End-of-life strategy must ensure dignity in final period of lifePlans to help more terminally ill people die at home under a pioneering nursing scheme are at risk due to a lack of funding

When John Coltrane was expanding the boundaries of the well-known song My Favorite Things at the Village Vanguard in May 1966, no one could have known what inspired him to take the musical turns

The Royal College of Radiologists welcomes this report, which highlights the specific problems faced by radiotherapy and breast screening services in London. Responding to the London Assembly He

Despite the significance of taste to both human gratification and survival, a basic understanding of this primal sense is still unfolding.Taste provides both pleasure and protection. Oft

After more than two years of negative press coverage and unfavorable court and regulatory decisions, two major California health insurance companies have announced their support for external revie

A new multicenter trial found that uterine artery embolization (UAE) is a good alternative to hysterectomy in women with symptomatic fibroids. The findings of the Embolisation versus Hysterectomy

New figures published by the European Society of Cardiology1 and the European Heart Network2 this month, highlighted the significant differences in cardiovascular disease across Europe. One fact,

Drawing on its extensive experience in disease management for Medicaid patients and success with consumer-based technologies, McKesson Corporation announced its Community Care Advantage™ off

Ipsen (Paris:IPN) announced that GTx Inc. (NASDAQ: GTXI), from which it licensed the European rights for Acapodene® (toremifene citrate 80 mg) in September 2006, presented the results of the f

The American Hospital Association (AHA), announced this week an exclusive endorsement of the SIS Surgical Scheduling Solution consisting of SIS Patient Scheduling, SIS Staff Scheduling and SISWeb.

Speciality European Pharma (SEP) has announced the launch of Plenaxis® in Germany. Plenaxis® is used to treat advanced and metastatic hormone responsive prostate cancer and it causes a rap

Landmark legal analysis finds key statute may need to be amended to address unique aspects of cutting-edge technologyThe Project on Emerging Nanotechnologies (PEN) is releasing a first-t

iMedica Corporation, a leading developer of healthcare software solutions for physician practices, announced a new program that equips physicians with a tablet PC loaded with iMedica's Patient Rel

GTC Biotherapeutics, Inc. (GTC, Nasdaq: GTCB) announced that ATryn(R) has completed enrollment in the pivotal study for the treatment of patients with hereditary antithrombin deficiency, or HD,

Dr. Daniel Kelly, Neurosurgeon and Director of the Neuro-Endocrine Tumor Center at Saint John's Health Center in Santa Moni

The structure and behavior of one of the most common proteins in our bodies has been resolved at a level of detail never before seen, thanks to new research performed at the Advanced Photon Source

More than 100 healthcare providers now use advanced, mobile supply chain offerings from Lawson Software (Nasdaq: LWSN), including Baylor Health Care System, Torrance Memorial Medical Center and Va

A research team of the University of Granada has managed to produce the most useful material to date to eliminate pollutants such as benzene, toluene and xylene, organic solvents widely used in th

Corgenix Medical Corporation (OTCBB: CONX), a worldwide developer and marketer of diagnostic test kits, will be exhibiting its AspirinWorks® Test, booth #312, at the Denver Diabetes Expo, Colo

Nutra Pharma Corp. (OTCBB:NPHC), a biotechnology company that is developing drugs for HIV and Multiple Sclerosis, has announced that its wholly-owned medical devices subsidiary, Designer Diagnosti

Since the 1980s, animal cell culture technology has become essential for the production of an ever-increasing number of human and veterinary biopharmaceuticals. These bi-annual Cell Culture Engine

Central DuPage Hospital deployed the latest Lawson Software (Nasdaq: LWSN) applications and technology platform to help simplify compliance with requirements set by the Joint Commission on Accredi

Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG; AEX: PHI) announced a new structure for its Healthcare Informatics business to align its entire portfolio of clinical information solutions including patient

Indiana University Bloomington chemists have designed an organic molecule that binds negatively charged ions, a feat they hope will lead to the development of a whole new molecular toolbox for bio

Patient Care Technology Systems (PCTS), a subsidiary of Consulier Engineering, Inc. (Nasdaq: CSLR), announced that their emergency department customers have utilized the company's Amelior ED&trade

A brain circuit that underlies feelings of stress and anxiety shows promise as a new therapeutic target for alcoholism, according to new studies by researchers at the National Institute on Alcohol

Modern radiation techniques result in substantial variation between the prescribed dose and the actual dose of radiation delivered to the tumor, according to a study published online February 26 i

Canadian women diagnosed with early breast cancer lose, on average, more than a quarter of their typical income during the first 12 months after their diagnosis, according to a study published onl

More than half of teenagers with the most debilitating forms of depression that do not respond to treatment with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) show improvement after switching to

One of the world's pre-eminent experts in urogynecology at Oregon Health & Science University has received $1.2 million in grants from the National Institutes of Health to study the extent of pelv