More than half of people treated for head and neck cancer were unable to return to work after treatment, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of Michigan Health System. R

A new noninvasive test shows potential for helping women with unexplained chest pain, according to a study published in the June 22 journal Circulation. The test points out those women whose heart

First discovered in abundance three years ago, scientists around the world are racing to find and study microRNAs -- tiny strands of ribonucleic acid (RNA) that regulate gene expression in plants

Patients who undergo brain surgery to treat aneurysms are at risk for permanent brain damage, but a protective cooling system is now being tested at Rush University Medical Center to reduce or eli

Researchers take critical first step toward using animal tissue transplants to treat kidney failure.St. Louis, June 21, 2004 -- Growing new organs to take the place of damaged or diseased

Men with type 2 diabetes who have difficulty achieving an erection could have heart disease and not realize it, according to a report in today's rapid access issue of Circulation: Journal of the A

New drugs that induce Stat3's anti-inflammatory effect might help COPD patientsANN ARBOR, Mich. - Inflammation, with its associated redness, swelling and pain, is a double-edged sword. It

Alzheimer's disease patients often have seemingly unrelated abnormalities in their brain cells. In the current issue of the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, researchers from the Departments of Medi

Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have developed a prototype for a new kind of implantable chip they believe could be adapted to serve as both a prosthetic retina for peopl

The NHS (National Health Service, UK) could reap more money from new inventions, pioneering treatments and medical equipment thanks to the appointment of Dr Marie Smith as the new Director of Inte

The MHRA (Medical and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency of the UK) was alerted to two advertisements for Calprofen and Calpol. One published in 'She' magazine was considered by the MHRA to giv

Infertile couples hoping to have children of their own following IVF treatment may have a better chance of success if the fertility drugs given in the early stages of treatment are administered ac

Leading international cardiology experts today called for the reduction of early morning blood pressure surge as a new therapeutic target for hypertensive patients. They warned that the early morn

Cigarette use is the leading preventable cause of death in the United States (1). One of the national health objectives for 2010 is to reduce the prevalence of current cigarette use among high sch

Boehringer Ingelheim announced the expansion of enrollment criteria in the international Compassionate Use Program to allow broader access to tipranavir for HIV-positive patients in desperate clin

Exanta(reg) (ximelagatran), a new anticoagulant and the first oral treatment in the new class of direct thrombin inhibitors (DTIs), is launched today in Germany in its first indication: the preven

UK Secretary of State for Health Dr John Reid, Chief Medical Officer Sir Liam Donaldson and Derek Wanless will be among the key speakers at the Health Development Agency's (HDA) second annual conf

AMA (Australian Medical Association) President, Dr Bill Glasson, said today that addressing childhood obesity should be just the starting point in a national campaign that combats obesity and poor

AMA (Australian Medical Association) President, Dr Bill Glasson, today repeated the AMA's call on the Government to introduce a volumetric tax on alcohol.With today being the first day of

What is body dysmorphic disorder? Body dysmorphic disorder, or BDD, is an obsessive-compulsive spectrum disorder in which an individual is preoccupied with a greatly exaggerated or completely imag

Bert Vogelstein, M.D., cancer researcher at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, has been chosen for the 2004 Prince of Asturias Award for Scientific and Tec

Just as the US government reported this spring that obesity is about to overtake tobacco as the No. 1 cause of death in America, researchers announced promising results for a new drug that could h

Providing dental care for the community is a team responsibility and each member of the dental team has a vital role to play in the promotion and maintenance of dental health. The focus o

The summer has arrived gloriously this year (for those in the Northern Hemisphere) and with it comes the start of the festival season. There are a huge number of festivals happening this summer an

Glaucoma is an eye disease in which the normal fluid pressure inside the eyes slowly rises, leading to vision loss--or even blindness. This brochure is about open-angle glaucoma, the most common f

A new study says the incidence of chemobrain, a widely reported side effect in women undergoing treatment for breast cancer, may be overestimated. Researchers found significant deficits in neuro

Cigarette smoking harms the body by raising cholesterol levels and blood pressure, as well as increasing the risk of cancer and cataracts. Smoking destroys certain vitamins and creates the need fo

Action on Smoking and Health tells us that a 30-year-old smoker can expect to live about 35 more years, whereas a 30-year-old nonsmoker can expect to live 53 more years. The children of a parent

The medical community seems divided about the appropriateness of flu vaccines. The Wall Street Journal suggests that there wasn't as much flu as there was advertising about the flu. Sidney Wolfe,

Commenting in response to reported contents of the forthcoming Treasury Public Service Agreement, Paul Ward, Deputy Chief Executive, Terrence Higgins Trust said: I am dismayed that the Treasury a