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How do you know if you have a yeast infection? See your doctor to be sure, a Saint Louis University woman's health expert advises.

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A Saint Louis University geriatrician who has studied in China predicts that the country's population control program will create a new social problem -- fewer family members to care for an aging society.

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Dads need to be engaged in the lives of their children when mothers are depressed, a Saint Louis University researcher says.

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Two years ago, Timothy Kusky, the Paul C. Reinert Professor of Natural Sciences at SLU, and Jianghai Li, a professor of geological science at Peking University, dug up hundreds of fossilized black smoker chimneys in northern China. Since then, the researchers have been analyzing the samples in several laboratories. The discovery is important, the researchers say, because it lends support to the theory that life on the planet developed on the sea floor.

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Research by the doctor who discovered Sly's Syndrome points to a new way to get big molecules, such as certain medications, across the blood-brain barrier.

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Melanoma is killing young people as never before, and a new educational program created in part by a group of medical students and dermatology faculty from Saint Louis University School of Medicine is hoping to reverse this deadly trend.

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Mosquito bites seem to come with summer. It's best to think ahead and apply an insect repellent "“ some even are combined with sunscreen to give double protection from summer hazards "“ before going out. But if you forgot and get an itchy welt, Ken Haller, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics at Saint Louis University, suggests an unusual treatment.

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Saint Louis University's Heartland Centers is playing a major role in developing an incident command system for first responders, public health officials and leaders, which lays out a response plan to natural disasters, bioterrorism and other emergencies.

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What can we do to minimize our risk from eating unsafe food? "Buy local," says Mildred Mattfeldt-Beman, Ph.D., chair of nutrition and dietetics at Saint Louis University.

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Eating disorders patients are likely to abuse Alli, the first over-the-counter diet drug approved by the FDA, predicts a Saint Louis Behavioral Medicine Institute psychologist who specializes in treating these patients.

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Saint Louis University researcher finds genetic link between smoking, depression and conduct disorder.

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Doctors feel their conversations with obese children and their families about losing weight don't make a difference because it's so difficult to change eating and exercise habits.

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The Heartland Centers at Saint Louis University are leading the local production of the National Incident Management System program, which lays out a clear response plan to natural disasters, bioterrorism and other emergencies for all jurisdictions, from city and state health departments including human services departments to the FBI and Homeland Security.

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Lead author Berton Moed, M.D., chair of the department of orthopaedic surgery at Saint Louis University School of Medicine, says both underlying depression and new depression brought on by the injury and/or surgery could be to blame for slowing a patient's recovery.

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New Saint Louis University research finds doctors should encourage most overweight women to diet and exercise during pregnancy.

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New Saint Louis University research being presented this week found fatty liver disease and signs of type 2 diabetes after only four weeks of a high-fat, high-sugar diet.

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Saint Louis University's new Environmental Sciences Center will further advance groundbreaking research into climate change, sustainable development, biodiversity and other critical areas.

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Ponce de Leon move over. Saint Louis University faculty work together to find secrets to keep Granny healthy and vibrant.

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Mosquito bites seem to come with summer. Saint Louis University doctors say it's best to think ahead and apply an insect repellent combined with sunscreen to give double protection from summer hazards before going out.

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Ken Haller, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics at Saint Louis University, suggests using commercials to teach children to be "media critics" and pick apart the types of food that ads guide them to eat.

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"Keep your child's creative juices flowing with field trips to the library and museums around town," says Ken Haller, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics at Saint Louis University.

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Melanoma is killing young people as never before, and a new educational program created in part by a group of medical students and dermatology faculty from Saint Louis University School of Medicine is hoping to reverse this deadly trend.

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Doctors at Saint Louis University School of Medicine say there are many ways to treat IBS, including one surprising one: hypnosis.

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After the recent devastation in Greensburg, Kan., it's more important than ever to prepare ourselves for a twister, no matter where we live in the United States, says Mike Thomas, MPH, associate director of the Heartland Centers at Saint Louis University School of Public Health.

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If you are looking for a way to encourage your children eat their fruits and vegetables, search no further than your backyard, suggests new Saint Louis University research.

