Dermatologist Christine Brown has noticed an increased risk of cancer in people who wear clear, shiny lip balms and glosses during exposure to the sun.  Instead of acting as a protection, as many people expect, …

The White House has routinely downplayed or denied the connection between premature death and exposure to ozone and smog.  Lack of scientific proof of the theoretical connection is the administration’s reason behind the attitude.

Autistic children may reap substantial benefits from sensory integration therapy according to a new study released by Temple University. The study found that children who participated in the therapy exhibited fewer autistic mannerisms.

Although smoking is the biggest culprit in the development of lung cancer, recent studies have shown that other factors, like common viruses, may affect a person’s likelihood of developing the disease. This finding was a …

Fibromyalgia, a condition which causes exhaustion, sleep disturbances and widespread muscle pain, is still something of a mystery to physicians and to the patients who suffer from it. The condition may affect as …

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania report success in restoring vision to three patients with LCA, or Leber congenital amaurosis, a group of inherited diseases that destroy light receptors in the retina. Affected individuals …

By Julian Lieb, M.D.
Stimulating immune function would transform the prevention, treatment, research and economics of infectious disorders, among them the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), hospital-acquired infections, antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections, resistant tuberculosis, a possible avian influenza …

Researchers at the University of North Carolina (UNC), Chapel Hill, have recently published the result of a study conducted there that reveals a death rate in cancer patients with melanomas of the head and neck …

The findings of a study conducted by the University of Minnesota Children’s Hospital, Minneapolis, leads to the conclusion that just growing up as a male increases the risk of heart disease by the time the …

Beta blockers are an important part of the drug therapy prescribed for patients experiencing heart failure and have been proven, in many cases, to prolong the life of the heart patient.  These drugs work by …