Patients with increasing accumulations of coronary artery calcium were more than six times more likely to suffer from a heart attack or die from heart disease than patients who didn't have increasing accumulations, according to a recent study published in the Journal of the American College of...
A first-of-its kind national survey of medical students and residents finds that despite recent efforts by medical schools and academic medical centers to restrict access of pharmaceutical sales representatives to medical trainees, medical students and residents still commonly receive meals...
If you're doing a lot of travel this holiday season, consider donating any extra frequent flier*miles*(/travel rewards/bonus miles) to The Extra Mile.*The nonprofit startup*collects donated frequent flyer miles and gives them to family and friends of terminally ill*patients so they can visit...
I have reset the modem several times. Lately, especially since last night, I have been frequently disconnected from the internet and unable to connect for roughly 2-3minutes. This happens about every hour. Anyone else with Wave experiencing this? Or perhaps a lousy modem is to blame? This is...
Frequent antenatal screening has allowed doctors to detect and treat malaria in its early stages on the border of Thailand and Myanmar, dramatically reducing the number of deaths amongst pregnant women. In an analysis of 25 years' worth of data, in 50,981 women, from antenatal clinics at the...
Epidemiologists have determined that levels of hepatitis C virus (HCV) found among injection drug users (IDUs) were higher in individuals who are male or African American even after differences in other factors were considered. The study, which was funded by the National Cancer Institute and...
Depressive symptoms and impaired physical function were common and long-lasting during the first two years following acute lung injury (ALI), according to a new study from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Depressive symptoms were an independent risk factor for impaired physical...
Patients treated by physicians who billed for both technical (practice/equipment) and professional (supervision/ interpretation) components of nuclear and echocardiographic stress imaging tests were more likely to undergo such tests after coronary revascularization compared with patients of...
Recently I've become sexually active with my boyfriend and we have a lot of sex. Now from what Ive read it could be just that, I'm having sex more frequently than I ever have before. We both are clean and Im on birth control. I don't believe that I'm pregnant. I know I should go to a doctor...
the bad language in it? I like to watch Queer as folkon dvd but how frequent is the bad language in it? Does it how no more bad language than the L Word? And How much drug use is it?
I was sick with gastroenteritis 2-3 weeks ago. I have been having slight stomach aches for the last week. I don't have diarrhea, and I have not been vomiting at all. But I seem to burp, and I feel better. Is this still gastroenteritis? Also, when I had gastroenteritis, I never threw up or had...
My husband is loving and resectful. There is one thing that bothers me. He is a sports nut and he goes on trips with his friends every few weeks. When he is gone he's gone for a week. I take care of the kids and our family business.
I'm never invited because they are guy trips and I have to...
I am planning to lease a horse and I'm really excited! I'll go to the stable for a ride three times a week on an adorable Thoroughbred mare and I've saved up the money. One problem: It's a 20 minute drive each time. How long it takes me to get there isn't the issue, but how much it will affect...
Racial and ethnic disparities among children with frequent ear infections (FEI) significantly influence access to affordable healthcare, according to new research published in the November 2010 issue of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery. Ear infections are one of the most common health...
I've read some places that guys can reduce spontaneous erections by masturbating more, however, I noticed the few times I have masturbated, the next couple of days, I seem to have more spontaneous erections and am easier to set off and harder to make go down (no pun intended). So... what's the...