The 2008 American Society of Breast Disease Pathfinder Lectures will be delivered by two giants in the field of breast cancer - Mary-Claire King, PhD, and Bernard Fisher, MD. The Pathfinder Lectures will be part of the Society’s Annual Symposium, April 10-12, 2008, at the Hilton San Diego Resort, San Diego, California. In announcing the recipients of the ASBD’s only honorary recognition, Society president Julio A.

A new ISO standard will help ensure that spinal disc prostheses meet requirements for wear resistance, particularly important as once implanted these will need to absorb the impact from the body’s daily activities for years to come.

Health care disparities remain between white and minority children, but the gaps narrowed over the past 20 years, according to a report sponsored by the Foundation for Child Development and released on Wednesday by the New America Foundation,

Researchers studying the cardiovascular effects of World Cup soccer matches on residents in Bavaria, Germany, found that the rate of heart attacks and other coronary events in men was three times higher, and in women was nearly two times higher, on days when Germany was playing, suggesting the emotional stress of watching their national team compete caused the events.

The House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health on Tuesday held a hearing to review efforts in 2007 to pass legislation to reauthorize and expand SCHIP, CQ Today reports.

In a study to determine safe dosages of the isotope astatine-211 for patients with recurring brain tumors, researchers were pleasantly surprised to find that not only was the isotope’s potency sufficient to kill residual cancer cells without damaging sensitive healthy brain cells, but the patients experienced longer survival rates.

More than 13 million Americans have survived a heart attack or have been diagnosed with coronary heart disease (CHD), the number one cause of death in the United States. In addition to medications, lifestyle changes, such as a healthy diet and exercise, are known to reduce the risk for subsequent cardiac events.

More than 4,000 people during the last three weeks have taken part in a Patients and Professionals for Customized Care letter-writing campaign that urges members of Congress to protect the right of pharmacies to sell custom-made hormone products to treat symptoms associated with menopause, a spokesperson for the

For children who struggle to learn language, the choice between various interventions may matter less than the intensity and format of the intervention, a new study sponsored by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) suggests. The study, led by Ronald B. Gillam, Ph.D., of Utah State University is online in the February 2008 Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research. NIDCD is one of the National Institutes of Health.

The House on Tuesday voted 385-35 to approve a $146 billion economic stimulus package (HR 5140) that does not include a temporary increase in the federal medical assistance percentage for states’ Medicaid programs, the AP/Richmond Times-Dispatch reports.