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Study Confirms Long-Term Effectiveness, Safety of Once-Daily Concerta in Children With ADHD.
April 1, 2003... Byline: Fleishman Hillard FORT WASHINGTON, Pa., April 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- A study of children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) who had previously responded to treatment with methylphenidate demonstrates that...

Study Finds Link Between Early Pot Use and Lasting Cognitive Deficits - But Is Pot Itself the Culprit?
April 1, 2003... Byline: McLean Hospital BELMONT, Mass., April 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new study in the latest issue of Drug and Alcohol Dependence indicates an association between early use of cannabis (marijuana) and persisting cognitive deficits. ...

Higher-Risk Heart Attack Patients Do Not Receive Most Aggressive Care.
April 1, 2003... Byline: Duke University CHICAGO, April 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- In an analysis of more than 185,000 U.S. patients who arrive at emergency rooms with symptoms of a heart attack, Duke University Medical Center researchers have found that...

Heart Specialist Care More Often Evidence-Based and Leads to Lower Mortality Than Generalists'.
April 1, 2003... Byline: Duke University CHICAGO, April 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Cardiologists, who tend to use recommended medicines and invasive procedures more often than non-cardiologists, appear to reduce by almost 30 percent the chances of heart...

Half of Heart Patients Unable to Recall Details of Informed Consent, Yet Most Satisfied.
April 1, 2003... Byline: Duke University CHICAGO, April 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Duke University Medical Center researchers have found that while 50 percent of patients undergoing angioplasty or coronary artery bypass surgery could not recall specific risks...

Patients With Low Levels of Heart Cell Death Should Be Treated Aggressively.
April 1, 2003... Byline: Duke University CHICAGO, April 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Patients who test positive for even low levels of a specific biochemical marker of heart cell death in their blood are not being treated as aggressively as patients with higher...

Heart Attack Care Boosted by Simple Reminders, Study Finds; 33-Hospital Study Shows More Patients Get Proven Therapies Under System That Reminds Doctors, Nurses.
April 1, 2003... Byline: University of Michigan Health System CHICAGO, April 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Doctors today know more than ever about what drugs, treatments and lifestyle changes can help heart attack patients live longer and healthier lives after...

Antibody Therapy Can Increase Effectiveness of Cancer Vaccine, Preliminary Study Suggests.
April 1, 2003... Byline: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute BOSTON, April 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- The benefit of some cancer vaccines may be boosted by treating patients with an antibody that blocks a key protein on immune system T cells, according to a small,...

Correctional Officers Fight Dissatisfaction, Tension at Rural Prisons.
April 1, 2003... Byline: University of Arkansas FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., April 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Overcrowding and inadequate facilities are frequently cited as problems of the prison system nationwide, but a University of Arkansas researcher says the...

University of California Supports Mediator's Proposed Agreement Regarding Clerical Contract; Awaits Union Decision.
April 1, 2003... Byline: University of California OAKLAND, Calif., April 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of California announced today (Tuesday, April 1) its support for a proposed settlement agreement with the Coalition of University Employees...

Ford Motor Company Establishes Ford Institute for Human Security at the University of Pittsburgh; Institute to Generate Fresh Policy Approaches to Global Threats.
April 1, 2003... Byline: University of Pittsburgh PITTSBURGH, April 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- During World War II, America promulgated FDR's Four Freedoms. With the world again in turmoil, Ford Motor Company today announced a partnership with the...

To Buy, or Not to Buy? Airfare Analyzer Could Save Big Bucks by Advising When to Buy Tickets, When To Wait.
April 1, 2003... Byline: University of Washington SEATTLE, April 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- It's a classic dilemma for air travelers in today's world of wildly varying ticket prices - should you purchase now if the rate seems reasonable, or wait for a better...

Union, Newspaper Sue University of California Regents for Hiding Investment Returns.
April 1, 2003... Byline: Coalition of University Employees BERKELEY, April 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of California, already under scrutiny for management practices, is being sued over its stewardship of employee pension funds. The lawsuit,...

Overweight, Obese Have Better One-Year Survival After Heart Attack Than Normal Weight People.
April 1, 2003... Byline: Duke University CHICAGO, April 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- In a finding that leaves Duke University Medical Center researchers scratching their heads and planning further studies, it appears that overweight and obese heart attack...

