Any voter who worries about governments dictating to women what they can do with their bodies needs to understand the danger posed by electing Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) to the presidency,

A new discovery could change future diagnosis and therapy of depression.Researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine have discovered that a change in the loc

Patients with very mild or well-controlled asthma can significantlyimprove day-to-day lung function if regularly treated with low doseinhaled corticosteroids (ICS), according to a new study pub

Anadis Ltd. (ASX:ANX; OTC: ANDIY) an Australian biopharmaceutical company announced today the in-licensing of GastroGard-R, an all-natural orally administered formulation containing specific antib

A Judicial Review sought by the British Medical Association to challenge the government's decision to cap the pensions of GPs will take place in the High Court, London, on Wednesday and Thursday t

Five consecutive years of flat funding the budget of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is deterring promising young researchers and threatening the future of Americans' health, a group of se

It's no secret that over the last few decades, life expectancy in the United States has been rising. However, recent data shows that not everyone has benefited from this encouraging trend. New fin

The strongest creature in the world, the Hercules Beetle, has a colour-changing trick that scientists have long sought to understand. Research published in the New Journal of Physics, detai

A new study reveals that the type of surgery a patient with kidney cancer receives depends more on the surgeon's preference than on the patient's tumor size, demographic characteristics, or genera

DNA mutations found in a type of non-Hodgkin lymphoma that has a poor prognosis has led researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, and their col

The world's first dynamic volume CT (computerised tomography) scanner, which can scan a heart in a single heartbeat while administering just a fifth of the radiation dose of conventional scanners*

Since the reporting of the so-called hobbit fossil from the island of Flores in Indonesia, debate has raged as to whether these remains are of modern humans (Homo sapiens), reduced, for some

Smokers are being urged to consider what they could save by kicking the habit, ahead of National No Smoking Day. Not only on the cost of buying cigarettes, but by shaving up to 50 per cent off the

At the recent European Crohn's and Colitis Organization (ECCO) annualmeeting in Lyon, France, Abbott Laboratories announced that HUMIRA(Adalimumab) is successful in the treatment of fistulas in

Events were held worldwide on Saturday to mark International Women's Day, which advocates used to highlight issues such as aborti

HIV/AIDS implementers from around the world will gather in Kampala, Uganda from June 3-7 for the 2008 HIV/AIDS Implementers' Meeting. Recognizing the rapid expansion of HIV/AIDS programs worldwi

Leading older people's charity Help the Aged is challenging the Government to link the twin agendas of an ageing population and climate change. In a new report, 'Towards Common Ground: climate cha

Biocompatibles is pleased to announce approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of a Phase II trial for the evaluation of the Drug-Eluting Bead delivering irinotecan - (DEBIRI), in pat

A study by the Woolcock Institute of Medical Research in Sydney is the first to demonstrate that in patients with very mild or well-controlled asthma, regular treatment with low dose ICS leads to

Sanofi Aventis (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) announced that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Evaluat

Carl Zeiss Meditec, a leader in glaucoma care, announced the release of the Humphrey® Field Analyzer II-i (HFA II-i) with new Guided Progression Analysis™ (GPA) software that accurately

The decision to work with a therapist is never straightforward, but there are times in life when we just need that extra emotional support. While we may have loved ones who will help us through r

Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) announced the latest addition to its HD ultrasound family of products at the European Congress of Radiology (ECR) in Vienna. The Philips HD7 ultraso

The BGMA (British Generic Manufacturers Association) welcomed the BBC's Newsnight investigation into Gaviscon™. BGMA Director, Warwick Smith, said: So called research base

Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine researchers published a study in The American Journal of Human Genetics identifying the hereditary components of colorectal cancer (CRC.)

New research from the Child & Family Research Institute shows the typical North American diet of eating lots of meat and not much fish is deficient in omega-3 fatty acids and this may pose a risk

A major decision by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to fine California technology company IOGEAR more than $200,000 for selling unregistered nano-pesticides is being applauded by David R

BWF has named 13 translational researchers as the 2008 recipients of its Clinical Scientist Awards in Translational Research. The awards, which provide $150,000 per year over five years ($750,000)

Two kinds of body imaging -- positron emission tomography (PET) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) -- have been combined for the first time in a single scanner.MRI scans provide exquis

Drug-resistant bacterial infections are a growing concern, and much research has been devoted to finding new classes of antibiotics to fight them.Stanford researchers may have found some