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Publisher Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. will provide complimentary online access to the fully searchable legacy content of the company's AIDS journals through the end of December in honor of World AIDS Day.

GREENBioPharma is the sustainability conference of the year. You will learn how to reduce your company’s carbon footprint while lowering costs.

The American Thyroid Association has released new, revised Management Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of patients with thyroid nodules and thyroid cancer.

Smokers who crushed computer-simulated cigarettes in a psychosocial treatment program in a virtual reality environment had significantly reduced nicotine dependence and higher rates of tobacco abstinence than smokers participating in the same program

Doctor of the Heart: My Life in Medicine is the autobiography of Isadore Rosenfeld, MD, world-renowned cardiologist, best-selling author, and popular television commentator, published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., (www.liebertpub.com/heart).

Chiropractic Care May Ease ADHD, Ear Problems

Therapeutic Hypothermia, a new online open access peer-reviewed journal, will focus on medical treatment which lowers a patient's body temperature to help reduce the risk of ischemic injury to tissues following a period of insufficient blood flow.

Guidelines derived from a recent Consensus Conference, including recommendations on the role of healthcare providers in the assurance of quality spiritual care to patients in a palliative care setting, are published in Journal of Palliative Medicine

The commercial failure of Exubera led other companies to halt studies of similar drug delivery in development intended to compete for a share of the lucrative diabetes market. Does this signal defeat for efforts to deliver insulin via the lungs?

Risk factors for metabolic syndrome, such as obesity, high blood pressure, and elevated blood lipid levels, can increase a person’s healthcare costs nearly 1.6-fold, or about $2,000 per year. For each risk factor those costs rise an average of 24%.

Eight-Year Olds’ Chronic Earaches Helped by Chiropractic Care

Patients with advanced illnesses more than doubled their use of hospice care when a major national health plan made hospice care more readily accessible, according to a comparative study published in Journal of Palliative Medicine

Twitter, the popular social networking tool that was merely a convenient way to stay in touch with friends and family, is emerging as a potentially valuable means of real-time, on-the-go communication of healthcare information and medical alerts

The more time college students spend on Facebook, the more likely they are to feel jealous toward their romantic partners, leading to more time on Facebook searching for additional information that will further fuel their jealousy

In Recognition of World Breastfeeding Week, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. (www.liebertpub.com) will provide free online access to Breastfeeding Medicine for the entire month of August.

The unique association between microorganisms and their hosts, whether insects, plants, or mammals, provides a fascinating view into how microbial symbionts adapt to changing biological environments.

A pilot study conducted by Joyce Miller and Matts Klemsdal evaluated whether routine chiropractic care in infants had also improved the patients’ sleep pattern.

Exercise requires the integrated activity of every organ and tissue in the body, and understanding how these respond to the decreased oxygen levels present at moderate to high altitude is the focus of the High Altitude Medicine & Biology issue.

Excess medical expenses and reduced productivity due to diabetes costs the U.S. economy more than $174 billion annually, a figure that could be reduced by lifestyle modifications and preventive care and by pay-for-performance incentives.

A new, easy-to-perform method for detecting seasonal influenza A virus and the emerging H1N1 swine-derived influenza A virus in human clinical samples offers a fast, sensitive, and cost-effective diagnostic test that runs on standard labequipment.

Back pain affects nearly 80% of adults and is a leading cause for physician visits. Briefings in BACK PAIN is a new weekly e-newsletter for physicians and health care professionals designed to optimize treatment of patients with back pain.

CGM devices represent a critical step toward achieving automated glucose measurement, offering diabetics a promising new tool for optimal control. A comprehensive review is the focus of a special supplement of Diabetes Technology & Therapeutics.

New guidelines designed to standardize and optimize the diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of patients with Medullary Thyroid Carcinoma (MTC), an uncommon and challenging form of thyroid cancer, have been published in Thyroid

Reorganizational Healing (ROH), an emerging concept for wellness, healing, and personal growth, is explored in depth in a seminal groundbreaking article and accompanying commentaries in The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Publisher Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. (www.liebertpub.com), will provide free online access to all issues of its authoritative, peer-reviewed publication Journal of Women's Health for the entire month of May in recognition of National Women's Health Week.

