SAN DIEGO – Since the State of Texas implemented medical tort reform in 2003, the number of practicing physicians has... »

So far, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid has touted the "carrots" associated with the use of health... »

The Environmental Working Group has issued its annual ranking of sunscreens, and reported that of more than 1,800 it... »

BARCELONA – A cartilage transplant procedure known as osteochondral allografting for femoral condyle lesions eased pain and... »

BOSTON – Tweaking implantable cardioverter defibrillator settings to lengthen the detection window is safe and significantly... »

UPDATED 5/19/12: Just as Sanofi-Aventis loses its exclusivity for its blockbuster drug Plavix (clopidogrel) this month,... »

The long-acting recombinant human insulin analog marketed as Levemir has been approved for children aged 2-5 years with type... »

Overgeneral autobiographical memory – the tendency to categorize memories rather than to remember specific events in... »

RALEIGH, N.C. – Once-daily application of an emollient from birth through age 6 months has shown considerable promise as a... »

Excess all-cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality dropped substantially among adults with diabetes between 1997 and... »

NEW ORLEANS – Stung by disappointing long-term outcomes for evidence-based intensive behavioral weight loss interventions... »

The odds of depression are significantly elevated for older, obese women and significantly decreased for older overweight... »

LONDON – Fidaxomicin was noninferior to vancomycin in achieving clinical cure of Clostridium difficile infection after 10... »

Hospitalized patients who pick up a nosocomial infection are 40% more likely to be readmitted within a year of discharge... »

SAN DIEGO – Nasal colonization of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus was linked to an increase in surgical site... »

SAN DIEGO – Vedolizumab, a novel drug that selectively blocks lymphocyte trafficking to the gut, was safe and highly... »

NEW ORLEANS – An innovative group behavioral counseling intervention shows promise as a means of getting older sedentary... »

Anal Incontinence Linked to Vaginal Delivery With Laceration

BALTIMORE – Anal sphincter laceration is significantly associated with anal incontinence 5-10 years after a woman’s first... »