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A new study says that middle-aged and older adults can benefit from surfing the Web.

The new AAP site is designed so that pediatricians can use wireless devices to access online reference content.

It turns out that playing on the computer is actually good for the brain based on results from a recent study conducted at UCLA.

As modified labels for oral OTC pediatric cough and cold medicines begin hitting pharmacy shelves, pharmacists are in a unique position to educate parents and caregivers on potential treatment options for this class of medicines.

A new survey shows that patients want more information and their doctors' approval before being asked to exchange one prescription for another.

Congress approves legislation to stop controlled substances from being sold online without a valid prescription.

A Washington, DC–based research firm finds that low-income beneficiaries will have fewer drug plan options next year.

The low rate of participation in clinical trials among the African American patient community is a well-known and continuing problem.

The benefits of intensive glycemic control appear to be confined to microvascular disease, with 3 randomized controlled clinical trials failing to demonstrate a macrovascular benefit with intensive glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes.

The brains of teens who use marijuana are working harder than the brains of their peers who abstain from the drug.

Many of us will see a big increase in the number of patients who are simply unable to afford their medications.

Nursing is a hands-on position and if you can't do a procedure, then you can't do it, right?

Weight gain following breast cancer diagnosis may not confer additional risk of recurrence, survival.

Early warning signs of gestational diabetes can be found within nine weeks of gestation.

Thanks to a new method for measuring brain function, your patients with brain tumors could soon experience better surgical results.

A more competent and comprehensive view of healthcare costs should include the less easily measured issue of "quality of life."

When a disaster like Hurricane Ike hits a town, there is a need for kindness and compassion.

According to "America’s Care of Serious Illness," America does a mediocre job caring for its sickest people.

New research to be presented at the 20th Annual Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics scientific symposium.

A newly developed model for lung cancer risk looks at risk factors specific to African American populations and finds some differences.

This week, Research In Motion announced its newest smartphone, the Storm, and it's all about touch.

The Clinical Simulation Center at MU is using advanced technology to provide a realistic learning environment for anesthesiology residents, via a medical mannequin.

Treatment with stimulant drugs does not increase the risk that girls with ADHD will begin smoking cigarettes.

A study recently found that the use of ceiling fans lowered the risk of SIDS in infants rooms when the room was warm.

Making sure that patients have the information they need to weather storms should be viewed as another patient teaching function.

Patient-centered medical home is the key.

The ALS Association received a huge boost in September when Congress voted to approve the ALS Registry Act.

You may not even realize you do it, but if you talk to an elderly person in a sing-song, high-pitched voice, you are using elderspeak.

The Institute of Medicine defines patient-centeredness as healthcare that establishes a partnership among practitioners, patients and their families

Lower levels of cortisol have been linked to antisocial behavior among male adolescents.