You think that there is something that is causing your child an allergic reaction, yet you can't figure out what it is. He is able to eat nuts and peanuts; eggs don't bother him, nor does wheat or shellfish. Even

Manhattan plastic surgeon Dr. Michael Sachs has had his license revoked by state health officials following the death of a patient. This doctor has the dubious reputation of being the state's one of the most sued doctor. Highlights of the

The Federal Government is not ruling out scrapping $500 bonus payments to seniors as Kevin Rudd's 'razor gang' looks for ways to find savings in the May budget.

Background:Merkel cell carcinoma is a rare but aggressive cutaneous primary small cell carcinoma. It is commonly seen in elderly affecting the head, neck, and extremities.Macroscopically may be difficult to distinguish MCC from other small cells neoplasms especially oat cell carcinoma

Background:Vigorous outdoors exercise during an episode of air pollution might cause airway inflammation. The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of vigorous outdoor exercise during peak smog season on breath pH, a biomarker of airway inflammation, in

IntroductionThree-dimensional techniques for radiotherapy have expanded possibilities for partial volume liver radiotherapy. Characteristic, transient radiographic changes can occur in the absence of clinical radiation-induced liver disease after hepatic radiotherapy and must be distinguished from local recurrence. Case presentationIn this report,

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Combination Therapy that Includes ABC/3TC Found Less Effective in Subgroup of Antiretroviral-Naïve Individuals National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes Of Health (NIH) - March 6, 2008[A ...

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The All Pakistan Women's Association in collaboration with the United Nations Development Fund for Women and the United Nations Population Fund on Monday launched a two-day workshop to discuss HIV/AIDS-related issues among women in the country, the Daily Times reports.

The Los Angeles city attorney's office last week sent a letter to Blue Cross of California inquiring about claims the company made in a Feb. 23 news release explaining changes the company had made to help avoid improperly canceling policies,

The House Budget Committee on Thursday voted 22-16 to pass a $3 trillion fiscal year 2009 budget resolution that would increase spending for medical research, health care for veterans and other domestic programs by more than the inflation rate and

The October 2007 recall of the Sprint Fidelis defibrillator lead, manufactured by Medtronic , indicates the need for legislation that would improve information provided to patients and physicians about potential safety concerns in medical devices, according to a commentary published

Two newspapers recently published opinion pieces addressing HIV/AIDS in the black community. Summaries appear below. Warren Bolton, Columbia State : If blacks do not "get real about combating" HIV/AIDS, "an already terrible crisis will worsen," Bolton, associate editor for the

The House on Wednesday by a 268-148 vote passed a bill ( HR 1424 ) that would require most health insurers to provide equal levels of coverage for physical and mental illnesses, the AP/Contra Costa Times reports (Miga, AP/Contra Costa

Snippets of genetic material that have been linked to cancer also play a critical role in normal embryonic development in mice, according to a new paper from MIT cancer biologists.

The NHS dental contract should focus on patient experience - quality of treatment and oral health outcomes - and not on the one crude target that simply measures a dentist's output. That's the message the British Dental Association will be

Summaries of a recent editorial and several opinion pieces that address health care issues in the presidential election appear below. Editorial

The study is published in the March issue of the journal Psychological Science and was led by Dr Alexander Weiss, of the University of Edinburgh's School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences.

The executive council of the National Congress of American Indians recently held a three-day meeting in Washington, D.C., to discuss strategy, legislative policy and the top issues for American Indian voters in the presidential election, NPR's " The Bryant Park