Lawyers for two girls who received Merck's human papillomavirus vaccine Gardasil last month filed the first two claims under the federal

Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals (P&GP) welcome the new Final Appraisal Determination (FAD) Guidance for the primary and secondary prevention of osteoporosis from NICE. The revised NICE

The American Nephrology Nurses' Association (ANNA) has designated September 14-20, 2008, as Nephrology Nurses Week to encourage employers, patients and others to thank the nurses who work tirele

According to a study published on bmj.com,the number of 70 year olds that are having sex - and saying it is goodsex - is increasing. Further, more older

A study of 70 singleton babies born after preimplantation genetic diagnosis and screening has shown that the procedure does not adversely affect their early growth and risk of congenital malformat

Tests of antibiotic resistance in cattle have revealed stark variation across thirteen European countries. The results, published today in BioMed Central's open-access journal Acta Veterinaria

Mothers and fathers of twins conceived either spontaneously or with assisted reproductive technology (ART) suffer more mental health symptoms after delivery and one year later than do parents of s

The Company Chemists Association (CCA) greeted the launch of the Department of Health's primary and community care strategy as part of the NHS Review.Rob Darracott, CCA CEO states:

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) on Monday expressed disappointment, but no surprise, at the Government's decision to reject the multi-faceted approach unanimously recommended by the House

A new treatment strategy using molecular smart bombs to target metastasis with anti-cancer drugs leads to good results using significantly lower doses of toxic chemotherapy, with less collateral

Two studies in the July 1 issue of the journal Sleep analyze menopausal sleep problems, finding that complaints may differ according to the stage of menopausal transition and the ethnicity

A hundred people a week in the UK have a lower limb amputated as a result of diabetes, warns Diabetes UK today. The leading health charity says to reduce this figure there is an urgent need for g

The emotional well-being of families where children lack a genetic or gestational link to one or both of their parents - where the children have been conceived through surrogacy, egg donation or d

Men who develop breast cancer are often not treated until the disease has spread to the point that treatment becomes difficult, new results show.Although most breast cancer patients are

ORLANDO, FL (UroToday.com) - Analysis of SEER data suggests that few patients receive an orthotopic diversion. In 1997, 5% of patients had an orthotopic diversion and this only increased to 11% in

Researchers from Harvard Medical School and Brandeis University have successfully completed a full-genome RNAi screen in neurons, showing what typesof genes are necessary for brain development.

American farmers have adopted genetically engineered (GE) crops widely since their introduction in 1996, especially corn, cotton and soybean varieties, according to a new USDA report. USD

Letting your imagination run away with you may actually influence how you see the world. New research from Vanderbilt University has found that mental imagery--what we see with the mind's eye--d

University of Manchester researchers have been awarded £1.6 million to study a group of genes identified as playing a key role in leukaemia.The grant, by Leukaemia Research, will fund wo

Quantum Dental Technologies, a Canadian diagnostic device company, revealed its breakthrough technology which detects and monitors the early onset of tooth decay without the need for dental x-r

A generation of Internet users who have never known a world where you can't surf on-line may be growing up with a different and potentially dangerous view of the world and their own identity, acco

A new strategy published by the Department of Health will give patients and the public a stronger voice, enable them to make informed decisions and have greater choice and control in managi

Movetis NV, a European specialist pharmaceutical company, announced that M0002 is progressing to phase IIb following positive results of a phase IIa multiple-dosing trial for the treatment o

Applied NeuroSolutions, Inc. (OTC BB:APNS), a biotechnology Company focused on the development of products for

VGX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (VGX) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Company's Investigational New Drug (IND) application for its DNA vaccine for cervical ca

Virginia Commonwealth University and VCU Massey Cancer Center researchers have uncovered how a gene, melanoma differentiation associated gene-7/interleukin-24 (mda-7/IL-24), induces a bystander ef

USA Today on Tuesday, in the first article of a series about retireme

Women over age 90 are significantly more likely to have dementia compared to men in their 90s, according to a study published in the July 2, 2008, online issue of Neurology®, the medica

Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: PPHM) reported that its lead product candidate bavituximab achieved the pre-specified Stage 1 primary endpoint in its ongoing Phase II cli

Lyme disease may play a role in causing autism according to a recent study published in Medical Hypothesis.A team of five physicians led by Robert Bransfield, M.D., analyzed the tw