Cancer researchers at Jefferson Medical College and the Kimmel Cancer Center at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia have found that zinc treatment may help prevent esophageal and oral can

Smaller lymph nodes commonly seen on abdominal CT scans in healthy people are not clinically significant and require no further imaging, a new study confirms. The study was performed because th

Traditionally viewed as supporting actors, cells known as glia may be essential for the normal development of nerve cells responsible for hearing and balance, according to new University of Utah

Depression can double the risk of death or repeat heart disease in heart attack patients, according to two reviews of more than 40 studies that examine the link between depression and heart disea

Researchers have known for a decade that the p53 tumor suppressor gene is important for killing cells as they proliferate under low-oxygen conditions inside tumors. As tumors grow they outstrip t

The World Food Program says 144,970 people have died in the earthquake tsunami disaster of South East Asia. -- Countries where WFP is assisting tsunami victims or assessing damages and ne

As new information provides a clearer picture of the full extent of the Indian Ocean disaster Australia will continue to increase its support for the international relief effort. The eno

Following tsunamis, US$40 million urgently needed to avert public health disaster - The World Health Organization (WHO) today said urgent action is needed to address the emerging public

According to officials in Viet Nam, a 16 year old girl has the H5N1 bird (avian) flu virus. She is from Tay Ninh province (southern part of the country). She came into hospital last Sunday with

A 10-year-old Iraqi boy who had a second operation on his left eye at a Tokyo hospital two weeks ago was discharged Tuesday, hospital officials said. Mohamad Haytham Saleh, whose eye was

University of Utah gets grants for devices to help paralyzed people - University of Utah researchers have won about $6.7 million in federal grants to develop wireless electrodes that woul

Lessons from the consumer use study of OTC Mevacor - Despite the proven benefits of statins, large numbers of patients meeting guideline criteria for therapy are not receiving these drug

US political landscape, flu vaccine shortage, and potholes in information Superhighway - From the re-election of George W Bush to the closure of key emergency rooms, significant moments i

Plan Sri Lanka's Program Reports From Southern Coast of Sri Lanka, one third of dead are children, millions are homeless - Plan Sri Lanka's Program Unit Manager R W W Wijerathne reports

A series of earthquakes and resultant tsunamis have hit Southeast Asia causing serious damage, loss of life and large-scale damage to local infrastructures destroying health facilities. In the co

ALZA Corporation today announced that it has submitted a new drug application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for dapoxetine hydrochloride a new treatment for premature ejaculatio

Side Effects is an independent feature film written and directed by Kathleen Slattery-Moschkau. The film is a satirical look at the pharmaceutical industry. This story is actually kathl

A new study says cancer surgery performed at a medical center designated by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) as a center of excellence is associated with less risk of death soon after surger

Worldwide, the production and consumption of foods derived from genetically modified crops (GM crops) is rising rapidly. However, in Europe only 58.000 hectares are planted with one GM crop (inse

There is a connection between exposure of domestic cleaning products and wheezing in toddlers, which is an early sign of asthma, according to new research. The study of 14,000 children u

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today cleared for marketing the first laboratory test system that will allow physicians to consider unique genetic information from patients in selecting me

The latest vaccine uptake data from the Health Protection Agency shows that over 94% of all children in the UK reaching 2 years of age are being protected against diphtheria, tetanus, whooping co

State Rep Don Walko, D-North Side, said Pennsylvania should join a prescription drug importation program despite a negative report that the Bush administration issued Wednesday. If the

HHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, in partnership with the Council of State Governments, today released Diabetes Care Quality Improvement: A Resource Guide for State Action and its

A team led by Johns Hopkins scientists has found the first clear evidence that the process behind the human immune system's remarkable ability to recognize and respond to a million different prot

The US Department of Energy Joint Genome Institute (JGI), culminating a 16-year effort, has completed its share of the Human Genome Project with the publication of the DNA sequence and analysis

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Fit, well-fed male field crickets die young because they spend too much time courting members of the opposite sex, according to research by Australian scientists in the latest

Alcohol consumption rises around Christmas by a wider margin in the UK than any other leading Western country, according to a new survey.Alcohol consumption in the UK goes up by 41 per ce

Residents of Taiwan who consumed drinking water with high levels of arsenic have a higher risk of lung cancer, with cigarette smokers from this group having an even greater risk, according to a s

Researchers at the University of Toronto have developed a new technique that enables them to examine the genetic material of cells in greater detail than ever before, a finding that could lead to