A new mid-stage study released by drug makers Wyeth and Elan Corp is showing that the experimental Alzheimer's disease drug bapineuzumab appears to be effective in some patients.
Researchers have found that radiation therapy can prolong the lives of men with aggressive prostate cancer when tumors return.
A paper published in the Journal of the American Medical Association on June 18th shows that people being treated for Type 2 diabetes, the most common form, were 52 percent more likely to develop depression than those without the disease.
U.S. health leaders are preparing a blueprint on how to reverse the increase in premature births.
There was big news coming out of the SVS Vascular annual meeting as Royal Philips Electronics and Skytron announced a partnership to deliver hybrid operating rooms for minimally invasive cardiovascular surgical procedures.
A research study authored by Peter P. Zandi, PhD, with Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, MD, shows that painkillers such as aspirin and ibuprofen can influence someone's chance to develop Alzheimer's disease.
A new Cancer research study in the UK has shown that using MRI scans to check for changes in naturally produced bicarbonate may help identify cancers in the very early stages.
Kaiser Permanente has completed the rollout of its outpatient electronic health record system in nine states and the District of Columbia, enabling their 13,000 physicians in 421 offices to have electronic access to their patients' medical records.
People who are afflicted with rare diseases and mysterious illnesses are being sought by the National Institutes of Health, and those who meet the correct criteria could get some free care at the government's top research hospital as scientists study why they're sick.
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An unprecedented global effort to combat cancer is taking place with research groups from at least nine countries coming together to fight the deadly disease.
A new study by researchers Tim Spector and Brent Richards of King's College London shows that two common genetic mutations increase the risk of osteoporosis and related bone fractures.
Operating room integration systems are complicated and costly, but are necessary for routing critical video and other vital information that the surgical team often requires.