Annual computed tomography (CT) screening identifies a high proportion of patients with early-stage lung cancer, according to the latest findings of the NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center – led New York Early Lung Cancer Action Project (NY-ELCAP) published in the April issue of the journal Radiology.
The Standing Committee on Health tabled a report in the House of Commons entitled Healthy Weights for Healthy Kids.
Living Cell Technologies Limited (ASX: LCT) announced it has published evidence outlining the survival and identification of live porcine islet cells and insulin production in a human patient 10 years after receiving a pig islet cell transplant.
Mental health services in England and Wales have been accused of being institutionally racist. In this week?s BMJ, two senior doctors say that, although services are pioneers in moving towards equity, they have some way to go before they meet the challenges of a multi-cultural society.
In 2002 the European parliament voted resoundingly against allowing drug companies to provide information about their products directly to patients. However, five years on, this decision is set to be challenged again.
Dendreon Corporation (Nasdaq: DNDN) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Office of Cellular, Tissue and Gene Therapies Advisory Committee recommended to the FDA that there is substantial evidence of efficacy and safety of PROVENGE (sipuleucel-T) for the treatment of patients with asymptomatic, metastatic, androgen-independent (also known as hormone refractory) prostate cancer.
Many Alzheimer’s patients are dying earlier because of sedatives they are being prescribed, according to new groundbreaking research from the Alzheimer’s Research Trust.
In response to the urgent need to reduce the number of new HIV infections globally, WHO and the UNAIDS Secretariat convened an international expert consultation to determine whether male circumcision should be recommended for the prevention of HIV infection.
Researchers at Melbourne?s Howard Florey Institute have opened up new treatment possibilities for Huntington?s disease by proving a scientific theory incorrect.
Health benefits associated with physical activity during leisure time are widely recognized, but it is not known if leisure-time physical activity decreases the risk of work-related repetitive strain injury (RSI).