A University of Texas Southwestern Medical School study linked the rise in kidney stone ailments to global warming.

The connection of kidney stone with warm weather has been established based on statistics that southeastern states have 50 percent higher incident than northeastern states

A doctors group has agreed to reassess its national guidelines on diagnosing and treating Lyme disease after an antitrust investigation revealed serious flaws in the way the guidelines were set.

The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) has agreed to reassess its 2006 Lyme disease guidelines with the help of an outside arbiter after it was criticized by Lyme disease patients. The group's 2006 guidelines say there is no evidence that chronic Lyme disease exists or that long-term antibiotic treatment is effective

A new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) showed that cases of Lyme disease have more than doubled since 1991 in the United States and the number can be underestimated.

According to the report, 2,336 cases were reported in Massachusetts in 2005, compared with 1,532 the previous year, a 50 percent increase. The number of cases rose to 23,305 from 19,804 in the same period, an 18 percent increase nationwide

A new study reveals that neurofeedback training may help normalize abnormal brain waves caused by some medical conditions.

The study was published in the latest edition of Biofeedback a journal published by the Association for Applied Psychophysiology and Biofeedback

Health officials stated on Friday that at least one person has died after being injected with a purported treatment for Lyme disease.

The Food and Drug Administration stated that the product is called bismacine or chromocine and it is mixed individually by druggists for use by injections