitor countries."

The authors report an unusual case of a patient presenting with such severe intermittent vasospastic constriction of the brachial artery that it resulted in symptoms of decreased blood supply.

Breast cancer is becoming a chronic disease rather than a deadly one, and it is time for patients to consider their longevity when making dietary choices.

Some experts say there is too much reporting and not enough action.

A new study has found that patients with a serious mental illness are actually more likely to become the victim of a violent crime than they are to commit one.

Medication errors are a big problem, especially when treating cancer patients. The article "Medication Errors Among Adults and Children With Cancer in the Outpatient Setting," found "an 8.1% error rate for medications being administered to adults and children in outpatient oncology clinics."

As I have noted previously, the FDA pronouncements on suicide and AEDs are controversial.

Researchers have discovered that laparoscopic surgery may be a safer and equally beneficial alternative to the traditional route of "open" surgery for the treatment of stomach cancer.

Russian researchers say high-energy particle colliders may hold the key to curing cancer.

Mr. John Lynn recently posted a provocative blog entry, "Big Winners from Obama EHR Stimulus" I'm not so sure about some of the winners, and I think that there are others that need to be added in.

Personal health records, designed to help patients keep all of their medical records in one place and make it easier for doctors to access patient files, may actually lead to inaccurate information and, as a result, improper treatment, some doctors fear.

The journal Chest will be publishing a series of five papers that discuss the need for a comprehensive approach to assessing and managing pain in the ICU.

Our technological trajectory is so steep today that it feels something akin to the speed of light for the baby boomers that helped set it in motion.

Karen Davis, President of the Commonwealth Fund, has been advocating that Medicare change its payment policy and move from volume-driven to value-driven healthcare.

Researchers have developed a technique to identify cancer-associated proteins that may one day lead to the use of a drop of blood.

Researchers have found evidence suggesting that women with gum disease are at an increased risk for developing gestational diabetes, regardless of whether they smoke or drink.