AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), the largest AIDS healthcare, prevention and education provider in the United States which operates free AIDS treatment clinics in the US, Africa, Latin America

Since 2003, a total of 258 humans have been infected with the H5N1 Bird Flu Virus, according to the World Health Organization. Indonesia has had the most cases this year. Viet Nam, which had 61

During any given year in the United States, up to 60 million people can contract some form of the flu, more than 200,000 are hospitalized from flu complications, and an estimated 36,000 people

As from the beginning of 2007 the Commonwealth Government (Australia) will pay for the cervical cancer vaccine, Gardasil, for females aged 12-26. The vaccine will be on the National Immunisation

The Medicare prescription drug benefit will cost $30 billion in 2006, a 30% decrease from a previous estimate of $43 billion, according to

Seven of the world's leading advertising and marketing agencies have collaborated to produce Turn on TV, a multiplatform media

Phase II clinical trial results published today in Circulation (2006;114:2374-2381) highlight the potential of a simple, once-daily dosing regimen of the novel, oral anticoagulant rivaroxaban (BAY

Life Spine announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given 510(k) marketing clearance to Kinetic(R), a revolutionary new internally dynamized anterior cervical plati

Whether you go through life as a daredevil or tend to avoid taking risks depends a lot on your own pedigree. This is shown by a current study by the Institute for the Study of Labor (Institut zur

A higher body mass index (BMI), especially in early adulthood, may be associated with a reduced risk of breast cancer before menopause, according to an article in the November 27 issue of Archi

As Christmas draws closer, winter allergies are once again on the rise. According to a recent survey, (3 out of 4) adults experience an increase of allergy attacks including headaches, eye irritat

HoneyBaked Foods Inc. of Ohio, USA, has recalled thousands of pounds of ham and turkey sold between September 5th and November 13th as the foods could contain Listeria. Listeria is a bacterium wh

The AMA (Australian Medical Association) met with the office of Minister for Ageing, Senator Santo Santoro, to discuss the issue of GPs attending aged care facilities, as set out in the AMA's Fede

Change Champions invites participation in its Toolkit Seminar,

The European Medicines Agency has been made aware of a defect with vials of Herceptin (trastuzumab). The Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has agreed a plan for the v

The National Basketball Players' Association (NBPA) announced today that they have entered into a relationship with Abbott Nutrition's EAS® brand, a leader in sports nutrition.Abbott

Merck & Co., Inc. announced today the launch of a national print, television and online advertising campaign for the world's first cervical cancer vaccine, GARDASIL® [Quadrivalent Human Papill

While nearly 88 percent of all computer users will develop Computer Vision Syndrome at some time in their lives according to the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, a new nationw

An estimated 63,500 adults are now living with HIV in the UK , according to a report released today by the Health Protection Agency. This latest figure includes both those who have been diagnosed

An examination of 4 cases of botulism following cosmetic injections to the face indicates that the adults received a highly concentrated, unlicensed preparation that resulted in toxin levels up to

New research has found that a new medication, tegaserod, is effective in treating nearly all symptoms associated with chronic constipation (CC), a common disorder of the gastrointestinal tract tha

PDL BioPharma, Inc. (Nasdaq: PDLI) announced today that Roche will discontinue its agreement with PDL to jointly develop and commercialize daclizumab for organ transplant patients on longer-ter

UroToday.com - According to a report in the August 20, 2006 issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology, prostate cancer (CaP) patients treated with long-term androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) are

Prana Biotechnology Limited (Nasdaq: PRAN; ASX: PBT), today announced it has entered into agreements to raise approximately 6.0 million US Dollars (7.8 million A Dollars) from new institutional

The global focus on HIV/AIDS initiatives and ideological controversies surrounding issues such as abortion have marginalized reproductive and sexual health in the global health agenda, accord

The business community needs to get out of its shell and be part of [the] conversation about health care, which is about to begin in Washington as Democrats are set to assume the congressiona

Two newspapers on Monday published articles that examine the growing trend of employer-sponsored fitness and wellness programs established to improve employee health and reduce future health care

The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is pleased to announce that Sharon Barton, APRN-BC, Ph.D., Kathleen Philbin, R.N., Ph.D., Katherine Finn Davis, R.N., Ph.D., and Elizabeth Ely, R.N., Ph.

The Public Health Institute (PHI) today announced that Curtis Granger has been retained to lead the statewide roll-out of the California 5 a Day-Be Active! Worksite Program. Funded by the Cali

Protection for patients and the public is at the heart of the Mental Health Bill, which was published by Health Minister Rosie Winterton and Home Office minister Gerry Sutcliffe. The Bill will in