Up until recent years, hard data on practicing patient-based Pennsylvania physicians was not available, and many relied on anecdotal evidence to determine the state of health care affairs in Penns

Research teams at Yale University and the University of Rhode Island have demonstrated a new way to target and potentially treat tumors using a short piece of protein that acts like a nanosyringe

The number of uninsured Illinois residents in 2005 increased by about 2% to 1.8 million, compared with 2004, according to an analysis of U.S. Census

Those phytochemicals - natural plant-based compounds that give fruits and vegetables a reputation as healthy food - could be unhealthy if consumed in high doses in dietary supplements, teas or oth

Tests carried out on mice indicate that the consumption of two alcoholic drinks a day may double the growth rate of existing breast cancer tumors, say researchers from the University of Mississipp

Treatment with Simvastatin, one of the statin drugs widely used for lowering cholesterol in humans, significantly improved spatial memory - how to navigate a water maze - in mice genetically bred

There are close to one million adult smokers in the state of Arizona (1). On May 1st, they will have an added incentive to quit as Arizona implements a statewide smoking ban that prohibits indo

Nearly 11.5 million cosmetic surgical and nonsurgical procedures were performed in the United States in 2006, according to statistics released today by the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic S

May 1st kicks off National High Blood Pressure Education Month. Stress and family history are often cited as the culprits behind high blood pressure. However, a lack of sleep can also lead to hy

The United Nations World Food Programme has made dramatic progress in reducing malnutrition in Ethiopia, Sudan and Chad but the achievements risk being diminished by constantly s

A generous $5.08 million, four-year grant from the John A. Hartford Foundation will enable the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) to dramatically expand its highly successful Geriatrics Education f

Electromagnetic fields do not pose a health hazard to workers in the electrical energy supply industry, suggests a large study of 28,000 people, published ahead of print in Occupational and Enviro

Congress and President Bush this year should approve legislation to end a subsidy for private Medicare coverage that rewards inefficiency and offers no guarantee of quality, a modest course co

Several states this week held events as part of Cover the Uninsured Week, sponsored by the R

About 60% of the approximately 5.2 million adults living with HIV/AIDS in India live in rural areas, according to a report recently released by the

International health advocates and drug industry representatives are lobbying U.S. lawmakers and the Bush administration for their support in the dispute over Thailand's decision to issue compuls

Eight candidates for the Democratic presidential nomination on Thursday in a debate at South Carolina State University uniformly criticized the

Cancer researchers led by Dr. John Dick at Ontario Cancer Institute (OCI) have developed a method to convert normal human blood cells into human leukemia stem cells. The converted cells, when tr

The Yale Child Study Center has been awarded the Autism Center of Excellence (ACE) status by the National Institutes of Health. This highly competitive and prestigious award comes with $7.5 millio

House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health Chair Pete Stark (D-Calif.) on Wednesday announced that

New studies of a blood protein recently identified at Johns Hopkins, early prostate cancer antigen-2 (EPCA-2), may change the way men are screened for prostate cancer - a disease that kills tens o

Older and disabled Americans discover a host of problems, including unanticipated costs and barriers to getting care, when they get sick and need care through their Medicare private health plans,

A government agency, the Confidential Enquiry into Maternal and Child Health (CEMACH), has today launched their report detailing stillbirths and neonatal deaths in 2005. The report indicates that,

For almost one hundred years the brain's central command system - whose charge includes controlling the body's cardiorespiratory response to exercise - has been pursued. Animal experiments and f

Morbidly obese undergoing the lesser known less invasive laparoscopic gastric banding surgery (LGBS) show improvements six months after surgeryA new study examining the overall and gend

The special projects fund has been adopted by Wonca Europe as a strategy for assisting and promoting research in general practice/family medicine within Europe. It is designed to support research

As of July 2005, 14% of Medicare hospice providers were overdue for certification, according to an HHS

BC school children will benefit from faster, more effective implementation of directives around healthier food and beverage choices thanks to a $1 million investment by the BC Healthy Living Allia

Parents-to-be might soon don 3-D glasses in the ultrasound lab to see their developing fetuses in the womb in living 3-D, just like at the IMAX movies, according to researchers at Duke Universit

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Administrator Elizabeth M. Duke today announced grants worth almost $2.5 million to increase access to health care services in New Orleans and F