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The fetal environment potentially preprograms the brain or endocrine system to be maladapted later in life and that patients with rheumatoid arthritis are known for having a dysregulated HPA axis, which may be affected in utero.

A new study demonstrates that pharmacist intervention and home monitoring of BP can help patients manage their condition.

Additionally, 2 new combination vaccines could make following CDC's immunization recommendations easier by reducing the number of shots children must receive.

HR 6331 narrowly fails to get the support it needs in the Senate.

The Bush administration settles class action lawsuit, pledging major improvements in the Medicare Part D prescription drug program.

A new study is showing patients the money by offering a chance to win cash for taking medication.

The number of students who report having smoked a cigarette in the last month has remained stable over the last five years, a trend that the CDC thinks is dangerous.

If a huge insurer's HMO members "end up getting care from physicians who aren't part of the insurer's network because there was no opportunity to choose an in-network doctor," is it the patient's fault?

Last week, the internet’s regulating body, ICANN, made a historic decision to expand the Internet by allowing for new domain names.

A new rule proposed by CMS would allow physicians to bill for follow-up, inpatient e-consultations, specific to follow-up telehealth delivery.

Researcher George King, MD, presented data at the annual JDRF conference, showing that individuals with type 1 diabetes still have the ability to produce insulin.

This summer, we have come up with several heart-healthy picnic entries even you cardiologists would approve of, that are good both on the grill and in the oven to serve either hot or cold.

There exist online many high-quality websites from trusted sources that feature videos and animated depictions of the inner workings of the heart and the functions of the various components of the circulatory system.

Merck is in discussion with the FDA pertaining to use of the cervical cancer vaccine, Gardasil, in treating older women.

More and more parents are reacting to media hype about child vaccination's and the potential link to autism, and are approaching their pediatricians about amending the vaccination schedule.

Dutch researchers find that RFID, tagged to hospital assets and, yes, even patients, can pose threats to ventilators, pacemakers and other life-saving equipment.

It's about time that we as a country crack down on the senseless deaths and injuries caused by drunken driving.

Two major challenges facing hospitalists are the disruption in the longitudinal continuity of care and transitioning care to incoming hospitalist shift.

The field of cultural healthcare competency is not yet standardized, and many years of research are just beginning to bear fruit and their findings are being codified into official rules.

Johns Hopkins conducted a study and found that children who have elevated blood pressure levels often have elevated blood pressure levels as adults.

A Duke University study determined that moderate exercise cubs the symptoms of metabolic syndrome, thus cutting the risk of developing heart disease and diabetes.

According the National Scoliosis Foundation, scoliosis affects an estimated 6 million people in the United States. They account for more than 600,000 private physician office visits yearly.

Many women will have no problem with a male doctor probing and poking them, but send a nurse into their room, who happens to be male, and all heck can break loose. I've seen it.

Why does physician compensation seem to be such a hot-button issue right now? We know that soaring specialist salaries are leading us to an inevitable and potentially damaging shortage of primary care doctors.

Robert Kravitz, MD, Medical Director, St. Francis Pain Center, Indianapolis IN, psychiatrist and pain expert, discusses chronic pain management.

According to the results of a new study, electronic health records just aren't catching on in the medical community. Only 4% of physicians have adopted a full EHR system.

You are a medical professional. There is more to that job than what they taught you in the classroom or laboratories. You may be less human than you were four years ago.