Regular, moderate coffee consumption may decrease an individual's risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to research in a report published by the Institute for Scientific Information on Coffee…

Trastuzumab and anthracyclines given concurrently are effective at treating HER-2-positive breast cancer but there is worry that this could lead to increased risk of cardiac toxicity. New research…

Researchers in a new paper say that one way to gauge the extent of prescription opioid pain reliever abuse is to count the number of health care providers. In an analysis of opioid use and abuse,…

In recent years, approximately 4.4 million women in the U.S. have been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and women of childbearing age having the highest number of diagnoses.  A new study has…

Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is a brain cancer that kills approximately 13,000 Americans a year. It is aggressive and incurable. A research team has demonstrated delivery of a therapeutic delivered…

Even brief usage of anabolic steroids may have long lasting, perhaps even permanent performance-enhancing effects, according to a new study. It was previously believed that re-acquisition of muscle…

A new analysis of data on over 3,000 elderly Americans strongly suggests that people over the age of 75 with normal cognition who used diuretics, angiotensin-1 receptor blockers (ARBs) and…

If you buy supplements, alternative medicines and advertised herbal gimmicks based on the claim that they are too progressive for the FDA, you are just lacking in judgment. If you are buying the…

'Natural' health products are all the rage among the segment of the population that doesn't trust science or medicine. But applying the ethical standards of the medical community to people operating…

Observational studies have reported that statins improve outcomes of various infections. Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the most common infection in the intensive care unit (ICU) and is…