Every once in a while you hear reports that doctors somewhere found a potential cure for HIV:
IN a breakthrough that could potentially lead to a cure for HIV infection, scientists have discovered a way to remove the virus from infected cells.
The scientists engineered an enzyme which attacks the DNA of the HIV virus and cuts […]
CINCINNATI, June 29 /PRNewswire/ — A new study by researchers at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center has found that poorer women and girls are more likely than those with incomes above the poverty line to be infected with types of human papillomavirus (HPV) that can cause cervical cancer. HPV is the most common sexually transmitted […]
When France went smoke-free, it was something that no one would have expected, but to see the UK go smoke free is almost as shocking:
England is due to go smoke-free on July 1, following Wales, which outlawed the habit in enclosed public places in April, and Scotland, which banned it last year. Many other countries have […]
SAN RAMON, Calif., June 26 /PRNewswire/ — Finally there is some good news for heart failure patients. Almost 50,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with heart failure each month, and now there is a “one-stop” website where they can satisfy their hunger for information: www.HeartFailureCenter.com.
HeartFailureCenter.com was created as a comprehensive effort to consolidate the […]
WALTHAM, Mass., June 22 /PRNewswire/ — Millennium Research Group (MRG), the global authority on medical technology market intelligence has conducted a detailed and thorough analysis of the acute care clinical information systems (CIS) market and finds that a major driver in the US is the demand for improvement in patient safety. Medical errors are the […]
BOTHELL, WA–(Marketwire - June 21, 2007) - Kurve Technology, Inc., a leading developer of nasal drug delivery devices, has been issued a U.S. Patent covering its ViaNase™ electronic atomizer device line.
“The granting of this patent validates our technology leadership, reflects our innovation, and protects our intellectual property,” said Marc Giroux, CEO of Kurve Technology. “This […]
LAS VEGAS, June 21 /PRNewswire/ — Major U.S. employers are growing increasingly sophisticated in using incentives to encourage employee participation in health and disease management programs. They also face the challenge of maintaining employee motivation while demonstrating that these programs make strict business sense, according to a survey of major U.S. employers conducted by The […]
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DALLAS, June 20 /PRNewswire/ — Methodist Dallas Medical Center is the first hospital in Texas to offer an advanced radiation therapy that makes partial breast radiation available to more women, with less damage to the skin, and in days instead of weeks. Unlike other breast cancer therapies that require six to seven weeks, the new […]
WEST CHESTER, Pa., June 19 /PRNewswire/ — Kelly Ripa is using her talent to support the fight against ovarian cancer as the star of the new public service announcements to promote the inaugural QVC Presents Super Saturday Live to benefit The Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (OCRF).
Ripa is scheduled to appear in both the print and […]