Early evidence suggests value treatment effectiveness Patients with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) were able to safely tolerate treatment with cells cultured from human placental tissue, according to a study published today in the journal Multiple Sclerosis and Related Disorders. The study, which is the first of…

Data from worldwide trial of two HER2-positive breast cancer drugs Analysis of more than 8,000 women who participated in the world’s largest study of two treatments for HER2-positive breast cancer reinforces other findings from the clinical trial showing that trastuzumab (Herceptin) should remain the standard…

Among patients with morbid obesity, blocking the vagus nerve, which plays a role with appetite and metabolism, did not meet pre-specified efficacy objectives compared to a control group, although the intervention did result in greater weight loss, according to a study in the September 3…

Branded or trademarked diets have similar levels of effectiveness; the key is sticking to it, a research study has found.

For years, doctors have known that there is a link between childhood obesity and asthma, but have found it difficult to determine which condition tends to come first, or whether one causes the other.

The Endocrine Society has expanded its 2006 clinical practice guideline on androgen therapy in women.Writing in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, the society continues to recommend against diagnosing androgen deficiency syndrome in healthy women because “there is a lack of a well-defined syndrome,”…

Study results may encourage hospitals to consider more liberal blood sugar control policies Patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery may not have to follow a strict blood sugar management strategy after surgery, according to a study in the October 2014 issue of The…

Nicotine, no matter the source, may function as a gateway to marijuana and cocaine

A recent study by a Georgia State University scientist and her colleagues with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that youth who have never even touched a regular tobacco cigarette — but have ever used e-cigarettes — are more likely to report…

The study found that for high school seniors, alcohol consumption led to unsafe driving and compromised relationships with peers, while marijuana consumption was found to compromise relationships with authority figures

For First Time, Researchers Analyze Levels of Testosterone and Estradiol to Predict Patients’ Likelihood of Suffering Usually Fatal Condition, Take Another Step Toward Offering Preventive Treatments

In an analysis of data from nearly 50 trials including about 7,300 individuals, significant weight loss was observed with any low-carbohydrate or low-fat diet, with weight loss differences between diet programs small, findings that support the practice of recommending any diet that a patient will…