Caring for America's health BBC News Sat, 27 Jan 2007 4:14 AM PST Justin Webb is reunited with an old friend and discovers just how much the US health care system has let him down over the last 15 years.

Autoimmune Disease Breakthrough Gained by Identification of 30 Errant Genes Newswise Sat, 27 Jan 2007 9:25 AM PST A report in the January issue of Nature magazine announces that one more step in understanding what may cause the body to attack itself in its war against autoimmune disease has been discovered by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Whitehead Institute, says the Autoimmune Related Diseases Association (AARDA), a national nonprofit patient advocacy organization.

Medical Edge: Plasma exchange used as treatment, not cure, for MS The Bryan-College Station Eagle Sat, 27 Jan 2007 6:04 AM PST A course of plasma-exchange treatments, which typically takes about two weeks, does lower antibody levels, which are considered the culprit in some MS cases - but for less than three months.

Weill Cornell Ushers in New Era for Patients, Opening and Naming the Weill Greenberg Center Newswise Sat, 27 Jan 2007 8:25 AM PST Weill Cornell Medical College today officially opened and dedicated its new Ambulatory Care and Medical Education Building. The unique 13-story, 330,000-square-foot Weill Greenberg Center will serve as the new focus for patient care and education at the Medical College and provide a state-of-the-art health-care resource for the people of New York, the region and beyond.

Botox isn't just for wrinkles anymore
WABC-TV New York Fri, 26 Jan 2007 2:39 PM PST
Botox isn't just for helping get rid of wrinkles. There is a new use for it. Seven's On Call with Dr. Jay Adlersberg.

A vaccine development 'renaissance'
KTLA 5 Sun, 28 Jan 2007 0:04 AM PST
Technology, boosted funding and higher profits are a shot in the arm for development.