A combination of two types of blood pressure-lowering drugs -- an angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor (ACEI) plus an angiotensin-receptor blocker (ARB), added to enzyme replacement therapy (ER

According to a new survey of people in high-risk hurricane areas conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health Project on the Public and Biological Security, one-third (31%) of residents said

Nucletron, a knowledge-based leader in radiation oncology, introduced its new microSelectron Digital afterloader at the 2007 American Association of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) Annual Meeting in

The International Council of Nurses (ICN) and the World Medical Association (WMA), welcomed the news that the five Bulgarian nurses and one Palestinian physician incarcerated for eight year

Newer drug therapies available since the 1990s, in particular aromatase inhibitors, improve the survival of women with metastatic breast cancer in the general population, according to a new study.

The relationship between a mother and her infant is believed by many to be the foundation of healthy childhood development, but researchers at the University of Missouri-Columbia have found pregna

Medtronic, Inc. (NYSE: MDT), announced the completion of implants in its U.S. pivotal clinical study of deep brain stimulation (DBS) for the treatment of medically refractory epilepsy, a form of t

The Business Intelligence firm La Merie S.L. reported that the HMG-CoA-reductase inhibitor atorvastatin remained the no.1 best selling blockbuster drug in 2006 with ww sales of US$ 13.6 bln for Pf

As any child knows, to answer the question how many, one must start by adding up individual objects in a group. This cognitive ability is shared by animals as diverse as humans and birds. Surpri

Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell (D) signed into law two bills related to health care and is expected this week to sign another health care bill. Summaries of newspaper coverage of the bills appear b

The Alzheimer's Association and other groups have begun a campaign to address cultural barriers to care for dementia patients in minority communiti

Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen (D) on Wednesday said he would become personally involved in negotiations with CMS to renew

Former South African President Nelson Mandela and several world leaders on Wednesday in Johannesburg, South Africa, announced the formation of a private alliance dedicated to tackling global issu

In Germany alone 8 million patients are affected by RLS, which makes it one of the most common neurological diseases. The patients suffer from an urge to move and paresthesia in the legs in the ev

Over the top!, Don't Aim!, Push off the rubber! If these phrases are all too familiar to you while at a ball game, they could be causing more harm than good. Sports Medicine specialist, Raph

Scientists at the University of California, Santa Barbara have made a significant discovery relating to viral infections in humans.They studied how a certain enzyme called PKR behaves in

The Alzheimer's vaccine known as Affitope AD01 from Affiris has now entered the clinical phase of its development. All relevant regulatory and statutory approvals have been secured and

The House on Thursday is expected to approve a $607 billion fiscal year 2008 Labor-HHS-Education spending bill with broad bipartisan support, alt

Almost one-quarter of all children in Zimbabwe are orphans, primarily because of the country's HIV/AIDS epidemic, according to a recent survey conducted by Zimbabwe's

The following highlights recent state actions on abortion and sex education-related legislation. Abortion Louisiana: Gov. Kathleen Blanco (D) o

Currently, there is a debate about how asthma should be defined, so that progress can be made in the understanding of underlying mechanisms and, particularly, in the identification of genes involv

Cardium Therapeutics (OTCBB:CDTP) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted fast track designation to the Company's lead product candidate, Generx(TM) (alferm

The chair of the Board of Regents of the American College of Physicians (ACP) commended Senate Finance Committee Leaders for working on a bipartisan bill to reauthorize the State Children's Health

The chair of the Board of Regents of the American College of Physicians (ACP) has commended Senate Finance Committee Leaders for working on a bipartisan bill to reauthorize the State Children's He

New research published in the journal Nature has proved the single origin of humans theory by combining studies of global genetic variations in humans with skull measurements across the wor

The Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada announced a 2.4 million dollars grant to continue a closely-watched clinical trial involving an experimental bone marrow stem cell transplant therapy. The

The School Nutrition Association recognized three of its own today at the 61st Annual National Conference, in Chicago, Ill. In addition to state award winners, three SNA members received national

The CRESIB has presented the research programme on malaria by Plasmodium vivax, a parasite causing over 70 million yearly cases of malaria in the world. This new programme will be developed in coo

A thumb's up for I'm good. The rubbing of a pointed forefinger at another for shame on you. The infamous and ubiquitous middle finger salute for - well, you know. Such gestures that convey mea

Cutaneous T-cell lymphoma, a rare and mysterious cancer, is on the rise, according to the first nationwide study of the disease in a decade.The study, conducted by researchers at the Pro