If the key to a nation's priorities lies in its shopping lists, then Britain has been transformed in 50 years from a society spending mainly on basic food and warmth to one transfixed by the delig

Figures from the Information Centre for Health and Social Care, which collects statistics on behalf of the Health Service found that almost 165,000 smokers managed to give up around the time of th

Approximately half of 1 percent (0.47 percent) of the U.S. household population between the ages of 18 and 49 are living with HIV, according to estimates from CDC's National Center for Health Stat

Commenting in response to the Commission for Social Care Inspection's annual State of Social Care report, King's Fund chief executive, Niall Dickson, said: 'Today's report is a wake up ca

Key research on the prevention and treatment of testis, bladder, kidney and prostate cancers will be the focus of the first bi-annual Genitourinary Cancers Symposium press program. Study authors w

A new research paper published in PLoS Medicine suggests that preventing obesity might result in increased public spending on medical care. Many countries are currently developing policie

A new study in macaques suggests that antiretroviral drugs used to treat HIV could also protect people from getting the AIDS virus, especially if two drugs are taken in combination before expos

Advances in the last century have radically transformed medical care. It was only in the 1920s that blood transfusion started to become commonplace when the Red Cross members volunteered donation

The BVA Animal Welfare Foundation (BVA AWF) has launched a new practical guide designed to enable owners to provide the very best of care for their pet ferrets. Produced in association with the F

German legislature has expanded the responsibilities of the Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) with the latest Health Care Reform (Statutory Health Insurance [SHI] - Act t

University of Alberta researchers in Edmonton, Canada, have developed a portable unit for genetic testing about the size of a shoebox, which has the same capability as a lab full of expensive equi

In the past few years industrial processes have monopolised practically all robotic developments and applications. However, the current tendency is marked by new robotics which will have a great i

In October 2001, letters containing anthrax spores were mailed to several news media offices and two U.S. senators, killing five people and infecting 17 others. Clearing the Senate office building

Heart surgeons at Johns Hopkins have evidence to support further tightening rather than easing of standards used to designate hospitals that are best at performing heart transplants.In a

Responding to the Commission for Social Care Inspection report 'State of the Nation', Paul Cann, director of policy & external relations at Help the Aged said: 'The social care system is

Automated dispensing or distribution cabinets (ADCs) can decrease the amount of time before a medication is available for administration, ensure greater security, and reduce the risk of medication

Finding answers about optimal dosage and timing for stem cell therapy in adults with strokes and newborns with ischemic injuries is a goal of two new federally funded studies.The answers

The Mental Health Act Commission report 'Risks, Rights and Recovery' out today (Wednesday 30 January) highlights the shocking level of fear and intimidation that patients experience on mental heal

A novel treatment for blood clots in the legs appears to be safe and effective, according to a pilot study published in the February issue of Radiology. The study found that injecting or l

A 56 year-old nurse from Old Baseford, Nottingham has been struck off the register after a string of drug failings stretching over three years.An independent panel of the Nursing & Midwif

We might think we control the climate but unless we harness the powers of our microbial co-habitants on this planet we might be fighting a losing battle, according to an article in the February 20

An international team of experts has just recommended a new Research Centre for Neurotechnology in Frankfurt/Main with funding totalling several million Euros over a period of five years. It is pa

Fines announced against UnitedHealth/PacifiCare in response to CMA complaints on behalf of doctors and patients send an important message to health insurers that their misdeeds have consequences,

Trials will soon be underway in three UK prisons to investigate the link between nutrition and behaviour. Funded by the Wellcome Trust, the study will look at which nutrients are most important an

Acorda Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ACOR) announced results from a thorough QT study of Fampridine-SR. This study evaluated the potential to cause an increase in the electrocardiographic QT interva

Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc., an industry leader in magnetic resonance (MR) technology, announced FDA clearance for the new open-bore 1.5T Vantage Titan™ MR system. With this cleara

A new study sheds light on the relationship between women who smoke while pregnant - or are exposed to second-hand smoke - and an increased risk of SIDS to their babies.Researchers at Mc

BioLineRx Ltd. (TASE:BLRX), a clinical stage drug development company, announced the presentation of data from pre-clinical trials of BL-1021 at the Isranalytica meeting 2008 held in Tel Aviv, Isr

Lack of oxygen isn't the only way that carbon monoxide (CO) damages the heart, say researchers at Rhode Island Hospital.According to the findings of a new study, published in the January

The American cancer research pioneer Professor Robert A Weinberg is the first recipient of the science prize inaugurated by the foundation set up by Swedish scientists Georg and Eva Klein. The pri