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About one in six FDA scientists who participated in an anonymous survey said they have felt pressure to change the results of their work for nons
Hitachi's Central Research Laboratory and Schools of Engineering and Medicine, University of Tokyo, have jointly developed a contrast agent technology for ultra-sonic diagnostic equipment.
The research group OncoTerm, made up by researchers from the Universities of Granada, Malaga and Valladolid, and Virgen de las Nieves de Granada hospital, have designed an Internet-based informat
Women who took an osteoporosis drug once a month and received extra telephone support from trained nurses showed 47 per cent greater persistence with their drug treatment than those who took a we
Two Comments in this week's issue discuss the pros and cons of a bill that, if enacted, would give the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulatory authority over all tobacco products.
A community hospital is as cost effective as a district general hospital for post-acute care of older people, according to a study published on bmj.com today.Community hospitals are a l
CarringtonLaboratories, Inc. (Nasdaq: CARN) announced today that its subsidiary,DelSite Biotechnologies, Inc., formed a joint development initiative withBrookwood Pharmaceuticals, Inc. The goa
With diabetes disease-management programs becoming more commonly used among physician groups, the question arises: Just how effective are they at improving patient care? The answer, according to
Assistant U.S. Attorney Kathleen Mehltretter through multiple pretrial motions is seeking to establish rules in convicted murderer James Kopp's upcoming federal trial involving charges related to
A pregnant robot will offer a helping hand to student midwives, as they learn to cope with the most complex of births before ever meeting a real mother. Sheffield Hallam University has j
You're on vacation, having fun sailing the seven seas, when your stomach starts rolling worse than the waves. Before you know it, nausea and vomiting have replaced shuffle board and sun-bathing.
Researchers have unexpectedly shown that sickle cell-associated kidney injury may be reduced by inhibiting the enzyme activity of a protein that commonly confers protection in other diseased stat
Organon announced today thatthe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved IMPLANON(TM)(etonogestrel implant) 68mg, the first and only single-rod implantablecontraceptive that is effecti
University of Florida scientists have used gene therapy to eliminate disabling muscle contractions in a mouse model of the most common form of adult-onset muscular dystrophy.The inherit
University of New Hampshire professor Rick Cote has received $1.4 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to continue research into the central enzyme that controls initial steps of
A preliminary study suggests that a handheld wand scanning device that detects surgical sponges tagged with radiofrequency identification chips could help operating room personnel detect sponges
The New York Times on Monday examined how some not-for-profit hospital executiv
On the eve of the Senate'svote on stem cell research, the American Diabetes Association (ADA) -- thenation's leading voluntary health organization supporting diabetesresearch, information and
Six million motorists have now joined UK Transplant's Drive for Life by signing up to the NHS Organ Donor Register via the DVLA. This latest milestone takes the total number of people on
Commenting on a recommendation made by Chancellor Gordon Brown to limit public sector workers pay to 2% until 2011, Dr Beverly Malone, General Secretary of the RCN said: The Chancellor's
Peter Jackson, Academy Award-winning director of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and writer/producer Fran Walsh, have donated $311,000 to UC Irvine to fund the work of up-and-coming stem cell sc
Children are especially vulnerable to the effects of secondhand smoking, both because they are small and still growing and because they're often a captive audience for tobacco smoke. Now, resea
Rep. Michael Castle (R-Del.) in a letter on Thursday asked President Bush to reconsider his plan to veto a bill (HR 8
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today released revised guidance for national coverage determinations (NCDs) that include, as a condition of payment, the development and capture
The General Optical Council (GOC) has welcomed the publication of thegovernment's review of the regulation of non-medical healthcareprofessionals. During the review, the GOC highlight
The Guardian Life Insurance Companyof America (Guardian) today announced the introduction of its new MonthlySwitch option for its dental plans in the New York market. Employees in NewYork now
As the annual G8 Summit convenesin St. Petersburg, Russia this weekend, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF),the largest US-based AIDS organization with free AIDS treatment clinics inthe US, Afric
GlaxoSmithKline announced today FDA approval of Avandamet (R) (rosiglitazone maleate and metformin HCl) for use as initial treatment of type 2 diabetes as an adjunct to diet and exercise. Avandame
One of the first studies ever to examine the development of modern racism in children finds that by fourth grade, children are making decisions about fairness that take race into account. This
Dartmouth researchers have determined that youth-rated movies contain more images of cigarette smoking than R-rated films. A report of the findings, called Trends in Movie Tobacco Use: 1996-2004