Disgruntled shareholders are more likely to sue firms that use principles-based accounting standards instead of rules-based standards, according to a recent study by a University of Iowa accounting researcher.The study, by Richard Mergenthaler,

Following the birth of a child, new mothers may have an altered perception of stresses around them, showing less interest in threats unrelated to the baby. This change to the neuroendocrine circuitry could help the mothers adapt to the additional a

A medication being tested to help smokers kick the habit also may help avoid the weight gain that is common after quitting—but only in women, according to a study published in the December issue of Biological Psychiatry. Naltrexone, an that

Mothers' vitamin D levels at a gestation of 26 weeks or less were positively related in a recent study to birth weight and head circumference, and in the first trimester were negatively associated with risk of a baby being born small for age.The

Younger women who wait at least 15 years after their first menstrual period to give birth to their first child may reduce their risk of an aggressive form of breast cancer by up to 60 percent, according to a study from Fred Hutchinson Cancer an in

The pelvic exam, a standard part of a woman's gynecologic checkup, frequently is performed for reasons that are medically unjustified, claim the authors of a University of California San Francisco study that might lay the groundwork for future to a

Many people in the U.S. don't walk, bike, or engage in other forms of active transportation, missing an important opportunity to improve their cardiovascular health, concludes a new study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.Active to

A study conducted at Detroit's Henry Ford Hospital has found that better use of commonly accepted diagnostic guidelines for detecting cervical spine injuries could reduce unnecessary computed tomography scans and spare patients from radiation study

Decreased kidney function is associated with decreased cognitive functioning in areas such as global cognitive ability, abstract reasoning, and verbal memory, says a study led by Philadelphia-based Temple University. The university touted this a

Scientists must look to innovative kinds of private investment for future resources, say two faculty members at Baltimore's Johns Hopkins University, in a commentary to be published in the Dec. 12 issue ofThe Journal of the American Medical Moses