Cytomegalovirus (CMV) is a common viral infection that causes flu-like or no symptoms in healthy people. However, it can cause additional problems for pregnant women, particularly if the infection occurs for the first time during pregnancy, ...

The article title caught my eye as I was skimming the news: Jurors: Cancer therapy a fraud, Award in suit is $2.5 million (subscription only unfortunately). A federal jury awarded $2.5 million in damages Tuesday to a California woman who paid $6250 t...

The machine has been introduced at LHHiranandani Hospital, Mumbai and the machine is called the Hyperthermic Intra-Peritonial Chemothrapy (HIPEC) and it is believed to be the life saver in stage IV cancer of certain types. Many patients are waiting f...

"The good news is that you can do something to reduce your risk of colorectal cancer," said Sally Scroggs, health education manager at MD Anderson's Cancer Prevention Center, in a news release from the center. "And, making just a f...

The companies plan to launch during the annual conference of the American Diabetes Association late in June, according to the release. The Massachusetts Medical Devices Journal is the online journal of the medical devices industry in the Commonwealth...

by VR Sreeraman on June 19, 2011 at 8:51 PM A study has indicated that Chinese herbs such as hooked herb, root extract and a dash of bark could provide treatments for diseases such as Parkinson's and irritable bowel syndrome. For the study, 115 p...

by Tanya Thomas on June 19, 2011 at 7:46 PM Researchers at the University of Miami have identified a new marker to predict progressive kidney failure, death. They have found that a high level of a hormone that regulates phosphate is associated with a...