The main feature of the this year forum is that we have decided to invite the French team of cardiologists to it," - said the director of the Centre of children's cardiology and cardiac surgery Illia Emets about the IV

According to the decree of the President of Ukraine dated January 17, 2005, No. 42/2005 the annual observation of the All-Ukrainian day of fight against breast cancer disease (BCD) on October 20 has been introduced.

The "hot" line on questions for overcoming rise in prices for medicinal preparations has started to work in the Secretariat of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine.

The State Tax Service of Ukraine will control firmly the situation of medicine prices stabilization. The Deputy Chairman of the State Tax Administration Natalia Ruban reported about that.

Price mark-ups for 70% of the basic medicines will be regulated by the state. Konstantin Kosiachenko, the Deputy Chairman of the State Service of Medical Means and Products of Medical Purpose reported about that.

The Bee Gees hit Stayin' Alive has lived up to its name after researchers in the US discovered that it has almost the perfect rhythm to help jump-start a stopped heart.

Modern lovers could learn a thing or two from their Elizabethan counterparts about the pains and pleasures of frustrated passion, according to a new book by Dr Lesel Dawson, Senior Lecturer in English at the University of Bristol.

A single molecule in the intestinal wall, activated by the waste products from gut bacteria, plays a large role in controlling whether the host animals are lean or fatty, a research team, including scientists from UT Southwestern Medical Center, has

Several genes that play a role in how our body's cells normally auto-destruct may play a role in age-related hearing loss, according to research published online in the journal Apoptosis - a journal devoted to the topic of cell suicide,

When a dividing cell duplicates its genetic material, a molecular machine called a sliding clamp travels along the DNA double helix, tethering the proteins that perform the replication.

A quarter of female police officers and nearly as many male officers assigned to shift work had thought about taking their own lives, a new study of police work patterns and stress headed by a University at Buffalo researcher has

UNISON is calling for more hospital cleaners to stamp out superbugs once and for all.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced labeling changes, including a Boxed Warning, to highlight the risks of life-threatening infections, including progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML), with the use of Raptiva (efalizumab). The labeling changes are based on the FDA's

Under current law, spending on Medicaid is expected to substantially outpace the rate of growth in the U.S. economy over the next decade, according to a new annual report released today by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

The chance of dying from cancer before the age of 84 is becoming much smaller for most types of cancer and should continue falling over the next 20 years according to a new study from Cancer Research UK.

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Astepro - the new formulation of Astelin. Astepro Nasal Spray is an improvement over the marketed Astelin Nasal Spray and is better tolerated by patients using the new spray.

A recently introduced polio vaccine is four times more effective at protecting children than previous vaccines and has the potential to eradicate type 1 polio in Nigeria if it reaches enough children, according to a study published today in the

A parliamentary inquiry has found the New South Wales Ambulance Service is suffering from mismanagement and low morale.

A researcher from the University of Tasmania has found Tasmanian students are at greater risk of teenage pregnancy because of a lack of sex education in schools.

A new study by the Australian Medical Association (AMA) has found close to half of Australia's junior doctors think their heavy workload could compromise patient care.