Dimethyl fumarate (Tecfidera) is approved for relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis.

PCPs for sleep apnea?; mental illness and obesity; norovirus on the rise; global sodium overdose

Recommended levels of sodium intake are exceeded by 75% of the world's population, according to the 2010 Global Burden of Disease Study.

Raised in a morgue, I worked alongside Dad, the city medical examiner. Over fifty years, he amassed a huge collection of medical artifacts.

Elevated levels of the biomarker C-reactive protein in patients with HIV infection increased the risk of MI approximately 2-fold.

(AUDIO) For older as well as young patients, clinicians should be sure to test regularly for HIV as the CDC advises, says a researcher who tells in this interview how suspicions about the origin of AIDS and the involvement of government may discourage older people from being tested.

Cardiovascular disease is now the cause of death for 10% of HIV-positive patients. Why this happens and how to prevent or treat it remain unclear, but research presented at the CROI conference offers insights into potential solutions.

From remote villages in Kenya to large cities in the United States, mobile phones and smart phones are becoming tools to overcome some of the greatest challenges in HIV-prevention, screening, and treatment adherence.

Colonoscopy reduced the risk of late-stage colorectal cancer by 70%.

"Choosing Wisely" initiative seeks to stem overuse of routine testing, treatment.

GERD and magnets; calcium, vit D, and fractures; GLP-1 agonists and pancreatitis; hip replacement and women; acupuntcure and Bell palsy

Intense acupuncture stimulation in patients with Bell Palsy resulted in greater improvement in facial function than less intense needle manipulation.

Down syndrome complications, infant shock, stroke survivors, doxycycline. . . here: 5 more quiz questions for you to test for clinical acumen.

Risk for revision surgery remained higher among women in the study after considering factors specific to the patient, surgeon, surgery, and type of implant.

The news: elevated levels of FGF are a new risk factor for death in chronic kidney disease-a clinical situation replete with cardiovascular disease. Here: how practice should change in the face of these newly identified nontraditional cardiovascular risk factors in CKD.

Double aortic arch-a vascular ring anomaly in which both embryonic aortic arches persist and encircle the trachea and esophagus-is rare.

Exenatide and sitagliptin were associated with a twofold increased risk for pancreatitis among adults with type 2 diabetes.

Daily dietary supplementation with 400 IU or less of Vitamin D and 1,000 mg or less of calcium does not prevent risk of fracture in postmenopausal women.

Acid reflux was reduced by 50% in more than 90% of patients receiving implanted magnetic device to augment the esophageal sphincter.

MS sex ratio, Charcot neuroarthropathy, antibiotic error, obesity and exercise.