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In the event of a smallpox outbreak in the United States, how long would it take for a vaccine to start protecting Americans by stimulating an immune response? A new national study led by Saint Louis University School of Medicine will attempt to answer this question.

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As co-directors of the Saint Louis University Liver Center, Dr. Bruce Bacon and Dr. Adrian Di Bisceglie are overseeing one of the biggest influxes of research dollars in their tenure as SLU hepatologists "“ totaling more than $1 million.

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Children who are served homegrown fruits and vegetables are more likely to eat more than those who seldom get farm-fresh produce, new Saint Louis University research finds.

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A new book by a Saint Louis University doctor tells why people should give more thought to interactions between herbs, drugs and vitamins.

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Saint Louis University alumnus Dr. Richard A. Chaifetz credits a former university president with helping him stay in school in 1971 when he didn't have the financial resources to pay for tuition. To repay the favor, Dr. Chaifetz has made a $12 million donation for the university's new arena, which will be named in his honor.

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Through a grassroots non-profit they founded, two Saint Louis University medical school students are raising money so they can bike across Senegal and deliver mosquito nets that protect West African villagers from malaria.

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A new study from Saint Louis University researchers shows that young transplant patients who lose their federally provided insurance coverage are more likely to stop taking necessary anti-rejection drugs, which can increase the risk of losing the transplanted organs.

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A new flu vaccine study led by a Saint Louis University researcher appears today in the New England Journal of Medicine. The study involved thousands of children across the world.

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New findings by a Saint Louis University researcher shed light on the genetic risk about half of us have for developing diabetes.

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Denise Janosik, M.D., associate professor of internal medicine at Saint Louis University School of Medicine, warns that women entering menopause have something else to worry about: increasing cholesterol levels.

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There's new hope for the hundreds of thousands of Americans with intermittent atrial fibrillation, say Saint Louis University heart surgeons: the "mini-Maze," a minimally invasive version of the Cox-Maze procedure that involves scarring the heart to allow electrical impulses sent by the brain to travel correctly.

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Melda Dolan, M.D., associate professor of research at Saint Louis University School of Medicine, a gourmet chef specializing in heart-healthy Mediterranean cuisine, has practical tips for busy working women and their families.

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Michael Lim, M.D., assistant professor of internal medicine at Saint Louis University School of Medicine, says it's crucial to be on guard after a heart attack for a deadly condition called cardiogenic shock, which affects one in 10 heart attack patients and kills nearly half of those.

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New research from Saint Louis University that notes racial disparity is among first to examine link between Workers' Compensation settlements for back pain and long-term functional outcomes.

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Michael Lim, M.D., SLUCare cardiologist, can explain how these drug-coated, or drug-eluting, stents differ from normal stents and if the concern over their use is justified.

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While exercise and weight loss are equally effective ways to lose weight, exercising helps to maintain muscles, research finds.

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Researchers looked at 134 patients with coronary heart disease who hadn't been diagnosed with a sleep disorder. In the patients who had a type of an irregular heartbeat called ventricular premature contraction, more than 40 percent also had severe sleep apnea "“ and didn't realize it.

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Exercise and diet work equally well in reducing the risk factors for diabetes, a new study finds.

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New Saint Louis University research outlines the top 10 factors that encourage people to be physically active and is a blueprint to design healthier communities.

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New research shows a screening tool developed by Saint Louis University geriatricians is more sensitive at detecting mild cognitive impairment than a commonly used clinical instrument.

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Saint Louis University Liver Center scientists are presenting research today on a more effective way to treat hepatitis C patients who have been unresponsive to current drug therapies.

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New research by Saint Louis University in today's Journal of the American Medical Association asks two intriguing questions: How much impact do articles in prominent medical journals really have on how doctors treat patients, and how fast does that impact affect clinical practice? The answers? Quite a bit, and very quickly "“if the news is negative.

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One of the most potentially dangerous breeding grounds of disease is woefully ill-prepared for a bird flu crisis, according to a new study being presented today by researchers at Saint Louis University.

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Female college athletes on low-calorie diets could be putting themselves at risk for stress fractures, according to new Saint Louis University research published in this month's The American Journal of Sports Medicine.

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A Saint Louis University health economist can put today's Census Bureau findings on health insurance coverage and poverty into perspective.