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HIV-positive people with clinical depression who take the common antidepressants selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are more likely to follow their treatment regimens, according to a study p
A new book -- titled Teenagers, HIV and AIDS -- examines the experiences of children in the Washington, D.C.-area who are living with HIV/AIDS and also addresses medical, treatment and support
Illinois lawmakers in 2005 passed two laws designed to provide consumers with detailed information on hospital safety and performance, but projects created under the laws have been delayed and no
Mississippi lawmakers and advocates say that if additional funding for the state's Medicaid program cannot be found, tens of thousands of beneficiaries could be dropped from the program and servi
CMS last month announced a proposal to allow Medicare coverage of a sleep apnea treatment for beneficiaries diagnosed with home tes
CMS on Monday announced a proposed regulation that would allow Medicare drug benefit plans to offer reduced premiums to some beneficiaries who
Federal officials on Tuesday are expected to announce a nationwide effort to combat fraudulent Medicare billing by medical equipment suppliers, the
The New York Times on
Rather than celebrating an increase in U.S. fertility rates, we must recognize that it reflects deeper problems that need to be addressed, John Seager, president of
The following highlights recent news of state and local actions on women's health-related issues.Abortion, Abstinence-Only Education
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal of a June 2007 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision that struck down a Michigan law banning some types of abortions, including s
Non-medical staff giving advice, misleading claims, remote prescribing and pressure selling are just some of the findings from a new Which? investigation* into the UK cosmetic treatments industry.
The AAP policy statement,
A study of middle aged and older people living in Norfolk, UK, has suggested that not smoking, being active, eating enough fruit and vegetables and drinking only moderate amounts of alcohol can
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has announced that tighter controls for pseudoephedrine and ephedrine contained in nasal decongestants in cold and flu remedies, will
Commenting on the launch of the consultation for a Local Healthcare Bill, Dr Peter Terry, chairman of the BMA in Scotland, said: Encouraging greater involvement and promoting effective g
Sirtris Pharmaceuticals, Inc. that announced SRT501 (Proprietary Version of Resveratrol), apart from being safe and well tolerated, also significantly lowered glucose in an oral glucose tolerance
UCL (University College London) scientists have discovered how two proteins - called BERT and ERNI interact in embryos to control when different organ systems in the body start to form, deepenin
Every hospital trust in England will be able to recruit two infection control nurses, two isolation nurses and an antimicrobial pharmacist with millions of pounds of extra investment for inf
BIOVEN, a biotechnology company specializing in therapeutic vaccines for cancer, is targeting to raise US$16million to fund its clinical trials and fast track the commercialization of its three br
The convergence of socioeconomic and technology factors - the growing emphasis on drug self-administration for chronic conditions, the expected acceleration in protein- and peptide-based therapeut
DomaniCell, LLC (DomaniCell), a leading service provider in the field of stem cell collection and storage, announced that Saint Peter's University Hospital has recently partnered with Doman
Medicare spending rose faster in 2006 than it had done during the previous 25 years, due mainly to prescription drug benefit for disabled people and the elderly. In 2006, health care spending rep
The final report of the Tooke inquiry (published yesterday, Tuesday 8 January, 2008) is both an opportunity to deliver excellence in medical training, and an indictment of the government's handlin
DMAA: The Care Continuum Alliance hailed a federal decision to make budget neutrality the financial performance threshold for the developing Medicare Health Support (MHS) disease management pilot.
National health ministers, public health leaders and HIV/AIDS experts convene today at the first-ever international conference on task shifting to scale up access to HIV/AIDS treatment and, at th
Loss of a small portion of chromosome 16, known as 16p11.2, is significantly associated with autism report researchers from the University of Chicago Medical Center, the University of Illinois at
People who experience brief periods of blocked blood flow may be better conditioned to survive a full-blown heart attack later, according to new research from the University of Cincinnati (UC).
New research suggests that at any given time, almost 10 percent of the emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics in the United States miss work because of injuries and illnesses they suf
Experts are warning policy makers that allergic disease might replace infectious disease as a major cause of ill health in cities undergoing rapid demographic changes in developing countries.