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Psoriasis sufferers may face an increased risk of having a heart attack, a new study suggests. The risk appears to be most pronounced among younger patients with more severe forms of the disease.
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Both overweight and normal-weight persons underestimated calorie content of large meals but not smaller meals. Since overweight persons ate larger size meals, they consumed more unnecessary calories.
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Overcoming the habit of nose picking may aid S. aureus decolonization strategies.
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Regardless of baseline low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels and statin therapy, additional strategies to increase HDL cholesterol should be evaluated in patients with acute coronary syndrome.
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The symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome may occur after gastrointestinal infection in some individuals.
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After prostatectomy, many men lose erectile function. It has been recently noted that penile stimulation that actively produces cavernosal dilation may reduce the likelihood of loss of function.
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The FDA has approved the first of a new class of drugs for the treatment of type 2 diabetes. Sitagliptin is a dipeptidyl peptidase-IV (DPP-4) inhibitor.
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Acetaminophen, taken at the maximum recommended dose for 14 days by healthy adults, can elevate liver enzymes far above the upper limit of normal.
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In this Phase III drug trial, use of a testosterone patch increased desire and the frequency of satisfying sexual activity in naturally menopausal women with hypoactive sexual desire disorder.
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A new agent has been approved for the treatment of the neovascular (wet) form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD).
