Penn State College of Medicine News

A study in the Dec. 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine indicates that significant associations exist between parent-reported insomnia symptoms and medical complaints of gastrointestinal regurgitation and headaches in young school-aged children.

Parents who want to know when the right time is to have "the talk" with their kids probably are asking the wrong question, health experts say.

New research from the US suggests that smoking soon after waking could increase even a light smoker's risk of lung cancer, because the shorter the time between waking and having a first cigarette, no matter how many you smoke a day, the higher your levels of circulating cotinine, a derivative of nicotine that is made in the body and which has been ...

People who smoke their first cigarette within minutes after waking up have much higher levels of cotinine, a by-product of nicotine when processed by the body, than those who wait to smoke, regardless of the number of cigarettes smoked.

Advancing efforts to ensure that life-saving care is available for children throughout central Pennsylvania, the Penn State Board of Trustees today approved final plans for a new, free-standing Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital to be built on the campus of Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center in Hershey.

David Antonetti is at the Department of Cellular and Molecular Physiology and Ophthalmology, Penn State College of Medicine Hershey, PA USA.

Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital leaders today announced a $1 million commitment from The Hershey Co.

Most areas of the United States are dealing with widespread influenza activity, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Gavin Robertson is not a man who uses the word 'hate' lightly, but he makes no secret of his desire to slay the dragon that is malignant melanoma.

Penn State College of Medicine researchers, in collaboration with colleagues at the University of Southern California, have taken an important step in understanding the role of stem cells in development of liver cancer.

Scientists have found that laser therapy is equivalent to two different dosages of corticosteroid medications for treating vision loss from the blockage of small veins in the back of the eye, a condition known as branch retinal vein occlusion .

Lehigh Valley Hospital plans to end its affiliation with the Penn State College of Medicine in favor of a new partnership intended to draw young physicians to the Lehigh Valley.

Physician Michael Weitekamp helps an incoming member of the College of Medicine's class of 2013 put on her first white coat during the annual White Coat Ceremony.

Physician Michael Weitekamp helps an incoming member of the College of Medicine's class of 2013 put on her first white coat during the annual White Coat Ceremony.

Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State College of Medicine researchers in Hershey are conducting a First Time Baby study in cooperation with six other hospitals.

Grant promotes research collaboration at multiple institutions Thursday, July 16, 2009 Once competitors for the same grants, Penn State College of Medicine researchers have teamed up with colleagues at Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University and Fox Chase Cancer Center to study how the immune system controls viral infections.

Experts in sleep studies presented evidence that showed poor quality sleep - whether from insomnia, sleep fragmentation, or nightmares - is associated with increased risk of death, Reuters reported.

Millersville University computer science professor Roger Webster is creating surgical simulation equipment that could revolutionize how traumatic eye injuries are treated.

Sleep disorders may lead to increased risk of death, a new study has shown. Poor quality sleep - whether from insomnia, sleep fragmentation, or nightmares - is associated with increased risk of death, according to several presentations this week in Seattle at SLEEP 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.

Washington, June 10 : People with insomnia and objective short sleep duration are at an increased risk of developing diabetes, a new study has found.