Innovative pulmonary and PEGylation-based therapeutic product development is the focus of two new business units recently created at Nektar Therapeutics (Nasdaq: NKTR), the company announced today.
A new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found no increased risk of heart attack for women in their 50s who were taking HRT.
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) will host free head and neck cancer screenings from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Friday, April 20, at the Eye & Ear Institute, third floor, 203 Lothrop St., Oakland.
The Friends of the Alzheimer?s Disease Center will hold its Spring Public Forum on April 24 at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
Expressing concern over the growing cases of organ transplantation in the developing world, World Health Organisation has said ??Transplant tourism” is on the rise because organ donations are not keeping up with growing demand, especially for kidneys.
Despite campaigns to discourage people from junk food and sedentary lifestyles, more Asians are turning to surgery to counter obesity as health authorities’ efforts to get people to exercise and eat healthier are apparently failing.
A new drug called Eslicarbazepine (ESL) shows promise as a treatment for epilepsy patients whose symptoms remain uncontrolled with existing medications.
A common herbal extract available in health food stores can greatly reduce urinary tract infections and could potentially enhance the ability of antibiotics to kill the bacteria that cause 90 percent of infections in the bladder.
Smokers reported that consuming milk, water, fruits and vegetables worsened the taste of cigarettes, while consuming alcohol, coffee and meat enhanced their taste, according to the scientists.
HHS Secretary Mike Leavitt has announced more than $1.1 billion in funding to help states and territories provide care, medications and services for low-income individuals living with HIV/AIDS.