WHO has recommended that rotavirus vaccination be included in all national immunization programmes to provide protection against a virus that is responsible for more than 500 000 diarrhoeal deaths and 2 million hospitalizations every year among children. More than 85%

According to a survey released by the National Women's Health Resource Center (NWHRC), a non-profit organization dedicated to health education, many Chicago women lack an understanding about cervical cancer and are not accessing the tools to prevent it. The survey

Clinical Genomics Pty Ltd, an Australian biotechnology company, announced that Quest Diagnostics Incorporated, the world's leading provider of diagnostic testing, information and services, has agreed to provide milestone payments over the next two years to Clinical Genomics to further develop

HOUSTON -- Novel chemotherapy and biological agents for metastatic colorectal cancer has resulted in increased patient survival, U.S. researchers say. Researchers at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston said researchers have made great strides in identifying

ORLANDO, Fla. -- New data presented today at the 2009 American Society of Clinical Oncologist (ASCO) Annual Meeting support the use of a laboratory test, ChemoFX(R), to help physicians predetermine the effectiveness of chemotherapy in treating a woman's endometrial cancer.

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center researchers have uncovered a gene signature that may help predict clinical outcomes in certain types of breast cancer. In the Journal of Clinical Investigation, Harold (Hal) Moses, M.D., and colleagues report that this gene signature which is

Government has set a target of having 80 percent of HIV-positive people in the country on antiretroviral treatment by 2011.

Government has set a target of having 80 percent of HIV-positive people in the country on antiretroviral treatment by 2011.

THE Australian government has funded the construction of an HIV/AIDS clinic at Ibulanku Community Health Centre in Iganga district.

Swazi Member of Parliament and gospel singer, Pastor Timothy Myeni, has blamed the devil for suggesting at an MPs' workshop, that there should be a law making it "compulsory to test for HIV" and that people testing positive should be

Namibia was chosen to host the fifth HIV/AIDS Implementers' Meeting as it has turned the tide in the fight against HIV/AIDS, said Dr Norbert Foster, deputy permanent secretary in the Ministry of Health and Social Services.

Complete eradication of the Hepatitis C virus and reversal of the damage done by HCV, are the two essential steps to defeating the virus. Learn why Hepatitis C recovery is evaluated in terms of virologic and histologic responses, as well...

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University of Central Florida) An over-the-counter prostate cancer test kit could be coming to a pharmacy near you, thanks to the collaborative work of a University of Central Florida chemist and M.D. Anderson Cancer Center Orlando researchers.

UT Southwestern Medical Center) A simple magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) test involving breathing oxygen might help oncologists determine the best treatment for some cancer patients, report researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center.

Brown University) Dermatologist Martin Weinstock has found that sun-damaged rough patches on the skin known as actinic keratoses lead to more forms of skin cancer than previously thought. Weinstock and colleagues also determined that lesions can become invisible and resurface

Florida State University) Informing men that a new vaccine to prevent human papillomavirus (HPV) would also help protect their female partners against developing cervical cancer from the sexually transmitted infection did not increase their interest in getting the vaccine, according

Trudeau Institute) The Trudeau Institute and Health Research Inc. have established a unique partnership aimed at advancing the commercialization of medical and scientific discoveries made at the institute to maximize their benefit to public health worldwide.