The School of Dentistry at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans has been selected as the inaugural academic dental institution recipient of the William J. Gies Award for Outstanding Innovation.

Actress Elizabeth Perkins has come a long way in the few years since she was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 44. I'm actually a happier person than I was before I was diagnosed, she tells

The Medical Research Council has launched a £12 million initiative to establish regional hubs of excellence to develop better methods for conducting clinical trials. The money is the second wave

School screening may be the best tool in getting pre-teens with scoliosis early treatment. Early screening does pick up some scoliosis in the early stages, but it is controversial because some fe

Paediatric diabetes specialist nurses (PDSNs) in Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) in England are still severely overstretched, with some PDSNs looking after more than 160 children. This is the

The American Cancer Society is kicking off a healthy New Year with the Great American Health Check on January 17 by urging Americans to remember one important message: getting the appropriate canc

Executives from biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies in North America, Europe and the Asia Pacific region will meet to explore business opportunities at the fifth annual BIO-Asia Partnering

With the continuing challenges presented by controlling outbreaks of Cryptosporidiosis, this two-day conference will share experiences and update delegates on various aspects of this diarrhoeal di

Cancer Research UK is investing 10m pounds in drug discovery projects at four universities across the UK. Project leaders at Imperial College London, University of Oxford, University of S

UNICEF estimates that at least 100,000 children have been displaced in Kenya since the crisis began with as many as 75,000 children living in over 100 camps for displaced people. In addition many

On Jan. 2, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded the indication for a liquid fibrin sealant to help control bleeding during general surgery. Fibrin is a protein that helps blood clo

A sense of personal control over sexual behaviors strongly influences Latina women's decisions of when to first engage in sex, report researchers from the University of Chicago Medical Center in t

Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) have identified a novel cyclic signaling in the dermis that coordinates stem cell activity and regulates regeneration in large population

Large numbers of certain cells in the lungs of patients diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis may increase their chance of death, University of Cincinnati (UC) researchers have discovered.

There is a case for an NHS constitution but there are pitfalls to avoid when drafting one, according to a King's Fund report published. The Prime Minister has indicated that he is conside

The American Academy of Ophthalmology, with the assistance of the American Board of Ophthalmology (ABO) and the Ophthalmic Mutual Insurance Company (OMIC), has announced the establishment of the P

Maria Anichini, a 20-year-old junior at Columbia College, zipped up a fetching black lace cocktail dress with spaghetti straps to go out with friends the other night. Nothing out of the ordinary f

The Chair of the Health and Safety Commission, Judith Hackitt, welcomed the announcement of the establishment of the Risk and Regulation Advisory Council (RRAC) and expressed the Commission's and

Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Brady Urological Institute, Wake Forest University and the Karolinska Institute in Sweden have identified an array of gene markers for hereditary prostate cancer t

Help the Aged and HelpAge International are working in partnership with HelpAge Kenya and the Kenya Red Cross Society to alleviate the plight of older people caught up in post-election violence in

A new US study led by a researcher who used to review drug studies at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) suggests that selective reporting of the results of antidepressant drug trials in

If existing maternal and child nutrition interventions were implemented in poor countries, cases of stunting among under 3s could be reduced by a third, and deaths by up to a quarter, according to

Every year millions of dollars in vaccination programs are aimed at preventing serious illnesses and life-threatening diseases in children. But most adults need a couple of shots in the arm as wel

NitroMed has announced plans to end sales and promotional activities of the congestive heart failure medication BiDil, the first medication ap

The Green Bay, Wisc.-based United Amerindian Center -- which provides medical services, transportation, and no-cost drug and alcohol c

Progenics Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: PGNX) announced the initiation of the phase 2 clinical program for PRO 140, an investigational drug for the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

The high percentage of young people in Cameroon who do not retrieve their HIV test results is contributing to the spread of the virus in the country, researchers from the Institute for Research,

The San Francisco Chronicle on Wednesday profiled

POZEN Inc. (NASDAQ: POZN) announced that it has submitted the findings from the short-term human volunteer study of the genotoxic potential of Treximet™ (formerly known as Trexima&

PeachCare, Georgia's version of SCHIP, will receive enough federal funding in fiscal year 2008 to address a shortfall and to enroll