A ubiquitous bacterial strain thought to be uninvolved in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in fact is responsible for 2-4 million flare-ups of the condition that occur annually in the

Although patients generally prefer to be home instead of the hospital to recover from serious illness, a new review of studies finds that hospital-at-home programs common in Europe and Australia

A new review of studies confirms that the drug metformin should be in the first line of defense against type 2 diabetes. Using metformin alone can improve control of blood glucose, while

A major new online resource for everyone interested in health and social care was launched today by the King's Fund. With hundreds of free publications, articles and briefings, and links to over 2

Diabetes: Living My Best Life(R) is informed by Social Cognitive Theory to address the self-care and educational needs of African American women with type 2 diabetes. HealthMark staff

Cyberonics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CYBX) today announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)approved the Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) Therapy System for the adjunctivelong-term tr

Novo Nordisk today announced its GlucaGen(R) HypoKit(R) (glucagon [rDNA origin] for injection), is now available for use to treat severe hypoglycemic reactions that may occur in individuals who ha

Statins, those medications that can be life savers for people who need to reduce blood cholesterol, are not associated with a reduction in the risk of dementia. According to a paper published in t

In the first study to assess a connection between cases of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and asthma, in the same population, over the same time period, researchers found that patients who

In a 17-year experiment on Vermont's Camel's Hump, three Dartmouth researchers find that lead moves very slowly though the soil. Using the highly accurate technique of isotopic analysis for the fi

Over 1.2 million seriously disabled Americans under age 65--including as many as 400,000 without health insurance--are currently in the two-year waiting period for Medicare coverage, according to

Recipients of kidneys from living people are reluctant to accept them before discussions with their donorsRecipients of kidneys from living people are reluctant to accept them before discussions

Current recommendations for prescribing antidepressants should be reconsidered, argue mental health experts in this week's BMJ. Most people with depression are initially treated with anti

Health Affairs July/August issue: The July/August issue of the journal focuses on health spending worldwide.

Figures released today in Health Minister Rosie Winterton's speech tothe National Mental Health Nursing Conference, show mental health isno longer the 'Cinderella service' of the NHS, with recor

The New York Times on Wednesday examined Sen Hillary Rodham Clinton's (D-NY) changing views on certain issues, including abortion, as she begins her re-election campaign for the Senate. Since she

Attorneys for the Tennessee Justice Center on Monday questioned state Finance Commissioner Dave Goetz about an estimated $600 million the state has but does not plan to spend this year, which some

In the first report of its kind, Pennsylvania hospitals reported 11,668 confirmed hospital-acquired infections in 2004, according to a Research Brief titled Hospital-acquired Infections in Pennsyl

The NHS Confederation has welcomed the key finding of the Healthcare Commission's report on NHS day surgery services in England that many hospital trusts have improved these services over the last

The Food Standards Agency has received 500 dossiers from the supplements industry providing information on vitamins and minerals to enable the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to make safety

Expanded newborn screening is now required by law in dozens of states, but most infants still are not covered by the full panel of 29 tests recommended by experts, according to the March of Dimes

The 2005 Alzheimer Award is being presented to Hideo Hara, MD and Takeshi Tabira, MD, PhD, in recognition of their outstanding work published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease (IOS Press, Volu

Reporting in the July 18 issue of The Journal of Experimental Medicine, a group of scientists in Wurzburg, Germany show that the lack of a blood clotting protein may protect against clogged arteri

Researchers at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), part of the National Institutes of Health, have discovered a genetically controlled brain mechanism responsible for social behavior i

I think we are at the beginning of an exponential increase in the number of, what I call, real validated cancer targets that are going to come along …We also need to link those therapies to the u

The Financial Times on Wednesday profiled the lack of medical workers in Malawi, a country that epitomizes the problem that brain drain causes for many of Africa's health care systems. There are

A calcium-rich diet can prevent the reduction of bone mass and therefore lessen the increased risk of osteoporosis that could be caused by the use of oral contraceptive pills, according to a study

NitroMed officials on Thursday announced that they have set the price for the heart failure medication BiDil at $1.80 per pill -- a higher price than analysts expected and almost twice the price o

Since 2002, the Bush administration has withheld $34 million annually in funding for the... United Nations Population Fund, saying that because

A new study of the disease burden of dengue fever in Malaysia strengthens the case for development of a vaccine against the mosquito-borne illness. Despite the nation's efforts at treatme