Booklet Advises About Psychological Needs of Kids During Tragedy.
April 1, 2003... Byline: University of Wisconsin - Madison MADISON, Wis., April 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- In a booklet that could have been written in direct response to the current world situation, a University of Wisconsin-Madison professor advises parents...

Being Mindful Promotes Good Mental Health.
April 1, 2003... Byline: University of Rochester ROCHESTER, N.Y., April 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Several major Eastern philosophies stress the importance of mindfulness, but is there really a mental health benefit to being more conscious and more focused on...

Prions Offer Nanotech Building Tool.
April 1, 2003... Byline: The Whitehead Institute CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- The same characteristics that make misfolded proteins known as prions such a pernicious medical threat in neurodegenerative diseases may offer a construction...

Neighborhood Layout Could Turn Drivers Into Walkers.
April 1, 2003... Byline: Burness Communications CINCINNATI, April 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- People who live in neighborhoods where stores, schools and homes are within walking or cycling distance from each other make almost twice as many weekly trips on foot...

Pollen Forensics May Help in Fight Against Terrorism.
April 1, 2003... Byline: Texas A&M University COLLEGE STATION, Texas, April 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Pollen can be a major irritation to allergy sufferers, but it can be an even bigger irritation to criminals when it's incorporated into forensics - a...

Mechanical Support Induces Genetic Changes in Failing Hearts.
April 1, 2003... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., April 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Using new DNA microarray technology, Duke University Medical Center researchers have found significant changes in the expression pattern of hundreds of genes in heart...

Researchers Develop Strategy to Predict Mutations Involved in Cancer Drug Resistance.
April 1, 2003... Byline: The Whitehead Institute CAMBRIDGE, April 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers have devised a way to identify genetic mutations that will cause resistance to targeted anti-cancer drugs, even before patients are treated - a finding...

Inactive Genes May Contribute to Failure of Animals Cloned From Adult Cells, Study Finds.
April 1, 2003... Byline: The Whitehead Institute CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 1 (AScribe News) -- Only 1 percent to 3 percent of animals cloned from adult cells survive to birth; many die mysteriously very early in development, around the time of implantation....

Screening Technique Streamlines Search for Anticancer Drugs.
April 1, 2003... Byline: The Whitehead Institute CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 1 (AScribe News) -- Most cancer patients face an all or nothing dilemma. Aggressive chemotherapy can and often does kill cancerous cells, shrink tumors and increase a patient's chance...

Cooperative Extension Helps Battle Wildfire Threat With Equipment Demonstrations.
April 1, 2003... Byline: University of California Division of Agriculture DAVIS, Calif., April 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) will host demonstrations three days in April on how small, mechanized equipment...

Mayo Clinic Study Shows Thalidomide May Effectively Delay Progression of Early Stage Multiple Myeloma, a Fatal Cancer of Bone Marrow, in Some Patients.
April 1, 2003... Byline: Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn., April 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- A Mayo Clinic study is the first to show that for some patients with early stage multiple myeloma, the drug thalidomide may effectively delay the need for chemotherapy or...

UC San Diego Researchers Present Preliminary Study Results of Heart Failure Associated With Crystal Methamphetamine Use.
April 1, 2003... Byline: University of California, San Diego SAN DIEGO, April 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- A preliminary study of hospitalized crystal methamphetamine users showed a significantly higher rate of cardiac dysfunction in these patients than in...

University of Maryland Baltimore County and Achillion Pharmaceuticals Research Identifies New Class of Agents With Potential to Treat HIV/AIDS; Research Published in This Week's Journal of Molecular Biology.
April 1, 2003... Byline: University of Maryland, Baltimore County BALTIMORE, April 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers from The University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) and Achillion Pharmaceuticals today announced the discovery of a new target on...

DePaul Career Experts Offer Advice For Making Resumes, Cover Letters Stand Out In Tough Job Market.
April 1, 2003... Byline: DePaul University CHICAGO, April 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Job hunters currently are facing one of the most grim employment markets of the past two decades. Competition is fierce, as recent layoff victims vie against new college...

