Boston University Medical Center's (BUMC) Office of Clinical Research (OCR) recently received one of 35 Clinical Research Curriculum Awards from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
With only about 1,000 pandas left in the world, China is desperately trying to clone the animal and save the endangered species. That's a move similar to what a Texas A&M researcher has been undertaking in a project called "Noah's Ark."
An adult deer measuring just 20 inches at the shoulder and weighing no more than 25 pounds has been confirmed through DNA testing as a new species, making it the world's smallest deer, according to a recent study led by the Bronx Zoo-based Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS).
FDA approved first drug to reduce moderate-to-severe xerostomia (dry mouth) in patients undergoing post-operative radiation treatment for head & neck cancer. Xerostomia is a severe and often irreversible side effect of radiation therapy caused by damage to the salivary glands. Full prescribing information available.
As a federal commission begins discussing possibly taxing online commerce, a Texas A&M University marketing professor cautions against rushing to regulate Internet-based business.
Women with common urinary tract infections can safely get the same diagnosis and prescription over the phone, leading to identical relief with far less hassle and cost, a new study finds.
The American Osteopathic Association (AOA) steadfastly supports the Quality Health Care Coalition Act of 1999 (H.R. 1304).
The Physicians Insurers Association of America (PIAA) strongly urges Congress to pass medical malpractice reforms like those in HR 2242, the "Medical Malpractice Rx Act."
As communities across the country come together to celebrate our nation's birthday, we may do well to ask ourselves what exactly fosters a sense of belonging in communities throughout America.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it is proposing to recognize regions in the European Union as free of hog cholera, foot-and-mouth disease, and swine vesicular disease.
Panel discussion about the EPA's "handcuffing" federal regulations on drinking water, including specific examples and a case history resulting from the recent release of "Blue Baby Syndrome" research by Hudson Institute researcher.
The National Medical Association testified before the House Judiciary Committee to urge passage of legislation HR 1304, the "Quality HealthCare Coalition Act of 1999."
An ingenious new technique for viewing the previously hidden side of the Sun could improve space weather forecasting.
In a series of studies over the past decade with school children in Maine and Illinois, a University of Maine psychologist has taken a close look at why some children use force to get their way while others shrink from such behavior.
Ice cream that won't melt when you put it inside a microwave oven: Apple treats called "Sweet Spots" are Cornell's entry as national finalists in the annual Institute of Food Technologists' Product Development Student Competition.
A handful of complicated, high-risk gastrointestinal surgeries are safer and easier on patients -- and pocketbooks -- when performed at medical centers that do the most of them, according to results of a Johns Hopkins study published in the July 1999 issue of the Journal of the American College of Surgeons.
An experimental genetic treatment has yielded promising results for some women whose disease failed to respond to conventional treatments, according to a preliminary study at UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center.
A team of University of Illinois at Chicago researchers has obtained a five-year grant from the National Cancer Institute to continue testing plants from around the world for their ability to prevent cancer.
A travel advice Web site designed by a company headquartered at the Purdue Research Park is now easily accessible to American On Line's 17 million customers.
Future medical students are biting into the old adage "an apple a day keeps the doctor away" by learning about nutrition's role in preventive medicine.
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