What is the problem and what is known about it so far?
Many parents choose not to vaccinate their children because of worry about autism, even though the 1998 study claiming to show that children who receive the measles, mumps, rubella (MMR) vaccine were at increased risk...
OBJECTIVE:
To analyze injuries that were directly associated with yoga practice and identify specific poses that should be avoided in patients with osteopenia or osteoporosis.
PATIENTS AND METHODS:
We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of patients with injuries...
OBJECTIVE:
To investigate the efficacy of yoga as antihypertensive lifestyle therapy and identify moderators that account for variability in the blood pressure (BP) response to yoga.
METHODS:
We systematically searched 6 electronic databases from inception through June 4,...
The Library of the Royal College of Surgeons of England is home to a meticulously kept archive of the lives of medical students who attended Sir James Paget's anatomy lectures at St Bartholomew's Hospital in London, UK, between 1839 and 1859. Published in 1869, “What Becomes of Medical Students...
Poorly managed working practices, including poor provision of education to artificial stonecutters, has led to what has been called an epidemic of silicosis. Tony Kirby reports.
On Feb 21, 2019, Australia's national news network ABC reported the results of an audit of the stonecutting...
BACKGROUND:
Generalised anxiety disorder is a disease that can be associated with substantial dysfunction. Pharmacological treatment is often the first choice for clinicians because of the cost and resource constraints of psychological alternatives, but there is a paucity of comparative...
The MIND diet (Mediterranean-DASH Intervention for Neurodegenerative Delay) has been attributed to improved cognitive thinking and lowering the risk and slowing the progression of Alzheimer disease—the leading cause of dementia.
Over-the-Counter DNA tests are now easy and affordable. They can be informative and fun. However, there are certain risks involved.
Adult attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has moved from the blurred edge of clinical focus to clear recognition as a prevalent and significant disorder in its own right. It is a relatively common comorbidity which if identified and treated may open the door to better outcomes for...
Extensive research over the past half century has shown that curcumin (diferuloylmethane), a component of the golden spice turmeric (Curcuma longa), can modulate multiple cell signaling pathways. Extensive clinical trials over the past quarter century have addressed the pharmacokinetics, safety...
