Summaries of health care reform developments in Colorado and New Mexico appear below.Colorado: Gov. Bill Ritter (D) on Wednesday announced a series of health ca

The biotechnology industry, which for years has opposed bills that would allow FDA to approve generic versions of biotech medications, has made suc

The Senate Finance Committee has banned the American Medical Association from discu

The implementation of a national health care information technology system would reduce costs and help prevent medical errors, lawmakers and experts said during a

CVS Caremark has agreed to a $38.5 million settlement in a multistate civil deceptive-practices lawsuit against pharmacy benefit manager

2008 Presidential Candidate Issue Spotlight: Global Health and HIV/AIDS,

It is about time the NAACP, National Urban League and other black-oriented advo

The Health Foundation of Central Massachusetts on Wednesday announced a grant of $270,400 to pilot the Women's HIV/Sexual Violence Initiative, t

San Diego County health officials on Thursday launched a radio and television ad campaign that aims to stem the rise of syphilis and other sexually transmitted infections, the

The South Carolina Senate Medical Affairs Committee on Wednesday approved a measure (SB 970) to e

The Los Angeles Times on Friday examined the effects of the

The U.S. effort to fight HIV/AIDS in Africa is work of healing and redemption and is a wise exercise of American influence, President Bush said Thursday during a speech at the

New York City health officials on Wednesday unveiled the city's new official condom as part of the New York City Department

More than 10% of pharmacies in Washington state either do not stock emergency contraception or employ at least one pharmacist who would decline to dispense the drug on request, according to a su

A UK research team reviewing data pooled from over 140 studies has found that increasing BMI (body mass index, the ratio between a person's weight and their height squared) is linked to increasin

BSD Medical Corporation (AMEX:BSM) announced that a major presentation was delivered by Dr. Rolf Issels at the 19th International Congress on Anti-Cancer Treatment (ICACT) held this month in Paris

Bentley Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: BNT), a specialty pharmaceutical company, announced that its European subsidiaries have received approvals to market their omeprazole capsule products, throug

Aiming to raise awareness of college student health and life issues in a meaningful and student-centric way, the Center for Student Health and Life (CSHAL) announced its formation, as well as the

The Chief Medical Officer for England and the UK's Chief Medical Adviser, Sir Liam Donaldson, is to give a talk as part of Nottingham Trent University's Distinguished Lecture Series. Sir Liam's le

Two studies related to suicide performed by researchers from theUniversity of Bristol report that 1) suicide rates in young men are attheir lowest levels in 30 years and 2) the reduction in pre

Medical Therapies Limited has announced that it has completed its 'first in human' clinical trial of Cuprindo™ with interim results from patient diaries indicating that Cuprindo™ is sa

University of Queensland scientists have developed a proprietary technology that will help other researchers in understanding fundamental aspects of growth, development, and disease, which has bee

Studies have shown that youthful playtime - running in the park or playing ball in the schoolyard - fades by the time children enter middle school years, sometimes with dangerous effects to their

Pain medicine investigators presented preliminary research findings on Thursday, February 14, 2008, at poster sessions held during the 24th annual meeting of the American Academy of Pain Medicine

The media is reporting stories of doctors observing that cholesterol lowering statins caused loss of memory and thinking skills in some of their female patients. At the moment this evidence i

The newly sequenced genome of a one-celled, planktonic marine organism, reported in the journal Nature, is already telling scientists about the evolutionary changes that accompanied the jum

During the course of the presidential nomination campaign, some candidates' health care plans have been described as 'socialized medicine'. Historically, the phrase socialized medicine has been us

Recently published research* has established the ability of Neowater® to enhance the various processes involved in the production of pure human monoclonal antibodies by refining the standard h

Testing the safety of chemicals ranging from pesticides to household cleaners will benefit from new technologies and a plan for collaboration, according to federal scientists from the National Ins

Electrons -- bits of negative energy that shock you when you touch a door handle -- spur the chemical reaction between an acid and a base, according to new results in the journal Science. T