AScribe Medicine News Service articles from April 2009

AScribe Medicine News Service archives from April 2009

Public Health Officials Challenged to Make Their State Agencies Models of Healthy Work Environments.
April 1, 2009... Byline: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials ARLINGTON, Va., April 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Judith A. Monroe, MD, Indiana Commissioner of Health and President of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials...

Mayo Clinic and IBM Host Medical Language Initiative, Launch Open-Source Consortium.
April 1, 2009... Byline: Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn., April 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Biomedical informatics researchers at Mayo Clinic and IBM today launched a Web site for the newly founded Open Health Natural Language Processing (NLP) Consortium. The...

Binghamton University Earns AAHRPP Accreditation for Program Protecting Human Research Subjects.
April 2, 2009... Byline: Binghamton University BINGHAMTON, N.Y., April 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Binghamton University, State University of New York, has earned accreditation for its Human Subjects Protection program from the Association for the...

Expert Available: Identity and the New Science of Face Transplants.
April 6, 2009... Byline: Allegheny College MEADVILLE, Pa., April 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Carla Bluhm, a developmental psychologist and visiting assistant professor at Allegheny College, is co-author of "Someone Else's Face in the Mirror: Identity and the...

Prevention Must Be Pillar of Health Reform, Public Health Institute's Nevarez Says in White House Forum on Health Care Reform.
April 6, 2009... Byline: Public Health Institute LOS ANGELES, April 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Seventy-five cents of every health care dollar is spent battling chronic disease, and the major factors causing them are smoking, poor diet and inactivity. But...

American Cancer Society Participates in California Regional White House Health Care Summit.
April 6, 2009... Byline: American Cancer Society OAKLAND, Calif., April 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- The American Cancer Society, California Division's Chief Mission Delivery Officer, Dr. Carolyn Bruzdzinski, participated in a critical dialogue in support of...

San Francisco to Transform Into Nation's Hub on Play; Unprecedented Gathering of Leaders, Athletes and Advocates Will Share Ideas and Success Stories to Bring Healthy Play to Kids.
April 7, 2009... Byline: Fenton Communications West SAN FRANCISCO, April 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- The country's leading experts on play and its health and educational benefits will gather for the inaugural Play On 2009 Conference on May 18-20 in San...

Dana-Farber Launches Computational Biology Center to Deliver Analytical Services and Accelerate 'omics Research.
April 9, 2009... Byline: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute BOSTON, April 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Investigators in basic, clinical, and translational research in the Boston area and beyond now have access to expert data analysis and interpretation services at a...

University of Colorado Sources on the 10th Anniversary of Columbine.
April 13, 2009... Byline: University of Colorado, Boulder BOULDER, Colo., April 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- The following University of Colorado at Boulder faculty and staff are available to comment on various aspects of the 10th anniversary of the Columbine...

American Dental Education Association Releases ADEA Opportunities for Minority Students in United States Dental Schools 2009-11.
April 15, 2009... Byline: American Dental Education Association WASHINGTON, April 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- The ADEA Opportunities for Minority Students in United States Dental Schools 2009-11 is now available. This book offers necessary information for both...

Boston Makes 50 and Still Running: Boston Marathon to Mark a Marathon in Every State for Cancer Survivor; New Jersey Resident Running Boston to Raise Money for Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
April 16, 2009... Byline: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute BOSTON, April 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Edwin (Win) Apel ran his first few marathons almost as a lark. But, it was not until he was diagnosed with cancer that he began taking his marathons to a whole new...

Vanderbilt University Licenses Cancer Cell Identifying Technology to DiaTech Oncology.
April 17, 2009... Byline: Vanderbilt Medical Center NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- Vanderbilt University announced today an exclusive license agreement with DiaTech Oncology, Brentwood, Tenn., for a cancer test called the Microkinetic...

National Leaders in Sports Medicine Gather in 3rd Annual Current Concepts in Sports Medicine Symposium.
April 17, 2009... Byline: Hospital for Special Surgery NEW YORK, April 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- Hospital for Special Surgery today released the following media advisory. - - - - Event: Hospital for Special Surgery hosts 3rd Annual Current Concepts...

Concordia University Receives More Than $22 Million for Genomics Research.
April 20, 2009... Byline: Concordia University - Montreal MONTREAL, April 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Concordia University (Montreal) is pleased to announce that researchers Adrian Tsang and Vincent Martin of the Centre for Structural and Functional Genomics...

Public Health Institute Leader Receives Lifetime Achievement Award.
April 20, 2009... Byline: Public Health Institute OAKLAND, Calif., April 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Carol Woltring, a longtime public health leader and program director at the Public Health Institute (PHI), has been awarded the National Leadership Development...

California Needs Low Carbon Fuels to Replace Polluting Petroleum Fuels.
April 22, 2009... Byline: American Lung Association SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- The American Lung Association in California strongly supports the California Air Resources Board's (CARB) proposal to adopt the Low Carbon Fuel Standard...

