The medical field as for long been hailed has a profession which constantly brings new findings and innovations. However, even with all the available wealth of information in the medical filed, there has been no central website which offers an online collaborative medical encyclopedia for use by the general public. That is why the creation of supposedly the world’s largest online medical encyclopedia called Medpedia was announced today.

IRI Separation Technologies (TSX.V:IRI) is the manufacturer of a remarkable new dietary supplement that enhances the human body’s natural immune system through direct supplementation of actual antibodies . The product will be available in the United States and Canada under the brand name “Muno Boost” and will be available as an over-the-counter dietary supplement in pharmacies and through direct marketing.

The 2nd Granddaughter of Minnesota Powerball Winners Tested For Krabbe Disease Baby Allison gets tested for Krabbe disease.

The recent outbreak of hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) will not affect the Beijing Olympic Games, health ministry spokesman Mao Qun'an said in Beijing Wednesday.

Animals like plants, can build tolerance to infections at a genetic level, and these findings could provide a better understanding of the epidemiology and evolution of infectious disease, according to evolutionary biologists.

As Virginia teen dies of the a bacterial infection called MRSA or methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus, the 'Superbug' we are faced with two important health facts:

Billions of dollars are being spent on disease-specific aid programmes in developing countries. But in this week's BMJ, Roger England, Chairman of Health Systems Workshop, argues that these programmes distort countries' efforts to deal with their problems.

UN agencies have confirmed a cholera epidemic in northern Iraq and placed the whole country on high alert in response to the outbreak.

From heart disease to AIDS and cancer, Biochemist Frank H. Stephenson helps you understand how the tools of biotechnology are being used to combat our most common afflictions. This book is an approachable look at how the human genome project will eventually benefit humanity in ways we haven't yet contemplated.

The World Health Organization’s (WHO) studies’ results showed that one in 6,000 passengers, who travel during four or more hours has a risk of acquiring deep vein thrombosis.

Former Nurse Sues General Electric Company, GE Healthcare, Inc. and GE Healthcare Bio-Sciences Corporation for Rare Disease Caused by the Drug Omniscan(TM), Through the Law Firm of Burg Simpson Eldredge Hersh & Jardine, P.C.

Findings described in a new study by Stanford scientists may be the first step toward a major revolution in human regenerative medicine-a future where advanced organ damage can be repaired by the body itself. In the May 2007 issue of The FASEB Journal, researchers show that a human evolutionary ancestor, the sea squirt, can correct abnormalities over a series of generations, suggesting that a similar regenerative process might be possible in people.