Roman Catholic leaders in New York City on Thursday released a joint statement criticizing the New York City Department of

Although R.J. Reynolds Tobacco executives think they have hit on an innovative marketing strategy by planning to launch a new cigarette

The barrier to a perfect golf swing could lie in your big toe. Or your heel. Or on the ball of your foot. Experts with the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS) say these are th

How do you choose a safe and healthy multivitamin? Vitamins and Minerals: What You Need to Know, a new report from Harvard Medical School, offers the following advice. -- Look for a s

Stop and smell the garlic - that's all you have to do, advised William Shatner, whose starring roles ranged from Captain Kirk in Star Trek to himself in Iron Chef USA. New scientific research is

While common treatments for depression such as prescription drugs, psychotherapy and electroconvulsive therapy usually provide relief from even the most severe cases for depression, there are peop

A 46-year-old former fitness instructor, suffering from biventricular end-stage heart failure and in irreversible cardiogenic shock, has become the first to receive a new temporary Total Artificia

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Of the nearly 1,500 spinal cord injuries (SCIs) sustained by children age 18 and younger every year, approximately 70 percent are a result of a motor vehicle accident. In 68 percent of those accid

People who have multiple sclerosis (MS) for 10 years and have few of the disabling symptoms of the disease are often told they have benign MS and that their symptoms will likely not ever occur t

Just because it's cold or cloudy, don't get lulled into the false security of thinking you can ignore protecting your skin against the sun.Even on cloudy days, when you may assume you're

Those planning to break New Year's dieting resolutions with a feast of chocolate on Valentine's Day, should think again, according to researchers at the University of Hertfordshire.New re

Duke University biomedical engineering researchers have moved a step closer to a smart bladder pacemaker that might one day restore bladder control in patients with spinal cord injury or neurolo

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Ting Xie, Ph.D., Associate Investigator, and Zhigang Jin, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Research Associate in the Xie Lab, have published results showing that the microRNA pathway is essential for controlli

People with paralysis can stand and move without a wheelchair. They can operate computers to read email and play video games. Brown University neuroscientist John Donoghue said these recent achiev

Billions of pounds are being spent on the fight against AIDS in developing countries. In this week's BMJ, two experts go head to head over whether we are spending too much.HIV is

A robotic system to treat physiotherapy patients with lower limb problems could lead to a decrease in waiting lists and the ability for patients to be treated outside of clinics.The proto

New technologies that make the large-scale extraction of a natural antimalarial 'wonder drug' both cheaper and greener are to be developed and trialled in a new European effort.Since it w

Responding to an article in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine which predicts the 'Demise of Nursing in the UK', Dr Peter Carter, General Secretary of the Royal College of Nursing said:

The Allen Brain Atlas, a genome-wide map of the mouse brain on the Internet, has been hailed as Google of the brain. The atlas now has a companion or the brain's working molecules, a sort of pop

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: PPHM), a biopharmaceutical company developing targeted therapeutics for the treatment of cancer and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, today reported p

A coalition of 55 groups on Monday asked lawmakers to increase funds for SCHIP and Medicaid, CQ Today reports. In a letter to lawmakers, the coalition -- which includes

Hearing aids have existed, in one form or another, for hundreds of years. Wearable, electrical hearing aids have been around for about 75 years. More recently - over the past 50 years - cochlear i

Voters in Portugal on Sunday approved a referendum to legalize abortions during the first 10 weeks of pregnancy, but the referendum is invalid because fewer than half of the country's registered

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