Asthma UK Cymru and the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy are holding 'A Breath of Fresh Air' fringe events at all four party political conferences during February and March 2008, to highlight th

Asthma UK Northern Ireland is calling on the Government to review the prescription charging system in Northern Ireland as a matter of urgency, with a view to abolishing the charges completely.

Nanotechnology researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology are developing a shirt that harvests energy from the wearer's physical motion and converts it into electricity for powering small

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) built upon historic action it took last November by making public more names of underperforming nursing homes across the country.

From February 8-10, the Sudanese army, assisted by militias, launched a large offensive in northwest Darfur. This military offensive, one of the most violent over the past few years, resulted in a

Researchers at McGill University have discovered a way to boost an organism's natural anti-virus defences, effectively making its cells immune to influenza and other viruses.The research

When confronted with emergencies or natural disasters, such as the wildfires that raged through San Diego and Los Angeles counties last October or the tornadoes that hit the southern U.S. last wee

Coinciding with the sixth anniversary of the Optional Protocol on the involvement of children in armed conflict, the Security Council held an open debate on the situation of children caught in co

An article in the debut issue of SAGE's Foot & Ankle Specialist (FAS,) written by Thomas Zgonis, DPM, FACFAS, John J. Stapleton, DPM, and Thomas S. Roukis, DPM, FACFAS, details a 3-step tre

The National Association of the Deaf (NAD) and its Senior Citizens Section together with the Deaf Seniors of America (DSA) have jointly launched a resources listing of, by, and for older deaf Amer

The first genome-wide search for genes governing social behavior has found that even the simplest social creatures -- the amoebae Dictyostelium discoideum -- have more than 100 genes that help reg

It's a party with a purpose and folks across the country are busy planning gatherings and dreaming up party themes in preparation for the MS Global Dinner Party on Saturday, February 23. They'll b

Microbilogy - A gut feeling . . .Bacteria cells outnumber human cells in the average healthy human body by a factor of almost ten. Now researchers are asking if those resident mic

New evidence suggests screening for colorectal cancer, which is now recommended to begin at age 50 for most people, should start five to 10 years earlier for individuals with a significant lifetim

The growing trend of self-diagnosing food allergies and intolerances is placing Australians at greater risk of vitamin and mineral deficiencies, dietitians have warned. The Dietitians As

The National Eye Institute (NEI) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sponsored a symposium to consider new disease-relevant outcome measures appropriate for evaluating glaucoma therapies.

Even with effective anti-HIV therapies, doctors still have not been able to eradicate the virus from infected individuals who are receiving such treatments, largely because of the persistence of H

The new MUR form, designed to improve communication about MURs between GPs and pharmacists, is now available from the NPA.The NPA MUR forms are carbonated, to avoid transcription, saving

On Feb. 15 Reporters met with four of America's foremost nanotechnology experts at Boston Marriott Copley Place, Suffolk Room, 110 Huntington Avenue, Boston, Mass.for a wide-ranging discussion ab

A rare disorder caused by an excess of two types of immune cells - the mast cell found in various tissues and its blood-based twin, the basophil - has successfully been treated with a cancer drug,

Hemo Concepts, Inc. announced its agreement with St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital in Houston, TX, to implement the company's Integrated Blood Conservation Program at the Texas Heart Institute.

Carlos Castillo Chavez, a professor of mathematics, statistics and life sciences at Arizona State University, has been honored by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) for

The National Center for Patient Safety (NCPS) of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) implements text mining technologies to enhance the analysis of patient safety reports. The VA NCPS analysts

All British doctors should be licensed by taking a national examination according to research outlined in the online open access journal BMC Medicine. A UK-based research team assessed the

The new InVision-Plus(R) Neutral(R) I.V. Connector from RyMed Technologies, Inc. dramatically reduces a type of bloodstream infection that plagues the nation's hospitals and healthcare industry.

A small clinical trial using rituximab, a drug used to treat non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and rheumatoid arthritis, has shown promising results in treating the most common type of multiple sclerosis (

A new gene therapy approach that attracts and trains immune system cells to destroy deadly brain cancer cells also provides long-term immunity, produces no significant adverse effects and -- in

The number of people living with HIV/AIDS seeking access to no-cost antiretroviral drugs in Zimbabwe likely will increase following the procurement of tests that count CD4+ T cells, Zimbabwe's

President Bush on Tuesday reiterated his commitment to fighting HIV/AIDS and other diseases, including malaria, in Africa during a meeting with Malian President Amadou Toumani Toure at the White

Measures to prevent chronic health conditions among Australia's older workers may be essential to increasing future labour force participation, according to a study in the latest Medical Journa