With the assistance of an evidence based medical librarian we searched for validated survey questionnaires in the public domain to assist us in 1) planning the culinary medicine workshop, 2) assessing knowledge and attitudes ...

CVD-related mortality rates among Russian immigrants are as much as 50 percent higher than U.S. natives. Russian immigrants are religiously and racially homogenous with the U.S. dominant culture, promoting their invisibility ...

In nature, the Lyme disease spirochete Borrelia burgdorferi cycles between the unrelated environments of the Ixodes tick vector and mammalian host. In order to survive transmission between hosts, B. burgdorferi must be ...

Cystic Fibrosis is a rare life-limiting genetic disorder that affects 30,000 people in the United States. The CF population has seen an increase in their life expectancy as new research, therapies and technology has ...

Myelin-specific induction of tolerance represents a promising means to modify the course of autoimmune inflammatory demyelinating diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS). Our laboratory has focused on a novel preclinical ...

This is a weekly Q and A newspaper column under the byline of Dr. Kathy Kolasa. Today's column is "Daily walks can improve digestion, chronic conditions."

Obesity is a serious disease that has tripled in prevalence since the 1980s, it affects all Americans either directly or indirectly, and attributes to several serious comorbidities and premature death. While guidelines do ...