In response to the Lancet article The Pill Gives Long-Lasting Protection Against Ovarian Cancer Julie Bentley, Chief Executive, fpa said: This is great news for wo

Quantum Genomics Corp. (QGC), a global biotech company developing new drugs for metabolic and cardiovascular diseases, announces a partnership agreement with Inserm, the French national institute

If obesity among the young continues at the current rate, it is estimated that one fifth of boys and one third of girls will be obese by the year 2020. But a new CD Rom is to be launched to offer

If you have an interest in covering how lasers and light-based technologies are redefining the field of medicine, mark your calendars for this premier educational conference of the world's leading

EuropaBio, the European biotech industry association, welcomes Europe's new rules on Renewable Energies. The industry strongly supports EU initiatives to boost the use of sustainable biofuels as p

A scientific report published by the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) finds that vaccination against the Human Papillomavirus (HPV) is an effective prevention strategy aga

The 'flu' has arrived in Europe, according to the European Influenza Surveillance Scheme (EISS) and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC). The two organisations confirm an

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Government of Afghanistan today urged the international community to fund a sharp increase in needed food assistance for the poor of

The possibility of having a kidney transplant without spending a lifetime on immunosuppressive drugs has come a step or two closer with the announcement this week of two studies using two new t

Some people are still finding it difficult to get GP appointments when they need them and this is their number one healthcare priority, according to a Which? survey. The consumer organisa

Diabetes UK is working with Healthy Interactions Inc. (Healthyi) to bring diabetes conversation maps to the UK. The three foot by five foot maps roll out flat and feature images and stati

Governor Eliot Spitzer's budget released proposes removing the asset test for Medicare Savings Programs which would help more low-income older and disabled New Yorkers get help to pay their Medica

President Toni Rodriguez charged all respiratory therapists to jump the last major hurdle in solidifying the identity of Respiratory Care as a profession at the December annual meeting of the AARC

In response to questions raised over the efficacy of cough medicines, PAGB would like to highlight that European regulators (including the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency in th

In lizards, the level of free radicals - molecules that cause damage to cells, tissues and DNA - runs in families, says research published yesterday in the

GE Healthcare announced a predominantly battery-operated radio frequency ID (RFID) tracking system in partnership with CenTrak, Inc. of Newtown, PA. The new asset optimization solution, an innova

A tiny, implantable device has pulled adult stem cells out of a living rat with a far greater purity than any present technique.The test of the device designed by Michael R. King, associ

Commenting on yesterday's publication of Healthy Weight, Healthy Lives, the government's cross-departmental strategy for tackling obesity, King's Fund Acting Director of Policy, Anna Dixon

A new chemical synthesis method based on a catalyst worth many times the price of gold and providing a far more efficient and economical method than traditional ones for designing and manufacturi

Joe Korner, Director of Communications at The Stroke Association commented: The Stroke Association welcomes the Government's commitment to tackling the obesity epidemic. Being obese or

Two thirds of people in the UK say they have no plans to put any money aside to fund their social care in older age.* Moreover, when faced with a choice of local authority support, paying for a pr

Luck smiled on Larry Kowalski when his brother agreed to donate a kidney Kowalski needed to live. He was even luckier that his brother's kidney was such a good match.That last stroke of

Four of five patients participating in a trial of an experimental protocol designed to induce immune tolerance to HLA-mismatched kidney transplants have been able to discontinue immunosuppressive

The Nurses for Newborns Foundation (NFNF) of St. Louis has been honored by the Premier healthcare alliance with the 16th Annual Monroe E. Trout Premier Cares Award for its Bridge to the Future

BioScrip, Inc. (Nasdaq: BIOS) announced the opening of new specialty pharmacies in Hawthorne, New York, and Pompano Beach, Florida. The New York location, situated on the campus of Westc

Abiomed, Inc. (NASDAQ: ABMD) announced that it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Humanitarian Device Exemption (HDE) supplement approval on system upgrades for its AbioCor®

Researchers have found the brain region that controls the decision to halt your midnight exploration of the refrigerator and commence enjoyment of that leftover chicken leg. What's more, they said

The cultural standpoint of the British public towards the traditional family unit, equal opportunities in the workplace, poverty, citizenship and national identity are among the central themes in

CBI Services, a business unit within the Commonwealth Biotechnologies, Inc. group of companies (NASDAQ Capital Market: CBTE) and a leading provider of contract research solutions to customers in b

A new study from Northwestern introduces personality types used frequently in consumer research to the realm of self-improvement. People are motivated by one of two fundamental needs: they are eit