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New Analytics Platform Will Help Rizzoli Institute Access Vital Family History Records and Medical Imaging to Advance Treatment of Hereditary Diseases

GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals SA (GSK) and Nabi Biopharmaceuticals (Nabi) today announced an exclusive worldwide option and licensing agreement for a nicotine conjugate candidate vaccine (NicVAX®)

Researchers at Johns Hopkins are reporting what is believed to be the first conclusive evidence in men that the long-term ill effects of vitamin D deficiency are amplified by lower levels of the key sex hormone estrogen, but not testosterone.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of CSL Limited's 2009 H1N1 influenza vaccine to include children ages 6 months and older. This vaccine was previously approved only for use in adults, ages 18 years and older.

Two genes, each one of which is known to cause cancer on its own, together can lead to aggressive leukemia.

Center Helps Hospitals, Doctors and Nurses Derive New Insight to Improve Care and Lower Costs.

The National Changing Diabetes® Program (NCDP) announced today results of a study that found extraordinary variety in the measurement of clinical processes critical to optimal diabetes management such as blood pressure and glucose levels.

Drugs that inhibit the protein, which normally helps defend cells from infection, could target tumors in certain lung cancer patients.

Participation in Stress Management Program Results in Increased Pregnancy Rate

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Veterinary Services Laboratories will be conducting confirmatory testing on swine samples collected at the 2009 Minnesota State Fair between August 26 and September 1.

Scientists at the University of Liverpool have found that a DNA test, which reveals the level of activity of a virus linked to the cause of tonsil, tongue and soft palate cancer, may help medics predict which patients will respond well to particular types of treatments.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced today that it has approved four vaccines against the 2009 H1N1 influenza virus.

As the H1N1 pandemic unfolds and the fall flu season arrives, the potential impact on California's local community hospitals is significant. In order to address the myriad of complex issues that may arise, more than 800 nurses, doctors, emergency room (ER) managers, disaster planners, emergency preparedness coordinators, public health officials and governmental leaders have gathered in Sacramento for a three-day conference on the readiness of California's hospitals to respond to emergency or disaster situations.

Blame your brain for sabotaging your efforts to get back on track after splurging on an extra scoop of ice cream or that second burger during Friday night’s football game.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today cleared a test that can help detect ovarian cancer in a pelvic mass that is already known to require surgery.

Acuson X300 Premium Edition (PE) – Women’s Imaging Features Latest Ultrasound Technologies to Improve Diagnostic Confidence and Clinical Workflow

Conflicting guidance on the depth and breadth of the H1N1 virus - the upcoming revisit of swine flu - has combined with other factors to result in dangerously low preparedness plans within the private sector.

Scientists have long known that calorie restriction increases longevity in animals but at an evolutionary cost – the animals become infertile.

As part of Qualcomm’s global Wireless ReachTM initiative, this project will enhance China’s rural health care system and bridge critical gaps in access to medical information through the use of advanced 3G technologies and applications.

Patients infected with a particular subtype of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, are more likely to develop dementia than patients with other subtypes, a study led by Johns Hopkins researchers shows.