A campaign launched Friday aims to alert patients to the potential risks of counterfeit medicines, and the dangers associated with buying prescription-only medicines from unregulated Internet sites.

New research highlights consumer ignorance regarding the circulation of fake medicines. Counterfeit medicines are a serious global issue and a growing problem. It is difficult to gauge accurately the extent of the problem, but the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) estimates that more than 10% of the global medicine supply chain is counterfeit, with that percentage rising to 25% in some countries

A new study proves a test that detects Down syndrome in the first trimester of pregnancy is highly accurate.

Down syndrome is one of the leading causes of mental retardation and birth defects, found in one in every 660 pregnancies

A new California study reveals that 800 to 2,000 people in the United States who will respond to treatment against an aggressive form of brain cancer can be identified.

Paul Mischel of the University of California at Los Angeles and his colleagues reported in The New England Journal of Medicine that they have developed a test for brain tumor tissue that predicts which patients will be sensitive to the drugs

Researchers at New Zealand's Wellington School of Medicine are working on a possible treatment for melanoma derived from a Vietnamese herb.

This herb's potential came to light through a project that aims to save endangered medicinal plants and develop sustainable incomes for Vietnamese hill tribes, whose people are among the poorest in Asia

Researchers at New Zealand's Wellington School of Medicine are working on a possible treatment for melanoma derived from a Vietnamese herb.

This herb's potential came to light through a project that aims to save endangered medicinal plants and develop sustainable incomes for Vietnamese hill tribes, whose people are among the poorest in Asia