The same vitamin D deficiency that can result in weak bones now has been associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease, Framingham Heart Study researchers report in Circulation: J

Patients who have had a colonoscopy can play a life-saving role by encouraging other patients to follow through with their own colorectal cancer screenings, according to new research from the Univ

Benzene concentrations in beveragesOnly nine percent of 199 beverage samples had benzene levels above the U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) limit of 5 parts per billion

Backed by a government intent on promoting innovation and fuelled by the brain gain of talented scientists and entrepreneurs returning from abroad, China's health biotech industry only needs a m

The National Academy of Sciences (NAS) and Institute of Medicine (IOM) have released SCIENCE, EVOLUTION, AND CREATIONISM, a book designed to give the public a comprehensive and up-to-date picture

Mathematicians at the University of Liverpool have found that it is possible to gain full control of sound waves which could lead to improved medical scans, for technology such as ultra sound mach

A group of scientists led by Professor Xavier Pares of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology at Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, has published research on AKR1B10, an enzyme that

Dr. Joseph Ravenell, assistant professor of internal medicine at UT Southwestern Medical Center, has received a Harold Amos Medical Faculty Development Award from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundatio

One out of three Dallas-area physicians cited on the 2007-2008 Best Doctors in America listing are UT Southwestern Medical Center faculty.More than 200 physicians affiliated with UT Sout

The University of Massachusetts Medical School and the Carnegie Institution of Washington have announced that they have entered into licensing agreements with Oxford BioMedica (LSE: OXB), a gene t

Adulterations or other possible food frauds are a financial problem that affect many foodstuffs. This is why achieving the authentification of food products is of great importance. In the case of

Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS) President Daniel Sisto blasted as absurd policy and a dangerous threat to patient care a recent ruling by the federal government to prohibit the

A ninety minute daytime nap helps speed up the process of long term memory consolidation, a recent study conducted by Prof. Avi Karni and Dr. Maria Korman of the Center for Brain and Behavior Rese

A recent Healthcare Association of New York State (HANYS) analysis of hospital financial data found that more than half of the state's hospitals lost money or recorded margins of less than 1% in 2

Most children are able to imagine their future selves as astronauts, politicians or even superheroes; however, many older adults find it difficult to recollect past events, let alone generate new

Doctors know that an impaired sense of smell is an early indicator of Parkinson's Disease.Now they want to know if a smell test can help determine if people with no symptoms eventually d

Devolution has created four different NHS systems in Britain - breeding envy among patients - health experts said recently.Gill Morgan, Chief Executive of the NHS Confederation, said pati

Diabetes UK is delighted to announce that the cap on research grants considered by the Research Committee has been removed. Diabetes UK has invested substantially in its research programm

The Muscular Dystrophy Association's 2008 National Goodwill Ambassador is Abbey Umali of Redlands, Calif., a lively and

Hosted by the Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO), the BIO International Convention will take place June 17-20 at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Calif. The convention will hig

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a proposed regulation that aims to allow more Medicare beneficiaries with limited income and resources to remain in the Medicare prescr

UNICEF is stepping up its emergency response in Mozambique as the country is bracing itself for widespread flooding due to weeks of heavy rains in Southern Africa. A significant increase

GE Healthcare, a leading provider of healthcare information technology solutions, announced a vendor-independent educational program, designed specifically for biomedical and technical profession

Oncolytics Biotech Inc. (TSX: ONC, NASDAQ: ONCY) ('Oncolytics') has reported that a research group led by Dr. Richard Vile of the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine in Rochester, Minnesota, published

By navigating complex regulations, offering balanced, nutritionally sound meals and meeting financial constraints, school nutrition professionals are operating effective food and nutrition progra

A new 11-year cycle of heightened solar activity, bringing with it increased risks for power grids, critical military, civilian and airline communications, GPS signals and even cell phones and ATM

How to understand and assist people at work will be the basis of the annual conference for occupational psychologists in the UK. The British Psychological Society's Division of Occupation

The ICGP has expressed its disappointment following a recent communication indicating that there will be no funding for expansion in GP training places in 2008. The current intake of 121 will rema

New polymerization technology may one day take the pain out of injections and blood draws. A team of researchers at the University of North Carolina and Laser Zentrum Hannover have recently used t

A hemangioma is a benign tumor of cells that line blood vessels, appearing during the first few weeks of life as a large birthmark or lesion. A study published in Pediatric Dermatology reve