Nearly one in three Connecticut physicians are considering changing jobs or moving out of the state because they are dissatisfied with practicing medicine in the state, according to a recent surv

Targeted Solutions, the consulting arm of the Public Health Management Corporation (PHMC), was recently awarded the Technical Assistance (TA) Matching Fund grant through the William Penn Foundatio

Cancer has moved from ninth to fifth on the list of most costly diseases to Australia's health system in only four years, strengthening the case for more investment in cancer prevention and health

Next month in Boston, the AVS 55th International Symposium & Exhibition will showcase research from across the spectrum of science and engineering devoted to discoveries on the edge - in a vacuum

Although school has been back for less than a month, it is likely that many children are already experiencing frustration and confusion in math class. Research at The University of Western Ontario

Concerns regarding the association of hormone therapy used to treat prostate cancer with cardiovascular disease in some older men may lead doctors to forgo hormone treatment solely on the basis o

Commenting on the Prime Minister's announcement at the Labour Party conference about extending prescription charge exemptions to people with cancer in April 2009 and eventually to all people with

In January 2007 I experienced the worst day of my life, recounts Michael Baranik of Jennings, Louisiana. My doctor informed me I had terminal cancer, and in the next breath he told me my insura

In a Comment published early Online (Thursday September 25) and later this week in the print edition of The Lancet, the Prime Ministers of Norway and The Netherlands, and the Presidents Tan

The late Richard D. Todd, Ph.D., M.D., is the recipient of the 2008 American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Elaine Schlosser Lewis Award for Research on Attention-Deficit Disorder. His

The FTD Support Forum (ftdsupportforum.com) has just registered it's 1000th new member world-wide since being established 9 months ago. This on line support group's mission is to provid

Two UCSF scientists are among the 31 nationwide who have received 2008 New Innovator Awards from the National Institutes of Health. The awards are designed to enable recipients to pursue exceptio

Conventional snare polypectomy or endoscopic mucosal resection often presents an unsatisfactory result in complete resection of rectal carcinoids. It was perfomed EMR-L with 3D-EUS for rectal carc

Pancreatic carcinoma is an obstinate disease that is difficult to deal with, the five-year survival rate is 4%. Conventionally, the main treatments for pancreatic cancer are surgery, radiation the

New research shows that most children have a diet that contains enough essential vitamins and minerals.Analysis of the Government's own survey of children's diets and nutritional status h

Apoptosis resistance has been shown to contribute to the development of different cancer entities, such as colorectal carcinoma (CRC). Moreover, apoptosis resistance of carcinoma cells provides an

Oramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCBB: ORMP.OB) (http://www.oramed.com), a developer of oral delivery systems, announced that it

A new Fox Chase Cancer Center study suggests men with early stage prostate cancer treated with radiation therapy should begin hormone therapy immediately if their PSA level rises quickly and doubl

On Tuesday, September 23, 2008, John Elkas, MD of Inova Fairfax Hospital and Warner Huh, MD of the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital lead a live webcast of a panel discussion o

A Queensland Brain Institute neuroscientist at UQ is worki

Treatments for debilitating conditions such as muscular dystrophy could be found in the foreseeable future, thanks to a UQ study.

Evalve, Inc., the leader in the development of devices for the percutaneous repair of cardiac valves, announced that the first two patients have been treated with its MitraClip(R) sys

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Nasdaq: TEVA) announced the introduction of Nicardipine Hydrochloride Injection, 2.5 mg/mL, which is AP-rated to EKR Therapeutics' hypertension treatment Carde

The European Society for Intensive Care Medicine (ESICM) has awarded the first 'Bernhard Dräger Award for Advanced Treatment of Acute Respiratory Failure' to Dr Hermann Heinze, from the Clinic

REGENERX BIOPHARMACEUTICALS, INC. (AMEX:RGN) announced today that it has enrolled the first subject in its Phase IB clinical trial in which RGN-352 is being tested in 40 healthy subjects. RGN-352

A technology which provides high quality images of the crystallisation process marks the next step towards a 'right first time' approach to drug manufacture, according to engineers at the Universi

You might want to make curcumin part of your daily diet.This active ingredient of the Indian curry spice, turmeric, not only lowers your chances of getting cancer and Alzheimer's disease

New research of 7,297 men in California, published in The Journal of Urology ®, shows that self-reported prostate-sp

Two faculty members at the University of California, San Diego have received New Innovator Awards from the National Institutes of Health, awards intended to accelerate the translation of cutting-e

A Wistar Institute researcher's novel approach to understanding genetic causes of human disease has earned him an NIH Director's New Innovator Award and grant from the National Institutes of Healt