A new National Research Council report chaired by University of Colorado at Boulder Distinguished Professor Frank Barnes calls for a stronger research effort on the potential health effects of exp

UroToday.com- Overactive bladder, LUTS (lower urinary tract symptoms), bladder pain syndrome/interstitial cystitis, and chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome all fall under the rubric o

UroToday.com- In the January 1, 2008 issue of Clinical Cancer Research, Dr. Dahut and colleagues report a Phase II trial of Sorafenib in androgen-independent prostate cancer (AICaP). Sorafenib is

UroToday.com - This study analyzed the clinical value of combined use of survivin, cytokeratin (CK) 20, and mucin (MUC) 7 mRNA in the detection of bladder cancer patients in China. The group evalu

UroToday.com - Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) occurs in dialysis patients more frequent than the general non-dialyzed population. RCC in dialysis patients can often be multiple and sometimes occurs bi

UroToday.com - We conducted a cross-cultural comparison of sexual function and bother in men with localized prostate cancer in the U.S. and Japan.Japanese men were more likely than Americ

UroToday.com - The function of the normal product of the TP53 gene, the p53 protein, forms the crucial basis of normal cell biology; conversely, the dysfunction of its mutant protein product under

In what could turn out to be a shield from massive lawsuits over the marketing techniques used for 'light' cigarettes, the US Supreme Court has accepted to hear arguments from cigarette maker Altr

Viruses use many tricks to gain control over their host cells and to reprogram them to their own advantage. Dr. Arnd Kieser and his colleagues of the Department of Gene Vectors of the Helmholtz Ze

Researchers from the Université de Montréal has used a supercomputer to conduct the largest-ever mathematical simulation of the electrical activity of a human heart - a 2 billion element model

The Food Standards Agency has published new guidance to help food businesses assist customers who need to avoid certain ingredients because of an allergy.The new guidance is targeted at b

Sugars were once credited with magical healing powers but are now seen like salt as an evil necessary in small doses but the cause of numerous diseases such as diabetes if taken in excess. Yet lat

Adherex Technologies Inc. (TSX:AHX)(AMEX:ADH), a biopharmaceutical company with a broad portfolio of oncology products under development, announced that it has completed patient enrollment in the

The ANF cautioned against any complacency regarding nursing workforce numbers. The caution follows the release of the AIHW report that shows an increase in nursing supply of 9.8% from 2001 to 2005

The Forsyth Institute has launched a new one-of-a-kind service for the research community. The Forsyth Microbial Identification Microarray Service (MIM) enables the rapid identification of bacteri

While Martin Luther King Day is a day on which to celebrate the life and achievements of a great civil rights leader, it is also a day to reflect upon how far our nation has to go to end the scou

Dartmouth Medical School geneticists have discovered a striking turnabout role for a gatekeeper known to put on the brakes for colon cancer. Flaws in a gene called adenomatous polyposis coli (APC)

A series on maternal and child undernutrition in the current issue of the medical journal The Lancet, correctly puts the spotlight on nutrition as a desperately neglected aspect of matern

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in conjunction with Kaiser Permanente's Northern California Division of Research launched a study to learn about an unexplained skin con

University of California, Irvine researchers have identified a gene that is specifically responsible for generating the cerebral cortex, a finding that could lead to stem cell therapies to treat b

While flooding in California's Central Valley is the next big disaster waiting to happen, water-related infrastructure issues confront almost every community across the country, according to eng

Genetic Alliance, an organization devoted to accelerating the translation and integration of genetic research into genetic services to advance healthcare, has named Genetic Testing as its o

Medicines Australia chief executive Ian Chalmers announced the appointment of international business consulting firm Deloitte to review all educational events conducted by pharmaceutical compani

From the expert content provider behind Every Woman magazine comes a new revolution in women's health publishing. The Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) and Wile

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is working with Warwickshire Police who are leading the ongoing criminal investigation into the circumstances surrounding the tragic deaths of the four fire

Scientists have developed a potentially powerful new tool in the fight against deficiencies in dietary vitamin A, which cause eye diseases, including blindness, in 40 million children annually, an

The WHO-led International Medical Products Anti-Counterfeiting Taskforce (IMPACT) will hold its first public meeting in Singapore, 13-15 February 2008. The IMPACT Forum will address the theme Com

Mental Health America, one of the nation's leading mental health advocacy groups, views the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's study of antidepressant trials published in the New England Journ

One factor that determines how at risk an individual is of developing late-onset Alzheimer disease (AD) is the version of the APOE gene that they carry - those carrying the gene that enables them

Hi-Tech Pharmacal Co., Inc. (NASDAQ: HITK) announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted final approval to the Company's Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for fluticas