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(Radiological Society of North America) Researchers using functional MRI have determined that the circuitry in the area of the brain responsible for suppressing memory is dysfunctional in patients suffering from stress-related psychiatric disorders. Results of the study will be presented at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America.

AFP - Greater exposure of children and teenagers to television, music, movies and other media is linked to obesity, tobacco use and other negative health issues, according to a study published on Tuesday.

Officials at Adventist HealthCare announced yesterday that they will continue with plans to build a hospital in Clarksburg, despite a rival's proposal to build a hospital a few miles away from their site.

A British doctor volunteer in DR Congo performs an amputation using text message instructions from a London colleague.

A D.C.-based program aimed at fighting childhood obesity said yesterday it will receive a $400,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.

The holidays can be tough on anybody watching their weight, but they're even harder for people coping with being overweight or obese, according to Martin Binks, director of behavioral health at the Duke Diet and Fitness Center. Social situations make people feel self-conscious about what they wear and what they eat to the point where some feel they're being judged for every morsel that touches their lips. read more

The costs that health care providers are charged and reimbursed for childhood vaccines vary widely, and the high cost of some immunizations is leading to significant financial strain for some physicians, according to a pair of new studies from the University of Michigan Health System. The findings suggest that many physicians appear to be paying too much and receiving too little reimbursement, but they can use this new data to help improve both areas, the researchers say. read more

Vanda Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Nasdaq: VNDA) reports publication in The Lancet, one of the world's leading medical journals, results of clinical trials of its novel circadian regulator, experimental compound tasimelteon (VEC-162). read more

Scientists at St. Jude Children's Research hospital have discovered that a certain differentiated cell type is so ready to change its identity that it requires the constant expression of a gene called Prox1 to dissuade it. read more

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - There is no evidence that brand-name drugs given to treat heart and other cardiovascular conditions work any better than their cheaper generic counterparts, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.