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New Mexico center to blend Eastern, Western medicine
The University of New Mexico’s new Center for Life offers what officials call "complementary medicine"...
Study: HPV vaccine by age 21 a sound public health investment
A new economic analysis shows that the HPV vaccine could be a good financial investment in public health if given to...
California doctors may be required to explain end-of-life rights to patients
Doctors who diagnose people with terminal illnesses would be required to immediately tell them about the right to...
Merck faces another round of criticism
For the third time in three years, a prominent medical journal has criticized Merck & Co. Inc. for misrepresenting...
Drugs often rival angioplasty, study finds
There is now more evidence that drugs should be tried first and often are just as effective in patients with chronic...
Telemedicine leads to better stroke treatment decisions
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego Medical Center say that a study of a telemedicine program which...
Carnegie Mellon University computer program reads human mind
Scientists at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh are training a computer to decode the human mind. Their computer...
Researchers to examine video games and health
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has announced it will give a dozen research teams up to $200,000 each for projects...
Mayo Clinic and IBM establish medical imaging research center
Mayo Clinic and IBM have created the Medical Imaging Informatics Innovation Center, a collaborative research facility...
Saliva tests used to detect cancers of the head and neck
Scientists at the Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center in Baltimore are developing a saliva test that could spot diseases...