The extraordinary results of an in utero stem cell treatment could lead to a new treatment for babies with brittle bones, as well as a range of other disabling conditions, according to a maternal-

New data from the Bone Medical Ltd (ASX: BNE) rheumatoid arthritis (RA) programme shows that its lead drug candidate BN006 is capable not only of down-regulating TNF secretion, but also of inhibi

A new medical imager for detecting and guiding the biopsy of suspicious breast cancer lesions is capable of spotting tumors that are half the size of the smallest ones detected by standard imaging

Diagnosing a nasty cough is now a lot easier thanks to a new test developed at McMaster University, which has just been approved by U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use in the United St

A team of researchers led by Valeri Vasioukhin, Ph.D., and Peter Nelson, M.D., both investigators in the Human Biology Division at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, has confirmed that a mole

The American Nephrology Nurses' Association (ANNA) will hold its 39th National Symposium April 27-30, 2008, in Philadelphia, PA, at the Philadelphia Marriott and Pennsylvania Convention Center.

A delegation of Tasmanian government officials traveled halfway around the world to visit Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL), to lend their support and extend their gratitude for research aimed

According to a survey of 129 attendees at the most recent Association for Perioperative Practice (AfPP) Congress, the vast majority of respondents (83.7 per cent) reported that their hospitals had

With compliance concerns continuing to drive investment in new drug delivery technologies, interest in transdermal delivery systems is proliferating. But as work with passive transdermal systems h

Pity the tiny naked mole-rat. The buck-toothed, sausage-like rodent lives by the hundreds in packed, oxygen-starved burrows some six feet under ground. It is even cold-blooded -- which, as far as

A multi-center research project to investigate severe asthma has found a key physiological difference between severe and non-severe forms of the disease, a finding that could help explain why tho

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-D.C.) and Rep. Jose Serrano (D-N.Y.) should be congratulated for accomplishing last year what many said was impossible: repealing the federal ban prohibiting Washi

Religious leaders should increasingly become involved with the fight against HIV/AIDS in Sierra Leone, the Rev. Cannon Gideon Byamugisha said on Monday at a two-day conference aimed at addressing

A small US study suggests that people with type 2 diabetes who drink the equivalent of four cups of coffee or more a day may be causing their blood sugar levels to go up by 8 per cent (compared

Political leaders, business executives and advocates at the World Economic Forum last week in Davos, Switzerland, called for increa

Two newspapers recently published editorials that addressed a threat last week by President Bush t

Mary Agnes Carey, associate editor of CQ HealthBeat, discusses House Democrats' failure

The following highlights health issues mentioned in governors' recent state of the state addresses.Alaska: In her Jan. 15

The health care reform legislation (

Merck and Schering-Plough recently offered a detailed explanation

The Los Angeles Times on Sunday examined how the business strategy that has mad

Hospital groups have launched a campaign against expanding a pilot program to audit Medicare claims, saying that it is riddled with flaws and that contingency fees provided to auditors encourag

A coalition of more than 70 unions, health care organizations and community groups is lobbying Congress to include a temporary increase in the federal medical assistance percentage for Medicaid i

Researchers at the Joslin Diabetes Center are reporting that an inexpensive anti-inflammatory drug similar to aspirin, salsalate, may prevent type 2 diabetes by lowering blood glucose and reducing

A University of Rhode Island pharmacy professor is developing compounds that could play a major role in the fight against certain cancers, discovering novel compounds to fight the virus that cause

Psychological interventions for cancer patients do more than just ease emotional distress they directly improve health, new research suggests.A study of 227 breast cancer patients found t

People who receive high doses of the chemotherapy drug methotrexate to treat a certain type of brain tumor appear to live longer than people receiving other treatments, according to research publi

Novadaq(R) Technologies Inc. (TSX: NDQ), a developer of real-time medical imaging systems and image guided therapies for the operating room, announced that independent data on SPY(R) and PINP

A new study, led by researchers at The Montreal Children's Hospital (MCH) of the MUHC, has revealed that certain over-the-counter earwax softeners can cause severe inflammation and damage to th

Abbott (NYSE: ABT) announced today that the European Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP), the scientific committee of the European Medicines Agency (EMEA), has issued a posit