Objective: To compare the long term outcomes of the two treatment options for navicular stress fractures: non-weightbearing cast immobilisation and surgical fixation. Design: Retrospective case study.

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A set of chemicals found in food packaging, plastics, and lotions and shampoos has been linked to hundreds of thousands of deaths from heart disease, according to a study published Tuesday in the ...

An antibiotic that is commonly used to treat pneumonia rid mice of Lyme disease at a dose 100 times lower than the standard antibiotic therapy. This smaller dose, combined with the drug’s ...

A cluster of Creutzfeldt Jakob disease cases have been reported out of Hood River County, Ore. The disease is caused by misfolded proteins, or prions, which are also the cause of a disease in deer ...

Eleanor Rivera receives funding from the National Institutes of Health. She is affiliated with the National Kidney Foundation and the Department of Veterans Affairs. For a disease afflicting 35.5 ...

Question: What are some of the differences in treatment and prognosis for laminitis vs. navicular syndrome? Dr. Craig Lesser, Rood and Riddle Equine Hospital: Having the diagnosis of laminitis or ...

The two-time Oscar winner likely died of heart disease and not from a hantavirus infection, Dr. Heather Jarrell, chief medical examiner at New Mexico's Office of the Medical Investigator ...

In 2022, more than 941,600 Americans died from cardiovascular disease. Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in the United States, according to a new report. The American Heart ...

Transient acantholytic dermatosis, also known as Grover's disease, is a very rare skin condition that causes a rash, sometimes severe, on the chest or back. Researchers don't know what exactly ...

Ticks are tiny but carry mighty illnesses, including Lyme disease. They thrive in heavily wooded areas across the U.S. and although there's greater risk in the northeast, the Midwest and the Mid ...

Mueller-Weiss syndrome is a rare disorder that affects the navicular bone in the foot. It’s mostly found in people ages 40-60, and it’s much more common in women. It’s a progressive disease ...