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It is the middle of summer, which means the heat index can now reach over 100 degrees with ease. Therefore, while the temperature is rising outside, so is the temperature inside your body. Heat at
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts, the state's largest insurer, said it will not enact a new policy that wo
The American College of Medical Genetics Foundation (ACMGF) recently awarded Stuart Schwartz, PhD, FACMG of the University of Chicago the 2007-2008 Luminex Molecular Diagnostics (formerly Tm BioSc
Public health and environmental groups filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's April 2007 regulations governing how states must conduct air quality
Three specialist divisions of the British Veterinary Association (BVA) issued a joint statement urging livestock farmers to be vigilant and carefully consider the risk of infections when importing
Health checks for all Indigenous children under the age of 16 years are a key component of the Australian Government's emergency response to the Little Children are Sacred report. The Abo
Monkey viruses related to HIV may have swept across Africa more recently than previously thought, according to new research from The University of Arizona in Tucson.A new family tree for
By bypassing a well-known gene implicated in almost one-third of all cancers and instead focusing on the protein activated by the gene, Duke University Medical Center researchers believe they may
President Bush's nominee for surgeon general, James Holsinger, on Thursday during his testimony to the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
An Israeli biopharmaceutical start-up is developing a treatment for cancer patients designed to harness the power of the patient's immune system in order to destroy cancer cells in the body.
Hyperthermia, combined with chemotherapy, improves the chances of healing and survival of patients with low-lying, soft tissue sarcomas. At the Annual General Meeting of the American Society of Cl
For centuries people have been puzzled by the inevitability of human aging. For most of the second half of the twentieth century, aging remained a mystery, or an unsolved biological problem. At th
An experiment to gauge the efficacy of a pay-for-performance system showed that coordinating care and reducing hospitalizations can lower Medicare costs,
Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) on Wednesday sent letters to HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt asking for documents related
Lung transplants have been performed successfully for more than 20 years in humans but never before in mice -- until now. Surgeons at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have dev
Animal cages are stacked two or three high along concrete-block walls and concrete corridors that echo with the sounds of barking so loud it can be overwhelming and stressful for visitors and the
As you slather on sunscreen to protect your skin this summer, don't forget to protect your eyes - extended time in the sun could lead to future eye problems. The ultraviolet (UV) rays
More clinical studies are needed to address the challenges of appropriate prescribing of drugs to, and avoidance of drug interactions in elderly people. The issues are explored in a Series of two
Some academic medical centers have launched centers and training programs for proceduralists -- physicians who specialize in procedural services, such as spinal taps or catheter insertion -- to
Senate Finance Committee members on Tuesday announced that they have reached a tentative agreement on legislation that would reauthoriz
The American Health Care Association (AHCA) recently applauded the U.S. Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee for continuing the dialogue regarding the critical issue of co
The new 2006 estimates released recently by the National AIDS Control Organization (NACO), supported by UNAIDS and WHO, indicate that national adult HIV prevalence in India is approximately 0.36
With temperatures soaring into triple digits this week in the Central Valley, exercise can become downright hazardous. But by taking adequate precautions and knowing the danger signs of dehydratio
An increasing demand for active lifestyles as patients refuse to be disabled by osteoarthritis is one of the primary drivers of the European osteoarthritis market. Patients are seeking pharmacolog
Taxing certain foodstuffs in the UK could prevent up to 3200 deaths from heart attacks and stroke every year, suggests a study in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health .
Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ANPI, TSX: ANP), a global specialty pharmaceutical and medical device company, today announced the completion of enrolment in its Central Venous Cathet
Roche today announced that results from the ACTEMRA(TM) RADIATE (RheumAtoiD ArthritIs Study in Anti-TNF FailurEs) trial successfully met its primary endpoint in patients with moderate to severe
The Vietnamese government has issued a series of documents aimed at increasing access to HIV/AIDS care and treatment in the country in an effort to keep the country's HIV prevalence below 0.27% i
Johns Hopkins researchers have added to the growing mound of evidence that many of the genetic bits and pieces that drive evolutionary changes do not confer any advantages or disadvantages to huma
A pooled analysis of data from previous studies suggests that cigarette smoking appears to be associated with a reduced risk for developing Parkinson's disease, with long-term and current smokers