Dr. Perry Hookman

Almost one percent of American children had an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in a large CDC surveillance study whose lead author called the...

About 2 million older adults undergo abdominal surgeries in the U.S. every year, a number that's expected to grow as the proportion of o...

Almost one percent of American children had an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in a large CDC surveillance study whose lead author called the...

Concerned about recent overdoses of radiation in CT perfusion scans, an FDA official urged imaging practitioners to go "back to basics...

NIH Report Finds Cancer Incidence Has Declined. A report by the NIH found that "the incidence in men of cancers of the prostate, lung, ...

According to a study spublished in the Archives of Internal Medicine, "drinking four cups of coffee, decaf, or tea daily can reduce the...

Americans are living a record 77 years and 11 months on average...according to two studies that led researchers to suggest raising the retir...

The FDA sent out a nationwide announcement about "the potential side effects of osteoporosis drugs like Fosamax [alendronate]." t...

The FDA sent out a nationwide announcement about "the potential side effects of osteoporosis drugs like Fosamax [alendronate]." t...

According to the American Academy of Neurology Television dramas are potentially a powerful method of educating the public so it is a concer...

H.G.H. is among the drugs prescribed some doctors to athletes. The United States, however, determined that potential harm from H.G.H. is so ...

While environmental factors and stress can play roles in stuttering, new research provides further evidence of a strong genetic component....

"Utah hospitals continue to mistakenly leave equipment such as sponges inside patients -- many of them women undergoing obstetrical or ...

With at least two flus and plenty of colds, coughs and sore throats circulating this season, some Americans are turning to zinc to ward off ...

At hospitals, gastric distress is a part of the holiday tradition." Indeed, "in the early hours of Thanksgiving...emergency rooms ...

1.Despite widespread belief, constipation is not necessarily a part of growing older. 2.Bowel habits are similar in both younger and older h...

At hospitals, gastric distress is a part of the holiday tradition." Indeed, "in the early hours of Thanksgiving...emergency rooms ...

Add anti-depressants to the list of substances that can damage men’s sperm and potentially impair their fertility. According to a study publ...

"Six of the top medical journals published a significant number of articles in 2008 that were written by ghostwriters financed by drug ...

"Internal medicine residents who report higher levels of fatigue, sleepiness, and distress are at greater risk for reporting major medi...