Kelly Weber's tennis racket hasn't been retired, after all. A car accident five years ago destroyed two disks between three bones in Weber's spine, bringing her active lifestyle to a sudd

Gastric banding surgery appeared to be more effective than conventional weight loss and diabetes control at helping obese patients with type 2 diabetes lose weight and achieve remission of diabe

Evidence supports drinking cranberry juice a familiar home remedy to treat urinary tract infection (UTI), according to a new review from Scotland. UTIs can be distressing, and people

Queen's University immunologists in Kingston Ontario have discovered how to manipulate the immune system to increase its power and protect the body from successive viral infections. Pub

Block the action of a protein that normally regulates muscle mass, and watch your muscles grow. That may sound like a good idea to people with muscle-wasting diseases such as muscular

A good fight with your spouse may be good for your health, research suggests. Couples in which both the husband and wife suppress their anger when one attacks the other die earlier th

BIOSAFE Medical Technologies, Inc. has announced the development of the first consumer test to evaluate diabetes risk. The Diabetes Risk Assessment test will be marketed exclusively in the Unit

While a man with localized prostate cancer will live longer if he receives male hormone suppression therapy combined with radiation treatment, the same does not happen for patients with moderate/h

Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) announced CE Mark approval for its COGNIS(TM) cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator (CRT-D) and TELIGEN(TM) implantable cardioverter defibril

Micromet, Inc. (Nasdaq: MITI), a biopharmaceutical company developing novel, proprietary antibodies for the treatment of cancer, inflammation and autoimmune diseases, announced the publication

After a transplant surgery, anti-rejection drugs for the organ recipient are a must, but with prolonged use can have serious side effects, including infections, heart disease and cancer. A te

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

Any practitioner prescribing opioids for chronic use should be accountable for having a strategy in place if medication abuse or addiction occurs, says Peggy Compton, RN, PhD. Providing daily o

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) will invest more than $190 million over the next five years to accelerate an emerging field of biomedical research known as epigenomics. Disease i

Reducing racial and ethnic health disparities on Long Island, N.Y., could do with some creative, out-of-the box thinking, a

Maine physicians, hospitals and public health officials on Wednesday unveiled a statewide electronic health record system, called HealthInfoNet

SMDC Health System, which operates four hospitals and 17 clinics in Minnesota and Wisconsin, recently removed all promotional gifts from pharmaceu

The launch of a Howard County, Md., health access program has been delayed for three months to Oct. 1 because legislation is needed to exempt the program from state insurance regulations, the

The Los Angeles Times on Monday examined how D

NIH does not have accurate documentation or records on the number of financial conflicts of interest involving scientists who are not employed by t

The Bush administration health care agenda for this year likely will consist largely of fending off Democratic lawmakers until a new president and Congress take charge, the

Planned Parenthood Federation of America on Tuesday -- the 35th anniversary of Roe v. Wade -- announced that it will laun

A study published Monday in the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology found that pregnant women who consumed 200 milligrams or more of caffeine daily -- the amount in two five-ounce

The Washington Post on Tuesday, the 35th anniversary of Roe v. W

A patient in Liverpool, England, was given the wrong kidney and had to have it taken out hours after a transplant operation. Apparently, the patient's blood type had been recorded incorrectly as

Researchers at Purdue University are working with the state of Indiana to develop a system that would use a network of cell phones to detect and track radiation to help prevent terrorist attacks w

Researchers have developed a new way to detect protein movements inside cells, which signal a variety of cellular changes such as those in cancer cell development. The method could help diagnose c

Oramed Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTCBB: ORMP ), a developer of oral delivery systems, has begun Phase 1B clinical trials for its oral ins

Researchers from the Monell Center and Tokyo University of Agriculture have used a novel molecular method to identify chemical compounds from common foods that activate human bitter taste receptor

A salt water nasal spray can help children ward off colds and flu, reported the Daily Express. The paper added that a recent study in 401 six to 10-year-old children with colds or flu com