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Environmental and genetic factors influence a person's blood fat, or lipid levels, important risk factors for coronary artery disease (CAD). While there is some understanding of the environmental
University of Minnesota researchers have created a beating heart in the laboratory.By using a process called whole organ decellularization, scientists from the University of Minnesota Ce
Not enough American women understand that consuming the B vitamin folic acid every day can help prevent serious birth defects, and only 40 percent are taking daily multivitamin supplements contain
In the latest issue of the journal Emerging Infectious Diseases, Swedish researchers report that birds captured in the hyperboreal tundra, in connection with the tundra expedition Beringia 2005,
How can it be proved that a patient is lying when they say that they have a cognitive problem, such as memory or concentration problems or anxiety? There are many people who exaggerate their injur
Nucleonics, Inc., a privately held biotechnology company focused on the development of novel RNA interference (RNAi)-based therapeutics, has announced that the company has begun treating patients
Engineers at MIT are developing a tiny sensor that could be used to detect minute quantities of hazardous gases, including toxic industrial chemicals and chemical warfare agents, much more quickly
Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center say they have evidence that cancer stem cells for multiple myeloma share many properties with normal stem cells and have multiple ways of resis
Washington University in St. Louis is partnering with Chrysler LLC and a major Midwest utility company in a project to determine if paint solid residues from automobile manufacturing can reduce em
University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine researchers have answered long-running questions about the way that anesthetics act on the body, by showing that the cellular pathway for emerging fro
A survey by Long Island Newsday shows that more affluent school distri
Access to health care on Long Island is sharply divided along economic lines, with the deepest disparities affecting members of ethnic minority communities, according to a survey led by two res
A new campaign aimed at reducing HIV/AIDS among men who have sex with men in the Australian state of Victoria launched on Thursday,
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) on Thursday proposed a $101 billion state budget for fiscal year 2008-2009 that would reduce funding for health care programs and other services to help
American Medical Association officials have said they believe Aetna's policy for re
A federal judge in San Francisco on Thursday ruled that two veterans' advocacy groups can proceed with a class-action lawsuit claiming that the Departme
Pharmacies can charge health insurers an 18% premium on the cost of medications and receive a dispensing fee of about $2.27 cents per prescription under the Medicare prescription drug benefit, ac
Lawmakers are planning to address Medicare, SCHIP and Medicaid policy changes they had hoped to make last year in new legislation that would stop a 10% cut to Medicare physician fees scheduled to
ETHICON, INC. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted an expanded indication for EVICEL™ Fibrin Sealant (Human). The product is the first fibrin sealant to be indica
A study co directed by the Universidad Complutense de Madrid and La Paz hospital in Madrid identifies a protein of high expression in cells located at the tumour boundary that could play an essent
How can it be proved that a patient is lying when they say that they have a cognitive problem, such as memory or concentration problems or anxiety? There are many people who exaggerate their injur
Researchers from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid are developing a tool that will allow doctors to easily evaluate the degree and type of the tremors caused in the upper limbs by some neurol
UroToday.com - Androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) is associated with metabolic syndrome, which includes the development of type II diabetes mellitus and coronary artery disease. In the October 17
UroToday.com- Adenosine triphosphate (ATP) has been increasingly recognized as an important sensory neurotransmitter. A number of studies support the idea that mechanical stimuli can evoke ATP re
Bill and June Bocalatte work out together several times a week, but married for nearly four decades, they say it's love that keeps them strong. Having the companionship, having someon
As American Heart Month, February is the ideal time to initiate the lifestyle changes that can help lower your risk of heart disease. Coronary disease is the No. 1 killer of men and women in the U
Preeclampsia, a major cause of maternal death and perinatal morbidity, strikes one in 20 pregnancies. Symptoms of preeclampsia include hypertension and proteinuria. Preeclampsia can progress to ec
Everyone has felt the discomfort associated with cold hands. But for individuals with Raynaud's Disease, cold weather and/or stress can cause blood vessels to constrict, leading to coldness, numbn
Much controversy has developed over the past year about the safety and potential complications of drug-eluting heart stents, increasing the risk of possible fatal blood clots, even years after an
University of Vermont cardiovascular physician-scientists Mary Cushman, M.D., and Matthew Watkins, M.D., are conducting cutting-edge research on the number-one killer of men and women in the Unite