A super-sensitive mini-sensor developed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) can detect nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) in tiny samples of fluids flowing through a novel m

Experts at the American Institute for Cancer Resarch (AICR) welcomed new results from a British study that links excess body fat to several cancers. This new analysis falls closely in li

Important to recognise the value of early intervention for any young person experiencing mental health difficulties- DevinsDr. Jimmy Devins, T.D., Minister for Disability and Mental Hea

A simple surface treatment technique demonstrated by a collaboration between researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), Penn State and the University of Kentucky pot

1. Actions of Cannabinoids and Opioids in Inhibitory NetworksLindsey L. Glickfeld, Bassam V. Atallah, and Massimo ScanzianiHippocampal pyramidal neurons receive somatic i

New findings show that a specialized virus with the ability to reproduce its tumor-killing genes can selectively target tumors in the brains of mice and eliminate them. Healthy brain tissue remain

Five years ago on Feb. 20, 2003, pyrotechnics lit during a concert at The Station nightclub in West Warwick, R.I., started a rapidly spreading fire that caused the deaths of 100 people. Within a w

A gene which helps a harmless African butterfly ward off predators by giving it wing patterns like those of toxic species, has been identified by scientists who published their findings 20 Februar

The latest American Cancer Society's annual report on cancer statistics shows that the nation's overall death from cancer continues to fall, but in 2004 to 2005, the last period for which full da

On Thursday, Brazilian health officials announced plans to set up HIV testing centers in remote areas of the country and to increase advertising to encourage people living with HIV/AIDS to seek t

The U.S. State Department on Friday removed HIV from a list of medical conditions that automatically disqualify people from entering the Foreign

President Bush on Sunday during a trip to Tanzania called on Congress to quickly reauthorize the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, the

In an editorial about U.S. automakers' woes in competing with foreign automakers, the

Mary Agnes Carey, associate editor of CQ HealthBeat, examines the Bush administration's Medicare

The following highlights health issues mentioned in governors' recent state of the state addresses.Minnesota: In his Feb. 13

Researchers and clinicians from the Indiana University School of Medicine and the Regenstrief Institute are blurring the distinction between lab and clinic as they debut the second generation of

Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) on Friday announced a partnership with CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield to subsidize p

The AP/Washington Times on Tuesday examined the effects of a new rule under which Medicar

Dr Susie Sanderson, Chair of the British Dental Association's (BDA) Executive Board, will take the BDA's campaign for changes to the 2006 NHS dentistry reforms to the heart of government this week

Sixty-one percent of baby boomers and members of Generation X are at risk of being unable to maintain their standard of living in retirement, in part because of rising health care costs, accord

FDA on Friday proposed new guidelines that would allow pharmaceutical and medical device companies to market their products for off-label uses, the

U.S. Comptroller General David Walker, head of the Government Accountability Office, on Friday announced plans to resign to lead a new foundation t

The Bush administration on Friday issued a legislative proposal that would increase Medicare prescription drug benefit premiums for higher-income beneficiaries, cap noneconomic damages in medical

Researchers from the University of Leeds' Leeds Institute of Molecular Medicine recently said they are closer to developing a tes

GPs do not make decisions on Incapacity Benefits (IBs). Statutory sickness benefit is payable from day three of an illness and is available for 26 weeks. From day three to day se

During a news conference in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Sunday, President Bush called on Congress to quickly reauthorize his global HIV/AIDS program and keep intact a provision that requires one-th

Patients can now monitor their doctors in real time for changes in disciplinary actions, malpractice judgments, updated patient ratings and more through the new Watchdog e-mail alert service at

Medicines for Mental Health: The Ultimate Guide to Psychiatric Medication by Kevin Thompson, Ph.D. explores and explains mental illness and the medications that can help or harm.

Researchers at Purdue University have determined how certain airborne contaminants are created when chlorine reacts with sweat and urine in indoor swimming pools, a step toward learning how to red

Scientists at the University of York have characterised an important new step in the mechanism used by bacteria to evade our immune system.It is an 'invisibility cloak' which means that b