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Dr. James Wang says he tries to tell his patients when extra medical procedures aren't necessary. If they insist, though, he will do it — not so much to protect their health as his own practice.
Only 37 women have received Nobel Prizes since they were first handed out in 1901.
Excerpts from the citation awarding the 2009 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine to awarded to Americans Elizabeth Blackburn, Carol Greider and Jack Szostak. The Karolinska Institute says the trio was honored for research that has implications for cancer and aging research.
Three Americans won the Nobel prize in medicine on Monday for discovering how chromosomes protect themselves as cells divide, work that has inspired experimental cancer therapies and may offer insights into aging.
Recent winners of the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, and their research, according to the Nobel Foundation:
Two Canadian scientists whose discovery of stem cells has paved the way for controversial research could be candidates for the 2009 Nobel Prize in medicine, the winners of which will be announced Monday.
The death toll from contaminated medicine sold three years ago in Panama could be higher than previously believed after 1,155 bottles of tested positive for a chemical commonly found in antifreeze and brake fluid, investigators said Thursday.
Kids with a broken arm do better on a simple over-the-counter painkiller than on a more powerful prescription combination that includes a narcotic, a surprising study finds.
Everyone feels pain differently, but doctors have had a difficult time measuring the intensity of physical suffering. A new computer program rates how much pain you're in.
Rush Limbaugh, Glenn Beck, Sarah Palin are, when they even hint at an analogy to the Nazis in talking about Obama’s health reform effort, engaged in the vile evil of Holocaust denial, writes bioethicist Art Caplan.
Consumers should stop using Zicam Cold Remedy nasal gel and related products because they can permanently damage the sense of smell, federal health regulators said.
For those who already keep a candle on their nightstand, why not swap it out for something that’s not only scented, but boasts special features to boot! Essence of Beauty’s Soy Lotion Candle ($9.99; ) melts into a lotion, so once it’s cool to the touch, you can lather on some overnight moisture for your hands and feet!
Vicks VapoRub, the menthol salve used to soothe generations of congested kids, may actually make some little ones worse, a new study suggests.
Watching TV news could make you think America faces a crisis of irritable bowels, malfunctioning genitals and insomnia. The pharmaceutical industry spends billions of dollars each year to make sure you know about these, and other, conditions.
Ever watched a teen skulk in the corner of a toddler-packed pediatrician's waiting room, obviously wishing to be anywhere else?
Just like their parents, kids are taking herbal supplements from fish oil to ginseng, a sign of just how mainstream alternative medicine has become.
For years, scientists have held out hope that the rapidly evolving field of genetics could transform medical diagnosis and treatment, moving beyond a trial-and-error approach as old as the Hippocratic Oath.
A Costa Rican official says two Americans and four others have been arrested for allegedly sending restricted pharmaceutical drugs to the United States.
We are a pill-popping nation. From TV and magazine ads hawking the latest cures to the estimated $287 billion prescription drug business, Americans are taking medicine for everything from heartburn to erectile dysfunction.
Recent winners of the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine, and their research, according to the Nobel Foundation:
Two French scientists who discovered the AIDS virus and a German who defied convention in showing a viral cause for cervical cancer shared the Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for breakthroughs that have led to lifesaving drugs and a vaccine.
Panamanian investigators asked health authorities Saturday to track down patients whose names appeared on 6,000 bottles of medication contaminated with a chemical commonly found in antifreeze and brake fluid.
The world risks losing new medical treatments for osteoporosis, cancer and other human ailments if it does not act quickly to conserve the planet's biodiversity, a senior United Nations environmental official said Wednesday.
Panama's government has vastly underestimated the number of people who died from taking medications tainted with a chemical commonly found in antifreeze and brake fluid, family members and a lawyer for the victims said Thursday.
Desire Drug May Prove Sex Really Is All in Her Head German scientists working for the pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH in Freiburg have been developing a pill to treat 'hypoactive sexual desire disorder'.
Medicine before politics as PA doctors learn in Israel"Thirty physicians, nurses and graduate nursing students from the West Bank visited Haifa's Rambam Medical Center this week for a day-long seminar on cancer treatment.
