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The University of Alberta is the first university in Canada to adopt a tool called IMPACT. It's a computerized system that's being used on university athletes to help better decide when they're ready to return to play after suffering a concussion.

Campaign encourages parents to protect their 11- and 12-year-olds from meningitis, whooping cough, and the virus that causes cervical cancer

The Mexican Supreme Court today voted 8-3 to uphold aMexico City law allowing abortions in the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. This ruling ignores the negative impact of abortion on women and is a devastating step toward abortion-on-demand inLatin America.

California Nurses Association/National Nurses Organizing Committee's RN leaders will be available for comment tonight immediately following Barak Obama's acceptance speech inDenver's Mile High Stadium. Co-presidents Deborah Burger, RN, and Malinda Markow

the collapse of its healthcare system. On the eve of the anniversary, as tropical storm Gustav gathers strength, cities inMississippi andLouisiana are placed on high alert, and residents express grave concerns that their basic healthcare needs will be ig

Cadence Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today the appointments of Todd Rich, M.D. to the company's board of directors and Malcolm Lloyd-Smith to the position of Senior Vice President, Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance. Mr. Lloyd-Smith assumes the

"Cylex, Inc., in association with our Korean distributor, Sun Woo Biotech, is delighted to be able to announce our support for a major, multi-center trial of the ImmuKnow assay for cell-mediated immunity at seven highly respected medical institution

MAKO Surgical Corp. announced today that Maurice R. Ferre, M.D., its President and Chief Executive Officer, and Fritz L. LaPorte, its Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, are scheduled to present at the Morgan Stanley Global Healthcare Unpl