Last month a collaboration of European and Asian researchers launched a new attack against the deadly bird flu virus, harnessing the combined power of more than 40,000 computers across 45 countries to boost the pace of antiviral drug discovery.
For the more than 50 million Americans who experience the phantom sounds of tinnitus — ringing in the ears that can range from annoying to debilitating — certain well-trained rats may be their best hope for finding relief.
In a significant advancement in the ongoing battle against cancer, a group of researchers from Summa Health System, IC-MedTech and other institutions have completed the first ever FDA-approved human clinical trial of Apatone®.
Health Canada is reminding consumers who wear soft contact lenses about the recall of COMPLETE All-In-One Contact Lens Care Solution. Adverse reaction reports to Health Canada of potentially serious eye problems since the recall was announced May_30, 2007 suggest that consumers may still be using the product.
Neurosurgeons at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Fla., are now able to offer patients with neck disc degeneration requiring surgery a new artificial disc that mimics the feel and movement of a real — and healthy — disc.
Although medication can help extend the lives of men with chronic heart failure, several factors associated with this disease can interfere with a person’s ability to engage in and enjoy sexual activities. Fatigue, depression, medication side effects and the fear of damaging the heart can cause people with chronic heart failure to lose interest in sex or wonder whether this activity is safe for them.
A new scientific review released today by the Department of Health & Human Services’s (HHS) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) concludes that evidence of benefit is lacking for many common ways of treating osteoarthritis of the knee, including popular dietary supplement ingredients, a common surgical procedure, and injected preparations.
The American Pharmacists Association (APhA) applauds the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) recent decision to consider the development of a behind the counter (BTC) class of drugs that could include medications available without a prescription and would also require the intervention of a pharmacist before dispensing.
Researchers are now one step closer to improved treatment of Type 2 diabetes following significant findings made by scientists at the Garvan Institute of Medical Research.
India and the United States agreed to enhance cooperation in development of low-cost diagnostic and therapeutic medical technologies.