Older corneas seem to transplant as well as younger ones, says a major new study that promises to expand the age of cornea donation to 75.

University of Washington researchers have found that community health center-trained family physicians were more likely to work in underserved settings than their non-community health center-trained counterparts (64 percent versus 37 percent), based on a study published in the April issue

The first study to explore the use of automated external defibrillator (AEDs) in the home has found that although the safe and easy-to-use devices are effective for certain types of cardiac arrest, they were underused. The Home Automated External Defibrillator

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced on April 1, 2008, the latest recipients of the Autism Centers of Excellence (ACE) program. These grants will support studies covering a broad range of autism research areas, including early brain development and

Treating children as early as age six or seven with stimulants for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is not likely to increase risk of substance abuse as adults, according to two studies funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Challenges and Promise of Cell-Based Therapies" is a one-day symposium to explore promising research in regenerative medicine using stem cells. The opening plenary session will feature an overview of hematopoietic stem cell therapy. This will be followed by four plenary

The age pool of corneas for transplant should be expanded to include donors up to 75 years of age, based on findings from a study funded by the National Eye Institute (NEI), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH).

Other pain relievers are preferable for those who need aspirin therapy, although the full clinical relevance of this effect is unclear.

Experts caution that the case, involving an underlying mitochondrial disorder, does not have broad application regarding vaccine safety.

Artificial sweeteners are considered safe, but questions persist as to what role they play in helping patients lose weight of if, in fact, they cause people to eat more.

Hospital leaders call the company the most difficult to deal with, but United says the survey is questionable.

The court also said medical staff bylaws do not create a legal contract. The court will not review the privileging decision itself.

At a major health technology meeting, technology advocates, hospitals and others put their heads together to see how to get physicians to embrace health IT.

Among the 28,737 medical students vying for first-year residency positions were 738 pairs, but matching a couple is no small feat.

The system would use members' demographic information and PHR data. Some worry the insurer's actions are too intrusive.

The commissioner outlines ways in which physicians can expect to see change.

Chronic heartburn is a daily acid bath for the esophagus, and complications from it are on the rise. The worst one, esophageal cancer, iscontinuing its march as the nation's fastest-growing malignancy.

They thought they were helping others by donating their son's organs. Instead those organs spread a rare, undiagnosed form of cancer. Alex Koehne passed away a year ago from lymphoma. Since then, two of the 15-year-old donor's recipients have died

Two big studies offer good news to people with high blood pressure, finding that novel ways to use cheap drugs already on the market can lower their risk of heart attacks, stroke and death - even if they are very

Ted Turner formed a $200 million partnership Tuesday with Lutherans and Methodists to fight malaria, apologizing for his past criticism of religion as he announced the effort.