A Test of Bad Health
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Thereâs an inherent conflict of interest when the government conducts comparative-effectiveness studies and then uses those studies to determine which pills are worth buying.
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Technicians of the Health Ministry have started this month to collect blood samples from pregnant women, for a study on the prevalence rate of HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis &quot;B&quot; and Syphilis, throughout the country, reads a press note released by the World Health
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A pilot screening programme carried out on 11-14-year-olds, involving detailed tests on their circulation system, has revealed that although the children appeared healthy, one in five already had defective ...
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A new test could help scientists determine more quickly whether chinook salmon in the Klamath River are infected with a potentially deadly parasite.
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Blood samples kept by a local GP could be the key to developing a single blood test to detect cancer.
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Plenty of evidence suggests that having trouble understanding medical information is bad for your health. Now new research says it could even be deadly.
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A little-known Food and Drug program is testing the latest medical technology to determine how safe and useful it can be. One cutting-edge experiment is designed to see if
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A study of elderly men shows  that the higher their cumulative exposure to lead in everyday  life, the lower were their scores on a variety of cognitive  tests -- and the worse the deterioration over time.
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Online tools can help workers assess their planâs health.
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A new analysis may help detect the earliest signs of cell damage caused by Alzheimer's disease.
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It recalls a solution that might be linked to a rare infection.
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A second person dealing with the bird flu outbreak in Suffolk is tested for the disease.
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Â· Thousands of women urged to contact doctors Â· 44 kits could have given bogus negative results
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The FDA approves a diagnostic test that can diagnose viruses including the common cold, pneumonia and several varieties of flu -- up to 12 at the same time.
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A new test can detect kidney disease triggered by inflammation of the blood vessels before symptoms become apparent.
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The test, developed by Harvard researchers at the Children&#39;s Hospital in Boston, is a preliminary finding. But if it is backed up by further research, it could herald a major breakthrough in efforts to detect
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The new test takes less than 12 hours, federal health officials said Monday.