A man was convicted Thursday of carving up cadavers donated to UCLA's medical school and selling the parts to unsuspecting medical research companies in a $1.5 million scheme. picked by muppet 7 months ago

"At what age is a child old enough to understand what his options are? Do the rules change if it is an experimental treatment, not a research trial? What if the child doesn't have the mental capacity to participate in the decision about treatment?" picked by pandorarin 2 years ago

This amazing and awesome tool would allow patients to secure, carry and share their confidential medical records with a touch of a finger. picked by 2manyusernames 3 years ago

The recent years has seen an upsurge in the number of US citizens opting for medical treatment at offshore locations such as India, Singapore, Bangkok and Thailand. Most medical procedures in these countries are conducted at one-tenth of the cost of a similar procedure at the United States. picked by victoriou 3 years ago

Government investigators looking into lax screening of medical research said Thursday they easily won approval from a private review board of a fake product to be used in medical testing on human subjects. They were also able to able to register a fictitious institutional review board with the Health and Human Services Department. picked by mattgup 8 months ago

Medical myths can prevent us from focusing clearly on the real issues and our options. They can even be deadly. TODAY chief medical editor Nancy Snyderman says that “two of our greatest enemies in the battle against life-threatening disease are ignorance and the personal beliefs we bring into the doctor's office.” picked by karenben 2 years ago

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) estimates that treating the nation's 10 most expensive medical conditions cost nearly $500 billion in 2005, the most recent year for which data has been compiled. picked by kirbykirst 2 years ago

Viagra, Pfizer's male impotence drug, is being used to save the lives of some infants with lung defects. Studies are being considered for 1 to 16 year olds. Are we protecting our children through research, or should we be protecting them from research? picked by capriccio 3 years ago

Newly unveiled court documents show that ghostwriters paid by a pharmaceutical company played a major role in producing 26 scientific papers backing the use of hormone replacement therapy in women, suggesting that the level of hidden industry influence on medical literature is broader than previously known. picked by Bingo 4 months ago

You can tell the scientists in this picture are only in a Mars simulation - their lungs and internal organs haven't exploded. But their research in the Utah desert is deadly serious: it could save our planet. picked by Franz6 10 months ago

Some Muslim medical students are refusing to attend lectures or answer exam questions on alcohol-related or sexually transmitted diseases because they claim it offends their religious beliefs. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A Canadian care home resident with full body paralysis was confined to his bed against his will after his wheelchair was seized by caregivers - all because he smokes medical marijuana to relieve his Multiple Sclerosis. picked by nateebiinature 3 months ago

Positions on the medical use of marijuana vary, but thousands of patients suffering from cancer, AIDS, and other diseases claim marijuana provides them relief from devastating symptoms such as intractable nausea, vomiting. picked by Bornbad 11 months ago

Of all the threats to scientific research Wesley Sizemore has stymied over the years, satellites and cell phone towers don't stick in his memory quite like the possessive old hound and its treasured heating pad. picked by suebe 11 months ago

Wow, this is a picture of how sometimes, religion can get in the way of living a productive and happy life. This is really sad. picked by deepcleanfun 2 years ago

Manikins (the alternate spelling, mannequin, is usually used for the store window variety) which are used for medical training are extremely interesting devices with accurate and working anatomical elements. picked by MissWinkle 1 year ago

New research at the Georgia Institute of Technology could soon make that tangle of wires under desks and in data centers a thing of the past. Scientists are investigating the use of extremely high radio frequencies (RF) to achieve broad bandwidth and high data transmission rates over short distances. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

For years, medical supplies have been sent into remote areas of Kenya on the backs of camels for the needs of the rural population. But seeing this system as inefficient, the Nomadic Communities Trust of Kenya is partnering with an American university and an art school to develop a modern medical laboratory and dispensary that can be mounted on a camel picked by Bingo 4 months ago

some beasts constructed in the name of research picked by wildminou 2 years ago

A US company claims to have received federal approval to market a 9-mm handgun as a medical device and hopes the US government will reimburse seniors who buy the $300 firearm.
Called the Palm Pistol, the weapon is designed for people who have trouble firing a normal handgun due to arthritis and other debilitating conditions. picked by bingo 12 months ago