Socializing with friends and family can do more than lift the spirits of elderly women it can improve cognition and might help prevent dementia, according to a new study.The study began i

The leader of the UK's hospital consultants will today (4/6/08) call on the government to stop meddling, take its hands off the NHS and release it from central political control. In a s

A new study published this month in the Journal of Athletic Training (JAT) the scientific publication of the National Athletic Trainers' Association, reports that the activity level of athl

UNICEF welcomed the adoption of a comprehensive new international treaty banning the production, use and transfer of deadly cluster munitions which have caused unspeakable suffering for millions

A major contribution to the long-term storage and access of data on mutation for genes and disease has been established with the launch of Human Genomics and Proteomics, the first database

The June 2008 issue of Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, includes a groundbreaking study on genetic factors and nearsightedness, a cautionary tale on age-

A UT Southwestern Medical Center physician and other researchers have developed a unique statistical model that predicts the probability of a patient being cancer free 12 years after initial surgi

The Newark Star-Ledger on Saturday examined the convergence of factors

State appeals courts in New Jersey and Texas last week delivered a one-two punch to the liability

B cells, precursors of autoantibody-secreting cells, have emerged as promising new therapeutic targets in autoimmune diseases, including rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In particular, B cell depletion

Life saving antiretroviral therapy for HIV is now reaching nearly 3 million people in low and middle income countries, according to a new report issued today by the World Health Organization (WH

TransMolecular, Inc., a biotechnology company focused on targeted therapies for cancer, announced the initiation of a Phase 1 trial to test the safety, tolerability, dosing and pharmacokinetics of

ORLANDO, FL (UroToday.com) - Active surveillance (AS) is an emerging treatment regimen used in patients with low-risk prostate cancer. Decision making is often based on pre-treatment PSA, clinical

The trend for increasing biodiversity from the poles to the tropics is one of the best-known patterns in nature. This latitudinal gradient has primarily been documented using extant species as th

Almost one in six cases of depression among working Victorians are caused by job stress. This means more than 21,000 cases of preventable depression are caused by job stress each year, a new Unive

According to a new study, knowledge of potentially toxic household substances among primary caregivers for young children is alarmingly poor. The results show that less than one-third of primary c

Imagine being paralyzed, unable to move your arms or to walk again. An estimated four to five million Americans suffer from this debilitating situation. Or imagine being mostly blind, or mostly de

The prevalence of pre-cancerous masses in the colon is the same for average-risk patients who are 40 to 49 years of age and those who are 50 to 59 years of age, reports a new study in Gastroent

Childhood obesity continues to emerge as a significant health concern in the United States. Experts in interventions and public health strategies met, during the 55th Annual Meeting of the

New research from the University of Bristol shows that admissions for the surgical treatment of dental abscess have doubled in the last ten years despite the fact that these serious infections are

The American Nephrology Nurses Association (ANNA) distributed more than $90,000 in nursing excellence scholarships, grants and awards at its 39th National Symposium in Philadelphia, PA.

Uncontrolled reaction of organic compounds with oxygen is easy: we call it fire. But nature often needs to do oxidations very specifically, adding oxygen to a particular carbon atom in a complicat

The American Society for Therapeutic Radiology has selected the recipients of the 2008 Gold Medal, the highest honor that ASTRO bestows. Christopher Rose, M.D., FASTRO, and Joel Tepper, M.D., FAST

Hospitalization rates vary across the country for seven chronic conditions that could potentially be managed or treated in the community, known as ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSC). A ne

About 2,500 delegates from 52 African countries, United Nations agencies and aid groups met Wednesday in Yokohama, Japan, for the fourth T

The Wisconsin Association of Health Plans on Tuesday announced that 17 member companies will begin offering policyholders estimates of ou

FDA on Wednesday proposed changing its labeling system for prescription and over-the-counter drugs to provide more safety information for pregnant

In civil war, rebel groups often target civilians despite the fact that their actual target is the government and that they are often dependent on the support of the civilian groups they attack. T

GPs are not an integral part of Australian influenza planning, despite the important role they will play in limiting deaths in the event of a pandemic hitting the country, according to research fr

Final preparations are underway as the University of British Columbia gets ready to welcome 10,000 delegates to the May 31-June 8 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences, the largest multi-