By MIKE STOBBE on Jul 29, 2010 04:25AM

Hands-only CPR, pushy dispatchers are lifesavers

By JESSICA GRESKO on Jul 29, 2010 12:21AM

DC pushes female condoms to fight HIV epidemic

By SARA KUGLER FRAZIER on Jul 28, 2010 06:53PM

NYC looks to stop spreading bedbug infestations

By MICHELLE ROBERTS on Jul 27, 2010 03:44AM

New program rebuilding faces of soldiers, veterans

By LAURAN NEERGAARD on Jul 27, 2010 12:03AM

Tests aim to settle if fresher blood works better

By MARI YAMAGUCHI on Jul 26, 2010 10:22AM

Japanese women extend life expectancy to new high

By DANIEL WOOLLS on Jul 26, 2010 12:32PM

Full face transplant Spaniard displays new look

Jul 29, 2010 12:00PM

ACT Files Documentation With FDA For Clinical Trials Using ES Cells To Treat Eye Disease

Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. ("ACT"; OTCBB:ACTC) announced that it has submitted documentation and a complete response to substantively address the issues raised by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in connection with the Company's plans to initiate a Phase I/II multicenter study using embryonic stem (ES) cell derived retinal cells to treat patients with Stargardt's Macular Dystrophy (SMD). In November 2009, ACT filed an Investigational New Drug (IND) Application to commence treating patients...

Jul 29, 2010 11:00AM

HemoBioTech Announces New Patent For Treating Acute Blood Loss

HemoBioTech (Pink Sheets:HMBT) announced the issuance of a new patent US 7,759,306 B2, "Methods of Treating Acute Blood Loss." HemoBioTech has an exclusive worldwide license from Texas Tech University to commercialize the technology. The new patent continues to May 16, 2026. The new patent involves HemoTech which induces the production of new red blood cells in the body. Uses for HemoTech could involve the treatment of acute blood loss and anemia in trauma, surgery, cancer, kidney disease and heart disease. The market for treatment of acute anemia is over $2 billion...

Jul 29, 2010 10:00AM

Limerick BioPharma Announces Positive Phase 1b Data For LIM-0705 In Preventing Toxicities Associated With The Transplant Drug, Tacrolimus

Limerick BioPharma, Inc., a developer of innovative therapies that help cells pump out unwanted or toxic substances, will announce new results from human trials of its lead compound, LIM-0705, at the 23rd International Congress of the Transplantation Society in Vancouver, Canada, in an oral presentation on August 19, 2010. The results will be presented by Dr. Daniel C. Brennan, Professor of Medicine and Director of Transplant Nephrology at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. LIM-0705 is a small molecule that stimulates lipid transport...

Jul 29, 2010 09:00AM

Do You Know What To Do In A Dental Emergency?

Having to deal with a dental emergency is not something people think about. However, being prepared can make the difference between saving or losing a tooth. And in the case of a toothache, if it involves a bacterial infection, it can be a life-threatening situation. Here are a couple of common dental emergency situations and what to do about them. A tooth is knocked out This is a very common sports injury. First, call your emergency dentist if you have one. It is imperative that you get to the dentist in thirty minutes. Always handle the tooth by the crown and not the root...

Jul 29, 2010 09:00AM

REM Sleep Disorder Could Be Early Warning Of Parkinson's, Dementia That Develops Decades Later

American neurologists and sleep experts suggest in a recent study that rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder could be an early sign of Parkinson's disease or dementia that develops up to 50 years later. You can read how neurologist and sleep specialist Dr Bradley F. Boeve and colleagues from the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine, Rochester, Minnesota arrived at their findings in an online before print issue of a paper published in the journal Neurology on 28 July...

Jul 29, 2010 06:12AM

NIH-Funded Researchers Make Progress Toward Regenerating Tissue to Replace Joints

A team of NIH-funded researchers has successfully regenerated rabbit joints using a cutting edge process to form the joint inside the body, or in vivo. Regenerative in vivo procedures are performed by stimulating previously irreparable organs or tissues to heal themselves. In this study, bioscaffolds, or three-dimensional structures made of biocompatible and biodegradable materials in the shape of the tissue, were infused with a protein to promote growth of the rabbit joint.

Jul 26, 2010 09:03AM

New Compound Improves Obesity-Related Health Complications in NIH-Led Study

An experimental compound appears to improve metabolic abnormalities associated with obesity, according to a preliminary study led by researchers at the National Institutes of Health. A report of the study, which was conducted with obese mice, appears online today in the Journal of Clinical Investigation.

Jul 22, 2010 03:36PM

NIH Director Announces Appointment of Alan Guttmacher as Director of NICHD

National Institutes of Health Director Francis S. Collins M.D., Ph.D., announced today the appointment of Alan E. Guttmacher, M.D., as director of the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), one of the 27 institutes and centers that comprise the National Institutes of Health. The appointment follows an extensive national search.

Jul 22, 2010 01:16PM

Scientists Identify Brain Circuits Related to the Initiation and Termination of Movement Sequences in NIH-Supported Study

In humans, throwing a ball, typing on a keyboard, or engaging in most other physical activities involves the coordination of numerous discrete movements that are organized as action sequences. Scientists at the National Institutes of Health and the Gulbenkian Institute in Portugal have identified brain activity in mice that can signal the initiation and termination of newly learned action sequences. The findings appear online today in the current issue of Nature.

Jul 22, 2010 01:16PM

Hyperthermia: Too Hot for Your Health

Hot summer weather can pose special health risks to older adults. The National Institute on Aging (NIA), part of the National Institutes of Health, has some advice for helping older people avoid heat-related illnesses, known as hyperthermia.