Dr Prem Jagyasi and Team (C)

<![CDATA[ *The use of complementary and *alternative medicine* (CAM), such as * probiotics*, *herbal* *treatments* and osteopathy, *for children* has almost doubled in the past decade, according to *new research*.* Head of the University of […]

<![CDATA[ *Routine screening for depression in primary care patients has not been shown to be beneficial or an effective use of scarce health care resources, which would be better focused on providing more consistent treatment

<![CDATA[ Big pharmaceutical firms paid doctors and other health-care providers in Virginia more than $13 million from 2009 to earlier this year, according to a searchable, Web-based database compiled by the investigative journalism group ProPublica.

<![CDATA[ People often fail to ask their doctors questions that could lead to fewer medical errors and better outcomes—and doctors don’t routinely encourage them to do so. That’s despite years of efforts to improve doctor-patient

<![CDATA[ As advances in genomic research propel the field of diabetes toward novel approaches for prevention and management, endocrinologists and researchers are speculating about the effect that genetic information will have on the diabetes epidemic.

<![CDATA[ In an Australian first, researchers from the University’s Robinson Institute are using magnetic stimulators to jump start the brain after a stroke and repair swallowing functions which break down in more than 50% of

<![CDATA[ Some doctors, hospitals and medical groups are marketing heart scans to us over 60 folks with the claim that they could save our lives. However, Consumer Reports and many medical experts tell us that

<![CDATA[ An apple a day may help keep the doctor away, for real. It turns out that apples are one of several fruits and vegetables with a white flesh that may help protect you from

<![CDATA[ As we age, we can expect our brains to shift gears a little less smoothly than they did in the past. A delayed reaction or temporarily forgotten name is a perfectly normal sign of

<![CDATA[ Ninety academic and business leaders converge at Science Capital’s Innovative Healthcare event on September 21 to showcase investment propositions and build on successes of translating medical research into clinical practice. The plans being presented