Man sues after all of his teeth were removed A Thompson man set to have all his upper teeth removed claims he awoke from surgery to find dentists didn't stop there and extracted all his lower teeth as well. All of them!!! That sure gummed up the works, dontcha think? - H2
Taking aim at hard-to-treat fungal infectionsA team of researchers at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) Life Sciences and Bioengineering Center at Gateway Park has developed a new model system to study fungal infections.
Cigarettes harbor many pathogenic bacteriaCigarettes are "widely contaminated" with bacteria, including some known to cause disease in people, concludes a new international study conducted by a University of Maryland environmental health researcher and microbial ecologists at the Ecole Centrale de Lyon in France.
New wound dressing, full of antibiotics, dissolves when wound has healedDespite advances in treatment regimens and the best efforts of nurses and doctors, about 70% of all people with severe burns die from related infections. But a revolutionary new wound dressing developed at Tel Aviv University could cut that number dramatically.
Female Viagra discovery claimA drug that failed tests as an antidepressant is being hailed as "Viagra for women" after surprising but not unpleasant side effects.
Online gangs cashing in on swine flu - The Globe and MailCriminal gangs are making millions of dollars out of the H1N1 flu pandemic by selling fake flu drugs over the internet, a web security firm said on Monday.
Malaria Drugs: Artemisinin-Resistant Strain Appears - TIMEOn the Thai-Cambodian border, a rogue strain of malaria has started to resist artemisinin, the only remaining effective drug in the world's arsenal against malaria's most deadly strain.
Moving towards a treatment for Alzheimer'sOngoing research at an Israeli university may lead to vaccines that can teach our immune systems to better fight Alzheimer's disease. An Israeli researcher who is working on a vaccine for Alzheimer's has discovered that it is possible to test and measure specific immune response …
Is your therapist a little behind the times?For at least 2,000-years, medicine was locked in a struggle between those who viewed it as an art and those who saw it as a science. Until the last century, most medical practitioners were guided by intuition and tradition, not by science.
11 Body Parts Named After People "Who is Paul Langerhans, and how did his islets wind up in your pancreas? Good question. Although lots of body parts take their names from Greek or Latin, more than a few are named after people.
'Three parent babies' take a step closer to reality Scientists are a step closer to producing a controversial "three parent baby" after they successfully fertilised an egg with two biological mothers. Researchers used eggs from young donors to repair damaged eggs of older women in order to increase their chances of fertilisation.
CVS pays $875,000 for selling expired food and medicineNew York officials say they've reached an $875,000 settlement with CVS Pharmacy to stop sales of expired products — including food, medicine and baby formula.
Fighting illness isn't just a one-shot dealOn defense for flu season? Doctors will tell you your best shot is to get a shot. But that won't cut it for Sue Berman of Silver Spring's Blue Heron Wellness. To keep sniffles at bay, she plans to spend a whole lot more time with needles.
Less Education = More Risk for FluA new study suggests the flu vaccine is not as effective among less educated individuals as their immune system may be compromised by ongoing stress.
Developing a Diabetes Vaccine | NBC San DiegoResearchers at La Jolla Institute for Allergy and Immunology Research are close to starting clinical trials for a Diabetic Vaccine for kids....
Domestic Horse Genome Sequenced"An international team of researchers has decoded the genome of the domestic horse..." -Science Daily
House Starts Debate on Health Bill As the debate opened Saturday, Republicans denounced the bill as a government takeover of the health-care system. Rep.
Organ TransplantationMany physicians have serious and well-considered concerns about the morality of vital human organ transplantation, and about the fact that the general public has not been properly informed about what really happens when such organs are retrieved.
Israeli scientists find stroke drug could help cure cancer Israeli scientists have identified a substance that can kill cancerous cells without harming healthy ones, paving the way for more effective cancer treatment.
Circumcision (Infant Male) -- new policy...Routine infant male circumcision performed on a healthy infant is now considered a non-therapeutic and medically unnecessary intervention.
Premature Births Are Fueling Higher Rates of Infant Mortality in U.S., Report Says Pregnancy Hormone A Diet Miracle?BOSTON -- A new diet that claims to help you lose as much as three pounds a day is generating controversy in the medical community.
Asparagus and CancerSeveral years ago, I had a man seeking asparagus for a friend who had cancer. He gave me a photocopied copy of an article,entitled, `Asparagus for cancer' printed in Cancer NewsJournal, December 1979.
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