In a world first, a UQ scientist has discovered two new genes responsible for one-third of the risk of developing a hereditary and debilitating form of arthritis known as ankylosing spondylitis.

A new study of immune cells battling a chronic viral infection shows that the cells, called T cells, become exhausted by the fight in specific ways, undergoing profound changes that make them prog

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is frequently a severe illness and is the leading cause of death by infectious disease and the sixth leading cause of global mortality in the first world. For th

About 4% of patients with persistent symptoms after pulmonary embolism develop hypertension in the pulmonary circulation, also called pulmonary hypertension. This is a serious complication leading

Alaska health officials on Monday released new guidelines on the amount of local fish women and girls of childbearing age, and young children should consume, the

The Australian Medical Students' Association (AMSA) welcomed the Prime Minister's announcement that a Coalition Government would invest $13 million in a clinical school for the Greenslopes Private

Genes responsible for our 24 hour body clock influence not only the timing of sleep, but also appear to be central to the actual restorative process of sleep, according to research published in th

Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) on Tuesday said if lawmakers on Thursday are unable to override President Bush's veto of legislation that would reauthorize and expand SCHIP, he will push to quickly beg

The cost of having a baby, from the first prenatal visit to the baby's birth, averaged roughly $7,600, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

A study to be published in the October edition of Hypertension Research reveals Pycnogenol(R), (pic-noj-en-all), an antioxidant plant extract from the bark of the French maritime pine tree, he

Primary and metastatic tumors of the spleen are described as unusual, excluding involvement by lymphoma. Indeed, isolated splenic metastasis from colorectal carcinoma is not a common occurrence. I

Schizophrenia may occur, in part, because of a problem in an intermittent on/off switch for a gene involved in making a key chemical messenger in the brain, scientists have found in a study of hum

Physicians moving from developing countries to work in the United States, Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom are more likely to originate from wealthier developing countries than less devel

Minorities share greater colorectal cancer risk than CaucasiansNew research presented at the 72nd Annual Scientific Meeting of the American College of Gastroenterology emphasizes

Going through labor in the right posture can make it shorter, less intense and less prone to complication, according to many midwives, who say that when mothers use the posture known as hands and

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B. Braun, the world leader in regional anesthesia, launched the Contiplex® Stim Stimulating Catheter Nerve Block System recently at the 2007 annual meeting of the American Society of Anesthes

Colorectal screening remains essential for those with IBDResearchers found that mesalamine use among patients with inflammatory bowel disease was associated with a decrease in inc

Almost 90% of teenagers aged 12-18 claim to have been victims of some level of sexual violence, according to a study conducted jointly by the University of Haifa and Ben Gurion University. The res

A means testing proposal by the Bush administration, under which higher-income Medicare b

A bipartisan group of Michigan lawmakers on Wednesday proposed four bills that would block private health insurers from significantly raising rates during policy renewals, the

Republican leaders say they are confident President Bush's veto of legislation that would have reauthorized and expanded SCHIP will be sustained, and House Democratic leaders on Sunday said they

Diabetes is increasing all over the world along with the increase of obesity and associated diseases and is a well-known risk factor for pancreatic cancer. The incidence of pancreatic cancer is al

A survey conducted for the AMA (Australian Medical Association) and the Australian Council on Smoking and Health (ACOSH) indicates that the vast majority of Australians support measures such as an

A new study conducted by researchers at the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children's Hospital concludes that bicycle-related injuries among children and adolescents in the U.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved DORIBAX(TM) (doripenem for injection) as a new treatment for complicated intra-abdominal and complicated urinary tract infections, in

Six per cent of people in a large survey in England said they had to treat their own dental problems themselves, because they could not get professional treatment - this included pulling out their

Nearly six million Iraqi children are going back to the classroom this week - a remarkable achievement due to extraordinary efforts by parents, teachers and local officials to keep Iraq's schools

The Commonwealth Government has today announced funding of more than $37 million for 320 community organisations to run local programs promoting healthy and active lifestyles. The organis

The number of Aboriginal children in the NT who have received a comprehensive medical check as part of the Commonwealth Government's Northern Territory Emergency Response reached 3,000 this week.