Researchers at Rutgers have unlocked some of the mysteries of how the developing embryo reacts to fluctuations in the amount of vitamin A present in the maternal blood stream. Their results are pr

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that $371.5 million in improper Medicare payments has been collected from or repaid to health care providers and suppliers as part of a

Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have discovered a possible target to treat bloodstream bacterial infections.Most bacterial pathogens can invade the bloodstream, whic

Only about one-fifth of employed women and men are completely satisfied with the time they spend with their spouse and their children according to a recent study published in the Journal of Fam

A recent study published in the Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry found that pomegranate juice from the California-grown Wonderful variety of pomegranate is the leader in the health

In the last few days there has been widespread media coverage questioning the effect of antidepressant drugs, following the results of a study published in the journal Public Library of Science

GE Healthcare IT announced a collaboration with Intel Corporation and Motion Computing(R) to join forces on a mobile computing solution designed to eliminate the manual collection of patient vital

March is National Nutrition Month(R). As the organization bringing you National Nutrition Month(R), this year, Dietitians of Canada shines the spotlight on food and nutrition and offers their Top

A new study from the University of Pennsylvania points to increased health risks for women owing to their higher level of discomfort about being weighed in public.The study showed that c

An article appearing in the January/February issue of the Aesthetic Surgery Journal suggests that assessment of breast cancer risk prior to elective breast surgery can ultimately improve re

Every year 4000 people die of asbestos which is more than those in road traffic accidents. In Great Britain we are in the middle of an epidemic and it is expected that asbestos deaths will to peak

University of Missouri scientist Kattesh Katti recently discovered how to make gold nanoparticles using gold salts, soybeans and water. Katti's research has garnered attention worldwide and the en

The cancer-related protein Akt may profoundly influence the fate of the tau protein, which forms bundles of tangled nerve cell fibers in the brain associated with Alzheimer's disease, reports a ne

An important discovery has been made with respect to the mystery of handedness in biomolecules. Researchers led by Sandra Pizzarello, a research professor at Arizona State University, found that

The American Red Cross unveils its seventh annual National Celebrity Cabinet with fifteen new members, Emmy Award winner Patricia Heaton, actress and Dancing with the Stars alum Jennie Garth, ac

Brent Christner, LSU professor of biological sciences, in partnership with colleagues in Montana and France, recently found evidence that rain-making bacteria are widely distributed in the atmosph

Yesterday's report from the National Audit Office on the GP contract contains a wealth of valuable information and is right to say there is a need to focus on outcomes. However there is a

Reassortment of the influenza A virus occurs frequently throughout its evolutionary history, according to a new study published February 29 in the open-access journal PLoS Pathogens. Resear

Covidien (NYSE: COV, BSX: COV) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted tentative approval for the Company's Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for its Kit for t

Many areas of research and medicine rely critically upon knowing a person's individual immune system proteins, as they determine an individual's ability to fight disease or mistakenly attack their

A team of researchers at the University of Alberta, including a scientist at the University of Pennsylvania, have discovered a gene that is able to block HIV, and thought to in turn prevent the on

Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of vision loss in the United States, but discoveries about the roles played by nutrition, genetic factors and immune response are providin

Imprivata(R), Inc., the converged identity and access management appliance company, announced that Imprivata OneSign(R) Single Sign-On (SSO) solution has been deployed by the Radiology Services de

The Stockton Record on Thursday looked at mental health among Hisp

While there is an inexpensive, generic medication that can stop severe pain and the need for blood transfusions associated with sickle cell disease, few patients receive the treatment,

Siriwat Thiptharadon, head of Thailand's Food and Drug Administration and an engineer of the former government's

The number of new HIV diagnoses in Ireland increased by 21% during the first half of 2007, the Health Protection Surveillance Centre said rece

Drug-resistant tuberculosis accounts for about one in every 20 new cases of TB diagnosed worldwide, and the number is closer to one in every five cases in some parts of the former Soviet Union, a

The Santa Clara County, Calif., Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted unanimously to oppose an

The National Certification Commission for Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM) received official approval from the U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs declaring that U.S. veterans can recei