AScribe Medicine News Service articles from April 2007

AScribe Medicine News Service archives from April 2007

Weight Gain in Pregnancy Linked to Overweight in Kids; Study Suggests Need to Examine Current Pregnancy Weight Guidelines.(Medical condition overview)
April 1, 2007

Dr. James Q. Swift Becomes American Dental Education Association President.
April 2, 2007

Charles N. Bertolami Becomes American Dental Education Association President-Elect.
April 2, 2007

American Dental Education Association Elects New Vice Presidents.
April 2, 2007

United Nations Takes the Initiative in War Against Cancer.
April 2, 2007

American Dental Education Association Launches Initiative With Academy for Academic Leadership to Recruit, Develop New Dental Faculty.
April 3, 2007

Public Health Week April 2-8 Focuses on Preparedness, Public Health Threats; Nation's Only Advanced HAZMAT Life Support Course Developed by University of Arizona Experts.
April 3, 2007

California State University, Northridge Center Changing the World for People With Disabilities.
April 3, 2007

New Parkinson's Support Group Being Launched in San Clemente, Calif., April 24.
April 3, 2007

Yawkey Foundation Contributes $30 Million to Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Toward Construction of Proposed State-of-the-Art Cancer Care Center; Gift Highlights Tom and Jean Yawkey's Longstanding Ties to the Jimmy Fund.
April 4, 2007

RAND Panel Identifies Key Components of Public Health Emergency Preparedness.
April 5, 2007

PneuStep: MRI-Safe Motor Makes Robotic Biopsies Possible; Johns Hopkins Medicine Engineers Announce Plastic, Air- and Light-Driven Device More Precise Than Human Hand.
April 6, 2007

'Combination' Lyme Disease Vaccine Proteins Patented.
April 9, 2007

Century Foundation Offers Primer on Complex Issues in Stem Cell Debate; Health Policy Fellow Leif Haase Is Available for Interviews and Commentary.
April 10, 2007

Breast Cancer Survivors Can Find Comfort in Teams With Athletic Goals.
April 10, 2007

Mixed Outlook for Pharmaceutical Crops in California.
April 12, 2007

Statement by American Dental Association President on Court's Refusal to Second-Guess the Food and Drug Administration's Position on Dental Amalgam.
April 16, 2007... Byline: American Dental Association WASHINGTON, April 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- The American Dental Association (ADA) welcomes Friday's ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia stating that the court cannot force the...

Visit by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger Highlights Celebration of New USC Cardiovascular Thoracic Institute; Governor Also Marks 10-Year Anniversary of Surgery at USC.
April 16, 2007... Byline: USC Health Sciences LOS ANGELES, April 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will help mark the 10-year anniversary of his heart surgery at USC's Health Science Campus by visiting the campus today and...

Two Sources on Virginia Tech Shootings: A Psychologist Who Has Written Four Books on School Crises and Consulted at Columbine and Red Lake; and a Criminal Justice Professor Who Teaches One of the Few Courses in the Nation on Theories Behind Mass Murder and Serial Murder.
April 17, 2007

Professor Isolates Roots of Some Violence.
April 18, 2007

Iris Cantor Funds Senior Chair at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.
April 18, 2007

California Clinics Get $2.7 Million Payback for Generic Drugs; Nonprofit Uses Lawsuit Settlement Funds to Reimburse Clinics Serving Uninsured Patients.
April 19, 2007

American Dental Association Promotes Indian Health Service Funding Options Before Congress.
April 19, 2007

Nation's Oldest Learned Societies Hold First Convocation of Academies; Leading Experts will Explore, Health, Economy, Energy, Courts, Religion, Media and Other Topics.
April 19, 2007

Tragedy at Virginia Tech: Movies, TV, Video Games and the Mind of a Mass Murderer.
April 19, 2007

Free Transportation Offered to Los Angeles Respiratory Health Conference; American Lung Association of California Conference for People With Emphysema, Chronic Bronchitis and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD).
April 19, 2007

Victims' Families Need Support After Virginia Tech Tragedy.
April 20, 2007

Professor: Really Listen to College Students' Reactions to Virginia Tech.
April 23, 2007

NIH Awards $7.39 Million to Burnham Neurobiologists; Funding Will Support Critical Understanding of Developing Brain.
April 23, 2007

Indiana University School of Medicine's Kenya Partnership Nominated for Nobel Prize.
April 25, 2007

American Dental Education Association Awards Ceremony Honors Contributions to Dental Education.
April 25, 2007

USC Opens New Building Dedicated to Cancer Research; Harlyne J. Norris Cancer Research Tower Will House Cutting-Edge Epigenome Center and Stem Cell Program.
April 25, 2007

Coalition for Genetic Fairness Applauds U.S. House of Representatives for Passing Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act.
April 26, 2007

A Mother's Touch.
April 26, 2007

Genetic Alliance Introduces New Web Resource for Accessing Information on Genetic Diseases.(Website overview)
April 30, 2007

UC Davis Experts: Guns, Violence and Mental Health.
April 30, 2007

St. Lawrence University in Pilot Project to Improve Depression Screening.
April 30, 2007

26 California Counties Fail American Lung Association's Annual Nationwide State of the Air Clean Air Test; Los Angeles and Riverside Top Bad Air Lists Nationwide; Salinas Only California City on Cleanest List; Global Warming, Air Pollution and Lung Health Solutions Crucial.
April 30, 2007