Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) which includes chronic bronchitis and emphysema goes undiagnosed in 80 per cent of people who suffer from it according to a new report by Cancer Resear

As the fear of an impending avian flu pandemic is compelling hospitals, businesses and cities to develop preparedness plans, one of the most potentially dangerous breeding grounds of disease is wo

USA Today on Wednesday examined a controversial

A leaked intelligence report indicates that there is a chance Osama Bin Laden may be dead. The report says he might have died of typhoid in Pakistan some time in August, 2006. French President,

Wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) represents a major burden for health care systems, according to results released at the jointly held 24th Annual American Society of Retinal Specialists

The American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery (AACS) is pleased to announce that yesterday a California judge ruled against a decision by the California Medical Board, thereby granting equivalency sta

The economic cost of HIV/AIDS is far greater than previously estimated, and the cost is even higher for minorities, according to a new study that estimated the direct and indirect costs of the dis

So far, the E. coli O157:H7 outbreak from raw spinach in the USA has been responsible for 157 cases of poisoning, of which 27 led to Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (acute kidney failure), 83 hospitaliz

Debate continued in Congress on Wednesday over provisions in House and Senate versions the 2007 Homeland Security appropriations bill that would allow U.S. residents to purchase lower-cost prescri

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Wednesday by voice vote approved President Bush's nomination of acting

Shionogi & Co., Ltd. and Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. today announced the release of Cetrotide (generic name: Cetrorelix acetate), indicated for the prevention of premature ovulation. Cetrotid

Psoriasis is a debilitating condition that requires continuous treatment. It is a dry, scaly skin condition in which cells are produced too quickly. 125 million people worldwide - up to 3% of the

Cancer patients in Belgium have begun receiving a new more precise form of radiotherapy using X-ray imaging during treatments to locate and focus beams more closely on tumors. The new cancer tre

Methamphetamine is a powerfully addictive drug that can seriously damage oral health, destroying a person's smile and natural ability to chew, according to the American Dental Association (ADA).

Babies with very low birth weights tend to have a much lower quality of life when they are three or four years old, according to a study published in the latest issue of the UK-based Journal of

Former Coca-Cola Executive Deval Patrick (D) on Tuesday won the Massac

A statewide poll conducted on behalf of the Georgia Biomedical Partnership demonstrates that a significant majority of Georgia registered voters supports embryonic stem cell research and therapeu

As the party conference season gets under way in the UK, research in Emergency Medicine Journal shows that lobbing raw eggs at people as a harmless form of protest or prank can actually re

Rhytec, Inc. announced today that the Food and Drug Administration cleared Portrait(R) Plasma Skin Regeneration (Portrait(R) PSR3) system, for use in treating non-facial rhytides (wrinkles). Por

Tennessee officials recently announced the details of the CoverKids and CoverRX state-sponsored health coverage programs for the uninsured and underinsured, the

Almost 10% of men who said they were straight had had sex with at least one man during the last twelve months, according to a new study carried out by the New York City Department of Health and Me

Women who improve their own health before pregnancy have a better chance of delivering a robust, healthy baby. Three important measures include: * Managing conditions such as diabete

An analysis of 68,669 New York City residents with AIDS found that of those who died between 1999 and 2004, 26.3 percent died of non-HIV-related causes. This figure is a 32.8 percent increase from

A treatment mainstay for prostate cancer puts men at increased risk for diabetes and cardiovascular disease, according to a large observational study published in the Sept. 20 Journal of Clinic

Researchers at Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center have developed and patented a new, noninvasive means of measuring blood pressure inside the heart. The measurement to det

Two companies have been elected to full membership of the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) and three more have been admitted as general affiliates. A sixth company has bec

Cardiovascular Systems, Inc. (CSI) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the expansion of the OASIS clinical trial from ten to 20 centers. The OASIS trial

DaimlerChrysler AG's unexpectedly announced that its Chrysler Group will lose about $1.5 billion in the third quarter -- more the doubl

Power plants and other large facilities in the East cut ozone-forming emissions 11 percent between 2004 and 2005 under an EPA cap and trade program. The latest analysis illustrates that the agency

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 109 cases of E. coli infection have been reported, of which 16 were of Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS) - a form of kidney failure