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A consensus statement published in the July issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism indicates that the HbA1c test could be used to identify millions of people with undiagnosed diabetes.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently announced that �new technology and methodology� it has developed �show that the incidence of HIV in the United States is higher than was previously known.�

The San Francisco law banning the sale of tobacco products has pharmacies raising the question of fairness.

A groundbreaking study has researchers urging clinicians to warn patients about the dangers of mixing alcohol or street drugs with prescription or OTC medications.

Citing evidence that intimidating and disruptive behavior by health care professionals is preventable and adversely affects patient care, the Joint Commission is adding professionalism elements to its Leadership standard.

The overall number of Internet pharmacies has dropped in the past year, but the problem of obtaining controlled substances without a prescription is not going away.

By Kurt Ullman Cancer is a disease of aging. Patients 65 years and older account for 6 in every 10 new cancer cases and 70% of the mortality every year.

Healthcare quality is of concern nationally, and healthcare structural arrangements have been evolving rapidly to respond to increasing financial pressures and demands to enhance quality.

By Kurt Ullman The use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in finding and treating breast cancer has been a source of controversy. Although the appropriateness of many uses of this imaging technique remains unsettled, a consensus has formed outlining recommendations utilizing MRI of the breast as a screening adjunct to mammography.

If you did use the pain scale or any of those textbooks, you were touched by a remarkable woman who died recently: Donna Lee Wong.

An interview with Sharon Henifin, co-founder and executive director of Breast Friends™, an online, one-to-one breast cancer support network.

Whether you are incorporated or are sole proprietor, your spouse should be signatory to your business checking account.

In pharmacy, the insurance companies call themselves Pharmacy Benefits Managers (PBM). What do they call themselves over on your corner of the corral?

By Kurt Ullman Adjuvant chemotherapy plays an important role in the treatment of early invasive breast cancers. Recent trials comparing a combination of docetaxel and cyclophosphamide (TC) with doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide (AC) suggests the TC regimen may have important therapeutic advantages.

New guidelines for managing patients with atrial fibrillation emphasize stroke prevention.

It is important for physicians to discuss brain health with their patients, especially patients who are over the age of 40.

If the results of a Tufts University rat study hold true for humans, the chances are good that obesity will be treated as an addictive behavior in the future.

Stroke affects nearly 700,000 Americans a year. Emergency management is key to a positive patient outcome.

Assisted suicide has returned to the news, but in the form of a planned drug overdose via an illegal sleep aid called Nembutal.

Researchers at Stanford University recently found that plant-generated vaccines may be a safe, fast, and economic way to fight cancer in patients with follicular B-cell lymphoma.

Data has shown that functional connectivity in the brain is different between obese and lean adolescents.

The most exciting and far-reaching innovation of the last half century is the Internet. It has impacted all aspects of our life.

In February, Blue Cross of California sent letters to physicians asking them to report conditions that their patients may have hidden when they applied for health insurance in order to cancel policies.

Staying heart-healthy is a partnership between your cardiologist and yourself. Patients should follow the guidelines given to them and listen to the advice dispensed.

Scientists from the University of Oxford have found that hormone replacement therapy in post-menopausal women increases the risk of gallbladder disease.

As we advance in medical technology and advancing healthcare, I cannot even imagine what we may see down the very short road ahead.