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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).

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

An innovative technique called L.I.F.E. imaging used successfully to detect bacteria in frozen Antarctic lakes could have exciting implications for demonstrating signs of life in the polar regions of Mars

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%.

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.

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

Small synthetic fragments of genetic material called small interfering RNA (siRNA) can block production of abnormal proteins; however, these exciting new drug candidates can also induce a strong immune response, causing toxic side effects

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,”

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

Data from Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter suggest the discovery of ancient springs in the Vernal Crater, sites where life forms may have evolved on Mars, according to a report in Astrobiology, a peer-reviewed journal published by Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.

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.