Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Leukomelanoderma after hydroquinone use described

(HealthDay)—In a case report published online Aug. 16 in the Journal of Dermatology, leukomelanoderma is described in patients using hydroquinone at a concentration of 10 percent.

Overweight & Obesity

Common sweetener in low-cal foods also a marker for weight gain

A new study has identified the sugar alcohol erythritol as a biomarker for increasing fat mass. In contrast to previous assumptions and research, erythritol can be metabolized by, and even produced in, the human body.

Health

Patients treated by international doctors have lower death rates

In the United States, patient death rates are lower for internationally trained graduates than for graduates from a US medical school, despite international graduates caring for patients with higher rates of chronic conditions, ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Why time seems to fly – or trickle – by

No one is born with an innate understanding of time, and babies must learn to synchronize and coordinate their behavior with the rest of the world. Until then, they demand attention at all hours of the day and night, completely ...

Ophthalmology

An eye on young specialists' success

Graduates from several medical and surgical specialties are having difficulty securing practice opportunities, especially in specialties dependent upon limited resources, according to new research from Queen's ophthalmologist ...

Health

UK govt to impose new doctors' contract after strikes

Britain's government will force junior doctors in England to accept a new contract, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said Wednesday, after a long-running row which has prompted a wave of strikes.

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