New research shows calcium lowers your risk of developing colon polyps. Colorectal polyps, or adenomas, are bumps or fleshy tumors that develop on the inside lining of the colon that may become ca

Depending on your point of view, night and shift work can be a boon or a curse. On the plus side, working nights or unsociable hours gives you the time to do your own thing away from the crowds. B

If you smoke and you are under 35 you can still expect to live as long as someone who has never smoked if you quit now, a new study reveals. Researchers said that in their studies, only t

In northern Virginia health officials are puzzled by the deaths of two students and the hospitalisation of another student who is showing similar symptoms. Health officials say that the f

Many seniors in the USA are saying that the Medicare prescription drug card is not worth the paper it is written on, no mind the $30 people have to pay to get one. Many have noticed that they can

Fragrances are now used in almost every cleaning, laundry, and personal-care product on the market. Since people have been using perfumes for hundreds of years. It's reasonable to wonder why the p

Eyetech Pharmaceuticals, Incand Pfizer Inc announced that they have completed the filing of a New Drug Application (NDA) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Macugen(TM) (pegaptani

Women whose mothers took a synthetic oestrogen called Stilboestrol, known also as Diethylstilboestrol (DES) during pregnancy some three or four decades ago would not be in fear of contracting a ra

Children are our future, numbering over 2.3 billion worldwide (aged 0-19) and representing boundless potential. Child survival and development hinge on basic needs to support life; among these, a

This year for Father's Day, HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson urges families to give their dads who are Medicare beneficiaries the gift of savings on prescription drugs by helping them pursue Medica

The DSM-IV, the U.S. standard reference for psychiatry, includes over 300 different manifestations of mental illness. Psychiatrists themselves are in dispute over how common some of these conditio

Men are three times more likely to have a recurrence of a blood clot in the veins than women, say Austrian scientists in a new study. You can read about the risk of recurrent venous throm

There are many good reasons to take charge of your health. As we grow older, the risk of developing a chronic disease like cancer increases. Understanding what's normal for your body is an importa

Poor diet coupled with physical inactivity is quickly approaching tobacco use as the leading cause of death for Americans, a study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found.

Unlike the global erectile dysfunction drug market leader, Pfizer's Viagra (sildenafil), Bayer/GlaxoSmithKline's Levitra (vardenafil) appears to be of benefit to diabetic men, according to the res

Eating fruit has been found to reduce the risk of losing your eyesight in later life. In a study published in Archives of Ophthalmology, people who ate at least three servings of fruit per day wer

Researchers at National Jewish Medical and Research Center have identified a protein that inhibits the formation of new blood vessels. Combined with previous findings that the protein is depleted

Pregnant women who abuse alcohol may reduce the risk of birth defects in their babies by taking antioxidants during pregnancy, a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill study indicates. The n

A small Ohio study has offered the first published evidence that aggressively treating brain blood clots at their source soon after symptoms start can produce a good outcome for many stroke patien

Research published today by Terrence Higgins Trust shows overwhelming public support for sexual health and HIV to be made a priority for the NHS (national Health Service of the UK). It comes at a

Unless radical action is taken, one billion people will die from smoking-related diseases this century, Sir Richard Peto told the Royal Society for the Promotion of Health at its annual lecture. T

Once all but eradicated in the UK, tuberculosis has made a disturbing comeback in London in the last decade, now accounting for nearly half the UK's 7,000 cases. Untreated, TB can be fatal and its

The effects of a double blind, placebo controlled, artificial food colourings and benzoate preservative challenge on hyperactivity in a general population sample of preschool children.Bat

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) announced today that it will create an electronic database to enable dissemination over the Internet of information about GSK-sponsored clinical trials. The database

Dirty or unsafe environments are to blame for a third of all child deaths in Europe, says the World Health Organization. The results come from the world's first audit of environment-rel

The Japan Hospital Pharmacist Association has decided to launch a certification system for pharmacists specializing in anticancer drugs from fiscal 2005 following growing concern about the incorre

The United States Health and Human Services department launched a Task Force on Drug Importation in early 2004 in order to consult with relevant stakeholders as part of a review of the US position

The cross border sale of drugs to the United States has become an important business in Canada because many Americans are taking advantage of lower Canadian patented drug prices and are purchasing

Using a dummy does not affect the success of breast feeding in premature babies, finds a new study available on bmj.com. Dummies are widely used for pre-term infants in hospital but, so far, their

Why are ethnic minority doctors over-represented in lower grades of the profession in the UK National Health Service? Why are more complaints made against ethnic minority doctors, and why