Carnegie Mellon, NASA Researchers to Develop Robot That Will Illustrate How to Seek Life on Distant Planets.
April 1, 2003... Byline: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH, April 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- A team of Carnegie Mellon University and NASA scientists will travel to the Atacama Desert in northern Chile in April to conduct research that will help them...

Health Care Leadership in U.S. Changing With Growth of M.B.A. Physicians Says Yale School of Management Study.
April 1, 2003... Byline: Yale University School of Management NEW HAVEN, Conn., April 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new Yale School of Management study finds evidence of significant change in health care leadership in the United States. The number of...

New Data for Crestor(r) From Stellar Trial Presented at American College of Cardiology Annual Scientific Session; Crestor Lowered LDL Cholesterol by 46 Percent to 55 Percent at 10-40mg.
April 2, 2003... Byline: Edelman Public Relations CHICAGO, April 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- New Phase III data presented today at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 52nd Annual Scientific Session show that AstraZeneca's investigational lipid-lowering...

Guide to Improving Elementary Reading Scores Developed at Indiana University Bloomington.
April 2, 2003... Byline: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind., April 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- A resource guide to improving reading scores in the early grades has been published through the Indiana Education Policy Center at the Indiana University School of...

ABC News White House Correspondent Ann Compton to Deliver Agnes Scott College Commencement Address; U.S. Army Reserves Chaplain Melvin G. Lowry to Speak at Baccalaureate Service.
April 2, 2003... Byline: Agnes Scott College ATLANTA, April 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Ann Compton, ABC News White House correspondent for six Presidential administrations, will deliver keynote remarks at the 114th Agnes Scott College commencement convocation...

Overnight Visits Affect Babies' Attachment to Separated or Divorcing Parents.
April 2, 2003... Byline: Mills College OAKLAND, Calif., April 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Babies who spend overnights in the separate residences of each parent following divorce or separation have difficulty establishing secure attachments to their parents,...

Brain Can Reorganize After Injury at Any Age.
April 2, 2003... Byline: University of Illinois at Chicago CHICAGO, April 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- No matter when the brain is injured -- early in life, in middle age, or later -- it shows a remarkable ability to reorganize to help the body recover normal...

Bypass Surgery Yields Better Symptom Relief, Improved Functioning in Patients Over 70.
April 2, 2003... Byline: Duke University CHICAGO, April 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- When compared to angioplasty or treatment with drugs, coronary artery bypass surgery was better at relieving chest pain (angina) and improving functional abilities at one year...

DePaul University Nursing Clinic Provides Foot Care for Hundreds of Homeless and Uninsured Patients.
April 2, 2003... Byline: DePaul University CHICAGO, April 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Imagine how many miles we would put on our feet if walking were our primary mode of transportation. The homeless must rely on their feet to take them most places, regardless...

Japanese Firm, Indiana University Unite for Research Into Renal Diseases.
April 2, 2003... Byline: Indiana University School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS, April 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- A well-known Japanese company will be seeking therapeutic discoveries for renal insufficiency from a gene discovered by Indiana University...

NIH Awards $1.3 Million to Medical College of Wisconsin and Prodesse, Inc., for Bioterror Detection.
April 2, 2003... Byline: Medical College of Wisconsin MILWAUKEE, April 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Medical College of Wisconsin and Prodesse, Inc., today announced that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded them a major grant for bioterror...

Can Elephants Really Run? Yes and No, Say Researchers.
April 2, 2003... Byline: University of Colorado, Boulder BOULDER, Colo., April 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- For those who have ever wondered if elephants can run, the answer is yes and no, according to a new study by researchers at four institutions, including...

Edward Wasserman to Succeed Louis W. Hodges as Washington and Lee University's Knight Chair in Journalism.
April 2, 2003... Byline: The Knight Foundation LEXINGTON, Va., April 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Edward Wasserman, a veteran reporter, editor and media CEO, has been named by Washington and Lee University to hold its Knight Chair in journalism ethics. ...

Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Grants Totaling $4,500,000 Will Establish Endowments in Honor of Hanna Holborn Gray.
April 2, 2003... Byline: University of Chicago NEW YORK, April 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation announced today two special grants totaling $4,500,000 in honor of Hanna Holborn Gray, who has just retired as chairman of its Board of...

