Medicine Man

A simple laboratory test to measure protein C - a natural anti-blood-clotting substance that also reflects the level of inflammation in the body - may offer a useful new indicator of the severity of illness and risk of death among critically ill patients.

The high prevalence of problematic alcohol use on college campuses across the United States is well known.

Boston Scientific Corporation has announced it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Remon Medical Technologies Inc., a privately held company based in Caesarea, Israel.

UNISON will step up its campaign in support of the NHS, while opposing privatisation and the growth of the market, its national conference decided in Brighton this afternoon.

More than 300,000 patients receive mechanical ventilation during intensive care per year in the United States, even though the hospital mortality rate for ventilated patients can approach 50 percent.