Films like Michael Moore's documentary Sicko demonstrate that despite small numbers of people shelling out hard-earned dollars to see an advocacy-oriented documentary, the true power lies

Enrollment in RIte Care, Rhode Island's Medicaid program, has declined by 4,852 beneficiaries in the last six months

British Prime Minister Gordon Brown on Wednesday is scheduled to announce seven developing countries that will participate in a global health campaign aimed at improving health systems, fighting

More than a third of college athletes assessed for breathing problems had test results suggesting exercise-induced asthma, even in those athletes who had no previous history of asthma, a new study

So vital is the p53 tumor suppressor gene in controlling cancer that its dysfunction is linked to more than half of human cancers. At the same time, the gene's capacity for shutting down cell grow

The fragile head and brain of a fly are not easy things to examine but MRC scientists have figured out how to make it a little simpler. And they hope their research will shed light on human disea

The latest approaches in the development of high performance biomedical materials will be explored at 21st European Conference on Biomaterials, ESB 2007. The conference is organised and co-chaired

Type 1 diabetes is caused when immune cells attack and destroy the insulin producing beta-cells of the pancreas. Although insulin injections have changed the life of type I diabetics, they neithe

A simple imaging technique developed by UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers has revealed fat buildup in the hearts of pre-diabetic people long before symptoms of heart disease or diabetes

If you sit on cold boulders or forget to wear your woollen underwear, you can develop a urinary tract infection. However, these diseases are more complicated than this, and in some cases they hav

InterMune, Inc. (Nasdaq: ITMN) announced that the amended Clinical Trial Authorization (CTA) related to the Phase 1b clinical trial of ITMN-191 (Roche-R7227) has been approved by the appropria

Lpath, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: LPTN), the category leader in therapeutic agents against bioactive lipids, reported positive results in several murine models of human cancer and AMD with Lpath

With the legal deadline for GDC registration fast approaching, dental nurses and dental technicians must act now to ensure they are registered in time. Nurses and technicians who delay could find

HEPI Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and its parent company, Health Enhancement Products, Inc. (OTCBB: HEPI), the maker of ProAlgaZyme, announced the early termination of a trial of ProAlgaZyme in metaboli

The Healthy Steps for Young Children Program, which added behavior and development services to pediatric practices, continued to benefit families more than two years after the intervention ended,

A nationwide survey of the religious beliefs and practices of American physicians has found that the least religious of all medical specialties is psychiatry. Among psychiatrists who have a religi

New functions for vascular analysis expand syngo WebSpace, Siemens Medical Solution's client-server solution for computed tomography (CT). syngo WebSpace allows users to access and manipulate the

Siemens Automation and Drives (A&D) has developed a new 5 megapixel display for medical applications requiring outstanding picture quality. The new SMD 21510 D, a 21-inch monochrome display, is id

The MS Society is committed to safeguarding MS specialist nursing posts. We initiated a summit meeting in May 2007 with the Chief Nursing Officer and the Minister, plus two other charities who als

More than 3,000 lives have been saved through the kidney transplant program at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center and its medical partner The Rogosin Institute.

Low salt foods are just as safe or safer than high salt level products in spite of expectations that cutting salt levels in food would increase the risk of spoilage by bacteria, say scientists t

In the September 1st issue of G&D, Drs. Rudra Dubey and Marc Gartenberg (UMDNJ) reveal a surprising new role for tDNAs and RNA polymerase III-associated proteins in sister chromatid cohesio

What would it take to get you to use the stairs instead of the escalator at your local mall? A team of British researchers has found that healthy messages printed on stair risers attract climbers

Registered nurses at all 10 Northern California Sutter Health hospitals currently in bargaining have voted overwhelmingly to authorize a strike if an agreement with the hospital chain is not

COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease) is no longer seen as a disease of just the lungs, according to a Viewpoint in The Lancet, special COPD edition. According to Professor Klaus Ra

Children with ADHD need to look away from faces longer so that they can think. While it may seem that they are not paying attention, these children may find it easier to concentrate by averting th

NPR's Morning Edition on Thursday reported on knee replacements specifically designed for women (Aubrey, M

Emeritus Professor Lloyd Sansom, a leading light in pharmacy for more than four decades, won the inaugural PSA Lifetime Achievement Award at PAC on August 24.Recognised nationally and int

Funded by a $1.5 million grant from the National Institutes of Health, scientists at Binghamton University, State University of New York, hope to understand how the malaria parasite Plasmodium fal

Two University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have been awarded grants from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to develop treatments and tests for some rapidly e