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While ketamine does not cure neuropathic pain, treatment can put the patient into remission long enough to give the nervous system a chance to repair itself.

Saving thousands of young people from developing high blood pressure later in life may now be possible, according ...

NEW YORK—Type 2 diabetes rates are up around the city, and the rates in the Bronx are about ...

We are all aware of the many changes our bodies and faces go through as we age. We ...

Many poor people prefer emergency rooms to primary care doctors for good reasons, according to a study by ...

Dannon uses carmine, "a dye extracted from the dried, pulverized bodies of cochineal insects," for color some of ...

What’s the most advanced surgery of recent years? I believe most surgeons would quickly respond “laparoscopic surgery”, often ...

July is Juvenile Arthritis Month and a good time to shed light on an insidious disease that affects ...

Skin cancer sufferers in Scotland have a better chance of survival than ever before with eight out of ...

OSLO—American psychologist Elaine Aron estimates that 15–20 percent of people in the world have a highly sensitive nervous ...

After picking up my clothes from the dry cleaner the other day, I noticed that I carried home ...

How would you like to be the young surgeon in 1902 who was asked to see Prince Edward, ...

Obesity disease: The American Medical Association adopted a new policy on June 18, calling obesity a disease the ...

NEW YORK—No matter who walks (or limps) into her office at Midtown Podiatry with a foot injury, Dr. ...

Sibling bullying, taunting, and aggression could cause psychological problems, including anxiety and depression, according to a new study.

A study found that girls between the ages of 9 and 12 with high levels of BPA were ...

E-cigarettes will now be regulated as medicines in the U.K. the government announced Wednesday, with a plan to ...

An interview with Mark Pendergrast, author of For God, Country & Coca-Cola(Basic Books)   MR: Your newly expanded ...

‘Do it for dad’ this Father's Day is the message from a leading charity encouraging men to get ...

NEW YORK—Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s preliminary 2013–2014 budget includes $25 million in cuts to healthcare services across the city. ...

With intra-oral cameras, the patient can see the inside of their mouth in real time.

NEW YORK—Dr. Glen Z. Brooks lost his son in 1999 when the 18-year-old committed suicide, while suffering depression. ...

A scheme to support healthcare professionals in providing improved care has been given government funding after its positive ...

The MERS-CoV (novel coronavirus), a SARS-like virus that has infected at least 49 people worldwide and killed 27, ...

“How could this happen to me?” “How can I tell my partner I have genital herpes?” I have ...

Marijuana blood sugar: A study has found that marijuana use is linked to lower levels of insulin resistance, ...

Recent advances in medical technology have made appearance-preserving mastectomies much safer and easier to perform.