In 109 women with primary RSA the presence of at least one live-born infant within 5 years of follow-up has been found positively associated with ACA intensity.

Former professional football players with large bodies don't appear to have the same risk factors for heart disease as their non-athletic counterparts, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found in studying a group of National Football League (NFL) alumni.

Chemists show that ethylene, a gas that is important both as a hormone that controls fruit ripening and as a raw material in industrial chemistry, can bind reversibly to tin atoms.

Exposure to radon gas in homes is the second leading cause of lung cancer after smoking, according to a study carried out by researchers in Spain And Romania. The team has studied data on exposure to this element in a uranium mining area in Transylvania and in an area of granite in Torrelodones, Madrid.

AMA President, Dr Andrew Pesce, today urged people - particularly those who are identified as being at high risk - to contact their GP to make arrangements to be vaccinated against swine flu.

Ludwigshafen/Diemen – German chemistry giant BASF SE and the Dutch market leader in lactic acid production CSM NV have formed a cooperation to manufacture bio-based succinic acid,...

AMA President, Dr Andrew Pesce, said today that an attack on doctors by the Australian Health Insurance Association (AHIA) indicates that health insurers must be planning another round of premium increases.

Physicists have created the first atomic-scale maps of quantum dots, a major step toward the goal of producing "designer dots" that can be tailored for specific applications.

Pericardial effusion, the collection of fluid around the heart, typically occurs in patients following heart surgery and is usually treated using an invasive surgical drainage technique. However researchers have discovered that a minimally invasive procedure called CT-guided tube pericardiostomy is just as effective -- requiring no recovery time, fewer resources, and provides an 89 percent cost savings over the surgical drainage technique, according to a new study.

Seismologists have found evidence that the massive 2004 earthquake that triggered killer tsunamis. Their study suggests the Earth's largest earthquakes can weaken the strength of fault zones worldwide and trigger periods of increased global seismic activity.