Clinical Updates

In September 2006, three people living in Georgia developed food-borne botulism that was eventually traced to commercial carrot juice… »   

An insomnia drug that helps the body produce more of the sleep hormone melatonin may improve sleep for jet-lagged travelers… »   

Giving just one fifth the dose of a commonly used meningitis vaccine may be as effective as using the full… »   

Scientists at UT Southwestern Medical Center have determined that the immune-system protein interferon plays a key role in “teaching” the… »   

The costs that health care providers are charged and reimbursed for childhood vaccines vary widely, and the high cost of… »   

A team of cancer researchers from several Boston academic medical centers has discovered a potential treatment for a group of… »   

Women have easier and quicker access to the morning after pill since the Food and Drug Administration ruled that the… »   

Johns Hopkins researchers have discovered that a drop in blood potassium levels caused by diuretics commonly prescribed for high blood… »   

A Florida State University College of Medicine research team led by Yanchang Wang has discovered an important new layer of… »   

A Florida State University College of Medicine research team led by Yanchang Wang has discovered an important new layer of… »   

A drug based on a chemical found in garlic can treat diabetes types I and II when taken as a… »   

Older people taking a sports nutrition supplement favored by Olympic athletes show substantial increases in their ability to withstand fatigue,… »   

Regular magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) evaluations show that only about half of patients with multiple sclerosis achieve and sustain… »   

Vitamin D is essential to good health but needs to be activated to function properly in the human body. Until… »   

A new class of antimicrobial agent with broad-spectrum activity has been found to also kill Plasmodium falciparum, the parasite that… »