The rates of chronic disability in older Americans has been substantially overestimated by about forty percent, researchers at Yale School of Medicine report in the December 12 Archives of Interna

Half of Americans aged 55-64 have high blood pressure - a major risk factor for heart disease and stroke - and two in five are obese, according to Health, United States, 2005, the government's ann

Abbott announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new indication for Depakote(R) ER (divalproex sodium extended-release tablets) for the treatment of acute manic or

The Wall Street Journal on Friday examined how the oil and pharmaceutical industries could end up colliding as the House and Senate begin negotiations on a budget deficit reduction

Benjamin Franklin's myriad contributions as scientist, inventor, publisher and statesman will be back in the spotlight in coming months as America celebrates his 300th birthday on Jan. 17, 2006.

Duke University biochemists aided by Duke computer scientists and computational chemists have identified the likely way two key enzymes dock in an intricate three-dimensional puzzle-fit to regulat

Researchers have discovered how a brain enzyme important in the development and maintenance of learning and memory also plays a key role in the death of neurons in neurodegenerative disorder such

The Minnesota Department of Human Services is planning to drop some HIV/AIDS patients who owe the state between $500 and $1,000 in cost-sharing payments from the state's AIDS Drug Assistance Progr

Chinese authorities have confirmed that a 10-year-old girl has bird flu. Experts are mystified as the area she lives in, Ziyuan County, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, China, is free of infected

NIH/CSR pilot study for new investigators begins early 2006 The National Institutes of Health (NIH) today announced a pilot effort to significantly shorten its peer reviews of research gr

During an angioplasty procedure, a stent may be placed in the vessel to keep it open, but conventional metal stents often become overgrown with scar tissue. Now a study confirms that medic

South Africa will be the host of the 19th World Diabetes Congress organized by the International Diabetes Federation in Cape Town from 3 to 7 December 2006. The only global congress relat

Plaid Cymru - The Party of Wales expressed a cautious welcome to the latest waiting list figures from the Labour Assembly Government. Plaid Cymru's Shadow Health Minister Rhodri Glyn Thom

Hundreds of international health experts on Sunday gathered in Abuja, Nigeria, to launch the 14th International Conference on HIV/AID

Mary Agnes Carey, associate editor of CQ HealthBeat, examines funding to prepare for a flu pand

The Washington state Basic Health Plan, which offers reduced-cost health insurance to about 102,400 low income residents, has insufficient information on the effectiveness of its policies and prac

People with high blood pressure and their doctors have a new reason to work at controlling this common but high-risk condition: As patients get older, they might otherwise have worse-than-normal p

The Institute for OneWorld Health, the first nonprofit pharmaceutical company in the U.S., today announced that it has received a US$30 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to in

The number of people on NHS waiting lists in England has fallen below800,000 for the first time, new figures released today by theDepartment of Health have shown. The figures show that

When given a standard three-drug antiretroviral regimen, AIDS patients in Haiti have similar treatment responses as AIDS patients in the U.S., according to a study published Thursday in the

A biohybrid system is created, in which networks of neuronal cells are reconstructed on silicon chips and interfaced to a microfluidic system. Control over the network architecture and ali

The scientific community should take an active role in improving the day-to-day lives of sex workers by using evidence-based research to pilot harm-reduction strategies, assess existing approaches

While a majority of pediatricians intends to recommend vaccination for human papillomavirus for children as young as nine years old, some are concerned over parents' roles in encouraging education

The American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM) will hold its 2006 Annual Convention and Preconvention Program at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, DC, Thursday through Sunday

The International Herald Tribune on Sunday examined a possible resurgence of Thailand's HIV/AIDS epidemic, according to Mechai Viravaidya, a Thai senator and HIV/AIDS advocate. Even the threat

The New York Times on Sunday examined how the approval of a rapid at-home HIV test might affect the dating culture in the U.S. Bethlehem, Pa.-based

The Washington Post on Thursday examined the emotional debate among women's health advocates, hospital staff and physicians about whether to allow women who previously have delivered through cae

Recent editorials and opinion pieces react to proposed federal Medicaid spending reductions. Summaries appear below.

Experts at Cardiff University, Wales, have developed machinery so sophisticated that they can drill a hole narrower than a human hair. Such precision has potentially major benefits in med

People suffering generalised social phobia experience increased brain activity when confronted with threatening faces or frightening social situations, new research shows. The finding cou