The Prostate Cancer Foundation, largely through the generosity of David H. Koch, has given $5 million to four institutions, including Weill Cornell Medical College, to support novel research in p

The President punted on Medicare in his State of the Union address, lumping together Medicare with Medicaid and Social Security and telling Congress to fix them. The Center for Medica

The number of older Americans diagnosed with diabetes every year went up by 23 per cent in the decade leading up to 2003-2004, according to a new study published in the Archives of Internal M

Antidepressants might be worthless for treating low back pain, suggests a new review that found no evidence to support using the drugs in this way. Yet, up to 23 percent of U.S. physicians report

Even low-intensity group support helps motivate young American Indian women to hit the produce aisle, a new study suggests. After participating, these women reported upping their intake of fruits

The results of a Phase IIa clinical trial of BrachySilTM for the treatment of advanced, inoperable pancreatic cancer were presented at American Society of Clinical Oncolgy-GI (ASCO-GI) this weeken

A drug used to treat kidney cancer also targets a genetic mutation active in about one third of patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML), the most common and lethal form of adult leukemia, resea

Mental Health America released results of the first national online survey to examine overall healthcare in mental health settings from the perspective of both people with schizophrenia and psychi

An enzyme released by mast cells in the lungs appears to play a key role in the tightening of airways that is a hallmark of asthma -- pointing to a potential new target for treatment against the i

Some students are wearing surgical masks on the University of Michigan campus and in the dormitories starting this week as the second year of the M-Flu study gets underway, now that the first conf

Leaders from the international community of psychosocial support responders are meeting to discuss how disasters affect individuals and to present lessons learned from recovery operations in re

It's a staggering statistic: 700 million children - almost half of the world's youth - breathe air polluted by tobacco smoke. People who smoke in confined spaces like the home or the car subjec

By itself, dry skin isn't a medical worry, but serious cases can result in cracks and fissures that invite infection and inflammation. This is one problem that hasn't suffered from lack of att

Cepheid (Nasdaq: CPHD) announced that Health Canada has issued a medical device license for the Xpert(TM) MRSA test for the rapid detection of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MR

Edwards Lifesciences Corporation (NYSE: EW), the world leader in the science of heart valves, announced that it has received conditional approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (F

In the article by Hanania et al., in Pulmonary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, vol. 21, (2008), pp. 134-141, entitled, The safety and effects of the beta-blocker, nadolol, in mild asthma: An ope

QuatRx Pharmaceuticals, a privately-held biopharmaceutical company developing compounds for the treatment of major endocrine, metabolic and cardiovascular diseases, announced results from two

Surface Logix announced positive results in the Company's Phase 2a clinical trial of SLx-4090 in dyslipidemia (high cholesterol and triglyceride levels in the bloodstream). The randomized, doub

Little Company of Mary Hospital and Health Care Centers in Evergreen Park, Illinois, near Chicago (http://www.Pursuin

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: PPHM), a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company developing targeted therapies for the treatment of cancer and hepatitis C virus infection (HCV), annou

An overwhelming majority (78 percent) of American voters say they would vote for congressional candidates who would strengthen Medicare coverage for power wheelchairs, oxygen devices, hospital be

Generic Pharmaceutical Association (GPhA) President and CEO Kathleen Jaeger released the following statement in response to President Bush's State of Union address: Last night, P

A vaccine against the most common and deadliest strain of avian flu, H5N1, has been engineered and tested by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh's Center for Vaccine Research and Novavax

About 200 people on Friday in Mexico City participated in the 5th Mexican Gay Youth March to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS and the risks associated with unprotected sex, EFE News Service

Health officials in Brazil on Sunday began distributing millions of condoms ahead of the country's five-day Carnival in an effort to reduce the spread of HIV and other sexually transmitted infect

The number of new HIV cases recorded among people ages 60 and older in Puerto Rico is increasing, the Miami

Health officials in Bexar County, Texas, are considering if they should launch the state's first needle-exchange program in an effort to reduce the spread of HIV and other bloodborne diseases, bu

Drug spending for Medicare did increase in 2006, but media accounts of a recent Health Affairs

A Progress Report on State Health Access Reform,

FDA cannot meet requirements for inspections of medical device manufacturing facilities in the U.S. and abroad, according to a