The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a warning to the public to only allow CORGI registered gas installers to work on their appliances. E very year approximately 25 people die from car

The overall survival rate from cancer now is lower in older adolescents and young adults with cancer than in younger children, in part because of a lack of access to clinical trials nationally for

The Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at University Hospitals Case Medical Center and Case Western Reserve University has been awarded $110,000 in unrestricted funds by Research to P

Acclaimed French film The Diving Bell and the Butterfly the Best Foreign Language Film and Best Director Award at the 65th Annual Golden Globes Sunday. The film, directed by Julian Schnab

A potentially fatal species of malaria is being commonly misdiagnosed as a more benign form of the disease, thereby putting lives at risk, according to research funded by the Wellcome Trust and th

A Virginia Tech plant pathologist known for his investigation of microbial life in the lower atmosphere is using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) in a new, three-year study to detect, monitor, and

New research to be published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology has found that women who are overweight from the age of 36 and those who are obese from the age

Cervical cancer is responsible for around 2800 new cases of cancer and 1000 deaths in the UK every year. It is the second most common cancer, after breast cancer, for those aged 35 or under and th

The American Red Cross and Safety4Kids, LLC have joined to release the groundbreaking new children's safety and entertainment DVD entitled SeeMore's Playhouse: Fire Safety. Fire Safety mark

Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and Boston Medical Center (BMC), in collaboration with researchers from Arkansas, Maryland, Minnesota and Pennsylvania, have found that

University of Pennsylvania engineers and physicians have developed a carbon nanopipette thousands of times thinner than a human hair that measures electric current and delivers fluids into cells.

Thousands of rodents per year are no longer being used in a particular test needed to develop new medicines. This outcome follows an extensive review by 18 pharmaceutical companies and the NC3Rs

In 2000, the Renal Physicians Association (RPA) and the American Society of Nephrology (ASN) revised guidelines directing the care of dialysis patients; the guidelines presented a shared decision-

California would lose about $1.5 billion in federal matching funds for health care services and other programs under Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's (R) proposed fiscal year 2008-2009 budget, accord

Three Broward County, Fla., residents on Friday filed a class-action lawsuit in federal court against the Florida Agency for Health Care Admin

African American women who are caregivers of family members with end stage renal disease (ESRD) often deal with depression, anxiety and other symptoms of these hemodialysis recipients. However, de

CMS on Monday announced it will accept public comment on a proposal to provide some Medicaid beneficiaries with a cash allowance to

As Congress prepares for a new legislative session that begins on Tuesday, lawmakers are preparing to address several issues related to health care, the

African Americans account for approximately 32% of patients diagnosed with ESRD, more than any other racial group in America. While fatigue is a common side effect for ESRD patients, studies have

About 68% of U.S. adults support a requirement that all residents obtain health insurance with government subsidies for those who cannot afford coverage, according to a survey released on Tuesday

The AP/Hartford Courant on Sunday examined how neighborhood

Black nursing home residents are more likely than their white counterparts to be hospitalized for conditions such as dehydration, poor nutrition and bedsores, according to a study to be published

Many black U.S. residents are less likely to participate in clinical studies, possibly because they distrust physicians and have concerns that they could be harmed by the studies, according to a

Wait times for emergency care across the U.S. increased from 1997 to 2004, especially for heart attack patients, according to a study published online on Tuesday in the journal Health Affai

Several private health insurers, such as Aetna and WellPoint, have moved to end reimburseme

The AMA has written to Health Minister, Nicola Roxon, urging her to implement the previous Government's policy to allow GPs to order Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scans for their patients.

The San Francisco Chronicle on Sunday profiled a new independent documentary, tit

The Australian Medical Students' Association (AMSA) released a report urging stakeholders in medical education to recognize the importance of Indigenous Health in medical school curricula.

The future of the NHS could be threatened by 'muddled thinking' at the heart of government, campaigners have warned recently. In a detailed analysis of health minister Lord Darzi's inter

HHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality announced a new guide to help employers, private health plans, the federal government, and state Medicaid agencies as they consider consumer finan