Aspirin is used by millions of patients for the prevention and treatment of coronary artery disease, the single leading cause of death in the world. In the largest study to date on the effectivene

454 Life Sciences, a member of the Roche group, and a Yale School of Medicine researcher today announced that they have used the company's Genome Sequencer(TM) system to identify previously und

Although childhood lead poisoning remains a serious problem, the number of new cases identified in 2006 marks the lowest level in more than a decade. The number of new cases identified in 2006 - 2

The American Health Care Association (AHCA) praised U.S. Senators Christopher Dodd (D-CT) and Richard Burr (R-NC) for introducing legislation yesterday that will improve nursing home patient safet

In a survey of 401 oncology registrars, 102 scored above the threshold for possible psychiatric morbidity and more than one in ten showed clinically important levels of depression. The main reason

Carnegie Mellon University engineering researchers Christopher L. Weber and Scott H. Matthews argue that rising U.S. trade with countries like China has major consequences for the future of global

It has been an elusive goal for the legion of chemists trying to pull it off: Replace crude oil as the root source for plastic, fuels and scores of other industrial and household chemicals with in

The Honourable Gary Lunn, Minister of Natural Resources, has announced an initiative vital to the future of nuclear energy in Canada. The Government of Canada has accepted the Nuclear Waste Manage

Searching for less invasive screening tests for cancer, Johns Hopkins scientists have discovered proteins present in blood that accurately identify colon cancer and precancerous polyps.

Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas (R) on Monday signed into law legislation that is expected to increase the use of generic prescription drugs by providing patients and physicians with information about t

A chemist at the Vienna University of Technology (TU Vienna) is looking for unusual structures in snake venom and plans to prove their medical effectiveness. What in the 1950s led to the developme

Analysis of data from the largest cancer database in the country has shown that a significant proportion of patients with operable pancreatic cancer are not being offered surgical treatment, e

The American Medical Student Association (AMSA) is disappointed to find that President Bush's proposal for the reauthorization of PEPFAR falls drastically short of the expectations of people with

Researchers at the University of Rochester Medical Center have found that early palliative care interventions can reduce the length of stay for seriously ill patients in the medical intensive care

With federal funding a distant promise, many health care organizations are turning to the private sector for help in building electronic systems for managing medical records, CongressDail

The unusual case of a woman whose symptoms of colitis emerged 27 years after she left the country in which she was infected is detailed in a Case Report in this week's edition of The Lancet

Everyday it seems we learn about the newest quick-fix, must-work, end-all, be-all to dieting. With diets available on the market as plentiful as excuses for not following one, it's hard to weed ou

Adding to a growing body of evidence, new research shows that a daily dose of pistachios may offer protective benefits against cardiovascular disease, according to a study published in the Volume

Two new studies in the June issue of the Journal of Periodontology (JOP) suggest that periodontal diseases are a threat to women of all ages due to hormonal fluctuations that occur at vario

Researchers have determined that the cell cycle-related kinase gene (CCRK) may be involved in the development of glioblastoma multiforme, the most aggressive form of a type of brain tumor called g

Higher immune cell counts in AIDS patients treated with highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) are associated a lower incidence of Kaposi sarcoma and non-Hodgkin lymphoma.AIDS pati

Today the National Autism Association (NAA) announced the launching of its Family First Program, a comprehensive national marital counseling program to combat divorce rates within the autism c

ViroPharma Incorporated (Nasdaq: VPHM) today announced that patient enrollment has been completed in the 500mg BID arms of the ongoing Phase 2 study in hepatitis C patients with HCV-796, a uni

The STED (stimulated emission depletion) microscope invented by Hell is the first optical microscope to show details in resolutions far below the light wavelength using conventional lenses. This t

People who are easily distressed and have more negative emotions are more likely to develop memory problems than more easygoing people, according to a study by researchers at Rush University Med

The United Kingdom, the European Commission (EC) and three United Nations agencies are assisting Bangladesh in a major new effort to save lives and improve the health and well-being of mothers and

While much of the Midwest has recovered from the drought that parched the area last year, horses are continuing to experience effects from the hot dry summer of 2006. Due to a bad hay crop, Univer

A Swiss-based research team has published a new mechanistic description of how tumor cells migrate to the lymphatic system in the early stages of tumor metastasis. This new understanding holds sig

New findings on the effects of computer based-training on cognitive function for baby boomers and seniors suggest that cognitive training offers a positive impact and should be prescribed for i

The drug isradipine, commonly used to treat blood pressure and stroke, could one day help to slow down or even stop the progression of Parkinson's disease, according to new research by US scientis