On the evening of March 31st, in Chicago, a premier group of heart-failure experts will present a vital retrospective into the nature of the disease, in order to change its future course. A Histo

Cockaynesyndrome (CS), a disease characterized by developmental defects,neurodegeneration, severe wasting, and premature aging, has been linkedto a specific fusion protein, as reported in an a

A mental health nurse convicted of obtaining property by deception and false accounting was struck off the NMC's Register at a hearing in London on Tuesday March 3rd 2008.Oladele Awomolo,

Springer and the Society for Research on the Cerebellum (SRC) will partner to publish the journal with effect from Volume 7, March 2008. The journal represents a significant and original addition

Taro Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Taro, the Company, Pink Sheets: TAROF) reported that it has received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Abbreviated New Dr

Elixir Pharmaceuticals, Inc., announced that it has completed enrollment in its final pivotal phase III clinical study of mitiglinide for the treatment of patients with type 2 diabetes. The study

The amount spent on NHS dental care per head of population varied according to where you live, says a report out today (26 March 2008) from The NHS Information Centre for health and social care (T

All healthcare regulators should continue to emphasise the public protection focus of their work, says the GDC in its response to the Department of Health's consultation on the Health Care and Ass

The research found peace treaties signed before Sept. 11 included civil aviation agreements which did not take into account the possibility of air terror attacks such as the attack on the World Tr

Legislation sponsored by State Representative Sam Page to provide nurses much-needed workplace safety equipment was heard in the House Special Committee on Healthcare Transformation. Nu

The fate of the Anne Arundel County, Md., Healthy Start program, which seeks to reduce the county's infant mortality

USA Today on Wednesday examined the sharply different

The New York Times on Tuesday in its health section published several articles related to women's health. Summaries appear below.

Can we train ourselves to be compassionate? A new study suggests the answer is yes. Cultivating compassion and kindness through meditation affects brain regions that can make a person more empathe

Nventa Biopharmaceuticals Corporation (TSX: NVN) announced interim immunological data from the first two cohorts of its ongoing Phase 1 clinical trial of its lead product candidate, HspE7, in

Nereus Consulting, LLC announced the debut of NEREUS, a monthly e-publication profiling the Technologies, Practices, Persons and Companies that are redefining the bioprocess industries of Biotechn

PBS stations on Thursday will begin airing a four-part

A comment from mental health charity Rethink in response to the new Care Programme Approach implementation guidance (http:

The American Society of Clinical Oncology later this year will release the first-ever guidelines for how oncologists can discuss cost-effective op

From 1 April, people seeking non emergency treatment from the NHS in England will have the right to travel to any hospital in the country. Chris Jones, Chief Executive of the MS Trust, sa

Somalia is again polio-free, the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) announced, calling it a 'historic achievement' in public health. Somalia has not reported a case since 25 March 2007, a

The use of contract workers by the federal government is quietly contributing to the number of uninsured U.S. residents because some of the contractors do not offer employee health benefits, th

Pollution from coal mining may have a negative impact on public health in mining communities, according to data analyzed in a West Virginia University research study.Residents of coal-mi

While analyzing data from Saskatchewan health databases, Lauren Brown, researcher with the U of A's School of Public Health, found people with a history of depression had a 30 per cent increased r

Two teaspoons of cod liver oil a day can cut the number of powerful painkillers needed to ease the pain of arthritis, reports the Daily Mail. Patients who were given the supplements were

The blood froze in my veins or My blood curdled - these common figures of speech can be taken literally, according to the latest studies. Indeed, more literally than some of us would like. For

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have been awarded a $6.5 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases to develop a new anti-microbial compound to targ

It's not too late to register for the 2008 Springtime™ EXPO, the premier one-day event connecting meeting planners and association executives with business partners, hosted by ASAE & The Cen

Heart damage due to blocked arteries remains the leading cause of disease and death in the Western world, but a Florida State University College of Medicine researcher is helping to open new pathw

Most patients have moderately severe pain resulting from their injuries one year after sustaining major trauma, according to a report in the March issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the