The white pill on the left will restore a person's health. The white pill on the right is advertised as being the same drug, but it costs half as much. But are they really the same - and

Most children with infective conjunctivitis (pinkeye) do not need treatment with an antibiotic, suggests a study published online on Wednesday June 22, 2005 by The Lancet. One in eight s

A study conducted by NYU School of Medicine researchers, in collaboration with the Wound Healing Program at Columbia University, sheds new light on the molecular mechanisms underlying the develop

For the first time ever, using laser tweezers, the mechanical properties of an individual fiber in a blood clot have been determined by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of M

Scientists will today explain to a meeting in London how their research has greatly improved our understanding of the flow of genetic material between organisms in the environment. Outcomes from

Unknown factors not linked to diet, smoking or poverty may make Scots people more prone to heart disease, research led by University of Edinburgh has revealed. The findings, which are published i

UC Irvine School of Medicine researchers have discovered how new neurons born from endogenous neural stem cells are sent to regions of the brain where they can replace old and dying cells, a find

The McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) has begun a program that will allowpatients who require dialysis to undergo the procedure at home while theysleep. The new therapy, known as nocturnal

Almost US$22 billion will be needed in 2008 to reverse spread of AIDS in the developing world, according to latest estimates. These figures feature in a new report on estimated funding needs prod

Researchers found the active ingredient in Viagra, also known assildenafil, helped children with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH)walk farther and breathe easier when taken over the course o

A person's prior knowledge of the geometry of faces affects his or her ability to estimate distance and complete visually guided reaching tasks according to a study published in the June issue of

Purdue University researchers may have isolated the substance most responsible for the tissue damage that follows initial spinal cord injury, a discovery that could also improve treatments for a

Scientists in the UK have proved that human embryonic stem cells can develop in the laboratory into the early forms of cells that eventually become eggs or sperm. Their work opens up the possibil

The leader of Scotland's GPs on Friday 17 June called on the Health Minister to listen to GPs and involve them when planning service change. Speaking at the annual conference of Local Me

Organon announced the launch of a clinical trial website - www.organon-trials.com - that will provide results of the company's completed trials and a registry of ongoing trials. The website will

Eli Lilly and Company and Alkermes, Inc reported detailed results from a Phase 2 clinical study of inhaled insulin in people with type 1 diabetes, showing that patients using the Lilly/Alkermes i

Aortic disease kills nearly 15,000 people in the United States each year, but the rarity and complexity of this deadly disorder make accurately diagnosing it difficult for doctors in the health-c

Ticks carry diseases that can be transmitted to humans and animals. In the U.S., there are 82 species of ticks that collectively can cause nine major diseases, according to the American College o

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved today the first blood test designed to help predict a patient's risk for ischemic stroke, the most common type of stroke and one of the nation's le

The air pollution in Central London and the London borough of Croydon is being forecast daily as part of a pioneering ESA-backed project. Around a thousand asthma sufferers and other v

The percentage of US residents with mental illnesses who are being treated for their condition has increased in the past 10 years, despite the fact that the number of U.S. residents diagnosed with

Researchers report today that regions of the human genome have been hotspots for acquiring duplicated DNA sequences - but only at specific time-points during evolution. It appears that long perio

The nation's top naturopathic physicians are convening in Phoenix to discuss the latest developments in this branch of the complementary and alternative medicine field, and hold their annual conv

A study of how the body expels parasitic worms has led to a surprising new discovery about the immune system that could help in the treatment of bowel cancer. Scientists investigating wh

Brains are marvels of diversity: no two look the same -- not even those of otherwise identical twins. Scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies may have found one explanation for th

An Italian referendum that would have repealed some aspects of a law that bans human embryonic stem cell research and restricts access to assisted reproductive technology failed on Monday because

In a small research laboratory at UT Southwestern Medical Center, a grainy, red movie of circling fighter jets emerges from a table-top black box, while nearby, a video of a rotating human heart

Research has found that individuals with alcohol and drug dependencies have a greater occurrence of injuries, hypertension, HIV, hepatitis, acid-related peptic disorders, liver cirrhosis, depress

The United States has the tools to significantly improve the care, cost and convenience of health care for all Americans but uses an antiquated information technology system that is inefficie

The HIV/AIDS epidemic in Burma -- also known as Myanmar -- is being fueled by a mixture of ignorance, denial and lack of government action, which is a dangerous cocktail that could result in a