The swine flu outbreak that began in Mexico and continues to spread around the globe may be particularly dangerous for young, otherwise healthy adults as it may be able to induce a “cytokine storm,”

Approximately 6.3 million adults—or one fourth of the people in the U.S. with diabetes mellitus—are unaware they have the disease, and this undiagnosed population accounts for an estimated $18 billion in health care costs each year.

To facilitate continued multidisciplinary investigation and research into swine flu and other zoonotic diseases, Vector-Borne and Zoonotic Diseases will provide complimentary online access to all articles in the journal through the end of May

The swine flu outbreak that began in Mexico and continues to spread around the globe may be particularly dangerous for young, otherwise healthy adults because it can induce a “cytokine storm,” which can cause potentially fatal damage to the lungs

Ecopsychology—an emerging field exploring psychological origins of environmental issues and ways in which ecology and psychology interact on individual, societal, and global levels—is the focus of a new online peer-reviewed journal, Ecopsychology

Recognition of benefits of cooling strategies to protect the brain and spinal cord after traumatic injury has led to a wealth of cutting edge research, prime examples of which are featured in a special hypothermia issue of Journal of Neurotrauma

Food, nutrition science, and health outcomes have been intensively analyzed over the past century. Genomic variation among individuals and populations is a new factor that enriches and challenges our understanding of these complex relationships.

Chemicals present in cranberries—and not the acidity of cranberry juice, as previously thought—prevent infection-causing bacteria from attaching to the cells that line the urinary tract.

Overweight children and adolescents, with active family involvement, can successfully lose weight by following the Seven Steps to Success described in the current issue of Obesity Management, a journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.

With the Obama Administration’s call for change comes new momentum for health care reform, which at its core should encompass universal coverage along with evidence-based methods of prevention, chiropractic, and complementary & alternative medicine

Post-Katrina flooded homes may contain harmful levels of contaminants in addition to sediment deposits. Indoor gases, mold films, and aerosols may also have exposed people to dangerous contaminant levels without the need for direct skin contact

Since the cloning of Dolly the Sheep over a decade ago, somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) has been considered a promising way to generate human, patient-specific stem cells for therapeutic applications.

The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine feels that the social networking website, Facebook, would be well advised to review its policy banning photographs of breastfeeding mothers.

Medical acupuncture, which is acupuncture performed by a licensed physician trained at a conventional medical school, is being used increasingly for pain control. Richard Niemtzow, MD, PhD, MPH is at the forefront of these efforts in the military.

Once believed to be important only for bone health, vitamin D is now seen as having a critical function in maintaining the immune system throughout life. The newly recognized disease risks associated with vitamin D deficiency.

A study comparing breastfed and formula fed infants across time showed that the known beneficial effects of breastfeeding are greater than potential risks associated with infant exposure to chemicals such as dioxins that may be present in breastmilk

A prestigious group of physicians, nurses & allied healthcare providers will gather in Williamsburg, VA on March 27-29, 2009 at Williamsburg Lodge to learn information on cutting-edge therapeutic protocols, diagnostic procedures & research advances.

There has been rapid growth of new, innovative palliative care consultation services in the U.S. The availability of these services varies according to a study published in the October 2008 issue of the peer-reviewed, Journal of Palliative Medicine.

In response to these continuing reports of tainted Chinese baby formula, the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine (www.bfmed.org) urges public agencies worldwide to renew education and support for breastfeeding.

Many recent reports documenting the therapeutic efficacy of short interfering RNAs (siRNAs) in animal models of human disease may actually be describing non-specific therapeutic effects related to the ability of siRNA to activate an immune response.

A survey of nearly 7,500 women of reproductive age found that borrowing and sharing of prescription medications is common practice among more than one-third of this population

Due to expanding scope of chronic disease care & the impact of various factors on health care & practice, DMAA: The Care Continuum Alliance & publisher Mary Ann Liebert Inc. have renamed the peer-reviewed journal of DMAA Population Health Management.

In Recognition of World Breastfeeding Week, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. will provide free online access to Breastfeeding Medicine for the entire month of August.

The American Medical Women’s Association AMWA (www.amwa-doc.org), an organization devoted to the advancement of women in medicine and the improvement of women's health, will hold its annual meeting in collaboration with this year’s Congress.

Publisher Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. (www.liebertpub.com), is providing free online access to the new bimonthly journal, Sustainability: The Journal of Record (www.liebertpub.com/sus), in recognition of World Environment Day.