Dr Kristen M. Harris, chief of the Synapses and Cell Signaling Program at the Medical College of Georgia, has received the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke's Javits Neurosc

Curbing enzyme activity in fatty tissue can lead to weight loss and lower blood sugar levels, according to researchers at Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan. The researc

Postmenopausal women who take combination estrogen-plus-progestin hormone-replacement therapy for one year experience a twofold increase in breast density - a known risk factor for breast cancer

A new study that will look at 50,000 sisters of women diagnosed with breast cancer opened today for enrollment across the United States. The Sister Study, conducted by the National Institute of E

If you wait up to two minutes before cutting the umbilical cord during a premature birth you may be helping reduce the risk of bleeding in the brain of the newborn baby, say scientists.

In a discovery that could give physicians more control over the actions of medications, researchers at Duke University Medical Center have developed a novel drug pair - a potent anti-coagulant wi

CDC/Aventis Pasteur Collaborate To Ship More Than 2 Million Doses of Influenza Vaccine to Providers Who Serve High-Priority GroupsMore than 2 million doses of influenza vaccine were ship

Northwestern University has received a major grant from the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) to advance technologies in the field of islet cell replacement for the treatment of type 1

There might be more to sports in college than building team spirit and camaraderie. According to a study of college-aged students (ages 17-21), young Caucasian adults may require more moderate to

TV commercials for junk food may display a red light warning if UK ministers succeed in implementing new measures aimed at reducing childhood obesity.The proposals are set to be includ

The Attorney's Office, USA, has started an investigation into the suspension of Chiron's Liverpool Plant's manufacturing licence which led to a flu vaccine crisis in the USA and a less serious sh

Epilepsia, the official publication of the International League Against Epilepsy, recently published a one-year follow-up study that finds some post-surgical epilepsy patients have a significant

New multi-center randomized controlled study provides hope to millions with uncontrolled hypertensionWith fewer than 1 in 3 Americans with hypertension successfully controlling his or her

With medical liability insurance premiums skyrocketing, the role of a physician expert witness and how they can contribute to increasing malpractice costs is certainly controversial. Love them or

The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has published a book about its presidential portraits. The fully illustrated, colour, 24-page Presidents Portraits by Dr Helen Sapper of

Researchers at Duke University Medical Center have found a slightly elevated risk of ischemic stroke due to a blood clot in the brain in patients treated with tamoxifen - a drug commonly prescr

As soon as the US authorities realised they were not getting 50% of their flu jab supplies from Chiron, Liverpool, UK, they turned to a French company, Aventis Pasteur for back up supplies. Why

The Ministry of Health of Honduras and a Support Group for the Introduction of Rotavirus Vaccine have signed an agreement to compile data and evaluate the possibility of using new vaccines agains

A half day seminar for General Practitioners and their Practice Managers organised by the BMA Leeds office together with ACAS as a service to the members of the BMA. Venues and times

The CHEST Foundation announced today it will hold its annual Making a Difference awards dinner this year on October 23 in Seattle, WA. The dinner will recognize 22 physicians from around the wo

Northwestern University researchers have discovered a mechanism that may help to explain how angiogenesis inhibitors work on normal, blood vessel-forming endothelial cells, but not on insidious,

Over 170,000 Canadians donate a record $19 million in the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation CIBC Run for the CureMore than 170,000 Canadians, many of them survivors, ran, walked, cheered

Boston University, Carnegie Mellon University, and the University of Washington have received National Science Foundation (NSF) awards totaling $36.5 million over the next 3 years to establish Sci

Giving flu vaccine to toddlers in the spring and fall guards against infection and is easier on parents than the fall schedule of two doses administered a month apart, found researchers from Duke

New research from the United States has opened up the prospect that gossypol - a drug refined from cottonseed oil and previously tried and abandoned as a male contraceptive - could boost the effec

A five-year study conducted in multiple centers nationwide revealed that a type of radiofrequency method used in treating heart rhythm disorders is very safe and effective in children. Pa

If you missed your morning coffee and now you have a headache and difficulty concentrating, you might be able to blame it on caffeine withdrawal. In general, the more caffeine consumed, the more s

The risks and benefits of drinking alcoholScientists, doctors and the media have taken two sides to the debate over the positive and negative effects of alcohol consumption. While excess

As part of the BMA's 'Breathe better in Scotland' campaign, senior doctors today (Wednesday 29 September) delivered 1000 letters from doctors in Scotland calling on the First Minister, Jack McConn

Keynote speaker Bengt Saltin bridges latest research, historic U.S.-European physiology, mentoring at APS exercise meeting, Oct. 6-9BETHESDA, Md. (Sept. 28, 2004) - Bengt Saltin, keynote