health - "medicine"

Say the word 'lawyer' and a bevy of images comes to mind, many of them negative. But the partners at the East Alton, Illinois law firm SimmonsCooper LLC, specializing in Mesothelioma, are hoping to shift such stereotypes, beginning with a record $10.2 million total donation comprised of annual gifts and a multi-year pledge to help fund the development of the SimmonsCooper Cancer Institute at Southern Illinois University School of medicine, which hosted its grand opening on Thursday, July 10 at 11 a.m.read more

A teenager who had his place to study medicine withdrawn because he has a burglary conviction has an interview at another university.

Natural health products such as herbs, vitamins and homeopathic medicines, are currently available for sale in most Canadian pharmacies.

Main Category: Cardiovascular / Cardiology Also Included In: Hypertension ; Blood / Hematology ; Public health Article Date: 15 Jul 2008 - 3:00 PDT 1. Young Adults With Prehypertension Are More Likely to Have ...

Main Category: Radiology / Nuclear medicine Article Date: 15 Jul 2008 - 0:00 PDT rate article Clarity is an affordable image management solution for imaging centers and medical practices using digital ...

HOUSTON (AP) -- When Dr. Michael E. DeBakey pushed forward with his groundbreaking research and maverick approach to medicine a half century ago, heart surgery was a medical marvel....

Innovative North Carolina Program Improves Patient Care and Saves an Estimated $160 Million in Medicaid Costs Annually Community physicians in North Carolina may have found a way to narrow the gap between rising health care costs and declining health outcomes.

SNM - an international scientific and professional organization of more than 16,000 members dedicated to promoting the practical applications, technology and science of molecular imaging and nuclear medicine - has awarded $300,000 in research grants to support molecular imaging research. The grants, supported by SNM's Education and Research Foundation, represent the society's commitment to advancing molecular imaging and therapy by supporting the next generation of researchers.

Regular doses of malaria medicine, even for students who weren't obviously sick, had a beneficial effect on attention span, a new study indicates.

In the July 15th issue of G&D, Dr. Matthew Scott and colleagues at Stanford University School of medicine reveal that a protein called Nucleostemin 3 links the serotonin and insulin signaling pathways in the control of Drosophila body size. Nucleostemin proteins were originally identified in mammals, where they are associated with undifferentiated, proliferating stem cells. In human cells, Nucleostemin expression has been linked with certain types of cancer.