A researcher at the University of Virginia Health System is demonstrating why so many people with diabetes may have heart disease. Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine Dr. Zhenqi Liu has shown

A study by Tulane University researchers found that heavy drinking -- more than 21 drinks per week -- may increase the risk of stroke. The results of their study of a large group of men in China a

Twins provide a unique living laboratory for the study of heredity. Daniel O'Connor, M.D., Professor of Medicine and Pharmacology at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medici

Clinical evidence suggests that drug-eluting stents in patients undergoing coronary artery revascularization procedures relieve obstructive coronary artery disease, provide durable mechanical resu

Children who are obese or who are at risk for obesity show early signs of heart disease similar to obese adults with heart disease, a study by researchers at Washington University School of Medici

Researchers at the University of Alberta, in Edmonton, Canada, have found a way to reduce the amount of bad cholesterol and fatty acids that end up in the blood from food the body metabolizes, a k

Eighty-six years ago Canadian Frederick Banting administered the first insulin injection. In 1922 Banting's work came to a head as he injected a man called Leonard Thompson with insulin.

The regulatory experts from the European Union and Canada will from now on be able to exchange confidential information about the authorisation and safety of medicines. Confidentiality arrangeme

People from different cultures use their brains differently to solve the same visual perceptual tasks, MIT researchers and colleagues report in the first brain imaging study of its kind.P

Stephen J. Ubl, president and CEO of AdvaMed, released the following statement following the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announcement to significantly expand its competitive

Hythiam, Inc. (NASDAQ:HYTM) announced that the United States Patent and Trademark Office has allowed Hythiam's U.S. Patent Application No. 10/621,229 which contains claims using a composition of m

Many sugar-free chewing gums contain a sweetener called sorbitol. Sorbitol is a laxative which is poorly absorbed by the small intestine. An article in this week's British Medical Journal (BM

US scientists have found human saliva carries markers of breast cancer and have opened the door to the possibility that one day your doctor, or even your dentist, could do a simple saliva test f

For some, wintertime is an opportunity to stay inside with a blanket and a good book - but for others, the season brings with it a whole new set of sports and outdoor activities for children and a

Six physical therapists are the recipients of the Florence P Kendall Doctoral Scholarships, awarded by the Foundation for Physical Therapy Board of Trustees in 2007 for the 2007-2008 academic yea

The Department for the Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has confirmed highly pathogenic H5N1 avian influenza among swans in the Chesil Beach area in Dorset . A Wild Bird Control

Continuing its record of innovation in endovascular therapies for aortic aneurysms, Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT), announced the U.S. market launch of the AneuRx AAAdvantage(R) Stent Graft on the n

The Medtronic Foundation announced new grant guidelines for its HeartRescue program. In 2008, funding priority will be given to school programs that educate students about sudden cardiac arrest

There is heartening news out of the University of Alberta for those who may have overindulged during the recent holidays.U of A medical researchers have found a way to reduce the amoun

The protein myocardin helps plug the ductus arteriosusPatent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is one of the most common congenital heart defects. It occurs when the ductus arteriosus (DA),

Studies published in the Jan. 10 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) are providing clues into the treatment and diagnosis of LAM, or lymphangioleiomyomatosis, a progressiv

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine professor of neurology, Peter Whitehouse, M.D., Ph.D., challenges conventional wisdom and assumptions of brain aging in his new book, The Myth o

Researchers at the Stanford University Program in Biodesign have released a review of the background, mission and statutory requirements of medical device regulation in the United States. The repo

Researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston can identify and quantify specific protein markers in human saliva to provide an early, non-invasive diagnosis of breast can

Scientists at Arizona State University's Biodesign Institute have developed the world's first gene detection platform made up entirely from self-assembled DNA nanostructures. The results, appearin

In experiments with mice, researchers have found that the body's immune system can use a surprisingly common molecule to recognize prostate tumors. The molecule comes from a protein found in all c

Overweight people who lose a moderate amount of weight get an immediate benefit in the form of better heart health, according to a study conducted at Washington University School of Medicine in St

The American Lung Association says that the U.S. Congress and President George W. Bush have stymied efforts to tighten tobacco regulations and states have not spent nearly enough to battle cigaret

It's a topic people often don't want to talk about, but suicide is a serious issue that needs serious attention.According to a University of Alberta researcher, teens are difficult to re

The Christian Medical Fellowship has welcomed a new bill encouraging the donation at childbirth of umbilical cord blood and for it to be stored for public use. It has also called on the government