Carnegie Foundation, Center of Inquiry in the Liberal Arts Announce Support for 2003-2004 Center Scholars.
April 2, 2003... Byline: Wabash College MENLO PARK, Calif., April 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and the Center of Inquiry in the Liberal Arts at Wabash College have entered into a collaboration in support...

World Scholars to Debate Globalization, War, Justice.
April 2, 2003... Byline: University of California, Santa Barbara SANTA BARBARA, Calif., April 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- More than 150 scholars, public intellectuals, and global-justice activists from around the world will convene at the University of...

San Jose State University President to Take Post in Maryland.
April 2, 2003... Byline: San Jose State University SAN JOSE, Calif., April 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University System of Maryland Board of Regents announced today the appointment of Robert L. Caret as president of Towson University, beginning July 1....

UCLA, German Biologists Identify Molecule That May Play Critical Role in Fertilization.
April 2, 2003... Byline: UCLA LOS ANGELES, April 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- In research with potential implications for both increasing fertilization and preventing pregnancies, UCLA biologists and German cell physiologists report in the journal Science that...

NASA Researchers Put New Spin on Einstein's Relativity Theory.
April 2, 2003... Byline: Jet Propulsion Laboratory PASADENA, Calif., April 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Albert Einstein might be astonished to learn that NASA physicists have applied his relativity theory to a concept he introduced but later disliked namely...

National Airline Quality Rating to be Announced April 7.
April 3, 2003... Byline: Wichita State University WASHINGTON, April 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- The 13th annual national Airline Quality Rating will be announced at 9:30 a.m. EDT Monday, April 7, in a news conference in the Murrow Conference Rooms, National...

Think Small When Powering Today's Electronic Soldier.
April 3, 2003... Byline: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory RICHLAND, Wash., April 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- On the battlefield, having a reliable source of power to operate the many advanced electronic devices a soldier carries is essential. But today's...

University of California Will Pursue AOL Time Warner Lawsuit in California State Court.
April 3, 2003... Byline: University of California OAKLAND, Calif., April 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of California will file an action in California state court against AOL Time Warner Inc., its directors and officers, its auditor, Ernst & Young...

Men Influence Body Image of Other Men and Women.
April 3, 2003... Byline: The National Technology Transfer Center WHEELING, W.Va., April 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Results of a Wheeling Jesuit University study suggest what other men like influences a man's ideal body image. The results also indicate what men...

Sports and Recreation Center at Ramapo College Named in Honor of Senator Bill Bradley.
April 3, 2003... Byline: Ramapo College MAHWAH, N.J., April 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- In a ceremony held Wednesday at Ramapo College of New Jersey, the College's new sports and recreation center was named in honor of Senator Bill Bradley. Construction on the...

University of Minnesota Researcher Focuses New Space Telescope.
April 3, 2003... Byline: University of Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS & ST. PAUL, Minn., April 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Suppose you had to focus a pair of binoculars blindfolded - and if you failed, a $700 million investment would be lost in space. That was...

University of Minnesota Releases Latest List of Experts Available to Discuss Issues Involving War With Iraq.
April 3, 2003... Byline: University of Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS, April 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of Minnesota has released the following list of experts available to discuss issues relating to the war in Iraq. - Computer warfare Vipin...

Stanford Business School Lecturer Wins Another Oscar; Stanford's Future of Content Conference to Present Exclusive Screening of Oscar-Winning 'Twin Towers'.
April 3, 2003... Byline: Stanford Graduate School of Business STANFORD, Calif., April 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Student organizers of the April 5, 2003 Future of Content Conference at the Stanford Graduate School of Business have announced the addition to the...

George Washington University Study on Oil Crisis During First Gulf War Sheds Light on Today's Price Volatility.
April 4, 2003... Byline: George Washington University School of Business nehmer@gwu.edu WASHINGTON, April 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- A combination of political events and market fundamentals, rather than speculation, is behind the current volatility in...

Babson College Named No. 1 Business School for Entrepreneurship by U.S. News & World Report for 10th Straight Year.
April 4, 2003... Byline: Babson College WELLESLEY, Mass., April 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- The F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business (http://www2.babson.edu/babson/babsonmbap.nsf/Public/homepage) at Babson College is the No. 1 MBA program in the U.S. for...

