Among cigarette smokers, combining the smoking cessation medications varenicline and bupropion, compared with varenicline alone, resulted in higher smoking abstinence rates for one outcome but not the other at three and six months; rates were similar at one year, according to a Mayo Clinic study…

Some 30 minutes of meditation daily may improve symptoms of anxiety and depression, a new Johns Hopkins analysis of previously published research suggests.“A lot of people use meditation, but it’s not a practice considered part of mainstream medical therapy for anything,” says Madhav Goyal, M.D.,…

Broken bones may seem like a normal part of an active childhood. About 1 in 3 otherwise healthy children suffers a bone fracture. Colles fracture is the most common. It occurs most often during the growth spurt that children typically undergo in early adolescence.But a…

Pregnant women who don’t make nearly enough thyroid hormone are nearly 4 times likelier to produce autistic children than healthy women,

* Simple bedwetting interventions such as waking a child and fluid restriction work better than no intervention at all. * Alarm training and medication are more effective than simple interventions.

Blood test currently approved to find recurrence full of new possibility; invasive, high-grade disease uncovered at curable stage

Women undergoing treatment for breast cancer are widely prescribed calcium and vitamin D supplements to prevent and manage osteoporosis, an unwanted side effect of breast cancer therapies. However, new research from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center finds that the recommended daily doses of these supplements…

  Young people who reported that they were overweight were more likely to also report having suicidal thoughts. At age 10, girls who believed they were overweight were significantly more likely to think about suicide than boys. Thoughts of suicide diminished over time for boys…

19 July 2013 – Criminal psychopathy can be both repulsive and fascinating, as illustrated by the vast number of books and movies inspired by this topic.

7/16/2013 — Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with an increased risk of developing cerebral microbleeds, according to a new study from researchers in the Netherlands. 

Doctors may need to treat high blood pressure in women earlier and more aggressively than they do in men, according to scientists at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center.In a new study, published in the December edition of Therapeutic Advances in Cardiovascular Disease, the researchers for…

With the coming of the new year, many people will vow to get in shape after overindulging during the holidays. However, not knowing the proper way to work out might do more harm than good.Millions of workout-related injuries occur each year. One reason is people…