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HANOI (Reuters) - Bird flu has resurfaced in poultry in northern Vietnam after many months without any cases, killing ducks and chickens at two farms, a state-run newspaper reported on Sunday.

Hymie Anisman, a neuroscientist at Carleton University in Ottawa, has diagnosed a new and highly contagious ailment for the recession era: economic masochism.It was a pal who first exhibited the sympt...

A new report that shows a startling number of women in Alberta smoke while pregnant provides a clear warning sign the province's approach is falling short, a University of Calgary researcher says.A re...

Abstract: Bruising remains the most common finding in abused children of all ages. While in itself it may not cause long-term sequelae, it may be the injury which prompts recognition of abuse, and affords the opportunity to intervene to protect the child from further abuse. It is clear that, at present, we are missing these opportunities - despite increased awareness and public campaigns, the number of children killed in the UK has remained constant for the past 28 years, at 79 per year. Of children attending Accident and Emergency or trauma centres, it is estimated that between 7% and 30% have an abusive injury, the higher figures being from paediatric hospitals. The highest prevalence of abuse is in the youngest children, where up to 40% of trauma in children less than 4 years of age may be due to abuse, falling to less than 10% of 10-14 year olds.This article will review the features of abusive childhood bruises in comparison to accidental ones, examine issues surrounding ageing of

Clinical pharmacy services can significantly reduce the cost of prescription drugs and save money elsewhere in the health care system, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago. For every dollar spent by hospitals or health systems to provide clinical pharmacy services, $4.

In light of reports that Michael Jackson is suffering from a rare respiratory condition caused by Alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency, Jeffrey Teckman, M.D., associate professor of pediatrics, biochemistry and molecular biology at Saint Louis University School of Medicine, is available to talk about the diagnosis, causes and treatment of the disease.

Genetic patterns are like the tea leaves in the bottom of a cup for predicting which patients are likely to respond to medical therapy for life-threatening viruses such as hepatitis C, Saint Louis University researchers have discovered. Their findings are published in the Dec. 22 early online issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

South Dakota State University scientists are investigating whether 'stressing' cancer cells can make cancer radiation treatment and chemotherapy more effective. Professor Xiangming Guan of SDSU's Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences explained that when cancer cells are tired out, they are easier to kill using free radicals, the basic mechanism behind radiation and some chemotherapy drugs. Free radicals are molecules with an unstable number of electrons.

Write out every letter in the human genome, one A, C, T or G per millimeter, and the text would be 1,800 miles long, roughly the distance from New York to Colorado. Now, in the search for genes that affect how humans synthesize, process and break down cholesterol, scientists have found a single letter among this expanse of code that is associated with elevated LDL cholesterol levels, one of the leading health concerns that has come to dominate the 21st century.

Life can be tough for any family when one parent deploys to Iraq or Afghanistan. But what happens when both Mom and Dad go to war at the same time? The Doney family found a creative solution.