New Dimensions Weight Loss Surgery is the first bariatric program in central and south Texas to offer the new REALIZE™ Personalized Banding Solution, which is comprised of two important tool

Researchers from the University of Virginia and the University of Vermont have discovered a means of inhibiting one of the world's most voracious parasites. The study, published Friday, January 18

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Black men who have sex with men have the largest prevalence of HIV of any other group in San Francisco, according to a report presented at a Jan. 10 meeting of the city's

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Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) and Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division of Wyeth (NYSE: WYE), announced data from a Phase 3 study which showed that children and adolescents with moderate to severe plaque psori

The Nevada State Medical Association has released recommendations to overhaul the J-1 visa waiver program, which allows foreign physicians to

Diamyd Medical announced that Professor Johnny Ludvigsson, University of Linkoping, Sweden, will present 30-months results from Diamyd Medical's previously reported Phase IIb study with the aim to

USA Today on Thursday examined how a projected long-term explosion

Democratic plans to include an increase in the percentage of matching funds states receive for Medicaid as part of an economic stimulus package might meet resistance from Republicans, although t

Congressional aides at a forum on Wednesday said they are optimistic that Congress can pass Medicare legislation this year that likely would stop for 18 months a 10.6% cut to Medicare physician f

The common usage of the words 'high risk', in reference to people, who are most likely to become infected with HIV, has led many to believe misguidedly that they are not at risk. Unfortunately, th

Taurine is one of the most plentiful amino acids in the human brain, but neuroscientists are still puzzled by just how brain cells put it to use. Now, a team of researchers at Weill Cornell Medica

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a Public Health Advisory for parents and caregivers yesterday, Thursday 17th January, recommending they do not give over the counter (OTC) cough

People who suffer from chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) often endure months of persistent fatigue, muscle pain, and impaired memory and concentration. Understanding the physiological changes that ac

Through one of the largest studies yet of Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients and their brothers, sisters, and children, researchers at Mayo Clinic Jacksonville have found strong evidence that genes

Patients prone to heart disease may one day be told by physicians to avoid not only fatty foods and smoking but air pollution too. A new academic study led by UCLA researchers has rev

In a study that may significantly advance the understanding of how cognitive-behavioral therapy affects the brain, researchers have shown that significant changes in activity in certain regions of

A team of researchers at the University of Virginia Health System is helping to stop one of the world's most voracious parasites. Entamoeba histolytica, which causes inflammation of th

Immunotec Inc. (TSX-V: IMM) announced the successful completion of a multi-center randomized, double blind clinical trial on cancer-related weight loss (cachexia) in lung cancer patients which

The Cooper Institute, a research and education nonprofit located at the world-renowned Cooper Aerobics Center in Dallas, announces a new study published in Obesity showing that fitness trumps

A California research team has become the first to report, and painstakingly document, the cloning of a human embryo using donated oocytes (egg cells) and DNA from the cells of an adult donor

Genaera Corporation (Nasdaq: GENR) announced that dosing of subjects has begun in study MSI-1436C-103, the ascending single dose Phase 1 study of trodusquemine (MSI-1436), in overweight and o

January is Cervical Health Awareness Month, and there's no better time than now for women to catch up on the latest information about cervical health and testing. The American Cancer Soci

There's encouraging news for patients who have been diagnosed with cancer, or who are at risk for developing the disease: A new kind of theranostic technology is helping to determine the nature of

A recent government study reports that while many osteoporosis medications prevent fractures, none has been proven best. The study, commissioned by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (

According to the Canadian Cancer Society there is widespread support for laws which would ban smoking in cars carrying young people. The society commissioned a poll that suggests the vast

When asked about the state of today's youth, former president Jimmy Carter recently mused I've been a professor at Emory University for the past twenty years and I interrelate with a wide range o

In designing artificial noses modeled after biological olfaction, the challenge has been to generate a similarly large sensor repertoire with the requisite combinatorial complexity to detect

In the 1960s, Ancer Keys, a US expert on nutrition, studied the health benefits of the Mediterranean diet for the first time. Since then many studies on the benefits of olive oil have been conduct