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A considerable body of literature has been created that addresses healthcare disparities from social, cultural, economic, and other causes.

A genetic test will enable researchers to predict which colon cancer patients may benefit from treatment with Erbitux.

On Monday morning Senator Kennedy underwent brain surgery. Because the location of the tumor was in the left parietal lobe of the brain, neurosurgeons had to exercise particular caution.

At this week’s Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) in Chicago (May 30 – June 3), hundreds of scientific abstracts will be presented.

Racial and ethnic disparities in primary health care are in part systemic in nature, and the lower resources flowing to physicians treating more minority patients are a contributing factor.

When Puglisi founded the non-profit Pink Ribbon Program she strived to create the best post-operative exercise program for women who had dealt directly with breast cancer.

People with ADHD who are out in the workforce perform 22.1 fewer days of work every year —a compilation of 8.4 days when they were unable to work.

Studies show that 10-20% of patients with high blood pressure have a higher than usual blood pressure simply by the anxiety caused from being in a doctor’s office.

TEPR (Towards the Electronic Patient Record) opened its doors May 19, 2008 at the Ft. Lauderdale Convention Center.

Over the next two days, more than 300 innovators will demonstrate new games and discuss key advancements across the health and games fields at the 4th Annual G4H Conference.

The Web has finally arrived on our shiny little toys we carry in our white coats or clipped to our belts.

No longer is the collection of medical data a tedious process that requires expensive software and hired consultants.

Clutter-phobia may be programmed into certain people’s genes, since extreme cleanliness likely used to imply success in warding off germs and illness.

AACR’s Annual Meeting attracts a diverse group that facilitates an exchange of new ideas and collaborations, this year, with more than 6,000 abstracts.

Lexiscan is the first A2A adenosine receptor agonist shown to be safe and effective as a pharmacologic stress agent in MPI studies.

Insulin inhibits a gene regulator protein known as FOXO, important in diabetes metabolism, tumor suppression and stem cell maintenance. Studies are now showing reduced insulin leads to greater stress resistance and longer life.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation on Monday announced a new $100 million initiative to help solve major health crises.

Health and computer news sources are buzzing about the latest announcement from Google: a pilot project starting today, February 21, will allow between 1,500 and 10,000 patients from the Cleveland Clinic to access their health records online.

Struggling against rising costs and a payment system that rewards procedure-based specialist care over spending time talking to patients and basic preventive medicine, family physicians and internists increasingly have had to squeeze in more patients for less pay…

It seems that when the British Medical Journal published “Medical Myths” by Dr. Rachel Vreeman and Dr. Aaron Carroll, it violated a professional taboo. Apparently we are not supposed to openly talk about how doctors are human, too.

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is now accepting orders of FLUARIX® (Influenza Virus Vaccine) for the 2008-2009 influenza season through the company's direct ordering website. In previous years, the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) has recommended that healthcare professionals pre-book...

Athletics are a major part of our society. Millions of fans settle in front of their TVs or in seats at a stadium everyday to root for their teams, no matter what the sport.

The casual observer might be forgiven if he or she should view the role of a "patient advocate" in the practice of oncology "or any medical specialty" as redundant. After all, every healthcare...