· A Sept. 12 Weekend listing gave incorrect days for the Tavern Toddlers Program at Gadsby's Tavern Museum in Alexandria. The program runs Mondays at 10:30 a.m. · A Sept. 10 Page One graphic on the national deficit incorrectly showed

Some 432 Chinese babies have developed kidney stones blamed on contaminated milk powder, Health Minister Gao Qiang said, adding the manufacturer had been ordered to halt production.

Background:Hedgehog (Hh) signaling is a conserved morphogenetic pathway which plays critical roles in embryonic development with emerging evidence supporting a role in healing and repair processes and tumorigenesis. The Gli family of transcription factors (Gli1, 2 and 3) mediate the

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is often caused by smoking and is the fourth-leading cause of death in the United States, affecting more than 16 million people. There is no cure for this deadly disease, and current drugs do not

Gardasil, which targets four strains of the human papillomavirus (HPV) that cause most cases of cervical cancer, is already approved to help prevent a leading cause of cervical cancer in women of that same age range. Two of those HPV

The study conducted at Slovakia's Comenius University School of Medicine selected 100 Slovakian adults with mild knee arthritis.

Gardasil, which was FDA-approved in 2006 as vaccine against the human papillomavirus or HPV, also protects against cancers of the vagina and vulva, which inflicts over 5,000 women in the U.S. annually, according to Merck.

The study showed that the new drug, Clonicel, achieved statistically significant improvement over placebo in reducing an aggregate of 18 ADHD symptoms listed by the American Psychiatric Association and used by physicians to diagnose and classify the condition.

The article, "A Novel Delta Opioid Receptor Antagonist, SoRI-9409, Produces a Selective and Long-Lasting Decrease in Ethanol Consumption in Heavy-Drinking Rats" by Selena Bartlett, BPharm PhD, Director of Preclinical Development Group at the Gallo Research Center at University of California

Headquartered at the Boston Biomedical Research Institute (BBRI), this center for excellence in muscular dystrophy will be the first ever in New England, and the first of these prestigious centers--named for the late Senator Paul Wellstone -- to focus on

The research demonstrates for the first time that cannabinoid receptors called CB2, which can be activated by cannabis use, are present in human sensory nerves in the peripheral nervous system, but are not present in a normal human brain.

While some prior studies have documented socioeconomic disparities in the outcomes of individual procedures, ours is the first to show that the relationship is consistent across a wide range of surgical procedures," said lead study author Nancy Birkmeyer, Ph.D.

The health care needs of persons displaced by Hurricane Katrina remaining in travel trailer parks had not been evaluated. Dr. Lawry and other researchers conducted a population-based assessment of health care access of travel trailer park residents in Mississippi. Their

Liquiritigenin is one of the active compounds of MF101, Bionovo's drug candidate for the treatment of menopausal hot flashes, currently poised to start Phase 3 clinical testing.

According to recent research from Johns Hopkins Medical School, a decrease in lung concentrations of NRF2-dependent antioxidants, key components of the lung's defense system against inflammatory injury, is linked to the severity of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in smokers.

The effects of AC-100 on cartilage regeneration were evaluated in goats with standardized medial femoral condylar (knee cartilage) defects. In one study, deep defects in knee cartilage and underlying bone were treated with a collagen sponge containing AC-100 or placebo

The new estimates show a 27 per cent decline in the under-five mortality rate, from 93 deaths per 1,000 live births in 1990, to 68 deaths per 1,000 live births in 2007. In industrialized countries there are, on average, just

Transition and Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) have entered into a licensing and collaboration agreement granting Lilly exclusive worldwide rights to develop and commercialize gastrin based therapies, including the lead compound TT-223. Gastrin based therapies are an emerging class of

With the cessation of summer humidity and high temperatures, autumn is a great time to get up, and start moving. Here's a list of five exercise tips to help you get started.

Enrollment is expected to begin at six premiere U.S. medical institutions by the end of 2008. The objective of the trial is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of C-Pulse in 20 patients currently suffering from moderate heart failure. William