Poll: According to the poll, 53% of voters cited the economy as the most important issue in their choice for president, followed by 7% who cited health care, the Post reports. The poll, conducted between Oct. 8 and Oct. 11,

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An analysis of tax returns for contractor GPs - the majority of GPs in the UK - found that their gross income increased by one per cent to £247,362 during the year.

Akinori Nishi, Mahomi Kuroiwa, Diane B. Miller, James P. O'Callaghan, Helen S. Bateup, Takahide Shuto, Naoki Sotogaku, Takaichi Fukuda, Nathaniel Heintz, Paul Greengard, and Gretchen L. Snyder

The plaintiff-intervenors (Tobacco-Free Kids Action Fund, American Cancer Society, American Heart Association, American Lung Association, Americans for Nonsmokers' Rights and National African-American Tobacco Prevention Network) argued today that the Court of Appeals should permit the District Court to impose a

These are some of the key findings of a new Gallup poll and a report released today by the Council for Excellence in Government in collaboration with the Accenture Institute for Public Service Value and expert guidance from the Institute

Blanca I. Restrepo, Ph.D., assistant professor of epidemiology; and Susan P. Fisher-Hoch, M.D., professor of epidemiology; and Joseph B. McCormick, M.D., regional dean, previously reported that Type 2 diabetes was the leading risk factor for tuberculosis (TB) in the United

According to Ban, next month's Financing for Development Conference -- organized by the World Trade Organization in Doha, Qatar -- "provides us an important opportunity to review developments and the ensure that the current financial difficulties do not undermine commitments

The executive order instructs state agencies, such as the departments of Children and Families , Labor and Workforce Development and Law and Public Safety , to proceed with "particular care and diligence, given the indifference and neglect that [American Indian]

Lynn Morris, co-chair of the AIDS Vaccine 2008 conference and head of the AIDS unit at South Africa's National Institute for Communicable Diseases , said, "There's a real redirection and rethinking," adding, "Fundamentally, we don't understand enough about the human

The health department is encouraging people who believe they might be at risk of HIV to be tested for the virus (KPVI.com, 10/9). It also is considering increasing the number of clinics that provide HIV tests in southeastern Idaho. David

This study shows that the levels of resveratrol found in cocoa and chocolate products is second to red wine among known sources of resveratrol and forms yet another important link between the antioxidants found in cocoa and dark chocolate to

The independent drugstore lobby's new research shows that independent pharmacies are 'adjusting to new market conditions' and are 'successful in sustaining their viability.' The increased profits and salaries at independent drugstores show that their business model is strong. This further

Use of LSF may improve the long-term success of transplanting islets (the insulin-producing cells of the pancreas) into people with type 1 diabetes. The trial is part of the Clinical Islet Transplantation (CIT) Consortium created by National Institutes of Health.

At the opening of a forum on making HIV counseling and testing more widely available to Nigerians, Jonathan said, "In the fight against HIV and AIDS, we are all commanders, we are all generals. The fight against HIV and AIDS

Dietz is the Victor A. McKusick Professor of Pediatrics, Medicine and Molecular Biology and Genetics at the Johns Hopkins McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine, an investigator of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and director of the William S. Smilow Center

The team analyzed a 20 percent random sample of 2004 Medicare claims data, amounting to 23,887 patients who were 65 years or older. The researchers found that 44.5 percent of the study population underwent stress testing within 90 days prior

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According to the Times , an increase in group health insurance premiums is "[m]ost likely, but estimates vary."

The new recommendation, which will appear in the November issue of the journal Pediatrics , states that Vitamin D supplements should be given to breastfed or partially breastfed infants, beginning in the first few days of life; all non-breastfed infants