The “morning after pill” may be a good option for individual women in crisis, but advance access to emergency contraception is no antidote for the national problem of unintended pregnancy.
A DEVICE that sounds like a 21st century version of a medicinal leech may soon be set loose inside the chests of heart patients. Resembling a robotic caterpillar, it will crawl across the surface of their beating heart, delivering treatment without the need for major surgery.
Hepatitis A and hepatitis C, two otherwise unrelated liver viruses have one important thing in common: a trick for avoiding destruction by the immune system. Both dodge immune attacks by attacking the same protein — an essential link in a chain of molecular signals that triggers antiviral responses.
UCSF is launching a new study to evaluate treatments for addiction to prescription painkillers and has openings for patients to enroll.
Electronic mosquito repellents ? buzzing devices marketed to prevent malaria ? don’t prevent bites and therefore don?t prevent disease transmission, according to a new review of studies.
Sumner M. Redstone announced a commitment of $105 million in charitable grants to fund research and patient care advancements in cancer and burn recovery at three major non-profit healthcare organizations.
A survey by Harris Interactive? found that large numbers of people believe that they are influenced by the direct to consumer advertising (DTCA) of prescription drugs. Between 21 and 51 percent agree with 10 statements about how they are influenced by DTCA, with 30 percent or more agreeing with eight of the 10 statements.
The Australian Child Health and Air Pollution Study will investigate the relationship between air quality and respiratory health by testing 3,200 students from 60 primary schools across Australia.
A team of researchers led by Professor Richard Gordon and Associate Professor Michael Stowasser has found primary aldosteronism (PAL) ? a type of high blood pressure that can be cured by surgery ? to be ten times more common than was previously suspected. Once thought to be rare, the Endocrine Hypertension Research Centre found PAL in 10% of all hypertension sufferers, making it the commonest known curable cause.
Researcher Dr. Susanne Mertens-Talcott of Texas A&M University is looking into how plant-based phytochemicals, including antioxidants and herbal supplements, can be useful in the promotion of health and prevention of chronic diseases.