Scientists at the University of York have played a crucial role in developing a way of using plants to clean up land contaminated by explosives. The research, by a team led by Professor N

The beneficial effects of long-term treatment with inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) in childhood asthma have been documented beyond any doubt. However, potentially important side-effects of

Panic disorder serves as a clinical model for testing whether mental stress can lead to cardiovascular disease. In cardiological management, panic disorder readily provides case material for recu

Researchers have made progress in treating people already living with HIV/AIDS, but when it comes to preventing the virus' spread, success is spotty, the

The Illinois House Human Services Committee on Thursday approved 9-3 a bill (

Investigators at Dartmouth's Thayer School of Engineering, the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, and the biotechnology firm GlycoFi, Inc., report a breakthrough in using yeast to produce antibod

In a multifaceted study involving the Kuna Indians of Panama, an international team of scientists has pinpointed a chemical compound that is, in part, responsible, for the heart-healthy benefits o

The risk of bone fracture resulting from falls increases as we age due to bone loss and osteoporosis. Physicians have routinely prescribed vitamin D and vitamin D-related drugs to retard bone loss

Researchers have identified a new and unusual tumor suppressor gene that may be important in cancers of the lung and head and neck. The study shows that restoring the inactivated gene can slow the

Stereotypes about who will use online support groups are wrong, according to research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The researchers found that age, income and education did not predict p

Thirty-three state Legislatures likely will consider bills similar to a law enacted la

The Los Angeles Times on Thursday profiled HIV-positi

In 1918, nearly 40 million people died in a flu pandemic. Three such pandemics have occurred during the last 100 years. When a new strain of flu infects people, the infection can spread a

Aspirin can significantly reduce the risk of cardiovascular events -- a combined endpoint including stroke, heart attack and death due to cardiovascular disease -- in both men and women, according

The New York Times on Monday exa

The Bush administration is taking concrete steps to expand the so-called global gag rule -- which bans U.S. funding from going to international organizations that discuss or provide abortion s

CMS this weekend sent a directive to insurers that offer Medicare prescription drug benefit plans, instructing them that they are required to provide beneficiaries a 30-day emergency supply of any

Guidant Corporation (NYSE: GDT) and Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) todayannounced that they have reached a new agreement whereby Johnson & Johnsonwill acquire Guidant for $24.2 billion in fully d

An article in this month's issue of the JOURNAL OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY OF MEDICINE examines the Government's commitment to reduce the NHS waiting list time to 18 weeks. The Government has

In an important new longitudinal study forthcoming in the Feb. 2006 issue of the American Journal of Education, researchers draw on a nationally representative sample of more than 8,000 kindergart

FDA as early as Thursday is expected to announce new guidelines for the early stages of drug development, including eased restrictions on the production of small batches of experimental drugs and

Mark Solms, founding Director of the Neuro-Psychoanalysis Centre will be lecturing on May 6th at 10 AM at the New York Psychoanalytic Institute at Centre (247 East 82nd Street, New York, NY 10028)

Love and lust, passion and affection, are fundamental ways of relating. How can neuroscience inform psychoanalytic thinking on these essential matters, and how can psychoanalytic insight further n

Elsevier publishes Journal of Endodontics in January 2006.World-leading scientific and medical publisher Elsevier is pleased to announce that it has formed a publishing partnership with t

FDA on Tuesday granted an accelerated review for a microbicide gel developed by Australian pharmaceutical company Starpharma

Up to 10 million female fetuses might have been aborted in India over the past 20 years and about 500,000 female fetuses continue to be aborted annually, according to a study published in the Jan.

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on Sunday examined state-m

The rate of uninsured children in Louisiana fell from 11% in 2003 to 7.6% last year, significantly lower than the national average, according to a

AFL-CIO on Thursday announced an effort to pursue legislation in 31 states that would require large corporations to spend a percentage

Tokyo (JCN) - Japanese food conglomerate Kagome announced on January 5 that it will launch a lactic acid bacteria beverage series, Labre, on March 14. The new product, which contains lact