The Wall Street Journal on Friday examined the efficacy of two diagnostic tests

U.S. health officials in recent months have received reports of pain and fainting among teenage girls who receive Merck's human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil, the

Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's (N.Y.) campaign on Saturday sent out a flier to New Hampshire voters questioning fellow Democratic candidate Sen. Barack Obama's (

Chemical engineers at Purdue University are the first to mathematically describe precisely how droplets form when liquids are exposed to electric fields, an advance that could have applications in

7 out of 10 mums (68%) believe dads are as skilled at parenting as they are, yet the father role is seen as still secondary by much of society, according to new ICM research launched by the Fat

Recent research has shown that nearly one in five people have to sell their family home to fund a place in a care home. The study also shows that, until crisis of need arises, people have li

Scientists have used magnetic fields and tiny iron-bearing particles to drive healthy cells to targeted sites in blood vessels. The research, done in animals, may lead to a new method of delive

Ocera Therapeutics, Inc., a privately-held biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of proprietary compounds to treat gastrointestinal and liver diseases, anno

CoolTouch Inc., a pioneering manufacturer of medical lasers, announced that the CoolLipo(TM) 1320 nm laser system received an additional 510(K) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administrat

Hawaii Biotech, Inc. announced that it has been notified by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that it may proceed to initiate a 24 patient safety study in healthy human volu

Exelixis, Inc. (Nasdaq: EXEL) announced that it has initiated a phase 1/2 trial of XL184 in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who have had progressive disease while on a regimen

Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGMO) announced the initiation of a randomized, single-blind, placebo-controlled, multi-center Phase 2 clinical trial in subjects with mild to moderate diabet

MAP Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: MAPP), an emerging pharmaceutical company, announced it has initiated a Phase 3 clinical trial evaluating Unit Dose Budesonide (UDB), the company's proprietar

Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (the Company, Nasdaq: ALXN) announced that it has commenced dosing in the AEGIS study, a single registration study to evaluate the safety, efficacy, and pharmaco

Allos Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALTH) announced the initiation of patient enrollment in a Phase 2b, randomized, multi-center study comparing PDX (pralatrexate) and Tarceva (R) (erlotinib) in

VIA Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: VIAP), a biotechnology company focused on the development of compounds for the treatment of cardiovascular disease, announced that it has enrolled the first patient

Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: JAZZ) announced that it has received orphan drug designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its JZP-8 product candidate for the treatme

Idenix Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: IDIX), a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of drugs for the treatment of human viral and other infectious diseases, today

Alseres Pharmaceuticals, Inc., (Nasdaq: ALSE), announced that it has concluded enrollment in the Phase I/IIa clinical trial of Cethrin in acute spinal cord injury (SCI). A total of 48 subjects

Sangart, Inc., a privately held biopharmaceutical company focused on the research, development and commercialization of oxygen transport agents, announced that it has started testing its lead p

Fovea Pharmaceuticals SA, which, last December 2007, raised $44M in a Series B financing, announced that its product, Recombinant human rod-derived cone viability factor (rh-RdCVF), has receive

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reminding doctors of the link between taking bisphosphonates and a raised risk of experiencing often incapacitating bone, joint, and/or musculoskeletal pa

Gordon Brown promised a more personal and preventative NHS today as he spelt out plans for a new national health screening programme to provide patients with early warning of some of the most seri

A new study finds that, despite efforts in the last decade to mitigate cancer treatment disparities, black patients are significantly less likely than white patients to receive therapy for various

A new study from Danish researchers has found that childless men have a lower risk of developing prostate cancer than fathers, and that, paradoxically, the more children a father has, the lower th

Spinal cord damage blocks the routes that the brain uses to send messages to the nerve cells that control walking. Until now, doctors believed that the only way for injured patients to walk again

Exposure to air pollution significantly reduces foetus size during pregnancy, according to a new study by Brisbane scientists.Queensland University of Technology senior research fellow D

New International Health Regulations (IHR)-designed to halt the international spread of dangerous diseases and other threats-are now in force, with the chief aim of reducing the time it takes to i

US scientists have found that the shape of sugar molecules on cell surfaces in the upper respiratory tract determine how easy it is for influenza viruses to infect humans, and suggest that if th

Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) President and CEO Jim Greenwood issued the following statement commemorating the 25th anniversary of the Orphan Drug Act. This landmark law helped lead t