Young-Huen Jee, Ph.D., a post-doctoral fellow at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, recently received a $50,000 fellowship award from the Hob Family Foundation to support her research of t

Young-Huen Jee, Ph.D., a post-doctoral fellow at Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix, recently received a $50,000 fellowship award from the Hob Family Foundation to support her research of t

The undue influence of financial deals with lobbyists can create tension between the legal and ethical duty of a legislator, and similar corruptive influences exist in the medical professio

Mary Agnes Carey, associate editor of CQ HealthBeat, addresses congressional reaction to Presi

FDA officials on Friday said they are considering postponing the mandatory start date for a program that seeks to reduce the number of pregnant w

Pulmonary hypertension (PH) describes a group of chronic, prolonged crippling and fatal vascular diseases. It is characterized by high blood pressure in the lung vessels leading to right heart fa

Several editorials, an opinion piece and a letter to the editor recently addressed the new Medicare prescription drug benefit. Summaries appear below. Editorials

This new portal - made by doctors and for doctors - is meant to be the doctors' dominant forum for world wide professional discussion and share of knowledge. The portal has, among many other thing

While news about child abuse and children suffering in the face of natural disasters regularly makes headlines around the world and stories often emphasize the need to protect children because the

Intimate kissing with multiple partners almost quadruples a teenager's risk of meningococcal disease, finds a study published online by the BMJ today.Meningococcal disease is a life thre

The following highlights recent news of state actions on women's health issues. Abortion Regulations California: Supporters of

Pulmonary emphysema is caused primarily by cigarette smoking, and the underlying cellular mechanisms are thought to involve smoke-induced activation of tissue degrading enzymes known as proteases.

When it comes to candy, it is out of sight, out of the mouth, a Cornell University researcher finds. The study finds that women eat more than twice as many Hershey Kisses when they are in

Ventracor (ASX: VCR) today announced the 50th implant of its VentrAssist left ventricular assist device (LVAD). The implant of the 50th VentrAssist coincides with reaching the enrolment target of

Excitement is building towards the 5th European Conference of top breast cancer specialists and advocacy groups from around the world. EBCC takes place every two years and is the only one of its

New research from Columbia University Medical Center has shown that the destruction of the gums can start in diabetic children as young as six years old. While the link between diabetes and perio

Low-income African American teen girls in Chicago continue to be at high risk for contracting HIV, but the risk decreases when their mothers teach them about the dangers of the disease, according

Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri (R) on Monday announced a multipart, multimillion dollar proposal that would create a state-subsidized health insurance program for the uninsured and low-wage worke

Seven per cent of men having a heart attack drove themselves to hospital and only 60 per cent went by ambulance, according to research published in the latest Journal of Advanced Nursing.

Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-Oakland) responded to the release today of the second annual report of the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR). Lee was a coauthor of the bipartisan l

The North Carolina GlaxoSmithKline Foundation has awarded $1.65 million to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University for a collaborative partnership to address four pres

A new tool to predict epidemics of malaria up to five months in advance has been developed by a scientist at the University of Liverpool.The model uses predictions of climate variabilit

Clear labelling on shop-bought alcohol, showing the alcohol units contained and health advice, may not be effective in promoting sensible drinking, says a letter in this week's BMJ.In a

The European Association of Urology (EAU) is an association with approx. 8,000 members (European urologists) and a Central Office in The Netherlands. The EAU is the link for more than 16,000 urolo

Isabelle Dinoire, the first person to receive a face transplant, said 'I now have a face like everyone else' in her first news conference held today in Amiens, France. Isabelle had a face

New Brunswick, NJ-- A common, but often undocumented, truism among college students is that they are likely to gain 15 pounds during their freshman year. But now a new study at Rutgers' Cook Coll

Results of a new study support the hypothesis that chronic periodontal infection increases the risk of developing preeclampsia in pregnant women. This study printed in February's issue of the Jou

The following summarizes news coverage of recent medical malpractice developments in two states. Arizona: Ariz

The net cost to the federal government of the Medicare prescription drug benefit in 2006 is projected to be $30.5 billion, 20% less than the government's previous estimate of $38.1 billion,

The moral issue[s] surrounding condom promotion in Zanzibar are hampering efforts to reduce the spread of HIV,