Developing Motors of Light to Power Small Electronic Devices.
April 4, 2003... Byline: University of Chicago CHICAGO, April 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- University of Chicago physicists have successfully measured the angular momentum carried by tiny rings of light called optical vortices, an important step in harnessing...

Super Mario Goes to College; Video Games Can Be Ticket to Rewarding Career.
April 4, 2003... Byline: Southern Methodist University DALLAS, April 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- When does a plumber make more money than a Hollywood movie star? When he stars in a popular video game. A series of Nintendo video games called Super Mario...

USC School of Engineering Eighth in 2003 U.S. News & World Report Rankings; School Has Nation's Highest Research Funding Level per Faculty Member; National Security Projects Numerous.
April 4, 2003... Byline: USC Information Sciences Institute LOS ANGELES, April 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of Southern California University of Southern California School of Engineering consolidated its position in the nation's top engineering...

University of Texas at Dallas Names Latest Class of Eugene McDermott Scholars; In Its Third Year, Program Lures Top Students From Around U.S. and As Far Away as India.
April 4, 2003... Byline: University of Texas at Dallas RICHARDSON, Texas, April 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- What do you get when you combine valedictorians, salutatorians, Eagle Scouts, National Merit Scholars, a pianist, a law school hopeful, a black belt in...

Arizona State University Joins Six Sigma Federation.
April 4, 2003... Byline: Arizona State University TEMPE, Ariz., April 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- Arizona State University's College of Engineering and Applied Sciences has joined the Six Sigma Federation to provide Six Sigma due diligence and to train...

It's a Nova . . . It's a Supernova . . . It's a Hypernova.
April 4, 2003... Byline: University of Michigan ANN ARBOR, Mich., April 4 (AScribe News) -- Two billion years ago, in a far-away galaxy, a giant star exploded, releasing almost unbelievable amounts of energy as it collapsed to a black hole. The light from...

Prolific NASA Orbiter Adds Thousands of Photos to Mars Album.
April 4, 2003... Byline: Jet Propulsion Laboratory PASADENA, Calif., April 4 (AScribe News) -- The winds of Mars leave their marks on many of the 11,664 new pictures being posted on the Internet today by the camera team for NASA's Mars Global Surveyor...

Hopkins Center Calls for Stricter Controls for Genetic Testing.
April 4, 2003... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, April 4 (AScribe News) -- Genetic testing to detect carriers of cystic fibrosis (CF) is being routinely offered to many couples seeking prenatal care. Recent reports in the medical...

University of Illinois Chicago Awarded $8 Million to Study Teen-Stop Smoking Programs.
April 4, 2003... Byline: University of Illinois at Chicago CHICAGO, April 4 (AScribe News) -- The University of Illinois at Chicago has been awarded $8 million to identify and evaluate smoking cessation programs targeted at adolescents who typically do not...

Scientists Help U.S. Troops in War, People at Home With Multitasking.
April 4, 2003... Byline: University of Michigan ANN ARBOR, Mich., April 41 (AScribe Newswire) -- A generation of U.S. military personnel who grew up playing complex video games while talking on the phone or surfing the Web is now fighting a war where many...

In Memoriam: Founding Medical School Administrator Allen Lein, Ph.D., 1913-2003.
April 4, 2003... Byline: University of California, San Diego SAN DIEGO, April 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- Allen Lein, Ph.D., a founding member of the UCSD School of Medicine faculty and the medical school's first associate dean for administration, died of heart...

UC San Diego Studies May Identify People Who Perform Well With Little Sleep.
April 4, 2003... Byline: University of California, San Diego SAN DIEGO, April 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- Some people thrive on little sleep, while others drag through the day if they don't get eight hours of shut-eye. For most individuals, sleep deprivation...

Z Produces Fusion Neutrons, Sandia Scientists Confirm; Huge Pulsed Power Machine Enters Fusion Arena.
April 7, 2003... Byline: Sandia National Laboratories PHILADELPHIA, Pa., April 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Throwing its hat into the ring of machines that offer the possibility of achieving controlled nuclear fusion, Sandia National Laboratories' Z machine has...

