Despite a mandatory program designed to prevent pregnant women from being exposed to the anti-acne medication Accutane and similar medications containing isotretinoin (a known teratogen or birth defect-causing agent), 122 pregnancies were exposed during the first year of the program, known as iPledge,...

An increasing body of evidence indicates that we should reduce the amount of salt in our diet. The American Medical organization (AMA), the American Heart organization (AHA), the American Dietetic organization (ADA), and the National Institutes of Health have begun a campaign to cut the salt intake of...

As patient KeithHinton lists the places in his body that have been treated for cancer, therecitation quickly requires increasingly than one hand to keep count. His renal(kidney) cancer initially was diagnosed and treated five years ago, but bythe day it was diagnosed, the cancer had metastasized, spreading...

Stratus Technologies, Inc. continual availability solutions are enabling a St. Louis-based medical practice to run completely paper-free by keeping its computerized knowledge systems operating at increasingly than 99.999 percent uptime, Stratus announced nowadays. The Orthopedic Center of St. Louis...

At a date when national rates of cesarean delivery have climbed above 30%, a four-year study of patients receiving an alternative method of obstetric care experienced a significantly lower rate of cesarean births, according to a study published in the current issue of the Annals of Family Medicine. The...

Here in North America, clean water is something we most certainly take for granted. We flush it down the toilet and the sink, we throw it out whether it is not perfectly fresh. We’re afraid of out perfectly clean tap water so we invest in expensive filters or buy our water from the store. And...

As someone who takes medication daily for asthma, I know how tiresome taking daily meds can be and how easy it is to forget a dose, particularly when you’re feeling good. Improper use of medication is a huge problem in the United States, however, and experts predict that nearly half of all patients...