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The introduction of liposuction in the United States in 1982 provided a new method for removing localized pockets of excess fat that do not respond to diet and exercise.

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The American Academy of Dermatology invites you to attend Derm Update í99, Cosmetic Dermatology: Beauty at Any Age, to learn about the latest advances in skin care, cosmetic dermatology, and derm surgery.

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Gene transfer is a promising strategy that may eventually help to reverse or prevent many diseases, but in some cases there are glitches that must first be worked out.

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Two medical time capsules, dated 1911 and 1931, will be opened at the University of Minnesota at noon Thursday, Oct. 28. The contents will not be known until the opening.

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Ball State University experts are available to provide information and background on a variety of issues.

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Women are more likely than men to believe computer technology has a positive impact on their lives, says a recent Ball State University study.

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A new manual by a Cornell University gerontologist, "The Nursing Assistant's Survival Guide," is aimed at improving the job satisfaction of nursing assistants who face on-the-job suffering, dementia and mortality every day.

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A University of Miami professor has identified the probable cause of those sudden intensifications and, perhaps more importantly, mapped some of the hot spots where this season's hurricanes are likely to strengthen dramatically just before landfall.

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A simple and often overlooked measurement taken during routine exercise testing is a powerful predictor of mortality, even more powerful than expensive, nuclear-based imaging tests, cardiologists at the Cleveland Clinic have found and published in the Oct. 28 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

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Treatments for human diseases might result from mapping mammalian genomes, according to a Cornell University researcher.

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Xopenex requires a smaller dosage to treat asthma, which helps minimize such side effects as tremors, dizziness and nervousness, according to a recent seminar at the American Osteopathic Association's Annual Convention.

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Preliminary findings reported at the American Osteopathic Association's Annual Convention in San Francisco this week suggest that ear piercing could be an avenue for transmission of pathogens after the initial healing of the pierced site.

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For developing countries, Cornell University's Albert R. Mann Library is offering a CD-ROM library-in-a-box of the latest agricultural information.

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About nine percent of Lumbee Indians over 18 years of age in Robeson County have been diagnosed with diabetes, compared to a statewide diabetes rate of about five percent, according to a Wake Forest University School of Medicine researcher.

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Much of the information on pollution world-wide is flawed at best and could be entirely wrong, according to a just-published study, led by a visiting scientist at the University of Georgia.

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Eleven internationally recognized physicians and surgeons will comprise the faculty for the fourth annual Skull Base Surgery Symposium Nov. 4-6.

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A new image of the Centaurus A galaxy shows x-ray jets as long as our whole galaxy is wide.

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A new University of Michigan research center, funded by a $10 million grant from the National Institute of Health (NIH) will allow U-M researchers to delve deeper into research on the detrimental health effects of being poor.

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When young adults are asked to remember a list of words, then to do a math problem, they use areas in the front of the brain and towards the back of both hemispheres---the visual cortices. But when older adults perform the same tasks, they are more likely to use an area on the left front side of the brain -- the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex.