In an effort to continually educate investigators and study coordinators, Mayo Alliance for Clinical Trials will offer the Fifth Annual Current Issues in Clinical Research Conference Improving C

A healthy dose of imagination helps older people remember to take medications and follow other medical advice, according to a new study supported by the National Institute on Aging (NIA), a part

Local people, it seems, do not want to be involved in running the NHS( National Health Service of the UK), according to an editorial in this week's BMJ.On 1 April 2004, the first 10 NHS f

In a recent Penn State study, when adults age 65 to 91 were asked to bring in all of their prescription medications in a brown paper bag, the resulting list was more complete than their official p

The government's long-awaited strategy to reduce the harm caused by alcohol misuse has been broadly welcomed as the first strategic, cross-departmental approach to a problem now estimated to cost

The third National Men's Health Week (NMHW) will run from 14-20th June 2004 with some 1,500 events expected to take place across England and Wales. The theme this year is 'Men and Cancer' and cove

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Massachusetts Department of Public Health and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are actively investigating what may have caused fou

Abbott Laboratories announced today the introduction of 10 assays for drug abuse screening and toxicology including: amphetamines/methamphetamines, barbiturates, benzodiazepines, cannabinoids, coc

A new contract for doctors in the staff and associate specialist group is a step closer, Mr Mohib Khan, chairman of the BMA's Staff and Associate Specialist committee (SASC) said today (Tuesday 1

The Tans, who both are family practice physicians in Yorba Linda, Calif., spend time away from home volunteering with missionaries in medically underserved countries such as Haiti and Honduras, wh

Researchers provide first molecular description of a cancer caused by bacteria.New research at Rockefeller University, published this week in the online edition of the Proceedings of the

The research needs of primary care physicians can be met through networks where questions spring from shared experience.Washington -- Community-based physicians do not often look to the v

Following a lengthy national meeting of IMO (Irish Medical Organisation) Prisons Doctors today ( 26th May 2004 ), the Irish Medical Organisation has deferred a decision on a mass resignation from

Data presented today at the 13th European Congress on Obesity explored the reduction of cardiovascular risk factors associated with being obese among patients who lost weight with sibutramine trea

Tuberculosis, or 'TB', is a disease caused by a germ (called the tubercle bacterium or Mycobacterium tuberculosis). TB usually affects the lungs, but can affect other parts of the body, suc

The AMA's (Australian Medical Association's) Men's Health Award has been won by noted sexual health physician and GP, Dr Darren Russell, for his promotion of men's sexual health needs.The

Global warming is a real concern to health experts, according to a senior scientist in this week's BMJ. His comments come as global warming gets the Hollywood treatment in the disaster movie The D

Entries are now being accepted for Oncology on Canvas: Expressions of a Woman's Cancer Journey, an international art competition with an exhibition slated for public viewing on Dec.3, 2004, at the

Introduction Around two-thirds of the population of England are overweight or obese. Obesity has grown by almost 400% in the last 25 years and on present trends will soon surpass smoking

New data analysis reveals that only two patients need to be treated with Symbicort as compared to the long-acting bronchodilator formoterol alone, to avoid one exacerbation requiring medical inter

Measuring brain cell activity in dogs with a genetic form of narcolepsy, neurobiologists Jerome Siegel and his colleagues have presented evidence that wakefulness is maintained by the activity of

If you recall this sentence a few seconds from now, you can thank a simple network of neurons for the experience. That is the conclusions of researchers who have built a computer model that can re

Michelangelo di Ludovico Buonarroti (1475-1564) was considered to be 'one of the greatest artists of all time.' Dr Muhammad Arshad presents new evidence in the current issue of the Journal of Medi

Women who are overweight or obese are more likely to receive a false-positive result on mammography screenings than normal weight and underweight women, according to an article in the May 24 issue

Researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center of Emory University are the first to demonstrate a combination of drug therapies targeting the region of the brain that controls drug abu

The substance in a food that can cause an allergic reaction in certain people is called an allergen. There is generally more than one kind of allergen in each food. Most allergic reaction

The independent advisory committee on microbiological safety (UK) is seeking views on its draft second report on campylobacter. The Advisory Committee on the Microbiological Safety

A US Health Panel has announced that after extensive studies, there is absolutely no link between Autism and the MMR vaccine, measles vaccine, mumps vaccine, rubella vaccine or any mercury-based p

Smokers who pride themselves on successfully cutting back as a step toward quitting tobacco altogether may be caught in a haze of self-deception. New research shows smokers who slash their cigaret

US HHS Secretary Tommy G Thompson this month will launch a new program to support good health and physical activity for the 6 million American children and youth who have disabilities. Joined by m