Self-care can relieve back pain
Clinicians may be able to help patients with chronic back pain overcome discomfort by employing a self-care program known as the Alexander technique…
Print Issue: July 17, 2008
Febrile seizures rarely fatal
Febrile seizures are usually not life-threatening, according to a study of more than 55,000 children…
“Normal” ACR warrants a second look
Women with high but normal albumin/creatinine ratios (ACRs) are much more likely to develop hypertension than women with lower ACRs…
ED may indicate future heart trouble
Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a powerful, independent predictor of serious heart disease, according to a pair of recent studies…
Pain meds encourage migraine
Migraine patients who take opioids or barbiturates to control their pain may be making their condition worse, a new study suggests…
Regular mammograms still useful after age 80
Regular mammograms significantly reduce the risk of a late-stage breast cancer diagnosis in women 80 years of age and older, but most are not being screened…
Thyrotropin linked to fatal CHD risks in women
Women’s risk of fatal coronary heart disease (CHD) rises with levels of thyrotropin, a hormone that stimulates thyroid function— even when those levels are within the normal range, a recent study suggests…
B vitamins fail to cut CV risk
Evidence continues to mount showing that additional folic acid and B vitamin have no effect on the probability of cardiovascular (CV) events, even among high-risk women…
Scaly, atrophic rash on the face and back of a newborn
A Caucasian girl, born to a gravida 2, para 2-0-0-2 mother, presented two days after birth with an erythematous, scaly, atrophic rash primarily in the periorbital region but also on her back…
Asymptomatic cystic scrotal bumps of 40 years’ duration
A 46-year-old man complained of multiple cystic bumps that had been present on his scrotum as long as he could remember. There was no itching, pain, or discharge.
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