Med Headlines - Oh, no. Here they come – nausea, hot flashes, night sweats. These are symptoms no one enjoys and no one wants to face five years dealing with them. However, a new study by a team of researchers from…

Med Headlines - There was a time when children diagnosed as allergic to either milk or eggs could be expected to outgrow those allergies by the time they reached age 3. Medical records today indicate the allergies aren’t going away…

Med Headlines - A study conducted in Cologne, Germany, concluded that pioglitazone (Actos) may lower the risk of serious cardiovascular events for diabetic patients who have kidney disease. The study, which is featured in the January issue of the Journal…

Med Headlines - Sometimes less is more. And sometimes timing is everything. That certainly seems to be the case with a once-popular chemotherapy treatment for breast cancer, according to a team of researchers at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. …

Med Headlines - Phenylketonuria (PKU) is a genetic disorder that can lead to impaired neurological function causing mental retardation and seizures. Although it is one of a very few genetic disorders controlled by diet, dietary restrictions are dramatic and must…

Med Headlines - A study published in bmj.com recently disclosed that parents who are active while expecting their child are like to have energetic kids.  Children between the ages 11 and 12 were selected to participate in the Avon Longitudinal…

Med Headlines - Merck & Co., makers of a common childhood vaccine, has recently recalled about a million doses of Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) because it may have become contaminated during manufacture. Infants as young as two months routinely…

Med Headlines - Eighteen months ago, Isabelle Dinoire became the first person ever to have a partial face transplant, following an attack by her dog, which left her with such severe facial injuries there was little hope for her survival. …

Med Headlines - Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (Mormons) are in much better overall health than the rest of the general population. Their admirable health has long been attributed to the clean living habits associated…

Med Headlines - The number of teens giving birth is on the rise again, according to statistics released this week by the Centers For Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The report, titled “Births: Preliminary Data for 2006,” shows that between…