Mental stress can potentially trigger an episode of myocardial ischemia, a decrease in the flow of oxygen-enriched blood to the heart muscle caused by the narrowing of coronary arteries, resulting in chest pain and more serious events such as heart… Read More ›
Screening tools in the primary care setting may help identify some adults at increased risk for suicide, but the tools have limited ability to detect suicide risk in adolescents, say the authors of an evidence review prepared for the US… Read More ›
A child’s risk of developing autistic disorder appears to be reduced when women take folic acid around the time of conception through early pregnancy. The findings appear today in JAMA. Supplementation with folic acid around the time of conception has… Read More ›
Strict conflict-of-interest policies in academic medical centers may help resident physicians resist pharmaceutical company persuasion to prescribe expensive brand-name medications, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania’s Perelman School of Medicine analyzed data from 2009 about… Read More ›
Benzodiazepines, a commonly prescribed class of drugs used for treating insomnia, anxiety, and other conditions, may also increase a person’s risk of contracting and dying from pneumonia. Patients who were taking these drugs or had taken them in the past… Read More ›
Although bariatric weight loss surgery is often an effective treatment for severe obesity and may reduce the risk for diabetes and heart disease, the procedure may also increase a patient’s risk for substance use. A study appearing today in the… Read More ›
Couples therapy tailored for patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and their partners substantially improves patients’ symptoms and relationship satisfaction, according to a study published in JAMA today. Patients with PTSD may develop symptoms that can inhibit their ability to… Read More ›
Drug treatment for children diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) often results in improvements in inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. But whether such treatment can help academic performance in children with the disorder remains a question. A study appearing today in Pediatrics… Read More ›
Patients with depression are less likely to drop out of therapy for psychiatric conditions that is administered over the phone than therapy delivered face-to-face, according to a study published in JAMA today. Many patients with depression report a preference for… Read More ›
More US adults sleepwalk, at least occasionally, than previously thought, according to findings of a study reported today in Neurology. The study, described by researchers as the first to use a large, representative sample of the US general population to… Read More ›
