New research has produced strong evidence of how work stress is linked to the biological mechanisms involved in the onset of heart disease.

An elite group of dentists from all over the country gathered for the unveiling of the DentistryForDiabetics (sm) program this weekend. The conference, held in historic downtown Richmond, Virginia, marks the first meeting and official kick-off of a nationwide group of dentists focused on fighting the growing epidemic of Diabetes. With an estimated 21 million diabetics and 54 million pre-diabetics in the U.S.

A patient in Liverpool, England, was given the wrong kidney and had to have it taken out hours after a transplant operation. Apparently, the patient’s blood type had been recorded incorrectly as A positive and registered into the computerized national transplant database. Yet, the hospital’s paper records clearly showed his/her blood type as O positive, the correct blood type.

Researchers at Johns Hopkins have discovered a window in kidney growth that affects the onset of polycystic kidney disease and can mean, in mice, the difference between developing severe cystic disease early in adolescence or late in adulthood. In the December issue of

A woman who undergoes breast surgery runs a one-in-twenty chance of developing an infection at the incision site, which will add approximately $4,000 to her hospital-related expenses, says an article in Archives of Surgery (JAMA/Archives), January issue. The authors explained that infection rates at the incision site after the surgical removal of a breast (mastectomy) or other breast procedures range from 1% to 28%. “Given the state of fiscal constraints within the U.S.

A new study by researchers in the US and Sweden suggests that using a mobile phone could interfere with your quality of sleep.The study is published in PIERS Online, a peer-reviewed online journal that publishes new articles on all aspects of electromagnetic theory and applications. PIERS stands for Progress in Electromagnetics Research Symposium (PIERS).

“I’m concerned that the recent FDA press release on bioidentical hormones is misleading women,” says Marcelle Pick, founder of the renowned Women to Women clinic in Yarmouth, Maine. “The press coverage implies that the FDA is saying bioidentical compounded hormones are unsafe. But they’re quite safe, provided they are prescribed by an experienced healthcare professional and are made by a reputable compounding pharmacy. We’ve prescribed them for over 15 years for thousands of women.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration ssued an advisory strongly recommending that over-the-counter cough and cold medications not be given to infants and children under two years old because of the risk of life-threatening side effects. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) supports this recommendation and urges parents to seek safer ways to soothe infants and young children suffering from colds and coughs.

Gender disordered children as young as ten are being denied desperately needed hormonal drugs leading to bullying, violence and even suicide according to new research. Dr Simona Giordano from The University of Manchester says British doctors are depriving children relief from “extreme suffering” caused by their condition - forcing their families into seeking help outside the UK.

Highlights from the January issue of Paediatrics & Child Health, published this week and focused on adolescent health. Paediatrics & Child Health, the journal of the Canadian Paediatric Society, is published 10 times a year and reaches 15,500 paediatricians, family doctors and other child health care providers.