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# medicine An artificial kidney powered by the circulatory system could be the first implantable device to replace kidney donation and dialysis, scientists say. More »

( American College of Physicians ) This release includes information about three articles being published in the Sept. 7 issue of Annals of Internal Medicine. The information is not intended to substitute for articles as sources of information. Annals of Internal Medicine attribution is required for every coverage.

Two years ago, Pfizer announced it had partnered with biotech company Celldex to develop a brain cancer vaccine. At the time, many people thought the move heralded the beginning of pharmaceutical companies developing personalized treatments for patients, says Robert Langreth on Forbes ' Treatments blog.

Ever have trouble remembering to take your medicine? Lots of people do, and for some it can be a dangerous mistake. Now your prescription bottle can phone you or send a text to say it's time to take a pill. Vitality GlowCaps

Texas Tech University Health Sciences middle and Texas Tech University will offer a joint doctor of jurisprudence/doctor of medicine (JD/MD) degree for students interested in areas of health law, health care policy, bioterrorism, forensics or biomedical compliance.

Study of antimalarial drug diversion published in Research and Reports in Tropical Medicine Background: Antimalarial medicine diversion has been seen across numerous African markets and can guide to serious stock-outs in the public sector, which can be dangerous to countries with high burdens of disease. This study discusses the numbers of diverted antimalarial medicines from several samplings in ...

Five family medicine doctors who have long worked for Hillcrest Health System have decided to join Waco’s other hospital system. The move will temporarily gut Hillcrest’s Bosque Clinic.

Dunedin sports and exercise medicine specialist Dr Hamish Osborne is challenging New Zealand GPs to start viewing exercise as a powerful medicine that should be prescribed to every patients.

THE Sultanah Fatimah Specialist Hospital in Muar has set up a special counter where medicine can be dispensed within 10 minutes. Its director, Dr Ahmad Fauzi Abu, said the new measure had significantly reduced congestion and shortened waiting time, which was previously between two and three hours.

Bad medicine begets bad economy.