Although women are four times more likely than men to develop osteoporosis, or porous bone, one in 12 men also suffer from the disease, which can lead to debilitating - or even life-threatening -

Antisense Pharma today announced, that the abstract entitled Preliminary Results of a Phase I/II-Study in Pancreatic Carcinoma, Malignant Melanoma, and Colorectal Carcinoma with the TGF-beta2

Antisense Pharma, a German biopharmaceutical company specialized in targeted therapies for malignant tumors, today announced, that data from the Phase IIb-study with AP 12009 in high-grade glioma

GP surgeries are being invited to take part in a pioneering pilot project that will allow patients to view their medical records over the internet. Practices using EMIS clinical systems

Congress has an historic opportunity to join with the American College of Physicians (ACP), other physician organizations and employers to redesign Medicare payment policies to provide incentives

A group of Florida lawmakers on Tuesday sent a letter urging Gov. Charlie Crist (R) to include proposed changes to KidCare, the state's

Influenza virus H5N1, which caused the recent outbreak of avian flu, may have a new enemy. Researchers at the University of Maryland's A. James Clark School of Engineering have created a

SearchMedica.co.uk, the specialist search engine for GPs and medical professionals, has performed a survey across their GP user community on whether there should be a national screening scheme in

Of the 57 million people dying worldwide each year, 6 million deaths are caused by cancer and 3 million from HIV/AIDS, with the majority of both occurring in developing countries. These figures in

An estimated 50 million people in the United States, approximately 20 percent of the population, suffer from allergies -- a figure that has doubled in the last decade. Seasonal allergies

Interim results from a multicenter trial investigating a novel kidney-sparing treatment protocol using CellCept® (mycophenolate mofetil) were presented at the American Transplant Congress. Thi

A one-year study of roughly 5,500 patients who underwent angioplasty for the insertion of drug-eluting stents (DES) found that nearly half of those patients -- some 47 percent -- did not fit

Sinovac Biotech Ltd. (Amex: SVA), a leading provider of biopharmaceutical products in China, today announced that the China State Food and Drug Administration (SFDA) recently granted Sinovac ap

School of Population Health Professors Jake Najman and Gail Williams and Stockholm University's Professor Robin Room examined death rates among Australian men from liver cirrhosis between 1981 and

The biggest winners in Thailand's decision to issue compulsory licenses for several medications, including two antiretroviral drugs, are the poor and sick who would otherwise continue to be de

Up to 10 million children in South Asia are affected by HIV/AIDS, officials from UNICEF's Regional Office for South Asia and the

Pretreatment with double-dose anticlotting medication just before percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) cuts the combined risk of heart attack and cardiac death by half, according to a study re

The stresses and strains of life in the 21st Century are reflected in a series of six new videos being launched by NHS Direct on its interactive service on Sky Digital TV. Topics cover: anger man

The Healthcare Distribution Management Association (HDMA) is pleased to announce the release of 852 Product Activity Data Guidelines for Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). Developed

The Brava System, the only clinically proven device for non-surgical breast augmentation, is part of a leading edge study that offers women a new minimally invasive option for breast augmentati

Some congressional Democrats are pushing for increased enforcement of laws governing dental care for children enrolled in Medicaid after a 12-year-old Maryland boy died from complications related

Rates of abuse and neglect of young children in military families in Texas has doubled since October 2002, a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study shows, raising concerns about the imp

The National Cancer Institute has awarded a five-year, $10.7 million grant to Virginia Commonwealth University Massey Cancer Center researchers to develop a new form of radiation therapy that will

The Association of American Physicians (AAP) has elected two physician-scientists from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine faculty as new members: Patricia Finn, M.D., Ph.D.

With traditional venture capital firms shying away from investments that traditionally sustained the early stages in drug discovery among biotechnology start-up firms, venture philanthropists ha

On May 2, at the Dell Pharmacy in Brantford, the KeepTrack and Take it Back! Safe Medication Use Campaign was launched to encourageseniors and those on multiple medications to keep track and l

Johns Hopkins undergraduates have invented a device to improve cell therapy for diabetes patients by anchoring transplanted insulin-producing cells inside a major blood vessel.A team of

Physicians and registered dietitians who are trained in a new communication method called motivational interviewing may be able to help families change lifestyle behaviors, according to a study by

Mary Agnes Carey, associate editor of CQ HealthBeat, examines a measure that would allow prescri

Today, Bristol-Myers Squibb and the Hepatitis B Foundation announced the launch of the fourth annual AIM for the B: Awareness, Involvement and Mobilization for Chronic Hepatitis B program, a