The American College of Physicians (ACP), announced today that it will offer a health information technology (HIT) training course in conjunction with the American Medical Informatics Association

As medical students across the country celebrate the third annual National Pharm Free Day, the American Medical Student Association's (AMSA) national leadership will host a special event in suppor

Roche's investigational treatment C.E.R.A., administered once every two weeks or once every four weeks, was shown to maintain stable hemoglobin (Hb) levels in dialysis patients who had been tak

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a devastating condition and its causes are still largely unknown. Various metals have been implicated as possible contributors to the development of AD. In a special do

Following two studies of patients who were treated with cardiac stents, physicians at Rhode Island Hospital continue to recommend drug-eluting stents (DES) as a safe and effective treatment.

Women who develop high blood pressure (hypertension) during pregnancy have elevated rates of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and kidney disease later in life, reports a paper being presented at the A

In the largest review of broken heart syndrome patients ever conducted, Mayo Clinic researchers studied 100 patients and found symptoms recurred in 1 out of 10 patients over a four-year period,

Treatment with the phosphate binder FOSRENOL(R) (lanthanum carbonate) was associated with slight improvements in bone formation in chronic kidney disease (CKD) Stage 5 patients with hyperphosp

While there have been significant advances in the use of gene expression profiling to assess a cancer prognosis, a Mayo Clinic review and analysis of existing lung cancer studies shows that this t

One in three pregnancies that end in childbirth is unintended in Scotland. Emergency contraception could prevent some of these but use is low and is therefore unlikely to have an effect on uninten

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have identified a new protein associated with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML). Several lines of evidence point to a protein called

When the Clinton health care reform initiative died in 1994, the problems it promised to address didn't disappear with it; they grew worse.More than a decade later, the United States' po

Listed biopharmaceutical company GroPep Limited (ASX: GRO) recently announced the release of a novel Assay kit to be used in the detection of a range of diseases, including cancer.The As

Women who participated in prolonged, frequent bicycling had decreased genital sensation and were more likely to have a history of genital pain than women runners, researchers in the Department of

An independent research study has found VitalStim(R) Therapy to be superior to traditional therapies in the treatment of dysphagia, a swallowing disorder affecting 15 million Americans.

The American Pain Society (APS) will honor the country's outstanding pain care programs by naming Clinical Centers of Excellence in Pain Management, the organization announced today. It is esti

Another Australian breakthrough is likely to strengthen the case for embryonic stem cell research.University of New South Wales (UNSW) academics have proven that tumours can be prevented

A foundation created by American billionaire, Daniel K. Ludwig, will this year give six leading US institutions $20 million cash each, plus stock in a New York real estate holding company, to cre

In a new study published online this week in the open access journal PLoS Biology, Sagiv Shifman, Jonathan Flint, and colleagues present a high resolution genetic map for the mouse genome--

Retinoids, a derivative of vitamin A, may provide little clinical benefit for patients with emphysema, shows a new study. In the Feasibility of Retinoids for the Treatment of Emphysema (FORTE) s

National Influenza Vaccination Week is a reminder that the flu vaccine is the best way to protect yourself and your family against the flu. Influenza is a serious disease. Every year about 36,0

Vion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: VION) today announced that it had accrued 210 patients to the Phase III trial of its lead anticancer agent Cloretazine(R) (VNP40101M). The trial is evaluatin

Working the night shift might be good for your paycheck, but it can be tough on your body.Maintaining a healthy diet can be challenging when our natural circadian rhythms - the daily acti

Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine and Federal University of Ceara in Brazil have joined forces to study if the gene believed to contribute to Alzheimer's protects childr

A 40-year-old woman in good health falls and hits her head while visiting her roommate at her workplace.After a trip to the emergency department, her roommate takes her home with limited

Advanced BioHealing, Inc. (ABH) announced today that it has received conditional clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin enrolling patients in a pilot trial

Dr Margaret Chan, the new Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), says she would like to be judged by WHO's impact on the health of people in Africa and women worldwide.D

Factors That Shape Young People's Sexual Behavior: A Systematic Review, Lancet

Women whose mammograms reveal a suspicious lesion need a needle biopsy to confirm or rule out cancer. But if that biopsy reveals only abnormal -- not cancerous -- cells, is a more extensive evalua

OREXIGEN(TM) Therapeutics, Inc., a privately held clinical-stage neuroscience company developing novel strategic approaches to the treatment of obesity, today announced that the United States P