Women seeking to balance career, social life and family life in making the decision on when to have a child may benefit from applying formal decision-making science to this complex emotional choic

Registered Nurses represented by the National Nurses Organizing Committee (NNOC) will hold a vigil Thursday to bring attention to the failure to restore the 2007 nursing cuts, and further eliminat

Very premature babies who were given caffeine to regulate their breathing had a significantly lower incidence of disabilities at the age of two years, according to an international study led by re

Patients with chronic hepatitis C and advanced liver disease who did not respond to previous standard therapy experienced significant decreases in their liver enzymes, viral levels, and liver infl

Copper can damage a molecule that escorts out of the brain a substance called amyloid beta that builds up in toxic quantities in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease. The new findings dem

A novel compound that blocks the breakdown of retinoic acid, derived from vitamin A, is a surprisingly effective and promiscuous agent in treating animal models of human prostate cancer, say inv

The Health Protection Agency has published latest figures on tuberculosis (TB) showing that a total of 8,497 TB cases were reported in the UK as a whole in 2006, which is similar to 2005. In 2006

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has selected 15 voting members to serve on its Risk Communication Advisory Committee. The Committee will advise FDA about how best to communicate to the publi

The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded eight contracts to strengthen and expand its nationwide group of instituti

Tumor progression can now be mapped less to mathematical standards and more to individual patients according to a new study by researchers at Harvard and Johns Hopkins Universities. The s

Botswana President Festus Mogae on Monday during his State of the Nation address to Parliament said while AIDS-related deaths have decreased in the country, huge challenges still lay ahead,

The interaction between nicotine and alcohol, two of the most abused and co abused drugs, can impact a person's ability to learn and could have implications for treating addiction, according to re

AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), which operates free AIDS treatment clinics in India (as AHF/India Cares) that provide treatment, care and support services to over 5,000 Indian clients, is ho

This November Sharon Gayter, from Guisborough, Middlesborough, is attempting to achieve her second world record, running over 820 km in just six days at the international event 'No Finish Line' in

The Washington Post on Monday exami

A recent raid by federal and state authorities on Tampa, Fla.-based health insurer WellCare was prompted by allegations that the company infla

Online drug sales in 2006 from Canadian pharmacies to U.S. consumers dropped about 50%, from $420 million Canadian dollars in 2005 to $211 million Canadian dollars last year, according to data fr

Texas injured workers should have an easier time finding and receiving care from a physician, thanks to new rules proposed by the Texas Department of Insurance's Division of Workers' Compensation.

Combining the latest in braces technology and fashion, 3M Unitek Corp. introduces Clarity SL braces, a clear, self-ligating braces system. Made from translucent ceramic, Clarity SL braces are desi

The four HPV-type cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil(R)i prevented 92%ii of human papillomavirus type 6, 11, 16 and 18-related genital diseases (including early and pre-cancerous cervical lesions,

The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education has accredited UCF's College of Nursing for the next 10 years. The commission granted the maximum period of accreditation with no

Eli Lilly and Company (NYSC: LLY) has received Program Design Certification from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) for its Tools that Empower™ Depression Care Management Pr

Older Australians are calling for any new policy announcements dealing with aged care to include far more substantive measures to ensure seniors receive adequate care and support in their own home

A study in Respirology published by Wiley-Blackwell finds that muscle relaxing drugs can effectively reduce Pulmonary Embolism (PE) - a blood clot in blood vessels running towards th

A traveling Every Baby Has A Story motor coach launched by the March of Dimes will arrive in Chicago and be open to the public on Thursday, November 8 from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. at Rush Univer

The American Heart Association presented its national Research Achievement Award posthumously with distinct gratitude to the late Edmund H. Sonnenblick.Sonnenblick, Distinguished Unive

The American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) is pleased to announce its plans to facilitate global advances in cancer research through the establishment of AACR Asia, an office that will op

A new study led by Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute senior scientist, Elizabeth Theil, Ph.D., is the first to suggest that a small protein or heptapeptide (seven amino acids wrapped

Two newspapers recently featured articles on FDA's consideration of a new category of drugs known as behind the counter. The agency is seeking co

A House Oversight and Government Reform Committee hearing on Thursday examined six rules proposed by