The House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Health will examine oversight of the Medicare prescription drug benefit among

Given that around half of the world's burden of cardiovascular disease is carried by low and middle income countries in the region, these findings, published by the Asia-Pacific Cohort Studies Col

Sanitation has been voted the greatest medical milestone since 1840, said the BMJ today.Over the last 10 days, more than 11,000 people from around the world have voted in the BMJ's poll

The National Foundation for Cancer Research (NFCR) has announced that Webster K. Cavenee, Ph.D. has been awarded the 2nd Annual Albert Szent-Györgyi Prize for Progress in Cancer Research. Dr. Cav

Some groups that represent veterans this week said that most participants in the Department of Veterans Affairs prescription drug program are satisf

Testing tumors for a protein called Ki67 after short-term treatment for breast cancer may help doctors predict whether a patient is likely to have a recurrence, a new study shows.The pre

Having gum disease is associated with an increased risk of pancreatic cancer, according to a new study. However, the authors caution that further studies are necessary to determine whether the rel

Patients who have had drug-eluting stents inserted to prop open blocked coronary arteries should continue to take medications to reduce the risk of blood clots for at least one year after the sten

A new surgical technique pioneered at the University of Alberta has given back the ability to swallow to patients with tongue cancer.By modifying an existing technique of transplanting t

Professor David Kavanagh from UQ's Discipline of Psychiatry said the program was ideal for people living in rural areas, where treatment facilities are scarce.We are particularly keen t

Ghost authorship is the failure to name, as an author, an individual who has made a substantial contribution to a scientific article. A study of 44 industry-initiated trials from Denmark in the 1

A new technique using the pubic bone as a source of bone for grafting may avoid the complications of harvesting bone from the iliac crest, or hip bone, according to a report in the November/Dece

FDA on Thursday proposed a 29% increase in the annual user fees paid to the agency by pharmaceutical companies to improve oversight of prescription

For many Americans living with a heart transplant, invasive heart-muscle biopsies that check for organ rejection are a fact of life. Now, a simple blood test that analyzes a patient's genes has be

ProRhythm, Inc. today announced the treatment of the first patient with the company's proprietary HIFU (High Intensity Focused Ultrasound) Ablation System in the focusAF clinical study for th

Pacifier use often attracts negative attention for potentially harming children's oral health. There are positive effects of pacifier use, however. In addition to calming the infant, pacifier use

Cardiovascular disease is the most common cause of death in the United States. Although some risk factors, such as age and heredity, cannot be controlled, many factors, including smoking, choleste

The year 2006 marked milestones and significant developments in women's health news. Excerpts from an interview with Julie Abbott, M.D., medical editor of Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource a

Forty-six million Americans are currently living with arthritis, the nation's leading cause of disability, and paying a high price for it. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) t

One in four specialist trainee doctors in England views their future job prospects as poor or very worrying, as a result of changes in training and healthcare delivery, reveals a survey* publi

Cardiac surgeons who are less experienced with the recently introduced off-pump techniques in coronary bypass surgery are more likely to perform such operations on black patients, according to US

As the new year begins, many resolutions will be made and many will be broken. Fortunately, for all those people who have resolved to find a new and better job, or to land a dreamed- about prom

Soon, Congress may vote on whether to require the Medicare system to negotiate lower prices for medicines taken by millions of seniors enrolled in Medicare Part D prescription drug plans.

Researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine are the first to report that in animal studies, a common diabetes drug prevents the memory and learning problems that cancer patients often

CMS officials on Tuesday announced that the agency in 2007 will waive the late enrollment fee for the Medicare prescription drug be

A new study shows that pancreatic cancer patients 65 or older who live at least five years after surgery have nearly as good a chance as anyone else to live another five years.Researcher

Little research exists demonstrating that testosterone is both safe from the cardiovascular standpoint and effective to treat sexual dysfunction, reveal Mayo Clinic researchers in two new studies

The U.S. State Department should make it clear to Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi that truly normal relations with the U.S. will be possible o

EndoGastric Solutions, Inc., the world leader in endoluminal intragastric surgery, announces the successful reduction of the stomach pouch size after gastric bypass for obesity, using Stomaphy

Cincinnati burn researchers have created genetically modified skin cells that, when added to cultured skin substitutes, may help fight off potentially lethal infections in patients with severe bur