The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC), in collaboration with the American Cancer Society, has scheduled the Coaches vs. Cancer Suits and Sneakers awareness weekend for February 1-3

Preliminary surveillance into antiviral drug susceptibility against seasonal flu viruses currently circulating in Europe has revealed that some of the A (H1N1) viruses (13%) have shown resistance

Nominations or applications for the 2008 Practice Research Conference Award are invited for the consideration of the BPC Practice Research Panel. This prestigious award, sponsored for the first

Nominations are now being sought for the highly prestigious GlaxoSmithKline International Achievement Award, the winner of which will be invited to attend the British Pharmaceutical Conference (

Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT) announced the start of a United States clinical trial to confirm the safety and efficacy of the Medtronic EnRhythm MRI(TM) SureScan(TM) pacing system, the first-ever pa

Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE:MDT) and Arbor Surgical Technologies, Inc. announced an exclusive global licensing agreement under which Medtronic will manufacture, market and distribute Arbor's bovine peri

In what's being called a major advance in organ transplants, doctors say they have developed a technique that could free many patients from having to take anti-rejection drugs for the rest of thei

Using a brain imaging technology called functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), scientists have discovered that cocaine-related images trigger the emotional centers of the brains of patients

Families USA, the national organization for health care consumers, presented Mary Caferro with the Consumer Health Advocate of the Year Award at the annual Families USA Health Action conference.

The Cancer Research Institute (CRI) has announced that it has brought together the Cancer Vaccine Consortium, a program of the Sabin Vaccine Institute, and the Cancer Vaccine Collaborative, a prog

Scientists have discovered how low levels of a protein hormone found in body fat, plays a crucial role in tumour growth and spread. Their findings are published in a paper in the British Journa

What are the new regulations? The Cells, Tissues and Organs (CTO) Regulations came into force on December 7, 2007, following extensive consultation, over a period of 11-years with

The more scientists learn about microRNAs - short strands of RNA that can interfere with normal gene activity - the more obvious it becomes how closely they are associated with cancer. In a new st

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on January 25 issued a proposed rule to enhance the enrollment standards for durable medical equipment, prosthetics, orthotics, and supplies (DME

A team of Penn State University researchers is the first to conduct a genome-wide study to compare the relative importance of factors that contribute to DNA mutations, which are implicated in canc

New research shows that in people with high blood pressure as part of metabolic syndrome, a cluster of conditions that increases the risk for heart disease, diuretics offer greater protection agai

The Department of Defense has commissioned a nine-month study from Rice University chemists and scientists in the Texas Medical Center to determine whether a new drug based on carbon nanotubes can

GE Healthcare was recognized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for its leading green power purchase and for its support and participation in the Agency's Fortune 500 Green Power Ch

The American Roentgen Ray Society has recently partnered with BioMed Central to add more journals and images to GoldMiner(TM), the ARRS radiology search engine.BioMed Central, a free data

The American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) Board of Directors has approved ACNM participation in a project to produce an assessment or meta-analysis of existing research on care delivered by Ad

The American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) has found there is insufficient evidence to recommend for or against routine population prostate screening with digital rectal examination (DRE)

In 2006, Bausch & Lomb withdrew its ReNu with MoistureLoc contact lens solution because a high proportion of corneal infections were associated with it. Now in a new study from University Hospital

A national campaign, led by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA), is underway to promote Bird Health Basics-simple steps that owners of backyard flocks and pet birds can take to help

Kids who have been arrested and are depressed are more likely to use drugs and alcohol and engage in unsafe sexual activity that puts them at greater risk for HIV, according to new research from t

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning landlords to use only competent CORGI registered gas fitters for work on domestic gas appliances. The warning follows HSE's prosecution of a Rhondd

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning those with a duty of care to vulnerable people to ensure that bedrails are in good condition and fitted properly. It is also essential that their s

The University of Chicago has received a $1.8 million grant from the W.M. Keck Foundation to launch a new research program on the sudden and dramatic transformations that occur in processes where

The Advisory Council of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) has approved funding to support a Center for Reproduction and Infertility Research at the University of

Researchers at the Barbara Davis Center for Childhood Diabetes at the University of Colorado Denver have new resources in their fight against type 1 diabetes: The Juvenile Diabetes Research Founda

Forgetful Casanovas are lucky in love.At least that's how University of Florida researchers interpret the results of new research on the mating habits and nervous systems of prairie vole