Summaries of three opinion pieces about health care proposals from presidential candidates and related issues appear below.Morton Kondracke,

California received a C average on health and education for the 9.5 million children in the state, according to the annual State of the State's Children report card released on Thursday, the

The penalty for Massachusetts residents who can afford but do not purchase health insurance in 2008 could quadruple compared with the penalty in 2007 under draft regulations released by the state

Congressional Democrats and White House officials appear on the verge of a new constitutional fight over whether President Bush can pocket veto the fiscal year 2008 defense authorization bill (

San Francisco on Wednesday expanded eligibility in its Healthy San Francisco program to individuals residing in the city with incomes up to about $32,000 annually who do not qualify for other hea

Wealthier, insured patients receive no-cost drug samples from physicians more often than lower-income patients, according to a study published on Wednesday in the American Journal of Public

Hospitals in almost one-third of sudden cardiac arrest cases do not defibrillate patients in the recommended time, and such delays increase their risk for brain damage and death, according to a s

A majority of Nebraska state senators would support an abortion-related trigger law to ban the procedure in the state if the U.S. Supreme Court were to overturn Roe v. Wade, accor

An Oregon law that requires all health insurance plans in the state that provide prescription drug coverage to include coverage for prescription contraceptives went into effect on Tuesday, the

HHS and CDC officials on Wednesday said they are encouraged that the mortality rate of women and infants at th

The Society for Assisted Reproductive Technology is taking steps toward creating a national registry to track anonymous egg and sperm donors, and bir

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology are developing unique polymers, which change shape upon heating, to open blocked arteries, probe neurons in the brain and engineer a tougher spin

With more menopausal women seeking natural therapies to ease symptoms, a new study has found that simply adding a brisk walking routine can reduce a variety of psychological symptoms such as anxie

One in four Americans in the hospital right now has a urinary catheter. One percent of them will get a urinary tract infection from that catheter. All of those will require antibiotics. A few may

When cholesterol-clogged plaque narrows an artery that feeds the heart, the body responds by trying to bulk up tiny blood vessels in the heart. As these so-called collateral vessels grow more musc

Plastic surgeons are re-evaluating past scientific findings and developing new knowledge about the effects of silicone breast implants. A recent supplement to Plastic and Reconstructive Sur

Glaucoma is a stealthy illness; most people have no early symptoms and do not notice as their peripheral vision diminishes or blind spots occur. As a result, about half of the three million Am

Early detection is critical to maintain healthy vision. With almost two-thirds of adult Americans, who do not wear corrective lenses, not receiving regular comprehensive eye exams, millions of

EntreMed, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENMD), a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company developing therapeutics for the treatment of cancer and inflammatory diseases, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Admi

Escalon Medical Corp. (Nasdaq Capital Market: ESMC) announced that its Sonomed, Inc. subsidiary received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the MASTER-V

NicOx S.A. (Euronext Paris: COX) announced that Pfizer Inc (NYSE: PFE) has initiated a dose-ranging phase 2 clinical study for PF-03187207 in Japan. PF-03187207 is a new experimental medicine

QuatRx Pharmaceuticals Company announced positive results from a pivotal Phase 3 study of Ophena(TM) (ospemifene) to treat postmenopausal women with vulvovaginal atrophy, a common condition as

AmpliMed reported one year survival results from a Phase I/II trial of its lead drug candidate, Amplimexon(R) (imexon for injection) in combination with dacarbazine in patients with unresectabl

GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK) and Theravance, Inc. (Nasdaq: THRX) announced the start of large Phase 2b asthma dose-optimization studies with both the lead inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) GW685698 (

Kosan Biosciences Incorporated (Nasdaq: KOSN) announced that the Tanespimycin in Myeloma Evaluation or TIME-1 pivotal Phase 3 trial for tanespimycin as a potential treatment for multiple myelom

Even small mistakes made by cells during protein production can have profound disease effects, but the processes cells use to correct mistakes have been challenging to decipher. Recent work by sci

Following a major fire yesterday, the clean up at the Royal Marsden Hospital, Chelsea, London, is underway. The hospital's website informs that the hospital's management walked through the damage

Adverse drug events are more common in older adults because they are prescribed more drugs and are affected differently by these drugs than their younger counterparts. A review article written by

Bacteria that eat sugar and release cavity-causing acid onto teeth may soon be made dramatically more vulnerable to their own acid. Researchers have identified key genes and proteins that, if inte

A class of chemicals in red wine grapes may significantly reduce the ability of bacteria to cause cavities, according to a study published recently in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemi