Medical research books

Cerebral palsy (CP) is a group of disorders of the development of movement and posture, causing activity limitation,...  Read More >>

In a recently published comparative effectiveness review (CER) of therapies for noncyclic chronic pelvic pain (CPP),...  Read More >>

The Office of Dietary Supplements requested the Tufts Medical Center Evidence-based Practice Center (EPC) to conduct...  Read More >>

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) refers to pathologic thrombosis in the venous circulation. Although the most frequent...  Read More >>

Observational data have suggested a strong association between a number of dietary factors and chronic disease risk....  Read More >>

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It remains unclear where the Veterans Health Administration (VA) finds itself in the spectrum of care currently...  Read More >>

According to projections from the World Health Organization, depression will be the second leading cause of disability...  Read More >>

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. The lifetime prevalence of...  Read More >>

Regular physical activity has many positive health benefits, including protection against chronic disease, improved...  Read More >>

Since 2008, the President has signed two new laws expanding VA authority to provide family services for Veterans'...  Read More >>

Current clinical guidelines for depression address depression treatment for patients detected in primary care; VA/DOD...  Read More >>

This review was undertaken to evaluate the effectiveness of screening for delirium in adult inpatients, the effectiveness...  Read More >>

Since the seminal observation that Greenland Eskimos have lower cardiovascular disease mortality than genetically...  Read More >>

Individuals with serious mental illness (SMI) have shortened life expectancies relative to the general population...  Read More >>

Childhood and adolescent obesity has increased dramatically during the past 30 years and now represents one of the...  Read More >>

Abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) is among the most common gynecologic complaints of reproductive-age women in ambulatory...  Read More >>

Cancer of the prostate is the second most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer deaths in men in...  Read More >>

Prevalence of type 2 diabetes is increasing at an alarming pace, fueled by the rising rates of overweight and obesity...  Read More >>

Long term anticoagulation with Vitamin K antagonists (e.g. warfarin) has been shown to reduce major thromboembolic...  Read More >>

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a mental disorder that may develop following exposure to a traumatic event....  Read More >>

An increasing body of literature attempts to describe and validate hospital readmission risk prediction tools. Interest...  Read More >>

In 2004, the U.S Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) found insufficient evidence in its review to recommend...  Read More >>

Evidence suggests that the majority of Americans will experience a traumatic event at some time during their lives...  Read More >>

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