A prospective study found that the use of sutures to close the skin after a caesarean delivery results in fewer wound complications than the use of staples, Reuters reports. Suzanne Basha and colleagues at the Lehigh Valley Health Network in Pennsylvania led a prospective trial of 416 women giving birth via c-section who were randomly assigned to skin closure with either staples or sutures…

Children and adolescents with severe dental fear often come from families with a turbulent background. It is also more common that they have had counselling contact with a psychologist. These are the conclusions of research carried out at the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden…

Delegates from all over the world will attend the 60th Annual British Microcirculation Society Meeting (ABMSM), which is to be held at the Peninsula Medical School in Exeter on 19th and 20th April this year…

The Henry Ford Production System LEAN training program takes place March 11-12, 2010 at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit…

Topic: Mathematical modeling of life cycle, stage conversion, and clonal expansion of Toxoplasma gondii Meeting dates: May 13-15, 2010 Organizers: Xiaopeng Zhao (Biomedical Engineering Dept., University of Tennessee, Knoxville) Chunlei Su (Department of Microbiology, University of Tennessee, Knoxville) Jitender P…

Doctors at Rush University Medical Center are offering pediatric patients diagnosed with chronic illnesses acupuncture therapy to help ease the pain and negative side effects like nausea, fatigue, and vomiting caused by chronic health conditions and intensive treatments…

As a pivotal paper linking childhood vaccinations to autism is discredited, a new study finds no evidence that the measles vaccine-given alone or as part of a combined measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine-increases the risk of autism in children…

Together, the antidepressant Paxil and the breast cancer drug tamoxifen pose a greater risk of death for breast cancer patients who take these medications together.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the cholesterol-lowering medication Crestor (rosuvastatin) for some patients who are at increased risk of heart disease but have not been diagnosed with it.

Multiple sclerosis may be deterred by pregnant women who protect their children by drinking plenty of milk during pregnancy.