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If you've been pining for a new BlackBerry, the Tour—available from both Sprint and Verizon Wireless—is a sold 'Berry that will get you through the work day both in the US and abroad.

Low levels of vitamin D can influence both the risk of cardiovascular disease and progression that the illness may take, according to a new study.

Pediatric researchers at Children’s Hospital Philadelphia have discovered that there are hundreds of gene variations seen more often in children with ADHD than children who do not have the disorder.

A proposal that would limit the maximum over-the-counter dose of Tylenol and ban the narcotic painkillers Vicodin and Percocet is currently under consideration by the Food and Drug Administration.

Google dropped a pretty big bomb when it announced a new operating system for computers called Chrome OS. Will Chrome have any impact on healthcare?

This week the news is abuzz with the potential FDA crack-down on some over-the-counter pain medications like Tylenol, as well as Tylenol-containing prescription medications.

Physicians who spend 30 minutes asking a patient about family history of depression, anxiety, and substance abuse can gather enough information to approximate a patient’s risk for developing a disorder.

Earlier this year, the FDA granted Orphan status to 2 vaccines designed to fight head and neck cancers. Find out how they work and trials in progress.

Researchers at the Gladstone Institute of Virology and Immunology have come up with a way to reactivate latent HIV cells that may lead to the eradication of these cells.

Researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder may have pinpointed a new explanation for the onset of adult seizures caused by traumatic brain injuries.

New research shows that Web-based intervention in the treatment of diabetes results in "significantly better" outcomes for patients.

Getting older can be challenging. Among other things, and of neurologic interest, cognitive function decreases with age.

Claiming that American physicians are being ill-served by the AMA, Sermo’s CEO recently dramatically announced that his organization will soon take on a larger advocacy role.

Health information technology has become a national priority and there are incentives for using an EHR.

Having just celebrated the 4th of July and given the state of unrest in the world we live in and the role that the United States has chosen to take, we certainly hear a lot about heroes today.

A new study has found that treating patients with proton pump inhibitors for eight weeks “induces acid-related symptoms like heartburn, acid regurgitation and dyspepsia” after healthy patients were no longer receiving the treatment.

A 68-year-old gentleman with known end-stage renal disease and chronic atrial fibrillation is being evaluated in the emergency department because of generalized weakness for 24 hours.

A significant portion of the genetic basis of schizophrenia can be traced to the cumulative effect of a large number of common genetic variants, researchers have discovered.

New research from the Imperial College London may lead to the ability to turn off an immune system signaling molecule that can contribute to the chronic joint inflammation of rheumatoid arthritis.

Researchers have developed a "pain-free vaccination strategy" to reduce and even eliminate ear infections in children.

Researchers are conducting an international phase III trial to examine the effect that a modified herpes virus has on melanoma tumors.

Lots of talk but little action from oncologists.

There's a new website launched that has some serious potential to benefit the general public, called CelebrityDiagnosis.com.

It was fairly easy in last week's post to justify looking hard at the costs of care. All I had to do was reference population studies that show wide, unexplainable variation in tests, procedures, the costs, its quality, or benefit (outcomes).

It's been about a month since ASCO and as I've gone through the research presented at the meeting related to women's cancer, it shows that there were exciting results shared with the attendees.

According to a recent study, the communication via phone and Internet between patients and healthcare providers is “an effective way to reduce risk factors for coronary heart disease and the risk of further events after a heart attack.”

Researchers have been studying the effect that antibiotics have on the bacteria that are found in the intestinal tract, and have found that "antibiotics can cause moderate to wide-ranging changes in the ranks of these helpful guardians in the gut."

Researchers at the University of Heidelberg have discovered two signal substances released by tumors that may explain why cancer patients suffer from pain that cannot often be relieved with conventional medication.