Depression Linked to Increase in Abdominal Fat

There may be a link between depression and abdominal obesity in older people, according to researchers in Holland who studied almost 2,100 adults in their seventies.

In the shadow of Wie, Lewis shines

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - " While hundreds of people followed Michelle Wie on LPGA International's Legends Course, little ole Stacy Lewis and her support staff of one were quietly putting together an impressive ...

Asthma Inhalers Set To Go Green

Last warning: Asthma inhalers go "green" on Dec. 31, forcing patients still using the old-fashioned kind to make a pricey and even confusing switch.

Data Demonstrating Significant Efficacy of Viread in Treating...

Data Demonstrating Significant Efficacy of VireadA in Treating Chronic Hepatitis B Published in New England Journal of Medicine Business Wire 2008 2008-12-04 00:34:03 - www.gilead.com - Gilead Sciences, ...

8 People Hurt In Crash On I-225

Eight people were hurt Wednesday evening in a four-vehicle crash on northbound Interstate 225, near the Iliff Avenue exit.

A Man with Abdominal Pain, Nausea, and an Elevated Creatinine Level

To the Editor: In the Case Record of a 64-year-old man with abdominal pain and an elevated level of serum creatinine ,1 a kidney-biopsy specimen revealed findings that were diagnostic of acute phosphate ...

Chronic Hepatitis B a " New Goals, New Treatment

Ching-Lung Lai, M.D., and Man-Fung Yuen, M.D. The hepatitis B virus causes chronic infection in approximately 400 million people in the world.

Prolonged Therapy of Advanced Chronic Hepatitis C with Low-Dose Peginterferon

Adrian M. Di Bisceglie, M.D., Mitchell L. Shiffman, M.D., Gregory T. Everson, M.D., Karen L. Lindsay, M.D., James E. Everhart, M.D., M.P.H., Elizabeth C. Wright, Ph.D., M.P.H., William M. Lee, M.D., Anna S. ...

A Federal Housing Boon Insights by Joe Sullivan

Amid all of the mega-billion-dollar economic "rescue" measures Congress has approved of late, a little-noticed $4 billion Neighborhood Stabilization Program adopted in July pales by comparison.

Inflamed pancreas usually requires a stay in hospital

Dear Dr. Donohue: Will you tell us about an inflamed pancreas? Why is a person hospitalized for it? Is it a diet problem? - E.B. Answer: The pancreas has two functions.