Statin drugs are helping many people lower their cholesterol, but a new study in the February Journal of Lipid Research reveals that statins actually increase the production of another prot

UroToday.com- In 1998 Ito conducted one of the first surveys of BPS/IC in Japan and found a prevalence of only 2 per 100,000 patients, one of the lowest reported in the world. Dr. Ito, with Drs.

UroToday.com- Docetaxel chemotherapy is associated with improved survival in men with androgen-independent prostate cancer (AICaP). In the Taxotere Study 327 men, 46% of patients treated on a sch

UroToday.com- In the online version of European Urology, Dr. Curtis Nickel and associates report on the association of prostate inflammation and lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in men enrolled

UroToday.com- High-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) is gaining popularity as a potential new treatment for localized prostate cancer (CaP). Long-term outcomes have been lacking. In the onlin

UroToday.com - Bone Anchored Male sling (BAMS) has been popular in the treatment of mild-moderate post-prostatectomy incontinence but no recommendation has been made in the literature after a fail

CryoLife, Inc., (NYSE: CRY) a biomaterials, medical device and tissue processing company, announced that it has received 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Cry

Pharmion Corporation (Nasdaq: PHRM) announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has accepted for review the Company's Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) for Vidaza(R) (azacitidin

ADVENTRX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Amex: ANX), announced that complete pharmacokinetic data from the Company's marketing-enabling bioequivalence clinical study of ANX-530 (vinorelbine emulsion) ha

Anthera Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a privately held biopharmaceutical company developing anti-inflammatory drugs, announced that data from the Phase II trial of its novel secretory phospholipaseA2

Dr. Harriet Robinson, lead scientist and co-founder of GeoVax Labs, Inc., (OTC Bulletin Board: GOVX) an Atlanta-based biotechnology company developing HIV/AIDS vaccines, co-presented successful

BioNumerik Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced treatment of the first patient in a global Phase III clinical trial of BioNumerik's anticancer drug candidate known as Karenitecin(R) in advanced ovar

The Center for Injury Research and Prevention at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is pleased to announce a $50,000 grant received to help prevent traumatic stress in children after an in

According to a recent report in Archives of Pediatrics& Adolescent Medicine, drug, alcohol, andtobacco use references are made in about one-third of popular songs -though varying greatl

Childhood obesity is down to nature not nurture, reports The Times and other news sources. Genes account for more than three quarters of the difference between children's waistlines, with

Seven former medical officials are on trial in France following a 17 year investigation into over 100 deaths from Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) of young patients treated with contaminated grow

Regenetech(R), Inc., the tissue regeneration adult stem cell company which has built upon NASA-licensed technology, is pleased to announce that it will be sponsoring and presenting at the 3rd Annu

Calypte Biomedical Corporation (OTCBB: CBMC), a developer, manufacturer and marketer of HIV diagnostic tests, announced the first sale of its Aware™ HIV-1/2 OMT rapid oral fluid test

The Myelin Repair Foundation (MRF), a U.S.-based not-for profit medical research foundation focused on accelerating the rate of target identification and validation to speed drug discovery and dev

Nymox Pharmaceutical Corporation (NASDAQ:NYMX) announced that analysis of results from the Company's new multi-center U.S. Phase 2 Study NX02-0016 of NX-1207 for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH)

Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT), announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to market the RestoreULTRA™ neurostimulation system for the treatment of chronic intrac

Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions (CNHP) announced the fifth annual Bayada Award for Technological Innovation in Nursing Education and Practice. The award, sponsored by

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) called on Congress to reject a House bill to reauthorize the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), the United States' global AIDS trea

Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals (NYSE: P&G) announced that Asacol(R) (mesalazine) 800mg Modified Release (MR) tablets are now available in the UK for the treatment of mild to moderate acute exace

What - First European Lung Cancer ConferenceWhy - To advance the quality of lung cancer treatment contributing substantially to the improvement of patient survival

Early-Adopter sites to trial system ahead of national roll-out in April 2009 A new unified complaints system for health & social care which will make it easier for people to compl

Whether patients with an electronic handle on their health are more successful at beating one of the nation's leading chronic diseases is under study.The study, funded by the federal Age

Perhaps the only positive spin one can put on the brain cancer glioblastoma is that it's relatively uncommon. Other than that, the news is bad. It is nearly always fatal, it tends to strike people

Due to the success of the first three years of the American College of Physicians (ACP) and the American College of Physicians Foundation (ACPF) Diabetes Initiative, the program has received addit

A new study by Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University suggests that the DSM-IV criteria for eating disorders have limited clinical utility. Researchers recommend a broadening of the criteria f