Airline Industry Improves Performance; US Airways Tops Rankings.
April 7, 2003... Byline: Wichita State University WICHITA, Kans., April 7 (AScribe News) -- Improvement is the big news coming out of this year's national Airline Quality Rating (AQR) study that was announced today at a news conference in Washington D.C....

University of Georgia Scientists Plot Key Events in Plants' Evolution.
April 7, 2003... Byline: University of Georgia ATHENS, Ga., April 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Since Charles Darwin heralded evolution more than 150 years ago, scientists have sought to better understand when and how the vast variety of plants today diverged...

Rising Numbers Reflect Surging Interest in Mathematics at University of Chicago.
April 7, 2003... Byline: University of Chicago CHICAGO, April 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Interest in mathematics has been rising at the University of Chicago. Most of the nation's top mathematics departments produce no more than 1 percent of their...

Broadcast Journalist Ted O'Brien Named to Boston University's Development Staff.
April 7, 2003... Byline: Boston University BOSTON, April 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Ted O'Brien, one of Boston's best-known broadcasters for nearly 30 years, has been appointed a major gift officer covering the New England region for Boston University. The...

Think Political News Is Biased? If You're a Republican, It Depends Who You Ask.
April 7, 2003... Byline: Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Are the news media politically biased against people with "your" beliefs? If you're a Republican, your answer depends on who you talk to, and how often. ...

Stealing Bases Just Doesn't Pay, Says Baseball Game Theorist.
April 7, 2003... Byline: Texas A&M University COLLEGE STATION, Texas, April 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- They're fast, flashy and their mere presence is a major distraction to countless pitchers, but when it comes to the one stat that matters most - winning...

Chaos Theory May Help Explain Patterns of Alcohol Abuse, Studies Suggest.
April 7, 2003... Byline: Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio, April 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Chaos theory, which helps scientists understand complex systems such as weather patterns and the stock market, may also help shed light on the dynamics of alcohol...

Genetic Risk Factor for Parkinson's Disease Discovered.
April 7, 2003... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., April 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Inherited variations in proteins that produce energy for the body may provide protection from developing Parkinson's disease, according to a new study by scientists at...

$50 Million Grant From Lilly Endowment Boosts Genomics Initiative.
April 7, 2003... Byline: Indiana University School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS, April 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- For the second time in three years, the Lilly Endowment Inc. is demonstrating its strong commitment to Indiana University's flourishing role in life...

Recovering From a Solar Storm: High Altitude Effects of Geomagnetic Storms Topic at European Geophysical Society Meeting.
April 7, 2003... Byline: National Center for Atmospheric Research NICE, France, April 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Geomagnetic storms in the upper atmosphere have far-reaching effects on technological systems. The storms, associated with coronal mass ejections...

Bridging the Haves and Have-Nots of Climate Science: European Geophysical Society Town-Hall Discussion to Assess Information Divide.
April 7, 2003... Byline: National Center for Atmospheric Research NICE, France, April 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Weather forecasters in Uganda rely on grainy satellite photos from neighboring countries as their only prediction tools. When massive thunderstorms...

John F. Kennedy University to Hold Annual Scholarship Dinner May 9.
April 7, 2003... Byline: John F. Kennedy University CONCORD, Calif., April 7 (AScribe News) -- John F. Kennedy University presents its Annual Scholarship Dinner on Friday, May 9, at the Concord Hilton. The Annual Scholarship Dinner is John F. Kennedy...

MBA Program Jumps to 11th Best in U.S.; U.S. News Ranking Comes in Year of Increased Applications to Santa Clara University's Leavey School of Business.
April 7, 2003... Byline: Santa Clara University SANTA CLARA, Calif., April 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- The MBA program of Santa Clara University's Leavey School of Business has soared in the annual rankings of the nation's top 20 part-time MBA programs in the...

Antioxidant Alpha Lipoic Acid Significantly Improves Symptoms of Diabetic Neuropathy.
April 7, 2003... Byline: Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn., April 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- A collaborative study between Mayo Clinic and a medical center in Russia found that alpha lipoic acid (ALA) significantly and rapidly reduces the frequency and severity of...