A pacemaker that electrically stimulates the stomach can help control chronic vomiting in people with severe stomach disorders, says a new study.
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Gastric Pacemaker Offers Hope for Those With Stomach Disorders
The quality and accuracy of clinical breast exams can be improved if doctors use a simple form, a new study shows.
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Simple Forms Help Docs Do Better Breast Exams
Fears that popular medical imaging technologies are exposing Americans to too much radiation are getting a public airing this week as the U.S. Food and Drug Administration concludes two days of meetings on Wednesday that have focused on how to increase the safety of these procedures.
Schizophrenia may be caused by a genetic mutation that disrupts communication between the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex regions, areas of the brain involved in working memory, U.S. researchers report.
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Working-Memory Gene Linked to Schizophrenia
Women who have a mastectomy for breast cancer are less likely to receive follow-up radiation therapy than those who have a lumpectomy, even if the treatment would be potentially lifesaving, a new study has found.
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More Women Urged to Get Radiation After Mastectomy
A new Japanese study outlines the molecular and cellular reasons why some flu vaccines work better than others and could point the way to better protection with fewer side effects.
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Clues Found to How Different Flu Vaccines Work
Polidocanol (Asclera) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat small varicose veins, the agency said in a news release
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Asclera Approved to Treat Varicose Veins
Representatives from three major tobacco companies defended menthol cigarettes against charges that they put smokers’ health at greater risk than regular cigarettes.
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Debate Sharpens Over Menthol Cigarettes
Who’s most at risk when undergoing the common, artery-opening procedure known as angioplasty?
Avodart, a widely prescribed drug used to shrink enlarged prostates, appears to reduce the incidence of prostate cancer in men with an increased risk for the disease.
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Avodart May Lower Prostate Cancer Risk
