WASHINGTON -- A Bush administration proposal aimed at protecting health-care workers who object to abortion and birth control methods they consider tantamount to abortion has escalated a bitter debate over the balance between religious freedom and patient

23andMe, a privately-held personal genetics company, and The Parkinson's Institute and Clinical Center ("Parkinson's Institute") announced a research initiative under which Parkinson's Institute patients, with financial support from The Michael J.

The Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC) at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis will lead a six-year, $16 million international research collaboration dedicated to understanding inherited forms of Alzheimer's disease. The Nationa

Government agencies, universities, doctors and corporations frequently enroll patients in studies designed to test the effectiveness of new drugs, procedures and medical devices.

The conference is a joint-venture between the For Grace nonprofit, the City of Hope Medical Center and the Southern California Cancer Pain Initiative and is intended to provide support to women in pain and provide skills, knowledge, values, methods and se