Ophthotech Corporation today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2013 and provided an update on the Company’s business and product development programs. …read…
The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health, released the largest and most comprehensive health and lifestyle analysis of people from a range of…
Just 12 percent of parents without insurance coverage take breastfeeding support classes that can offer crucial support and encourage new moms to breastfeed, according to a new University of Michigan…
Today’s headlines include a number of stories about Obama past and present administration officials — notably, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Vice President Joe Biden — who are…
Maternal death rates represent the single largest health discrepancy between developed and developing populations, with nearly all – over 99% — maternal deaths worldwide occurring in developing countries and over…
Low-molecular-weight heparin is commonly used in surgeries to prevent dangerous blood clots. But when patients experience the other extreme – uncontrolled bleeding – in response to low-molecular-weight heparin, there is…
New research from Concordia and McGill shows that handgrip strength may be linked to a person’s ability to fight disease …read more
Quality measures for screening should focus on patient benefit, rather than age alone …read more
(MedPage Today) — Next generation sequencing of cell-free DNA in maternal blood samples had lower rates of false positives for fetal autosomal aneuploidy compared with standard screening tests, researchers reported.…
(MedPage Today) — Two vaccines developed in China show efficacy against the most common symptoms of childhood infection with enterovirus 71 (EV71), researchers reported. …read more