Several editorials and opinion pieces were published recently addressing the recently approved Massachusetts

When Indiana midwives are eligible for state licensure, women will be able to make informed decisions about their care, Mary Lawlor, president of the

Surgeons of Hope, a non-profitorganization that brings surgery and medical care to indigent childrenwhile training local surgeons in developing countries, performed the firstever open heart sur

The needs of 600,000 Iraqi children who, for a variety of reasons, have missed out on their formal education, have just been addressed in a three-day workshop involving the United Nations Children

Researchers from the University of Bristol, UK, have discovered why patients with diabetes develop a condition which leads to amputation of the lower limbs. It is caused by an alteration in their

The tick season has begun. Now that temperatures are rising, ticks are once again gathering in grass and shrubs, waiting for any warm-blooded creature to come along. These blood-sucking parasites

Bird Flu and Chikungunya - we have all heard about it in the media. But is there a reason to be frightened and how big is the risk for you to catch these diseases in reality? On 6 April t

The study is being published in an advance online version of the journal Molecular Cell.The research looked at XPB helicase from an archaea, a single cell organism similar to bacteria.

Richard Shields, Ph.D., University of Iowa professor in the Graduate Program in Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, can foresee a time when it might be possible to cure spinal cord injur

University of Queensland (UQ) researchers are undertaking the largest and only longitudinal study of nurses and midwives ever attempted in the world.Associate Professor Cathy Turner, Co

In an experiment that could offer a new pathway to restoring vision in people with inherited retinal degeneration, researchers have engineered cells in the eye to be light sensitive that were not

Scientists at UCL (University College London) have measured responses to pain in the brains of premature babies and have shown that they are likely to experience 'true' pain rather than simply di

Patient safety incidents in American hospitals grew from 1.18 million to 1.24 million among the 40 million hospitalizations covered under the Medicare program, and incidents varied widely from st

Takeda Global Research & Development Center (TGR&D) today announced that the company has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) for an extended-release version of the combination medication ACTOp

According to the National Cancer Institute, ovarian cancer causes more deaths than any other cancer of the female reproductive system. An estimated 20,180 new cases of ovarian cancer are expected

NBC's Nightly News on Friday examined the increase in U.S. women's claims that they have been fired because of pregnancy discr

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International researchers have developed a prediction model to assist doctors in determining the chance of recurrence of cancer in high-risk breast cancer patients who have undergone a mastectomy

According to a recent analysis of government data, children who drank 100 percent juice had healthier overall diets than non-juice consumers and consumed more total fruits, fiber and key nutrients

The role of evolution in science education, how bacteria can help solve the energy crisis, the long-term health effects of Hurricane Katrina, and how microbes communicate and coordinate with each

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More than 80% of HIV-positive people in Russia are under age 30, Bertil Lindblad, UNAIDS country representative, said at a news conference

In an article published in the April issue of the prestigious Nature Reviews Genetics, two experts at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University sum up the achievements, challenges an

Malaria kills a child every thirty seconds in Sub-Saharan Africa, according to recent estimates. It is a huge problem currently threatening over 40% of the world's population and still on the incr

Inaccurate or misleading headlines and reporting about the recent NIH panel on cesarean delivery for maternal request will exacerbate the harm unnecessary surgery causes women, said the American C

The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has re-launched its website to provide a comprehensive, user-friendly, authoritative and up-to-date source of information on public

Tyler Dunlap, a 27-year-old newlywed in San Francisco, is just one of the many American men eagerly awaiting the results of a large clinical trial in India.The trial is studying a new m

Cervical cancers that take up a lot of blood sugar, or glucose, are more resistant to treatment than those that are less glucose-hungry, according to research at Washington University School of M

New York gubernatorial candidate William Weld (R) on Tuesday said he favored reducing Medicaid spending in order to eliminate the state income tax for people with annual incomes less than $75,000

The Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday announced that it plans to subpoena 190 drug companies in an investigation of possible anti-competitive