A drug commonly prescribed to halt pre term labor and stave off premature birth might leave the brains of children susceptible to other chemicals ubiquitously present in the environment.

I recently was reminded just how complicated our lives can get over time. As a result, we can get so overwhelmed with all we are trying to do and with everything that is in our environment, that the mere concept

Duke Scientists have discovered why dendritic cell vaccines do not attack cancer as forcefully as expected. The findings present a novel method of equipping dendritic cells so they can activate the immune system to fight against cancers.

OxyPowerPlus, from World Health Power, the makers of SeaPowerPlus, are introducing a new liquid oxygen supplement that promises to provide the most in nutrition. [PRWEB Mar 13, 2005]

The Med-e-Tel exhibition and conference, taking place on 6-8 April 2005 in Luxembourg, focuses on a wide range of medical ICT applications, brings together healthcare, industry and government representatives from 40 countries worldwide. The event features some 30 "eHealth" companies,

The Bio-Energy Clinic and Detox International USA in conjunction with manufacturers, PediTox© are pleased to announce the setting up of a new sales outlet for Oregon and California. [PRWEB Mar 13, 2005]

The Institute of Healthcare Executives and Suppliers (IHES) announce the formation of a new division to their company. The new division, named The Council of Supply Chain Executives, has assembled many of the premier healthcare supply chain executives in the

Tom Long, President and CEO of Evolutions, a leading practice management and medical billing solutions provider, headquartered in St. Louis, MO, announced recently the company has added a new medical transcription service called Breakthrough. Breakthrough offers transcription services to healthcare

The NP Hospitalist or PA Hospitalist practice is confined to one hospital. Work days, M-F Call 2d/week and QO weekend Call is for practice only Duties include: oversight of nuclear tests, rounds, consults, admits, discharges, and general troubleshooting of in-patient

New imaging technologies are enabling doctors to not only diagnose a variety of orthopaedic and musculoskeletal conditions with more accuracy, but also to determine with unprecedented precision whether clinical recovery from bone, joint or tendon damage is actually complete and

Studying Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) to learn what puts children at risk for the most severe infections, Washington University researchers at St. Louis Children's Hospital found that a child's age at the time of infection and whether that child lives

Women who need treatment for osteoporosis--thinning of the bones--may not be receiving it because their history of fractures is not being considered by physicians, according to a study done in part at the University of Alberta.

Pioneering research with combined positron emission tomography (PET) and computed tomography (CT) scans provides accurate detection and localization of foot infection in diabetic patients, according to an article in the March issue of the Journal of Nuclear Medicine.

Patients taking a high number of prescription medications who are then unexpectedly admitted to hospital face a medication error rate of more than 50 per cent with their existing medications, one-third of which could result in more serious complications, says

Curious female rats, more willing to step out and explore their environment, survive breast and pituitary tumors longer than their more cautious sisters, says a Penn State researcher.

Neuroscientists already know that brain neurons can and do form specific rather than random connections with each other to generate the observed wiring diagram of the brain. However, the precise patterns of such non-random connections, how the patterns are formed,

A new study by MIT scientists and colleagues confirms that melatonin is an effective sleep aid for older insomniacs and others. Misuse of the hormone had led some to question its efficacy, but the latest work (published in the February