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Some health plans offered by AARP, the older Americans advocacy group, mislead consumers into thinking they're protected from ...

An international team of researchers have developed a new substance which uses a two pronged attack on malignant cells.

Could the amount of sex teens see on TV predict whether they'll become a teen mother or father? A study in today's Pediatrics ...

The International Osteoporosis Foundation (IOF) has backed the National Osteoporosis Society (NOS, UK) in their criticism of NICE guidance on the prevention and treatment of osteoporosis.

Bonfiglioli Pharma , together with their representatives Genesis Packaging Technologies, will be at Pack Expo Chicago from 9-13 November 2008 at booth 1059, south hall. The event will showcase the new automatic PKI-LVA combi-machine for leak-testing vials and detecting headspace vacuum pressure in lyophilised vials. The PKI-LVA can reach an output of 750cph, making it ideal for batch-testing. The vial first passes through a headspace pressure analyzer using laser absorption spectroscopy. Laser absorption spectroscopy is an optical measurement method for rapid and non-destructive gas analys...

As the nation waits for a new president to bring change to the country, AAMC President and CEO Darrell G. Kirch, M.D., challenged the leaders of the nation's medical schools and teaching hospitals to bring change to academic medicine by confronting five "tough questions" related to medical education, research, and patient care.

"I thought I had good coverage through the health insurance provided by my employer, Great-West," recalls Loveta Baker of Weaverville, N.C. "Due to our family history of colon cancer, I had a colonoscopy that led to the discovery of a mass. It was followed by a quick surgery that went well, without complications at all." "In a few weeks the bills started rolling in.

There was 'excellent' news this year for East London NHS Foundation Trust who achieved an 'Excellent' scoring in the Healthcare Commissions Annual health Check for 2007/08. Only seven of London's 73 NHS Trusts have achieved this distinction. The Trust scored 'Excellent' for quality of services and 'Excellent' for use of resources.

UroToday.com - A study by Dr. Jamil Rehman, et al., evaluated a new "Y" flap technique for laparoscopic extravesical ureteroneocystostomy. They treated three patients who underwent laparoscopic ureteroneocystostomy for distal ureteral strictures.

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Leah Smith shells out more than $730 a month for health insurance but you won't hear her complaining....