Dr. Perry Hookman

According to a study published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association, "prepared foods may contain an average of 8% more c...

Sharing a hospital room increases your risk of picking up an infection during your stay, a new study shows." The work, by researchers f...

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...

For patients with both coronary artery disease and type 2 diabetes, outcomes are similar regardless of whether revascularization or medical ...

Cancer incidence and mortality continue to decline, with the most dramatic decreases in lung, prostate, and colorectal cancers among men, an...

Americans living longer than ever. And every year that gets tacked on to the average life expectancy costs an extra trillion dollars in expe...

Women who use the antidepressants sertraline (Zoloft) or citalopram (Celexa) early in pregnancy face increased risk for septal heart defects...

Millions of people may suffer from inner-ear disorders that affect their balance but not be aware that they have a problem, a new study has ...

Natural does not equal safe, and any herb strong enough to have a potential benefit is strong enough to have potential to cause harm." ...

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...

Certain dietary supplements appear to affect the development of colorectal cancer or its recurrence," according to two new studies pres...

Harvard scientists have discovered that "drinking coffee may lower the risk of developing the deadliest form of prostate cancer." ...

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...

For many people, generic drugs work very well. But if you are concerned about switching from a brand name to a generic, or among different g...

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