Myths & Facts: Chronic Inflammation

This elusive condition often goes undetected, and when left untreated, it can contribute to a host of serious health risks.

Childhood Obesity: An Expanding Epidemic

With the childhood obesity epidemic escalating, pediatricians can help to prevent and treat it.

Update on Anaphylaxis

Responding to the growing number of people affected by food allergy anaphylaxis, researchers are
seeking ways to reduce the risk and severity of this condition.

Opioid Dependence in Infants: A Growing Crisis

One baby born every hour dependent on opiate drugs; treatment is difficult, and health impacts can be lifelong.

The Growing Need for Supportive Care in Oncology

As baby boomers age, rates of cancer diagnosis and survival increase, causing an increasing need for supportive oncology care.

Researchers Discover New, Rare Autoimmune Disease

A previously unknown autoimmune muscle disease involving sudden onset of debilitating muscle pain and weakness has been identified by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Mo.

Myths and Facts: Women and Cardiovascular Disease

Cardiovascular disease poses a significant risk for women, yet most women remain unaware mainly due to myths and misconceptions.

Study Says Glaucoma May Be an Autoimmune Disease

A study conducted by MIT and the Massachusetts Eye and Ear has found glaucoma may be an autoimmune disorder.

ADHD in Reproductive-Age Women

Little is understood about what’s behind increasing ADHD rates in reproductive-age women, thus more research is needed to clarify how medicines to treat the disorder will affect them and their unborn children.

Infectious Mononucleosis: The Best-Recognized Epstein-Barr Virus Infection

Typically treated with supportive care, this common human infection usually resolves in weeks with some symptoms persisting for months.