Eileen Oldfield Associate Editor

Strong association found between corticosteroids and risk of venous thromboembolism.

Based on current US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) tallies, the number of measles infections in 2015 has increased from 84 cases reported late last Friday to 102 cases reported today.

Limiting added sugars could be among the most effective strategies for reducing the prevalence of type 2 diabetes.

What's keeping insomniacs awake at night might also be raising their blood pressure.

Reducing elevated blood pressure during pregnancy is safe for the expectant mother and her child.

New research reports that the influenza vaccination rate among nursing home staff is only 54%, which may jeopardize their patients' health.

Measles cases in Arizona and elsewhere could soar as football fans pour into the state for the Super Bowl.

Treating traveler's diarrhea with antibiotics may contribute to antibiotic resistance and spread resistant bacteria strains, particularly if travelers visit developing parts of the world.

Feeling #angry, #stressed, or #tired? Such negative tweets within a given region can indicate increased heart disease risk, according to University of Pennsylvania Medical School researchers.

Hospitalization for pneumonia increases a patient's risk of developing cardiovascular disease, according to a paper published in the January 20, 2015 edition of JAMA.

Despite hospitals' improved infection controls, 1 out of every 25 patients contracts at least 1 infection during his or her stay.

The extent and severity of inflammatory gum disease is closely related to heart attack severity.

Plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D levels on admission to ICU inversely associated with the need for mechanical ventilation.

The 7 main adverse outcomes associated with 2 common childhood immunizations are highly unlikely to occur following vaccine administration.

Low vitamin D levels may prolong the duration of mechanical ventilation in critically ill surgical patients.

Manufacturing practice requirements leave pharmaceutical manufacturers vulnerable.

Moderate to severe hot flashes and night sweats during menopause are associated with lower bone mineral density and higher hip fracture rates, new research suggests.

Bill forces pharmacy benefit managers to disclose deceptive practices used to generate profit.

A bill to make pharmacy benefit managers' reimbursements for generic drugs more transparent will cover more federal health care programs than a bill introduced earlier this year.

Significant challenges remain due to lack of FDA action on existing biosimilar approval guidelines.

Pharmacists will play key role in bringing biosimilar medications to US markets, both before the therapies receive FDA approval and after they become available.

Bringing his signature comedic style to modern health care issues, Jay Leno kept more than 20,000 pharmacists laughing throughout his keynote address.

Vitamin D may have a regulative role in seasonal affective disorder development.

Teens with a history of traumatic brain injury are twice as likely to abuse alcohol, marijuana, or other drugs than peers who have not experienced a concussion.

Patients with autoimmune conditions have an increased risk of developing shingles due to immune-suppressing treatment regimens.

A powdered measles vaccine delivered by a puff of air triggered no adverse side effects during early human testing, and future clinical trials will likely establish its efficacy.

Although hypertension and diabetes are often comorbid conditions, nearly one-third of hypertensive patients have not had their blood sugar tested in the last 3 years.