Fruits and vegetables — tasty and a vital part of daily nutrition. But researchers worldwide continue to seek better ways to use the healthful properties of these foods. Many of these scientists will meet in Houston Oct. 9-13 to share the latest findings.
Iowa State University researchers have developed a new technique that successfully treated rats for blindness caused by glaucoma. Their experimental treatment will be used on canine patients in the next year. If successful, it is expected to move to human trials.
US medical residents are not proficient at diagnosing and managing tuberculosis, according to a report published in the online open access journal, BMC Infectious Diseases.
Pigs could be the key to understanding how antibiotic resistant bacteria persist in Intensive Care Units in hospitals. NSW Department of Primary Industries (NSW DPI) Immunology & Molecular Diagnostic Research Unit Team Leader, Dr James Chin, says it is commonly believed that each time an antibiotic is used only pathogens or disease-causing bacteria will be killed.
WHO is convening a ministerial consultation on 29 and 30 July in Damascus, Syria, to address the health needs of Iraqis in neighbouring countries.
Tibotec Pharmaceuticals Ltd. announced that it has submitted an application for marketing authorisation for TMC125 to the European Agency for the Evaluation of Medicinal Products (EMEA).
The Ministry of Health is concerned about the reports of inappropriate inflation of private health care costs allegedly involving some providers in this sector. The allegations are part of the reports emerging from the Board of Healthcare Funders conference in Sun City in which the Ministry and Department of Health actively participated.
The rise in the number of Australian HIV cases in the past seven years is likely to be related to risky sexual behaviour in men having sex with men, according to work co-authored by UNSW researchers.
A major breakthrough in HIV research by Murdoch?s Professor Simon Mallal has opened up a new era in personalised medicine. Professor Mallal spoke at the International AIDS Society bi-annual conference on 25 July.
Starting out in 1998 with 300 attendees, the National Autism Conference at Penn State is one of the largest conferences of its kind — not just in the nation, but globally, attracting a diverse audience, including educational and behavioral health professionals, as well as those on the autistic spectrum (AS) and their family members.