A recent study shows how one medical center implemented strict protocols for administering gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) before imaging and…
May 2, 2011
(Boston) -- Researchers from Boston University's Center for Regenerative Medicine (CReM) have demonstrated that induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) can…
May 2, 2011
URBANA -- Has a bone density scan placed you at risk for osteoporosis, leading your doctor to prescribe a widely advertised bone-building medication?
May 2, 2011
WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J., May 2, 2011 -- Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada, announced today that new Phase III data showed…
May 2, 2011
ENERCA is a European Network for Rare and Congenital Anaemias funded by the European Commission and coordinated by IDIBAPS - Hospital Clínic of Barcelona.
May 2, 2011
Reston, VA (April 28, 2011) -- The latest American College of Radiology white paper, Strategies for Radiologists in the Era of Health Care Reform and…
May 1, 2011
DARIEN, Ill. -- A study in the May 1 issue of the journal Sleep describes how changes in sleep that occur over a five-year period in late middle age affect cognitive function in later life.
Apr 30, 2011
Extremely premature babies fed human donor milk are less likely to develop the dangerous intestinal condition necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) than babies fed a…
Apr 30, 2011
DENVER -- When adolescent females visit a pediatric emergency department with complaints that may signal a sexually transmitted infection (STI), white youths…
Apr 29, 2011
Patients who undergo MRI often suffer from elevated anxiety. Patient discomfort may cause poor image quality due to motion artifacts or early termination.
Apr 29, 2011
BOSTON -- Low health literacy is a significant barrier to quality care, especially among elderly patients, but increased use of simple and effective health literacy assessment tests by nurses and clinicians can help improve communication and health outcomes.
Apr 29, 2011
The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) applauds the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia's decision to dismiss District Court Judge Royce Lamberth's ruling against the use of public funds for embryonic stem cell research.
Apr 29, 2011
People with a chronic condition such as diabetes or arthritis may find themselves taking on a more active role in maintaining or improving their own health if…
Apr 29, 2011
PHILADELPHIA -- Black cardiac arrest victims are more likely to die when they're treated in hospitals that care for a large black population than when they're…
Apr 29, 2011
