health - "medicine"

China medicine Corporation announced today that it obtained a patent from Australia Patent Office for recombinant Aflatoxin Detoxifizyme (rADTZ). The patent is valid through January 13, 2025.

Yes, the practice of medicine is a joy. But your doctor does get irritated at times. We know what irritates patients...waiting too long, being put on hold, doctors rushing you out the door. Do you ever wonder what yanks your doctors chain? I'm willing to bet these are universal: * Calling for a drug refill on weekends or nights and not knowing the pharmacy phone number. 'Oh it's the pharmacy I always use'. Let me tell you...I don't want to search information for your pharmacy number. Be prepared. Better yet, call during office hours.read more

Physical, mental, and social impairments affect the lives of many adults who were born prematurely, according to a national study in Norway, published in The New England Journal of medicine.

The health Protection Agency has reported a 6% increase in the total number of new sexually transmitted infections (STIs) diagnosed in 2007 compared to 2006.To coincide with the launch of the Agency's fifth Annual report and Accounts, figures are released today showing that across all age groups almost 400,000 (397,990) new STIs were diagnosed in UK genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinics in 2007 - an increase from 375,843 in 2006.The greatest burden continues to fall among young people (aged 16 to 24 years), who are disproportionately affected by STIs.read more

In a study published this week in the New England Journal of medicine, people on low-carbohydrate and Mediterranean diets lost more weight and had more favorable metabolic changes than people...

More than 200 presentations on medicine and science will be held during the American Association for Clinical Chemistry's annual meeting July 27-31 at the Washington Convention Center in Washington, DC. Featured presentations include: NEW TEST IDENTIFIES HEAVY DRINKERS A new screening test for excessive alcohol consumption identifies twice as many heavy drinkers as the commonly used liver enzyme test.

(Yale University) Researchers at Yale School of medicine have found signs of an apparent connection between bullying, being bullied and suicide in children, according to a new review of studies from 13 countries published in the International Journal of Adolescent medicine and health.

(Ohio State University Medical Center) A team of researchers from Ohio State University's Comprehensive Cancer Center and the University's College of Veterinary medicine have received a $10.9 million, five-year grant from the National Cancer Institute to further their studies of retrovirus-associated cancer.

(University of California - San Diego) The world's top engineers, physicians and scientists are joining forces to conceptualize, develop and bring to reality the future tools and treatments of 21st century health care through UC San Diego's new Institute of Engineering in medicine. Nanoparticle bombs to kill cancer, molecular-sized bridges to repair damaged hearts, and scarless surgery techniques are now on the frontier of medical innovations in California with the new institute leading the way.

(Cedars-Sinai Medical Center) The California Institute for Regenerative medicine has awarded a planning grant to the Cedars-Sinai Heart Institute to support its researchers in their study of regenerative stem cell-based approaches to heart attacks, congestive heart failure and pacing abnormalities.