Fashion often dictates that one wear sheer, body-hugging clothes once in a while. But this often means that unsightly bumps and lumps along the bra line are visible for all to see. North Carolina plastic surgeon Dr. Joseph P. Hunstad

There is now a new and innovative technology for giving facelifts. This novel procedure uses Aptos (KMI) threads to give a firm look to sagging skin. These barbed threads have today emerged as a viable alternative to traditional face lifting

Collectively, the entire workflow and documentation process in the acute care environment is very different from that of the other hospital departments.

Physicians are increasingly adopting mAbs because of their superior side effect profile, and continued research is expected to yield more innovative products.

However, rising awareness among the target patient population and the introduction of innovative devices and techniques are sustaining market expansion.

The report "Booming Biotech Market in India" shows that biopharma made up for around 70% of the cumulative revenue in fiscal 2008 and registered INR 75.9 Billion (US$ 1.93 Billion) in revenue. Gaining strength from the ongoing research & development

Young adults and men do not see themselves as susceptible to osteoporosis, according to a new study. In their minds, the risk of suffering from what many consider an older woman's disease seems distant or slim. The problem: They are

Dialysis patients diagnosed with depression are nearly twice as likely to be hospitalized or die within a year than those who are not depressed, a UT Southwestern Medical Center researcher has found.In the study, available online and in the Sept.

Minutes after having sexual intercourse with her boyfriend, a 35-year-old woman suddenly felt her left arm go weak. Her speech became slurred and she lost feeling on the left side of her face.She was having a stroke. Doctors later concluded

The time span in which treatment should be given for acute ischaemic stroke - i.e. stroke caused by a clot or other obstruction to the blood supply - can be lengthened. This according to a study from the Swedish medical

Kogi State government has granted free medical treatment for nursing mothers and their children in the state with immediate effect.

High maternal mortality rate in the country is to be given priority in the National Assembly, chairman, House Committee on Health, Sen. Iyabo Obasanjo-Bello has hinted.

Kogi State government has granted free medical treatment for nursing mothers and their children in the state with immediate effect.

Researchers at the Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute and Wayne State University School of Medicine have developed a HER2 DNA vaccine that has shown to be effective on drug resistant tumors in mice. The study was reported in the September

The House on Wednesday voted 417-0 to approve a bill (HR 1527) that would establish a three-year pilot program to allow "highly rural" veterans enrolled in four of the Department of Veterans Affairs' 21 health care networks to receive health

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved by voice vote a bill (S 2838) that would ban the use of mandatory arbitration clauses in nursing home contracts, CQ Today reports.

The World Health Organization on Thursday called for an effective public health approach to curb the spread of HIV/AIDS in Southeast Asia, India's Economic Times reports. HIV/AIDS in the region was the focus of the third day of WHO's 61st

The majority of new HIV infections in the U.S. in 2006 occurred among men who have sex with men, according to a study released Thursday in CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, the New York Times reports.

Disease interventions, such as the use of insecticide-treated nets to prevent malaria and increased access to HIV treatment and prevention, have helped reduce the number of deaths among children younger than age five worldwide to 9.2 million in 2007, down