Knowingly taking placebo pills eases pain, study finds
A new study is the first to demonstrate beneficial placebo effect for lower back pain sufferers...
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Primary Care
DOCTOR CURMUDGEON®: How to Drive Your Doctor Nuts
SCENES: As usual in some exam room, happening all over the land, all the time and causing stress,...
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Multiple Sclerosis Misdiagnosis Supports Improved Education of Clinicians
A number of common conditions are mistaken for multiple sclerosis (MS), a disabling central...
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Dental sealants provided in the school setting
Dental sealants are a thin coating that is painted on teeth to protect them from cavities. One way...
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HPV Can Lead to More than Cervical Cancer
Lately, a lot of attention has been given to the human papillomavirus (HPV) and the importance of...
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Immunotherapy reduces cardiovascular risk in rheumatoid arthritis
Immunotherapy reduces cardiovascular risk in patients with rheumatoid arthritis, according to...
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Self-Adhesive Dressing Generates Electrical Current That Promotes Healing, Reduces Infection Risk
Good news for the millions of people who suffer from skin wounds that won’t heal. A team of...
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Dangerous Drug Interactions Uncovered with Data Science
Researchers at Columbia University Medical Center and the Data Science Institute at Columbia...
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Not everyone who reports a food allergy actually has one
A study in Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, the scientific publication of the American...
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Adult Vaccinations: Quick Facts on Special Populations
Rates of recommended vaccination for adults in the United States are low: less than one quarter of...
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Do political beliefs predict PCP decisions?
It is necessary to understand how doctors’ own political worldviews may impact their actions in...
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Certain LDL-C-lowering genetic variants associated with higher risk of type 2 diabetes
n a study appearing in the October 4 issue of JAMA, Luca A. Lotta, M.D., Ph.D., of the University...
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Maximum human lifespan has already been reached
A study published online today in Nature by Albert Einstein College of Medicine scientists...
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ADHD diagnosis puts girls at much higher risk for other mental health problems
Girls with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are at higher risk than girls without ADHD for...
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CDC: More Kindergartners Getting MMR Vax
Median coverage neared 95% for vaccines required for kindergarten entry, with some notable...
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Fungus in humans identified for first time as key factor in Crohn’s disease
A fungus has been identified as a key factor in the development of Crohn’s disease, an...
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Vaccinating babies without vaccinating babies
Scientists have long understood that mother’s milk provides immune protection against some...
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The Mission inside Each of Us
A few weeks ago, I spent a week working with the Floating Doctors in their medical mission in...
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Looking for Work/Life Balance
From our content partners at Physicians Practice When you love your job, it can be easy for...
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Pivotal Phase III Trials: Does Novel Biologic Dupilumab Improve Eczema?
Results from the pivotal phase III SOLO I and SOLO 2 trials were just released in the New England...
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