A gene associated with obesity works through effects on appetite, according to a study of over 3,000 UK children led by researchers at UCL (University College London) and the Institute of Psychi

The International Health Terminology Standards Development Organisation (IHTSDO) announced a global effort to improve access to tools needed to develop, maintain, and enable the use of SNOMED CT

Vita Food Products, Inc. of Chicago, Illinois is notifying the public that twelve individual packages of Vita Nova Salmon were sold at Kroger stores in Houston, Texas on or after July 22 of this y

A person who is middle class, middle-aged and white is more likely to take part in sporting activities compared to other people in society, says a ten-year study published in the British Journa

The American Cancer Society, the nation's largest voluntary health organization, has received a gift of $8.5 million from a single anonymous donor. The contribution, one of the largest individual

In an effort to go green, eco-conscious medical students and hospital staff at Rush University Medical Center have started Rush Remedy, a medical supply recovery and recycling program that colle

A study published in the European Urology journal demonstrated that Levitra® (vardenafil, HCI) is highly efficacious in men with erectile dysfunction (ED) even shortly after radical nerve-spar

Potatoes that have turned 'green' can potentially contain a naturally occurring toxin called Glycoalkaloids (GA) and pose a risk to public health according to a review paper published in the lates

There's something new under the sun at South Dakota State University: Researchers are working with molecules that protect against skin cancer and may even help undo the sun's damage.Disti

Genaera Corporation (Nasdaq: GENR) announced interim Phase 1 safety and pharmacokinetic (PK) data and new preclinical data on trodusquemine (MSI-1436), Genaera's lead drug candidate for the tre

Jack Elias and colleagues, at Yale University School of Medicine, have performed new studies in mice that provide mechanistic insight into why viral infections have more severe consequences in ind

Starting an exercise routine is no easy task - it is even harder to stick with one. This is the focus of a new study on the Step and Stride with Ruby walking program released today by AARP and

The global food security crisis endangers the lives of millions of people, particularly the world's poorest who live in countries already suffering from acute and chronic malnutrition.

PARIS, FRANCE (UroToday.com) - This presentation was divided into two sections. Dr. Tubaro presented the first section on imaging for urinary and anal incontinence. Dr. Tubaro noted that the commi

The AP/Google.com on Tuesday examined a debate in Bexar County, Texas, over whether needle-exc

Amerigroup on Tuesday said it will enter a $225 million settlement agreement with Illinois and the federal government ove

House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair John Dingell (D-Mich.) and ranking member Joe Barton (R-Texas) on Tuesday released a revised

An estimated 19 percent of total energy used in the USA is taken up in the production and supply of food. Currently, this mostly comes from non-renewable energy sources which are in short supply

For patients receiving kidney transplants, treatment with cholesterol-lowering statin drugs may lead to longer survival, reports a study in the November 2008 Journal of the American Society o

The Brain and Spinal Injury Trust Fund Commission releases its 2008 report Brain and Spinal Injuries in Georgia: A Needs Assessment and State Action Plan which is in conjunction with th

SpectraScience, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: SCIE), a San Diego-based medical devices company, announced that it has placed its LUMA Cervical Imaging System to detect pre-cancers at the

Montana State University microbiologist Matthew Fields spends his days studying a microscopic world that most people take for granted.Fields studies the physiology and behavior of microb

People living near vulnerable creeks and rivers along Colorado's Front Range may soon get advance notice of potentially deadly floods, thanks to a new forecasting system being tested this summer b

Halozyme Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: HALO), a biopharmaceutical company developing and commercializing products targeting the extracellular matrix, announced the presentation of positive pr

Jennerex, Inc. (San Francisco, CA and Ottawa, Ontario), and its South Korean partner Green Cross Corp., announced that novel findings from a Phase I clinical trial of its first-in-class lea

The Healthcare practice at Frost & Sullivan is pleased to announce its 2008 Quarterly Analyst Briefing Presentation on the North American cancer molecular diagnostics market to be held on T

For patients with head and neck cancer, accurately determining how advanced the cancer is and detecting secondary cancers usually means undergoing numerous tests - until now. New Saint Louis Unive

This study investigates the effects of treatment with differing levels of propofol after haemorrhagic shock (HS) on conscious rats. HS is secondary to major blood loss and frequently prec

Merck & Co., Inc.'s new combination product for type 2 diabetes, has been granted a marketing authorisation from the European Commission (EC). 'Janumet' (sitagliptin/metformin) helps patients lowe

Merck Sharp & Dohme Limited (MSD) announced recently that 'Tredaptive' (nicotinic acid/laropiprant) 1000 mg/20 mg modified-release tablets, a new lipid-modifying therapy for patients with dyslipi