The one percent of the human and chimpanzee genomes that differ from each other reveal how evolution has individually shaped the two species' genes since sharing a common ancestor five million years ago, according to a study led by Cornell

Adding a third drug to a standard chemotherapy combination can dramatically improve the survival of patients with advanced head and neck cancer, according to a study led by researchers at Dana-Farber. Combination chemotherapy of cisplatin and 5-fu yields a 25

H pylori infection has a positive influence on healing in patients with erosive reflux disease and coexistent Barrett's esophagus but no influence on those without Barrett's esophagus, finds the latest issue of Gut.

May's issue of Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics estimates the incidence of clinical nephrotoxicity in patients taking 5-aminosalicylate therapy to be 1 in 4000 patients per year and advises regular renal function monitoring for early detection.

FDA may remove a dietary supplement from the market if it presents a significant or unreasonable risk of illness or injury when used according to its labeling or under ordinary conditions of use.

by Murray MiddlemostSUCCESS TIPSDieting is not easy. If it were, we would probably all be thin. Since we are not, here are some tips that successful people use to lose weight so that others can benefit, too.

Yes you got it. You read it correctly. We're not out of our minds. We really are saying that "anything that's worth doing is worth doing poorly". When we found this quote by Joachim DePosada on the web site:...

by Kim Beardsmore Since the 1980s both adult men and women in the USA,Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom have become heavier.Obesity rates have more than doubled in the last 20 years! Childrenalso are also becoming heavier and obesity

Efficacy of the vaccine was determined by continuous abstinence from smoking between week 8 and 24 after treatment start and was measured by self-reporting of the participating smokers.

Carp and Mandarin oranges are traditionally served at Chinese New Year for good luck, this is an excellent way to get both in!

Zucchini are hollowed out and filled with a saute of onions, mushrooms, chick peas, lemon juice, herbs and spices.

Pure unadulterated salad. Just a splash of olive oil and lemon juice adorn this yummy salad of black olives, feta, roasted peppers and macaroni. But that 's all that 's needed to bring out the flavors. Simply delicious.

TCM E-Search has become the first independently owned Traditional Chinese Medicine website in Singapore to receive accreditation from the Health On the Net Code of Conduct (HONCode). [PRWEB May 15, 2005]

TherEX, Inc., a premier provider of rehabilitationa dn rehabilitation management services nationwide, announced today the addition of Jerry Vaughan as Director of Development of Hospital Services. [PRWEB May 15, 2005]

Counting the amount of a type of normal cell circulating in the blood of people with cancer could predict whether a tumor progresses or responds to therapy, a new study led by the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center has

West Nile virus has spread from coast to coast, sickened more than 16,000 Americans and killed more than 600. As the virus spread, medical investigators hastened research to develop an effective vaccine or therapy. None currently exist, but a newly

A survey of patients and physicians regarding clinical trials shows that doctors don't recognize the importance of side effects as a barrier for their patients in deciding about whether to undergo experimental therapy. That is one result of a survey

SCOTLAND'S high sugar diet has been blamed for the country's five-year-olds being far more likely to have rotten and missing teeth than children south of the Border.

A TRAVEL company is about to sell 'sun and surgery' package holidays to India for Britons who are fed up with long waiting lists on the NHS.