Today, the Center for ConsumerFreedom questioned the findings of a report published Tuesday in theAmerican Journal of Clinical Nutrition which discovered that an extra canof non-diet soda a

A review of previous studies suggests that favorable levels of antiretroviral therapy adherence can be reached among HIV-infected patients in sub-Saharan Africa, while adherence remains a concern

The current issue of Cold Spring Harbor Protocols, published online today, features new, freely available methods for using RNA interference (RNAi) in mice and Drosophila. RNAi is a technique tha

Kendra and Maliyah Herrin used to be conjoined twins, they shared a kidney, liver, pelvis, part of the large intestine and two legs. Doctors, during an operation which lasted the best part of a d

Federal, state, and local agencies have reached consensus on the first validated national standard for collecting, packaging, and transporting samples of visible powders that are suspected of bei

Central to being human is the ability to adapt: we learn from our mistakes. Previous theories of learning have assumed that the size of learning naturally scales with the size of the mistake. But

New research suggests that surgery on patients with pectus excavatum significantly improves cardiovascular function, contradicting arguments that the procedure offers only cosmetic benefits. Rese

International patent laws and US-negotiated trade agreements are impeding access to life-saving HIV medicines (antiretroviral therapy, ART), say researchers in a policy paper in PLoS Medicine.

Not-for-profit nursing homes generally provide better quality of care for residents than for-profit facilities, according to a Consumer Reports survey, the

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Dominion, the VirginiaDepartment for the Aging (VDA) and Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. on Saturday, Aug.5 distributed 125 fans to seniors in need during an on-site screening atthe Sheila Lane Wal-Mart

Pocket Reference Journals, a medical publisher of health journals has just published it's first journal in braille for the newly diagnosed blind diabetic. It's written by an endocrinologist, cert

A team of scientists headed by Dr. Sara Melville at the University of Cambridge has shown that the parasite known to cause African sleeping sickness has evolved an unusual chromosomal structure a

A five-year, $14.6 million grant from the National Eye Institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will fund an international, multidisciplinary effort led by the University of Iowa to l

South Dakota's 100 nursing homes are projected to lose about $22.62 per Medicaid beneficiary per day this year, according to a recent study by the A

Sens. Michael Enzi (R-Wyo.) and Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) on Thursday introduced a bill that would provide FDA with more authority to monitor the

Whether jogging, skiing or skating, enthusiastic exercisers don't let the frigid temperatures of winter keep them indoors. But what many people don't realize is that exercising in cold weather can

Amina is a 3-year-old Iraqi girl bornwith Profound Sensorineural Hearing Loss, which means total deafness. Afterenduring a long and exhausting journey to make it out of her country andtravel t

HealthSouthCorporation (OTC: HLSH.OB) today announced it has signed a letter of intentto partner with TMC HealthCare in Tucson, Ariz., to provide rehabilitationservices. Under the

Commenting on the Health Committee's report on Independent Sector Treatment Centres [ISTCs], BMA consultant leader, Dr Paul Miller, said It is good that unlike the government, the Health Committ

DAMASCUS, Her Royal Highness Princess Haya Bint Al Hussein, WFP Goodwill Ambassador, today joined James Morris, WFP Executive Director, on a one-day visit to Lebanese refugees in Syria. Together

Andrew C. von Eschenbach is acting FDA Commissioner. He wants to become the permanent head of the FDA. For this to happen he has to get approval from lawmakers, specifically by the Health, Educa

Ossur North America, a trusted and global developer of more scientifically advanced prosthetic innovations than any other company in the field, is pleased to introduce its POWER KNEE ™. Alt

To understand how brain cells release compounds (or transmitters) used when the cells communicate with each other, Vladimir Parpura, associate professor of neuroscience, and Umar Mohideen, profes

In less than 20 minutes, researchers at New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) can now seed, heat and grow carbon nanotubes in 10-foot-long, hollow thin steel tubing.The work took u

SpectrumPharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPPI) today announced data from its Phase 2trial with ozarelix for patients suffering from hormone-dependent prostatecancer. In this study,

SpectrumPharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: SPPI) announced today that its partner, GPCBiotech, has initiated a Phase 2 randomized trial evaluating satraplatin incombination with Tarceva(R) (erloti

Ortec International, Inc. (OTCI), a company focused on advancing regenerative medicine through the development of cellular technology and advanced biomaterial products, announced today that their

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Anaphylaxis is a severe and rapid allergic reaction, and its most severe form - anaphylactic shock - can lead to death in minutes if left untreated. Anaphylactic shock can be caused by bee stings