July 8, 2008 – 4:24 pm | One Comment

In a move sure to stir controversy, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recommended on Monday that a more aggressive approach to treating high cholesterol in children should be implemented, even if it means prescribing …

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Colorado Grandfather Coughs Up Nail Lodged in His Head for Years
April 5, 2009 – 9:20 pm | No Comment

When Prax Sanchez coughed after returning home from his doctor’s office last week, it wasn’t because of an everyday, ordinary tickle in his throat.  It was because of a 1-inch nail that had been stuck …

Sorry, Malia, All Dogs Allergenic But These Tips Help Clear the Air
November 18, 2008 – 5:23 am | One Comment

In spite of help from the entire world, the United States’ soon-to-be First Family’s quest for a hypoallergenic dog may best be settled in educated compromise because all dogs emit allergens, to one extent or …

3,800 UTMB Jobs Swept to Sea in Hurricane Ike Aftermath, Med School Clings to Accreditation
November 16, 2008 – 8:30 pm | One Comment

The University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) in Galveston is reducing its workforce by almost one-third, a move that will leave the teaching hospital with too few patient beds to accommodate its medical students’ educational …

Discovering Cellular “Kiss of Death” Wins Nobel Prize
October 16, 2008 – 4:57 am | No Comment

Three scientists were awarded the $1.35 million 2004 Nobel Prize for chemistry, thanks to their discovery that one particular component of the cellular system works a bit like a microscopic Mafia don, even marking cells …

AIDS, Cancer Researchers Share Nobel Prize
October 13, 2008 – 11:54 am | One Comment

Recent announcement of the winners of the Nobel Prize in medicine marks, for some, the end of a long-running controversy surrounding which team of researchers are to be credited with discovering the AIDS virus. …

NYC Subways Join the Battle of the Bulge
October 11, 2008 – 8:57 am | One Comment

New York City officials have taken their city to task on the obesity epidemic sweeping the United States and other industrialized countries. Trans fats were recently banned in all New York City restaurants and …

Mental Health Bill Finally Gets Congressional Approval
September 25, 2008 – 7:35 am | 5 Comments

After more than a decade of lobbying for equal coverage for mental health treatments in health care plans, both the US Senate and the House of Representatives approved a bill yesterday that makes coverage for …

Walgreens Sees Smoke Over San Francisco’s Tobacco Ban
September 16, 2008 – 4:20 am | One Comment

San Francisco recently passed a city-wide ordinance that bans the sale of all tobacco-based products in pharmacies, such as Walgreens. The ban, scheduled to take effect October 1, has stirred up a fire at …

National E-prescribing Conference
September 11, 2008 – 9:26 pm | No Comment

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, along with industry partners from health and technology, are hosting a National E-prescribing Conference on October 6 – 7, 2008 at the Sheraton Boston Hotel, Boston, MA.

NTP Report on Bisphenol A
September 5, 2008 – 7:32 am | One Comment

The federal government’s top toxicologists report “concerns” over bisphenol A (BPA), the controversial chemical in many of the nation’s favorite plastic beverage containers, after a full investigation of the chemical suspected of causing problems with …