By TYLER KULA For The Observer Patients admitted to area hospital for conditions that could be treated elsewhere in the community declined 19 per cent from 2002 to 2007. That compares with a 22 per cent drop rate in ambulatory-care-sensitive conditions (A

The Ministry of Health warns the population about the coming dog days and makes recommendations for avoiding negative effects. At a news conference on May 29, Minister of Health Larisa Catrinici said that the Ministry sent an administrative memorandum wit

GTCbio just announced the scheduling of its 4th annual Neurodegenerative Diseases Drug Discovery Conference on October 9-10, 2008 in Philadelphia, PA. Neurodegenerative diseases continue to play an enormous role in the growing public health problem, disru

Scientists have used human stem cells to dramatically improve the condition of mice with a neurological condition similar to a set of diseases in children that are invariably fatal, according to an article in the June issue of the journal Cell Stem Cell.

Conditions in China's earthquake zone are ripe for outbreaks of disease, and quick action to supply clean water and good hygiene facilities to millions of survivors is necessary, the World Health Organization said Sunday.