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0 Stanford Blood Center Helps Non-Donors Face Fear of Giving Blood

Would you like to donate blood but are afraid of needles? The Stanford Blood Center is sponsoring a panel discussion at 7 p.m. May 21 to address one...

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0 AIDS Patients with Serious Complications Benefit from Early Retroviral Use, Stanford Study Shows

HIV-positive patients who don’t seek medical attention until they have a serious AIDS-related condition can reduce their risk of death or other...

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0 Stanford Researchers Tackling H1N1 Virus on Variety of Fronts

A vaccine against the H1N1 influenza strain, which has crossed over from pigs to people in recent months, probably won’t be available before this...

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0 May is National Stroke Awareness Month

During National Stroke Awareness Month in May HealthYes!, a mobile medical screening provider, is strongly encouraging Americans to follow the “3...

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0 Does the 1976 Swine Flu Vaccine Protect Against Current Strain?

In February 1976, a strain of H1N1 swine flu caused the death of one man and hospitalization of several others at Fort Dix military base. This strain...

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0 Stanford Researchers Receive $5.8 Million Grant from State Stem Cell Agency

Researchers at Stanford University’s School of Medicine today received a $5.8 million grant from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine....

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0 Stats to Watch: Flu Affects 1 to 4 Percent of Americans on Any Given Day

The Gallup-Healthways Well-Being Index (WBI), the largest and most comprehensive daily tracking survey of American health and well-being, showed no...

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0 Narcolepsy is an Autoimmune Disorder, Stanford Researcher Says

Ten years ago, Stanford University School of Medicine scientist Emmanuel Mignot, MD, PhD, and his colleagues made headlines when they identified the...

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0 Putting Women’s Health on Top of the To-Do List

The American Medical Association reports that females typically put the health care of her spouse and children ahead of their own well-being. This...

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0 Hospitals Struggling to Comply With Red Flags Rules

A nationwide survey of health care executives released today by Identity Force indicates that approximately 80 percent of hospitals are still not in...

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0 Research Reveals Fall in Medical Tourism from the UK

The number of Britons looking for health treatment abroad dropped by over 40% in the last six months, according to RevaHealth.com, the search engine...

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0 Short-Term Medical Insurance Offers COBRA Alternative

As the job market declines, the population of uninsured Americans swells. And paying for health insurance, along with everything else, weighs heavily...

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0 Nearly 40% of Recent Hospital, Urgent Care Patients Influenced by Social Media

Social media influenced nearly 40% of recent hospital or urgent care center patients, with 25 to 34 year olds reporting the most influence (53.2%),...

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0 California Leads the Nation in Patient Health Rights

In an unprecedented effort to improve health care quality for millions of Californians with Limited English Proficiency (LEP) the California Language...

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0 Petition Launched in Support of a National Health Insurer Code of Conduct

In an effort to ensure and protect patient access to approved medical treatments, a petition in support of a Health Insurer Code of Conduct was...

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0 Local Nutrition Experts Choose Top Five Functional Foods

More and more foods are being touted as functional foods. But what are functional foods and which ones are the most beneficial? On April 1, 2009, the...

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0 Every 1.7 Minutes a Medicare Beneficiary Experiences a Patient Safety Event

Healthgrades has named a number of hospitals that represent an elite group that save lives, save money and prevent errors at a higher rate than other...

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0 Life Sciences Study Initiated by Regional Leaders and Milken Institute

Several organizations supporting Greater Philadelphia’s life sciences sector which comprises Delaware, southern NJ and Philadelphia - are...

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0 Health Care Reform Is Working In Massachusetts

A new report from the Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts Foundation found that the overall distribution of spending on health insurance by...

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0 Research Shows Patients Want Self-Service to Manage Healthcare Interactions

According to a survey of U.S. and Canadian consumers commissioned by NCR, patients are growing increasingly frustrated with long waits at doctors’...

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