Using mouse embryonic stem cells, researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI), part of the National Institutes of Health, have developed a new method to evaluate which mutations, or changes, in a gene known to increase breast cancer susceptibility, may

A new study, supported by the National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), aims to learn more about the secrets to long healthy life, and investigators are seeking long-lived families to help study this

Patient Presentation A 40-year-old female pediatrician had the unfortunate experience that adult family members and friends from different parts of the United States were diagnosed withbrain, breast, colon, gynecological and hematological cancers in the span of one year.With each new

Studies add to the data indicating that not having enough is unhealthy. Physicians are calling for more guidance.

Advisory panel urges adding new vaccines to the schedule for children 2 months to 6 years.

The use of MRIs to map the condition of the central nervous system has been helpful in identifying the illness.

Major PHR vendors sign on to the AMA-supported standards.

Analysis by a consumer group finds that more Americans are moving to policies that offer them less government protection.

Doctors agree that patients have a right to know about choices, but most say lawmakers should not meddle in physician-patient relationships.

CMS has put a temporary halt to new rules that would slash billions from training budgets.

With more vendors entering the industry, experts say, physicians can be choosy about their technology. But first identify your key choices.

A controversial rule has doctors and hospitals struggling with easing the financial sting while still helping high-risk patients.

With the deadline for the transition to HFA-propelled inhalers less than six months away, millions of patients still rely on the older devices.

For the first time, an influential doctors group is recommending that some children as young as 8 be given cholesterol-fighting drugs to ward off future heart problems.

Sen. Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Democrat, accused Republicans of puttingseniors and military families at risk by siding with President Bushagainst a measure to prevent Medicare cuts.