Accurately estimating portion sizes is essential in patient counseling and nutrition research, and registered dietitians often use estimation aids like rulers to assist their clients in determi

Hispanic and African American working-age adults in the U.S. are at greater risk of experiencing gaps in insurance coverage, lacking access to health care, and facing medical debt than white work

The list of excuses for not brushing or flossing is endless, but according to a new study published in the Journal of Periodontology, these are two tasks that should not be omitted from the daily

The Federation of American Scientists has launched ReallyReady.org, a comprehensive emergency preparedness website developed in nine weeks by FAS intern Emily Hesaltine. Modeled after the Departm

More than 90% of U.S. residents ages 65 and older have some form of prescription drug coverage, in part because of enrollment in the Medicare prescription drug benefit, according to a study publi

Twenty-five percent of HIV-positive people in Zambia are receiving antiretroviral drugs, according to Japhet Ndholvu, chair of the Zambia Interfaith Networking Group on HIV/AIDS, or ZINGO, the

FDA and Barr Laboratories have agreed to meet to discuss the company's application for non

CV Therapeutics,Inc. (Nasdaq: CVTX) announced today that the Journal of ClinicalInvestigation (JCI) has published a preclinical study suggesting thatCVT-6883 significantly reduced elevated mar

An analysis of data from published research found that, after at least five years from donation, the blood pressure of kidney donors was 5 mm Hg higher than would be expected with normal aging (A

Patients suffering from hospital-acquired pneumonia caused by a type of bacteria that is highly resistant to virtually all antibiotics are twice as likely to die as patients infected with other,

The Maryland Stem Cell Research Commission on Thursday during its first meeting voted unanimously to select Linda Powers, managing director of Bethesda, Md.-based

In a finding that may havebroader implications for understanding kidney disorders, geneticsresearchers at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia have identified asecond gene that gives rise t

The Boston Globe on Thursday published two opinion pieces on conflict-of-interest policies regarding medical journal articles and FDA

With the big summer getaway in full swing, an exercise scientist at London South Bank University is advising air travellers to stretch their legs every 15 minutes - regardless of how long they ar

A team of Johns Hopkins researchers reporting their early experiences with domino kidney donation suggest that wider use of this strategy could effectively double the benefit of the organs from

The House Democratic Caucus on Wednesday wrote in a letter to HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt that if President Bush's proposed regulatory changes to

House leaders on Wednesday removed a provision that would have required hospitals to make public some price information from a health care information technology bill (

There are twelve new co-sponsors for H.R. 5513, the Home Oxygen Patient Protection (HOPP) Act, bringing the new total to 46. The additions include Representatives Shelley Berkley (D-Nev.), Sanfo

A new programme has been launched to help people who want to getactive take the first step out the door and on the road to a fitter, healthier lifestyle, Public Health Minister Caroline Flint an

While a great deal of research has been conducted on child and adult malnutrition in developing countries, there are only a handful of studies on adolescent malnutrition. James Levinson, PhD, fac

Multi-tasking affects the brain's learning systems, and as a result, we do not learn as well when we are distracted, UCLA psychologists report this week in the online edition of Proceedings of th

The world's first machine to simultaneously measure two vital properties of airborne nanoparticle pollution is going on an overseas trip to a leading atmospheric chemistry laboratory in Switzerla

Simple models predict that only one strain of an infectious disease can exist at one time, but observation suggests otherwise. In a study in the August issue of The American Naturalist, Ken Eames

Humans have 200 million light receptors in their eyes, 10 to 20 million receptors devoted to smell, but only 8,000 dedicated to sound. Yet despite this miniscule number, the auditory system is th

CMS on Tuesday announced that $150 million in grant money will be available to states in 2007 and 2008 for them to design programs intended t

Ministers of E.U. member nations on Monday agreed to continue funding through 2013 ce

Researchers at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have leveraged the results of their research into tuberculosis to craft a tool for unlocking the secrets of another of

The National Conference onMethamphetamine, HIV and Hepatitis is our nation's largest and mostprestigious conference held on Methamphetamine. Health departments,preeminent scientists, treatment

Gleevec, the wildly successful poster-child of a new generation of cancer drugs aimed at specific targets in the cancer cell, can be dangerous to the heart. Not only that, but other similarly bas

At least 1.5 million U.S. residents are harmed or killed each year because of medication errors, leading to at least $3.5 billion annually in extra health care expenses at hospitals to treat the