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An urgent need for new medicines to treat neglected infectious diseases in the developing world has prompted a growing number of collaborations among academic researchers, non-profit product development partnerships , and pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.

From the Departments of Neurology and Radiology , University of California, San Francisco, Calif; the Departments of Radiology and Neurology , Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Mass; the Department of Neurology , Columbia University, New York, NY; and the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke , Bethesda, Md.

It is a dichotomy, said Joanne Spetz, PhD, director of the Center for California Health Workforce Studies at the University of California, San Francisco, referring to an economy-influenced shortage of nursing positions across California and much of the country.

This week, a federal task force issued new guidelines on mammograms, which reversed 25 years of screening protocol and sparked a storm of controversy.

For most women, sleep problems and fatigue are roadblocks to being an effective wife, mother, friend and employee.

A Maui man accused of spying for China is difficult to work with and makes wild exaggerations but is legally able to stand trial, a federal prosecutor asserted Friday.But at the close of a competency hearing, the lawyer for Noshir Gowadia contended the defendant suffers from narcissistic personality disorder, which causes him to make grandiose ...

People preferentially marry those with similar ancestry, but their decisions are not necessarily based on hair, eye or skin colour.

Caught between state funding cuts and rowdy student protests, a key committee of the University of California's Board of Regents on Wednesday reluctantly approved a two-step student fee increase that would raise undergraduate education costs more than $2,500, or 32%, by next fall.

From the Department of Anesthesia and Perioperative Care and Center for Cerebrovascular Research , University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, Calif.

Professional and amateur bakers from across the country gathered at Pier 38 on October 4th to participate in the third annual San Francisco CupcakeCamp and share their unique cupcake recipes with a crowd of hungry locals.

Former state Senate President Pro Tem and 2010 Oakland mayoral candidate Don Perata joined cancer research and health advocates Monday to launch a ballot measure that would hike cigarette taxes by a dollar a pack.

Kamani Hubbard was born with 12 functional toes and fingers , but doctors at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center recently removed some of the extra digits, KTVU in San Francisco reported.

Some smoke just a few cigarettes each day. Others smoke only on weekends, with certain friends or in certain places.

Karman Ng used readily accessible and affordable materials from Home Depot, IDEA and CB2 for his Asian-inspired tabletop.

Thousands of Neuromyelitis Optica patients are potentially being misdiagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis , according to Mayo Clinic Neurologist Sean Pittock, M.D., largely due to lack of awareness of NMO within the medical community.

November 13, 2009 03:00 PM The Cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid, or caBig, research initiative is helping researchers at leading U.S. cancer centers share clinical data and research results to develop more personalized cancer treatments.

Cigarette smoking rose slightly for the first time in almost 15 years, dashing health officials' hopes that the U.S. smoking rate had moved permanently below 20 percent.

Predicting the side-effects of a drug is not simple task. The human body has more than 1,500 molecules that are known to be involved in various diseases, and often a drug designed to hit one of these targets will also hit others that have similar structures, causing unintended consequences.

These days, saving a little money here and there is all the rage. Even small changes carpooling to work or making coffee at home can really add up.

Main Category: Respiratory / Asthma Also Included In: Water - Air Quality / Agriculture ; COPD ; Smoking / Quit Smoking Article Date: 05 Nov 2009 - 4:00 PST printer friendly view / write opinions rate article Air Pollution Major Factor in Fresno Health Air pollution is a major health risk for patients in Fresno, CA, who suffer from chronic lung ...