Facilities should be properly regulated and patients properly informed before cosmetic procedures can be performed - Chief Medical Officer Professor Sir Liam Donaldson today outlined a s

ASGE summit, March 10-11, Rancho Mirage, CA, USA - Innovation, research and emerging endoscopic techniques are some of the topics that will be discussed at Future Vision 2005, hosted b

Autism diagnoses are growing at the alarming rate of 10 to 17 percent per year, according to the U.S. Department of Education and other federal agencies. It is estimated that the number of Americ

Defect in neuroligin gene disrupts firing of neurons and may result in autism - The causes of autism have long remained a mystery, but new research from Columbia University Medical Center

PYONGYANG - The United Nations World Food Programme said that in 2005 it needs 500,000 tonnes of commodities, valued at US$202 million, to assist 6,500,000 particularly hungry North Koreans.

The UK Department of Health today launched a new campaign to raise public awareness about the need for egg and sperm donation. The campaign encourages men and women to donate sperm and eggs in or

Findings highlight need for improved doctor/ patient communication about important preventive therapy - Preliminary survey results released today by the American College of Preventive Med

University of Pittsburgh researcher reports results of randomized trial of new approach at Society for Thoracic Surgery meeting - Patients with severe congestive heart failure who had ex

KOBE - With exceptionally generous help from Japan and other donors, no child who survived the Asian tsunami should die from hunger. Children suffered most in this tsunami, but with better early

Consultation on the NHS Pension Scheme Review for Scotland starts today (24 January 2005) with the publication of the long awaited consultation document. The BMA will be collecting the views of

The common use of anti-inflammatory steroids for traumatic head injuries like those from car crashes may actually increase the risk of death, according to a new review of studies about the treatm

Mums to be have known for some time that what they eat when pregnant affects their unborn child but now researchers at the University of Nottingham believe that our mothers' diet during pregnancy

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an agency of the Department of Health and Human Services, today announced new federal guidelines for the use of antiretroviral drugs to preve

Forum to address health as foreign policy issue - More and more health policy challenges stretch across borders, and even powerful nations like the US have found that they can no longer

If you're a middle-aged guy who's packed on the pounds and now is battling to take them off, it's a 50-50 shot that your jeans are fitting tighter because of your genes, according to a Saint Loui

When choosing a doctor based on increasingly popular doctor report cards, patients should be aware that the areas in which physicians are graded are not always clear-cut, according to researche

According to conventional wisdom, old dogs and new tricks aren't a good match. But a new study of beagles finds that regular physical activity, mental stimulation, and a diet rich in antioxidants

The latest findings in cancer vaccine development suggest that cancer vaccines may have two modes of action; specific immunization and non-specific activation of immune cells paralyzed by the tu

A Message from Minister Dosanjh and Minister Bennett - National Non-Smoking Week, held from January 16 to 22, provides an excellent opportunity to reflect on Canada's recent achievements in tobac

Three University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers helped the Bush administration formulate important policy decisions on mobility and transportation issues for the elderly by participating in

An FDA advisory panel said 'no' to Merck's request that its statin, Mevacor, become an OTC (over-the-counter) drug. The panel voted 20 against and 3 in favour of the request. What the advisory

After Delay In Planned Announcement - In a letter sent Tuesday to National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director, Dr. Elias A. Zerhouni, the Alliance for Taxpayer Access, an informal coali

The governor of Florida, Jeb Bush, would like to see private insurers manage a large part of Florida's Medicaid Program. J Bush says the current system is costly and inflexible. His pro

Markos Kyprianou, European Commissioner for Health and Consumer Protection, has called for mental health to be given a higher political priority in Europe. Speaking ahead of the WHO Ministerial C

The chairman of the BMA (British Medical Association) in Scotland has this week written to the Presiding Officer suggesting that the Scottish Parliament smoking room for staff and MSPs be closed

More expensive pacemakers that pace the heart's upper and lower chambers are worth the extra cost because they can reduce the risk of hospitalization and disability in patients with heart dise

The National Institutes of Health announces the 2005 NIH Director's Pioneer Award, a key component of the NIH Roadmap for Medical Research. The Pioneer Award supports scientists of exce

INDIANAPOLIS - Treatment for spinal cord injury leading to paralysis continues to stymie physicians but a clinical trial at the Indiana University School of Medicine reported in the January issue

Below is a news release on a policy statement appearing in the the January issue of Pediatrics, the peer-reviewed, scientific journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).CHICAGO

Claude Allen's selection as the Assistant to the President for Domestic Policy is a loss for the Department of Health and Human Services, but it is clearly a tremendous gain for America. As the D