In the US, regulators have approved thirteen new lines of human embryonic stem (HES) cells for use by federally-funded researchers.....

 Pfizer will pay Athersys $6 million initially and up to $105 million in the future, according to the paper.

Athersys's cells, which are derived from human bone marrow, have yet to be tested in people with inflammatory bowel disease, the paper said......

Last week, the Senate began debate on an $848 billion health care reform bill tha......

A recent article from Dentistry.co.uk sheds light on the extra steps dental professionals are taking extra to get their patients through the door during a slow economic climate.

The recession and high travel costs might explain why one major medical tourism survey found fewer patients going abroad for care now than two years ago.

Medical tourism has developed into a new source of revenue generation for hospitals in Asia. Growth in the Asian medical tourism market can be attributed to change in the demographics of developed nations.....

Men with prostate cancer are often challenged to choose between conservative management and a range of available treatment options each carrying varying risks and benefits. The trade-offs are between an improved life-expectancy with treatment accompanied.....

At Saint Barnabas Medical Center, we realize that weight loss is a journey – not a destination. That is why we created The Weight Loss Institute of New Jersey.

Fewer U.S. patients are traveling abroad for non-emergency medical procedures, such as hip replacements or cosmetic surgery, because of the recession......

A first-of-its-kind consensus statement by 50 medical experts from around the world has pronounced surgery to be a legitimate and effective treatment for type 2 diabetes...