As reported in this week's issue of New Scientist magazine, research by Rice University professor of political science John Alford indicates that what is on one's mind about politics may be

A study by researchers at the John Wayne Cancer Institute at Saint John's Health Center has shown that a receptor protein found on melanoma cells appears to facilitate the disease's spread to the

New research has allayed some panic about suspected cancer-causing agents, such as deodorants, coffee and artificial sweeteners. A risk assessment tool has been developed through the Cancer Contro

The Healthy Communities Research Centre at UQ Ipswich is calling for a national focus on health literacy following the

Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) scientists have found another important clue to why nerve cells die in neurodegenerative d

Hispanic women who had adopted the beliefs, values and behaviors of mainstream U.S. culture were four times more likely than their peers who were not as acculturated to give birth prematurely, ac

Mistrust of the health care system, as well as a strong preference for curative treatment, might in part explain why blacks are less likely than whites to use hospice care, according to a study p

The Los Angeles Times on Tuesday examined issues surrounding aging among long-term

A seven-member delegation of international trade and health experts next week plans to release a report about Thailand's compulsory licensing program in an effort to help the country expand acces

Hundreds of African women on Monday gathered for a conference in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, to discuss issues surrounding violence against women living with HIV/AIDS, their rights and access to a

A new study documents malformations seen in an infant born to a kidney transplant recipient who had taken mycophenolate mofetil (MMF), a widely used immunosuppressant available commercially as Cel

Direct-to-consumer marketing of prescription drugs -- now a mainstay of newspapers, magazines, and TV and radio broadcasts -- has altered the doctor-patient relationship by forcing physicia

From Waste to Value in Health Care, Journal of th

A health insurance exchange program proposed by Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (R) would provide workers at more than 50,000 small businesses with better access to health care, proponents of the

The Los Angeles Times on Tuesday examined the effects of a 2002 California law that

Summaries of several recent developments related to health care and the Internet appear below.Internet research: An increased number of U.S. patients have begun to

The Indiana University- Kenya Partnership has been selected by the National Institutes of Health to join the Global Network for Women's and Infant's Health Research. This five-year, $5

Lifetime health care costs for obese individuals and smokers are lower than those for healthy individuals who live years longer, according to a study Monday on the Web site of the Public Li

House Democrats are considering crafting legislation that would combine a temporary boost to the federal medical assistance percentage for Medicaid, a moratorium on new

Older women are more prone to depression and are more likely to remain depressed than older men, according to a new study by Yale School of Medicine researchers in the February Archives of Gene

The cost of prescription contraceptives at college health clinics in Minnesota has increased up to fivefold since last year, the

The National Institute on Drug Abuse has awarded University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston researchers a four-year, 3.4 million dollars grant to develop what may become the first effective

A California challenge to a federal abortion law that denies all federal funding through the annual health spending bill to a state that discriminates against physicians, hospitals or insurers

BMJ Group announced that the company has entered into an agreement with Cerner Corporation to integrate its evidence-based medical information with a range of solutions offered by Cerner

Part of a large North American clinical trial comparing aggressive with less aggressive blood sugar treatment of diabetes and cardiovascular disease in adults with type 2 diabetes has stopped 18

New immigration rules that will restrict international medical graduates' (IMGs) access to UK post-graduate medical training were today welcomed by the Health Secretary Alan Johnson.

Although scientists have speculated over the negative effects of environmental toxins for years, new data suggest that certain environmental toxins may disrupt the normal growth and hormonal devel

U.S. adult consumers spent nearly $36 billion for prescription drugs to lower blood sugar, reduce cholesterol, or help with other metabolic problems in 2005, according to the latest News and Numbe

In the United Kingdom, public support for the use of human tissue inresearch has risen over the past decade, suggests a study publishedon February 6, 2008 the Journal of Clinical Pathology

It is common knowledge that obesity levels in America have beenrecorded at record levels, almost reaching the point of an epidemic.However, in the wake of numerous federal guidelines that promo