A new report in the June 1 issue of the journal Cell, a publication of Cell Press, confirms the existence of some apparently uncommitted stem cells amongst cells responsible for generating the bulging biceps of body builders and the rippling abs of fitness buffs.
Dey, L.P. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the New Drug Application (NDA) of its marketing partner, Critical Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRTX), for ZYFLO CR? (zileuton) extended-release tablets.
Mass-media advertising can encourage more people experiencing stroke symptoms to go to the hospital more quickly, according to a study published in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Small changes in agricultural and sanitation practices may eliminate the spread of a disease that affects some 200 million people living in developing nations around the world.
The new HIV guidance focuses on provider-initiated HIV testing and counselling – recommended by health care providers in health facilities.
Taking iron during pregnancy has been recommended in the past as a preventive treatment to help promote fetal and placental growth.
Two new products designed to speed the adoption of science-based interventions into clinical practice are now available from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
HopeLab validated the benefits of their cancer-fighting video game by conducting a randomized, controlled trial with 375 male and female cancer patients aged 13 – 29, enrolled at 34 medical centers in the U.S., Canada and Australia.
Until recently, the primary model for providing HIV testing and counselling has been client-initiated HIV testing and counselling – also known as voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) – in which individuals must actively seek an HIV test at a health or community-based facility.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today approved Torisel (temsirolimus) for the treatment of a certain type of advanced kidney cancer known as renal cell carcinoma.