Use of the erectile dysfunction drug Viagra does not cause the development of melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer. This is the main finding of new ...
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Swallowable balloon to fight obesity without surgery
New study shows balloon in a capsule helps patients lose nearly twice as much weight than diet, exercise and lifestyle therapy alone Patients with obe...
Zinc effects on common cold ?
Two randomized trials that examined the effects of zinc lozenges for the duration of common cold symptoms found that colds were shortened on average b...
Antidepressant Fluoxetine During Pregnancy associated with cardiovascular malformations in infants: Meta-analysis
Use of fluoxetine–the most commonly prescribed antidepressant–during pregnancy is linked with a slightly increased risk of malformations i...
1 in 5 patients undergoing weight-loss surgery develop alcohol problems: New Study
One in five patients who undergo one of the most popular weight-loss surgical procedures is likely to develop problems with alcohol, with symptoms som...
Metformin may improve a autism associated disorder, shows study
Metformin, the most widely used drug to treat type 2 diabetes, could potentially be used to treat symptoms of Fragile X syndrome, an inherited form of...
High-Dose Iron Pills Do Not Improve Exercise Capacity for Heart Failure: JAMA Study
Among patients with a certain type of heart failure and iron deficiency, high-dose iron pills did not improve exercise capacity over 16 weeks, accordi...
Two dose HPV vaccine effective in treating genital warts, study finds
As of this year, kids under the age of 15 only need 2 doses of HPV vaccine. New research out of Boston Medical Center, published online in the STD Jou...
Breakthrough Study: Scientists achieve insulin independence in type 1 diabetes
Scientists from the Diabetes Research Institute (DRI) at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have produced the first clinical results de...
Metabolic markers accurately diagnose typhoid fever
Researchers have identified a metabolite ‘signature’ that can accurately distinguish typhoid from other fever-inducing tropical diseases u...
