How Does Cystic Fibrosis Express Itself?
The same disease can have different symptoms in different people. For cystic fibrosis, researchers are beginning to understand why it affects people in different ways.
Are you Certain You're at a Healthy Weight?
The news doesn't sound good: the obesity epidemic appears more widespread than previously believed. But patients and doctors armed with better knowledge can better address their health.
Allergies or a Cold?
Is your child's sneezing part of a cold or just seasonal allergies? Researchers have a few tips on how to distinguish a child's cold or allergy symptoms.
Age Doesn't Matter in Kidney Swaps
Unlike other organ transplantations, kidney transplants can come from living donors. At first, you might kidney recipients would do better with a younger kidney. But, it seems a kidney donor's age makes little difference.
Suicide Risk and Antiepileptic Drugs
Some antiepileptic drugs have been associated with an increased risk of suicide. A new study shows that the use of antiepileptic drugs by patients with bipolar disorder did not increase the risk of suicide.
Why Cancer Rx Produces Diabetes-Like Symptoms
It's essential that you understand the side effect profiles of all medications you take because some of them can be serious. For example, one multi-purpose medication can affect glucose levels, and scientists now understand why.
HIV Superinfection has Unusual Outcome
As the saying goes, there's a silver lining to every cloud. Even when it comes to being infected with HIV not once, but twice.
An Icon in Medicine Passes Away
Renowned pediatrician and medical pioneer Dr. Leila Denmark, one of the world's oldest women and a co-inventor of the pertussis (whooping cough) vaccine, died Sunday at the age of 114 of natural causes.