Internal Medicine

The main ingredient in Tylenol can kill a person’s empathy for others, according to a new study from Ohio State.

What should physicians tell patients who are worried about lead in their drinking water? Filtering that water is an easy first step, and there are others.

Researchers have called into question patterns of brain activity that have been widely accepted to show pain responses after the team found these patterns in patients who were born without a sense of pain.

Scientists at MIT, Massachusetts General Hospital, Living Proof, and Olivo Labs have successfully developed a new material that could temporarily protect and tighten skin and smooth wrinkles.

Estradiol – a female sex hormone found in oral contraceptives – may be able to protect women from sexually transmitted viral infections (STIs).

In their search for alternatives to opioid painkillers like Oxycontin and Vicodin, addicts are turning to the over-the-counter anti-diarrhea drug Imodium to get their fix.

“Physicians should advise patients to limit animal products when possible and consume more plants than meat,†a team of doctors from the Mayo Clinic in Arizona announced in a statement.

Compulsive behavior – to gamble, binge eat, shop, and have sex – is linked to the antipsychotic drug aripiprazole.

The history of botulinum toxins dates back hundreds of years. What it can mean for the future of medicine and what conditions it can help in the future remains to be seen.

As with many parts of medicine guidelines are constantly being updated across a variety of specialties. The American Academy of Neurology recently released new guidance on how and when to use botulinum toxin in patient care.

Rosacea patients are at a higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, according to new research.

Patients afflicted with psoriasis have higher odds of developing abdominal aortic aneurysms.

Oral fluconazole (Diflucan) is used to treat yeast infections; but the Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA) is warning that the drug could be linked to miscarriages.

The field of obstetrics and gynecology is constantly moving forward including new treatments for conditions like fibroids as well as work on new surgical treatments like uterine transplants. All these changes can present a wide range of challenges for health care professionals who work in this area of medicine.

As fibroids become a more common problem facing doctors and patients new treatment methods are being developed to address it. From new medications to various procedures these can allow patients to get the care they needed without affecting their quality of life as much as previous choices may have.

As the risk of a stroke increases with age so does the importance of monitoring patients over the course of their later years.

A trial of patients undergoing radiofrequency catheter ablation found that 90 days of postoperative antiarrhythmic drugs reduces the short-term — but not the long-term — rate of recurrent atrial fibrillation.

As more is learned about epilepsy and new treatment methods are introduced to the market there is reason to be optimistic for patients while doctors work to provide the best care possible on an individual basis.

Traditional wedding vows say “till death do us part,†but it looks like men have a tougher time when that time comes.

Anorexia nervosa, chronic fatigue syndrome, and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) might not be the typical threesome, but these three conditions do share a common origin.

A battery-operated Liftware utensil was developed in 2014 to help Parkinson’s disease patients manage their hand tremors and conquer daily activities.

Older adults who suffer from sleep problems also experience reduced brain volume, new research finds.

A number of everyday household products contain chemicals that can lead to obesity, a risk factor for a seemingly endless list of health conditions.

Susan Schneider Williams, spouse of the late Robin Williams spoke with MD Magazine about the several symptoms the actor presented up to a year before his death that made it difficult to diagnose what he was suffering from: Lewy Body Disease (LBD).

Researchers at the American Academy of Neurology’s 68th Annual Meeting reported analyses of the phase III trial of the investigational glucocorticoid (deflazacort/Marathon Pharmaceuticals), which was previously found to improve muscle strength in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) patients.