From live mice to raw meat, magic slow spinning NMR technique reveals hidden biologyRICHLAND, Wash - This story is unabashedly all spin. What's the angle? Why, magic. Its subject-a mouse

Statement of John L Kirkwood, President and CEO American Lung Association Now is not the time to abandon the truth campaign,

Scientists at the US Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory and the Albert Einstein College of Medicine have produced the first molecular-scale images of DNA binding to an adenoviru

For the latest prescribing information, healthcare professionals need look no further than the new edition of the British National Formulary (BNF 48) published today.BNF 48 is the first

Company Promotes Environmental Conservation & Sustainable Development as part of Oil Production Strategy in Biologically Rich RegionCaracas, Venezuela - Working to protect one of the Cari

The WHO (World Health Organization) says it is much more concerned about the spread of bird flu (avian flu) than it is about SARS. It says that unless Asian countries take more preventative actio

As the Atlantic Coast endures its annual hurricane season, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) offers tips on how to minimize possible mental and emotional effects of trauma caused by destr

USA - HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson today approved plans that allow Minnesota and Hawaii to save money on prescription drugs by forming joint purchasing pools for their state Medicaid programs, the

We've all heard about the low carb diet and the no carb diet - now it's time for the 'good' carb diet. A new regime is being hailed by doctors as a healthier alternative to the controvers

Babies born to cocaine users fared better socially, emotionally and intellectually if they were cared for during their first two years by people who were not their parents, says a new study.

Thailand's Ministry of Health reported today one recent human death caused by avian influenza A (H5N1). The case was an 18-year-old male, who had been exposed to sick chickens. He was from

Doctors and nurses with HIV and AIDS in sub-Saharan Africa, BMJ Volume 329, pp.584-5A culture of 'secrecy and silence' clouds the true picture of AIDS related deaths among doctors in So

The Food Standards Agency, UK, has received an application to approve a lycopene-rich tomato extract as a novel food ingredient. The extract is a lycopene oleoresin produced from re

AMA (Australian Medical Association) President, Dr Bill Glasson, today, on World Suicide Prevention Day, calls for greater community understanding and cooperation to prevent over two thousand peop

The UK Department of Health is today issuing the latest information about the numbers of known cases of Creutzfeldt Jakob disease. This includes cases of variant Creutzfeldt Jakob disease (vCJD)

A definitive guide to modernising clinical and managerial practice in the NHS (National Health Service) - The 10 High Impact Changes for Service Improvement and Delivery - was launched by Sir Nige

This week marks the 10 year anniversary of the landmark Cairo Conference on population and development. In 1994, officials, experts and activists from 179 countries drew up a 20 year plan to del

A partnership of twenty organisations will today launch a joint manifesto, '17 million reasons', at the House of Commons setting out a shared vision for people living with long-term chronic condit

New data showed that EXUBERA® (inhaled insulin) was effective and well tolerated in controlling blood glucose levels over a two-year period in patients with Type 2 diabetes. The results were prese

According to two separate posters presented this week, moderate to advanced Parkinson's disease (PD) patients who added AGILECT® (rasagiline mesylate) to their levodopa therapy experienced a redu

Abbott Laboratories introduced the FreeStyle Mini™ and Precision Xceed blood glucose monitoring systems for Europe at the 40th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes

The pneumococcal conjugate vaccine, which has been routinely given to young children since 2000, reduces the incidence of middle ear infection and pneumonia, a new study shows. This highlights t

New data show combination therapy helps patients to achieve aggressive international treatment goals in a real-life setting. New data being presented at the 40th Annual Meeting of the Eur

As doctors' time is precious it is imperative that they don't waste hours reading articles of little clinical importance. A study published today in BMC Medicine, rates 170 medical titles accordin

A planned-care method of providing primary care for children with asthma can significantly reduce symptoms and need for emergency medications, according to a study published in the September iss

This is an exciting time for cancer research. We have gained remarkable new knowledge about the exact steps necessary for cancer cells to grow, divide, and spread. This has opened the door for new

A major international study from 52 countries quantifying the major risk factors for heart attack-and to identify any regional differences from different parts of the world or among particular eth

A computer database designed to help biomedical scientists identify and exploit the weak spots in scores of deadly microorganisms will be established with an $18 million contract from the National

Investigators at LA BioMed have identified a novel disease mechanism underlying rheumatoid arthritis that may open the door to new therapies for this and other debilitating autoimmune disorders.

John Snow, MD (1813--1858), a legendary figure in epidemiology, provided one of the earliest examples of using epidemiologic methods to identify risk for disease and recommend preventive action (1