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All healthy adults ages 18 to 65 years need moderate-intensity aerobic physical activity for at least 30 minutes on five days each week or vigorous-intensity aerobic physical activity for at l
Genta Inc. (Nasdaq: GNTA) and Emisphere Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq: EMIS) jointly announced today the submission of an Investigational New Drug Exemption (IND) to the Endocrinologic and Metaboli
Organisms precisely regulate cell size to ensure that daughter cells have sufficient cellular material to thrive or to create specific cell types: a tiny sperm versus a gargantuan egg for example.
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center was recently recognized by the American Hospital Association for its leadership, innovation and commitment to quality patient care. The hospital, one of only
A new UC Irvine study sheds light on how HIV develops into AIDS and suggests a possible way to block the deadly transformation.UCI biologist Dominik Wodarz has shown for the first time t
Researchers at the University of York are using an understanding of the special cells that line the bladder to develop ways of restoring continence to patients with serious bladder conditions, inc
The second annual Friedman School Symposium will be held October 29-31, 2007 in Boston, Massachusetts at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel. The symposium will continue to feature leading national and i
As a part of the Government's Better Regulation Agenda the Health and Safety Commission (HSC) and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have initiated a dedicated project to help small and medium
Opioids are widely used for many chronic pain conditions, but have been shown to increase fracture risks. However, fracture risks are lowest with buprenorphine compared to other opioids, such as t
What Influences a Patient's Decision to Complete a Specialist Referral? About 80 percent of patients referred to a specialist by their primary care physician complete the referra
The newly extended version of the BAFTA award-winning documentary Malcolm and Barbara: a love story will be broadcast on Wednesday 8 August, ITV1, 9 - 10.30. This heart-rending film follows Malcol
A combination of two drugs works better than either drug alone for patients with renal cell carcinoma, the most common form of kidney cancer, according to a pilot study led by Duke University Comp
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain has welcomed the Department of Health's (DH) announcement that Anne Galbraith's review of NHS pharmaceutical contractual arrangements in England
A new document, Practice based commissioning: A resource for community pharmacists in England, will be launched this week by the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. The guide p
USA Today on Monday examined the growing popularity and the risks of medical proce
Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) said he will introduce legislation early this week that would allow states to negotiate discounts on prescription drugs for U.S. residents with no drug coverage and
The American Medical Association applauds Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich for signing into law a new state-wide smoking ban - the strongest clean indoor air law in the country. The new law will
AMA President, Dr Rosanna Capolingua, said that changes to Medicare are needed to provide older Australians with better access to GPs. Dr Capolingua said elderly Australians in aged care
New research presented at Life Sciences 2007 shows how the UK's most commonly used brominated flame retardant, TBBPA, bio-accumulates within the human body, meaning that even low concentrations co
Leading stem cell scientists from across Europe are today lobbying European government in an attempt to get embryonic stem cell legislation in Europe changed.Scientists from two European-
A step forward in our understanding of tissue damage after spinal cord injury Acute spinal cord injury can damage spinal cord tissue and result in loss of functions such as mobil
Continuing to position itself as a leader in medical education and patient care, Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. announced that the Pediatric Interventional Cardiac Symposium (PICS) in Las V
Three Boston University biomedical engineers have created a genetic dimmer switch that can be used to turn on, shut off, or partially activate a gene's function. Professor James Collins, Professor
Caryn Lerman, PhD, Deputy Director, of the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania, has been awarded the 22nd Annual Alton Ochsner Award Relating Smoking and Health.The
A consortium of researchers headed by Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center has discovered a gene expression pattern that could lead to improved diagnosis and treatment of pediatric septic
The Natural Products Association has formed a work group to determine a definition for the term natural as it applies to personal care products. The association is encouraging broad participatio
Alzheimer Scotland welcomes the recent findings from St Andrews' University on Alzheimer's Disease, but recommends further research in this important field. The Fife-based scientists, working with
UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found that a user-friendly, 30-minute, video-based cardiopulmonary resuscitation training session is just as effective as the traditional three- to
DePuy Spine, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson company, announced that CIGNA, one of the nation's largest health insurers, will now cover artificial disc replacement for single-level degenerative disc dis
BioMed Central, the world's largest publisher of open access journals, is pleased to announce that the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition (JISSN) is moving to BioMed C