More than 400 generic industry leaders, financial experts and political officials gathered today for the Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA) Annual Meeting to discuss the critical issues fac

Men with jobs that require them to be physically active may be getting benefits beyond salary and health insurance - they may be at a decreased risk of developing prostate cancer, according to a s

The Medipattern Corporation (TSX VENTURE:MKI), an award-winning developer of computer-aided detection (CAD) medical imaging software designed to aid physicians in making better informed biopsy dec

A new initiative, bringing together nine research groups from seven countries, including teams of robotics and brain researchers from Europe, the USA and Israel, has recently been set up with the

Sister Carol Keehan, DC, president and chief executive officer of the Catholic Health Association of the United States (CHA), issued the following statement in response to the Administration's bud

A new study shows that health care providers play a key role in the likelihood their patients are screened for colorectal cancer. The findings suggest that interventions targeting both the provide

New research from the UC Davis M.I.N.D. Institute shows that an interaction between fetal brain cells and maternal antibodies could be linked with the repetitive behavior - also called stereotypie

Uncontrolled hypertension rates in men and women vary across the country, but all states - especially in the south and including the nation's capital - should boost blood pressure control efforts,

The Association of Academic Health Centers (AAHC) has issued strong objections to President Bush's FY2009 budget for both biomedical research and the health workforce. The AAHC believes the FY 200

The cancer drug Avastin (bevacizumab) is used to treat advanced bowel cancer in combination with chemotherapy. This drug targets a protein called VEGF (vascular endothelial growth factor) that sti

Recent outbreaks of norovirus-also known as stomach flu- indicate the highly contagious, fast-moving virus is again a public health concern. The Association for Professionals in Infection Contro

The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) announced that Califone International, Inc. has agreed to become a corporate sponsor of the ASHA's May is Better Hearing and Speech Month (B

From medicine to make-up, plastics to paper - hardly a day goes by when we don't use titanium dioxide.Now researchers at the University of Leeds have developed a simpler, cheaper and gre

The Metropolitan Chapter of the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) has expressed opposition to a proposed law (Proposed Int. No. 650-B) to amend the administrative code of the City of New

Doctors are adjusting their bedside manner as better informed patients make ever-increasing demands and expect to be listened to, and fully involved, in clinical decisions that directly affect the

Interlocks, breath-testing devices that prevent a vehicle's ignition from starting if the driver is above a preset blood alcohol limit, can dramatically reduce driving-while-impaired (DWIs) offens

To help businesses and communities resume operations safely after the recent deadly storms, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) offers the following business resumption safety tips.

What: To help educate businesses about the value of safety at work, the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) and the Singapore Institution of Safety Officers (SISO) are working toget

The Environmental Protection agency must require power plants, the leading source of mercury pollution in the U.S, to better control their emissions of the dangerous toxin, a federal court ruled t

The Smokeless Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement (STMSA) has had a limited effect on the advertising of smokeless tobacco products to youth. Utilizing readership data, advertising data

Using the Essential Services of Public Health as a conceptual framework, a public health response to climate change is formulated. There is scientific consensus that the global climate

The difference between actual and desired body weight is a stronger predictor of health than body mass index (BMI). In a secondary analysis of the 2003 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillanc

Imagine if your water heater could tell the power plant that you do laundry on Saturday afternoon, or if your office building could communicate that most people are gone by dinnertime. Defined in

Researchers at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC have identified a key protein target that may be a crucial factor in the development of a vaccine to prevent and new therapies to treat pne

Research tends to focus on the positives of self-monitoring -- a personality characteristic that accounts for how attuned individuals are to societal conventions as well as the degree to which ap

The American Dental Association Foundation (ADAF) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) are pleased to announce a collaborative effort as a result of an ADAF grant that will help improve t

Shiriki Kumanyika, PhD, MPH, Professor of Epidemiology and Associate Dean for Health Promotion and Health Prevention, at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, and Virginia A. Stalling

Dr Dave Tapolczay is taking over as head of the Medical Research Council's affiliated technology transfer company, MRC Technology. Sir Leszek Borysiewicz, Chief Executive of the Medical R

Many people may well experience mixed emotions on Sorry Day, according to Australian psychologists. 'Of course, many of us will be happy and relieved that the Australian Government is finally ackn

Figures in the Australian Bureau of Statistics' 2008 yearbook show that Australians are living longer, but are more likely to be overweight, or suffer diabetes or another chronic disease.