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May 06, 2014 07:05 PM EDT

Electronic Health Records Could Provide a Comprehensive Overview of a Patient's Medical History

Have you noticed one (or more) of your doctors carrying around an iPad through the office? It might be because electronic health records are beginning to revolutionize the field of medicine.

Mar 14, 2014 02:31 PM EDT

Medical Experts Urge New Precautions for Head and Neck Injuries in Extreme Sports

If children are taught how to properly treat an injury, take safety precautions, wear the appropriate equipment, along with other safety aspects relative to extreme sports and sports medicine, the AAOS could see head and neck injuries decrease in the coming years.

Mar 13, 2014 08:09 PM EDT

20% of Older Adults May Be Consuming Conflicting Medications for Medical Conditions

Oregon State and Yale University have conducted one of the first studies to examine the issue of drugs working at odds with each other; when one medication being administered for a certain condition can make another condition worse.

Mar 05, 2014 03:50 PM EST

Poop and Your Health: The Medical Information You Need To Know

Many people get their stool examined when they’re not feeling well or are experiencing symptoms. By taking routine and closer looks at your excrement (though not too close) you can find out information that could help you to improve everyday health.

Mar 03, 2014 12:31 PM EST

Lyme Disease May be Sexually Transmitted: New Information on Symptoms

Lyme disease is transmitted to humans through blacklegged ticks that are infected with the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi. Medical experts believe that the already-broad definition of the disease has led to poor treatments and misdiagnoses.

Feb 26, 2014 10:23 AM EST

Medical Experts Urge FDA to Revoke New Prescription Painkiller Drug

Prescription opioids have already been a salient issue in the medical world. Patients have misused the drugs for anxiety issues and recreational use. The FDA recently approved a new opioid analgesic, and many heath care, consumer and addiction drugs are concerned.

Feb 24, 2014 08:45 PM EST

Medical Breakthrough Could Help Patients Awaiting Liver Transplant

The transformations of different cells within the body have been a big focus in the scientific world. With the rise in diseases such as cancer, scientists have been searching for ways to help cure patients who need extensive treatment. A recent experiment could insight toward a medical breakthrough.

May 31, 2013 10:56 AM EDT

Caffeine Withdrawal Could Brew a Mental Disorder

The American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical manual of Mental Disorders is now including caffeine withdrawal as a mental disorder.

Apr 23, 2013 09:56 PM EDT

Creepy Frog Robot Able to Crawl Inside Patients Abdomen

British scientists are working on a pretty creepy invention, using the feet of tree frogs as a model for a tiny robot designed to crawl inside your abdomen for real-time "surgery intelligence" during keyhole surgery.

Apr 12, 2013 03:16 PM EDT

Microrockets and Motors Developed to Propel Tiny Machines Inside of Our Body

Futuristic medical micromachines operating like submarines inside of our body have long been the subject of visionary books or movies, and are coming closer to being realized. Advancements in micromotor technology are now opening the door to broad new medical and industrial uses for these tiny devic...

Mar 13, 2013 03:36 PM EDT

Popular Antibiotic Receives FDA Warning, Can Cause Fatal Irregular Heart Rhythm

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning doctors and patients that a widely used antibiotic from Pfizer, Azithromycin or as its marketed Zithromax and Z-Pak, can cause rare but deadly heart rhythms in some patients.

Jan 10, 2013 03:31 PM EST

Deafened mice enabled to hear again by drug

Sound sensing cells in the ears of mice could be regrown with the help of a compound found by researchers from Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary.