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(MedPage Today) -- Fifteen of the 400 richest people in America made their fortunes in healthcare -- and four of them are physicians, according to Forbes' annual ranking. At the top of the pack is Thomas Frist Jr., MD, and his family, whose...
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In order to make it easy for laboratories, doctors, and pharmaceutical firms to differentiate between fake and original drugs, the department has written to the headquarters of Pfizer to release their reference standards, says Health Minister U.T. Khader
Alzheimer's disease is the most common form of dementia worldwide. Although the APOE ε4 allele is the strongest genetic risk factor for late-onset Alzheimer's disease, not all carriers develop dementia, indicating that other genetic factors can modify disease risk.
Whether in a hospital, a vehicle or a manufacturing facility, monitoring a person's health without touching them or restricting their freedom to move can be useful in numerous situations.
Pakistan has launched a sub-national anti-polio vaccination in 115 districts to immunize 31 million children against the crippling disease between Sept. 21 and Sept.
Researchers have engineered a drug treatment that shows rapid effectiveness against endometriosis in early testing, laying the foundation for a potential therapy for an incurable, chronic disease that…
Postpartum women who experienced simultaneous physical pain and depression said that these symptoms compromised their ability to care for themselves and their infants, their mother-infant bonds and relationships with others, researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign found in a recent study.
