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Just one more example of our need for instant gratification without effort? Exciting medical breakthrough? Or both? That was our reaction to the news that scientists have developed a drug that - in mice, at ...

HealthDay - Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments,compiled by editors of HealthDay:

Metabasis Therapeutics Metabasis Therapeutics, Inc. announced today that it has entered into a two-year research collaboration agreement with Roche to apply Metabasis' HepDirect liver-targeting technology to ...

Abbott presented pivotal data at the XVII International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2008) in Mexico City showing that its investigational Norvir® (ritonavir) tablet and the current soft-gelatin capsule provide similar levels of drug in the blood. The heat-stable Norvir tablet will not require refrigeration, making it more convenient for patients to use, particularly in developing countries where the majority of people with HIV live.

According to Dr. Gerald Bernstein, patient perception about diabetes has not changed much in the over forty years he has been practicing medicine at two major NYC hospitals. In fact, he still sees the same viewpoints today as when he was a former director of the Beth Israel health Care Systems Diabetes Management Program years ago. 'In this day and age, I still get patients who believe that they developed diabetes from eating too much sugar,' says Dr. Bernstein.

Poor performance at School could indicate an increased risk of developing schizophrenia, a study says.

Women who endure severe stress early in pregnancy may be more likely to have children that go on to develop schizophrenia, research suggests. A University of Manchester team looked at data from 1.3...

Canadian researchers have shown that patients who receive early treatment for Hepatitis C virus within the first months following an infection, develop a rapid poly-functional immune response against HCV ...