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Stroke affects nearly 700,000 Americans a year. Emergency management is key to a positive patient outcome.

Assisted suicide has returned to the news, but in the form of a planned drug overdose via an illegal sleep aid called Nembutal.

Researchers at Stanford University recently found that plant-generated vaccines may be a safe, fast, and economic way to fight cancer in patients with follicular B-cell lymphoma.

Data has shown that functional connectivity in the brain is different between obese and lean adolescents.

The most exciting and far-reaching innovation of the last half century is the Internet. It has impacted all aspects of our life.

In February, Blue Cross of California sent letters to physicians asking them to report conditions that their patients may have hidden when they applied for health insurance in order to cancel policies.

Staying heart-healthy is a partnership between your cardiologist and yourself. Patients should follow the guidelines given to them and listen to the advice dispensed.

Scientists from the University of Oxford have found that hormone replacement therapy in post-menopausal women increases the risk of gallbladder disease.

As we advance in medical technology and advancing healthcare, I cannot even imagine what we may see down the very short road ahead.

If we say that nurses should be held to a higher standard, what standard would that be?

A new word to become familiar with: Knol. It is a shortened form of the word ‘knowledge’ and means a unit of knowledge.

California has passed a law banning trans fats in restaurants, bakeries, delicatessens, cafeterias, and other businesses classified as “food facilities.”

Although studies show early intervention to be effective in reducing psychotic symptoms in patients with first-episode psychosis, the benefits aren’t sustainable.

The war against cancer has become expensive and pervasive in a society where half of the men and one-third of the women will be saddled with a cancer diagnosis in their lifetime.

Qik uses your phone's camera to send a live video feed through the cellular network to the Internet, where it is available for live viewing on the Qik website.

Doctors should be paid an amount that covers the typical cost of tests and treatments needed to address a patient's condition.

AIDS rates in the nation’s Latino community are increasing to the point that they have reached what experts are calling a simmering public health crisis.

German biomedical company Activaero just announced the FDA 510(k) clearance of its Watchhaler device, a mechanical inhalation system.

You specialists thought that it was always going to be rewarding, that each day would be an adventure. Can it be possible that specializing is just work too?

To an outsider, the view of a school nurse's role can be a distorted one. But, the reality is much different.

The FDA announced its intention to push for a black box warning to be placed on the prescription label of 11 AEDs.

As the causes and links to autism continue to baffle, researchers tirelessly work at finding any new information that could potentially lead to a better understanding of the condition. Evidence that genetics play a large role in autism continues to surface.

U.S. News & World Report just came out with its list of “America’s Best Hospitals – 2008,” with hospitals ranked based on factors within 16 specialties, from cancer to urology. Do they mean anything?

The American Academy of Pediatrics is now recommending cholesterol-reducing medications for high-risk kids.

Supporters of HR 6331 are celebrating a major victory. Earlier this week Congress blocked President Bush's veto of the legislation that includes 3 provisions that protect patient access to community pharmacies.