Cognitive Scientist Daniel Willingham Helps Teachers Understand Why Students Don't Like School.
April 22, 2009... Byline: University of Virginia CHARLOTTESVILLE, Calif., April 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Teachers ask. Parents ask. "Why don't students like school?" Many students ask that question, too, as they struggle to stay attentive in class,...

Anne Hathaway, William Shatner, Benjamin Bratt, Chandra Wilson, Dana Delany receive top honors at 2009 PRISM Awards; 'Rachel Getting Married,' 'Stop-Loss,' 'The Office,' 'Law and Order:SW,' 'Breaking Bad' Also Receive PRISM Nods; A & E President Robert DeBitetto Receives Larry Stewart Award.
April 24, 2009... Byline: Entertainment Industries Council LOS ANGELES, April 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- Anne Hathaway, William Shatner, Benjamin Bratt, Chandra Wilson and Dana Delany received PRISM Awards for individual performances in film and television at...

McGill Expert Alert: Mexican Swine Flu Outbreak.
April 27, 2009... Byline: McGill University MONTREAL, April 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- The following McGill University experts are available to discuss the Mexican swine flu outbreak today. Please contact Mark Shainblum at the coordinates below if you would...

Pandemic Health Experts Address Recent Outbreak of Swine Influenza, Potential Global Impact; Conference Call Tomorrow - Tuesday, April 28 at 11:30 a.m. EDT.
April 27, 2009... Byline: Rockefeller Foundation WASHINGTON, April 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- Tomorrow, April 28, pandemic health experts from across the world will address the recent outbreak of swine influenza and the potential global impact. The outbreak...

A Council on Contemporary Families Information Sheet for Mother's Day: Remember Stepmothers on Mother's Day, May 10, 2009.
April 28, 2009... Byline: Council on Contemporary Families CHICAGO, April 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following is a Mother's Day news tip from the Council on Contemporary Families. - - - - Remember Stepmothers on Mother's Day, May 10, 2009 - Of...

Swine Flu Experts.
April 28, 2009... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., April 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Purdue University experts below can discuss the following issues: Influenza virus development - April Johnson Swine respiratory diseases - Sandra...

Higher Co-Payments Discourage Patients With Newly Diagnosed Chronic Illnesses From Starting Drug Treatment, Study Finds.
April 28, 2009... Byline: RAND Corporation SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- Patients newly diagnosed with hypertension, diabetes or high cholesterol are significantly more likely to delay initiating recommended drug treatment if they...

McGill Expert Alert: Swine Flu Outbreak Spreads.
April 28, 2009... Byline: McGill University MONTREAL, April 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- The following McGill University and McGill University Health Centre (MUHC) experts are available today to discuss the ongoing Mexican swine flu outbreak. Please contact...

Swine Flu - a Major Public Administration Challenge; Not Democrat or Republican, Says Incoming University of Maryland Public Policy Dean.
April 28, 2009... Byline: University of Maryland, College Park COLLEGE PARK, Md., April 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following are comments from the University of Maryland's incoming Public Policy Dean Dan Kettl, a top expert on public administration, on the...

State Governors, City Mayor Proclaim Preeclampsia Awareness Month; May is Preeclampsia Awareness Month; 18 Awareness Walks Across the U.S. and Canada Emphasize Need for Life-Saving Education and Awareness.
April 28, 2009... Byline: Preeclampsia Foundation MINNEAPOLIS, April 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- May is Preeclampsia Awareness Month and will be recognized throughout the United States and Canada with Awareness Walks and special events. Governors from Iowa and...

News Tip: Media Coverage of Swine Flu Should Not Create 'Impending Apocalypse' Effect, Duke Expert Says.
April 28, 2009... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., April 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- In addition to alerting the public about the latest cases of swine flu, the media should be educating the public about how pandemics are largely fueled by poverty and can...

Air Pollution: 38 California Counties Receive 'F' Grades, 16 Counties Receive 'A' Grades; 10th Annual American Lung Association State of the Air Report Finds 60 Percent of Americans Live in Areas Where Air is Dirty Enough to Endanger Lives.
April 29, 2009... Byline: American Lung Association LOS ANGELES, April 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- California's air quality scored mixed grades with 38 of California's 52 counties receiving failing grades and 16 receiving "A" grades in the 10th annual American...

RAND Study Finds Adolescent Drug Education Also Helps Curb Risky Sexual Behavior.
April 29, 2009... Byline: RAND Corporation SANTA MONICA, Calif., April 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- School-based drug education programs for adolescents can have a long-term positive impact on sexual behavior in addition to curbing substance abuse, according to...

Swine Flu: First Connect-the-Dots Challenge Post-Katrina, Says University of Maryland Expert.
April 30, 2009... Byline: University of Maryland, College Park COLLEGE PARK, Md., April 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- Behind the scenes and all levels of government, the swine flu outbreak has triggered a rapid, coordinated, "connect-the-dots" public health...

Researcher: Lasers Used to Detect Melamine in Baby Formula.
April 30, 2009... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., April 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- With equipment readily available to health officials and businesses, a Purdue University researcher has found a way to detect trace amounts of melamine in...