Mark L. Fuerst

June 24, 2013

Added confirmation also indicates that increased weight is not the only cause of a greater risk.

June 19, 2013

There are 3.5 million cases of skin cancer each year, which is more than new cases of breast, prostate, lung, and colon cancers combined.

June 17, 2013

Primary care physicians need to pay more attention to this common medical disorder that frequently is unrecognized or misdiagnosed.

June 11, 2013

Asthma may be a risk factor for the development of obstructive sleep apnea, according to the results of a new longitudinal study.

June 03, 2013

Among the NSAIDs used for relieving the pain of inflammatory arthritis, naproxen may have the best benefit to risk ratio on cardiovascular disease.

June 03, 2013

Patients respond to 5 days of corticosteroid therapy just as well as to 14 days of therapy, according to a study.

May 28, 2013

Suvorexant would be the first in a new class of insomnia drugs, called orexin receptor antagonists, that work by blocking brain chemicals that keep persons awake.

May 22, 2013

Three factors may help physicians identify older men who are unlikely to benefit from aggressive therapy, and other prostate cancer news.

May 20, 2013

New technology can rapidly diagnose TB and other important bacterial infections, as well as determine the presence of antibiotic-resistant bacterial strains.

May 16, 2013

Researchers have devoted themselves to devising ways of blocking the production or accumulation of beta-amyloid. Now scientists are studying other protein targets, including tau.