Balance Can Often Be Restored With Diagnosis, Testing and Exercises

The vestibular system sends information about head position and movement to the brain; visual and sensory systems send the brain information about balance and position. All these systems have to work together.   

Burden of Suicide Report Released by Medical College

"Suicide and suicide attempts are a significant health care and public health burden in Wisconsin," says Stephen W. Hargarten, MD, MPH, Professor and Chairman of Emergency Medicine and Director of the National Injury Research Center at the Medical College of Wisconsin.   

Noroviruses: Widespread and Easy to Catch

Interest in the noroviruses is growing as researchers learn how often they make people sick - they have recently been implicated in outbreaks on military and cruise ships and in hotels, restaurants, daycare centers, nursing homes, and hospitals.  

Kids Eat More, Gain Weight - Yet Many Lack Nourishment

Experts predict the growing weight problem sets kids up for cardiovascular problems, Type 2 diabetes and even cancer, not to mention behavioral problems and learning disabilities. It alarms Melissa A. Kalt, MD.  

Can I Donate Blood or Marrow After Surgery?

Bone marrow is usually harvested from the pelvis, not the femur. Fracture of the hip or pelvis would exclude you from donating, but a femur fracture should not.