Craniofacial Surgeons Recommend Steps to Lower Risk of Pneumonitis from Povidone-Iodine A routine step in preparing for cleft palate surgery in a child led to an unusual—but not unprecedented—case of lung inflammation (pneumonitis), according to a report in the The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. The…

An analysis of North Carolina birth and educational records suggests that induction and augmentation during childbirth appears to be associated with increased odds of autism diagnosis in childhood,

Diet, Meditation, Exercise Can Improve Key Element of Immune Cell Aging, UCSF Scientists Report A small pilot study shows for the first time that changes in diet, exercise, stress management and social support may result in longer telomeres, the parts of chromosomes that affect aging.

A study by Alexandra L. C. Martiniuk, M.Sc, Ph.D., of The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney, Australia, and colleagues suggests less sleep per night is associated with a significant increase in the risk for motor vehicle crashes for young drivers. 

Other measures are needed to assess patients’ cardiovascular risks Among patients with chronic kidney disease, those with very low kidney function had a higher risk of having a heart attack than those with higher kidney function over a four-year period. The link between higher LDL…

New research published in The Lancet Infectious Diseases provides the first complete viral load profile—a comprehensive clinical description of where and how much of the virus circulates through the body—of a patient infected with Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV).  

 Last-line antibiotics increasingly ineffective against gonorrhoea but prescribing changes could help delay spread of untreatable disease

Current laser therapy approaches are effective for treating excessive scars resulting from abnormal wound healing, concludes a special topic paper in the December issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery®, the official medical journal of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS).The review by Dr. Qingfeng…

Coffee consumption is associated with a lower risk of prostate cancer recurrence and progression, according to a new study by Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center scientists that is online ahead of print in Cancer Causes & Control.

Study shows clear benefits of a healthy diet, exercise, maintaining normal weight and not smoking

Subway may promote itself as the “healthy” fast food restaurant, but it might not be a much healthier alternative than McDonald’s for adolescents, according to new UCLA research.

New research appearing online today in Clinical Chemistry, the journal of AACC, shows that decreased levels of vitamin D may predispose smokers to developing tobacco-related cancer. This study illustrates that simple vitamin D blood tests and supplements have the potential to improve smokers’ health.