AScribe Medicine News Service articles from December 2007

AScribe Medicine News Service archives from December 2007

Johns Hopkins First in R&D Expenditures for 28th Year, Spending Nearly $1.5 Billion in FY2006.
December 3, 2007... Byline: Johns Hopkins University BALTIMORE, Dec. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Johns Hopkins University performed $1.49 billion in science, medical and engineering research in fiscal year 2006, making it the leading U.S. academic institution...

Could Hydrogen Sulfide Hold Key to a Long Life? Study Finds 'Rotten Egg' Chemical Increases Life Span, Heat Tolerance in Worms.
December 3, 2007... Byline: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center SEATTLE, Dec. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Hydrogen sulfide, or H2S, the chemical that gives rotten eggs their sulfurous stench - and the same compound that researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer...

Addiction Treatment Practitioner's Research Bulletin.
December 4, 2007... Byline: Join Together BOSTON, Mass., Dec. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- Join Together, a project of the Boston University School of Public Health, is launching the Treatment Practitioner's Research Bulletin (TPRB), a free e-publication written...

Expert Helps Parents Understand World of Video, Computer Games.
December 5, 2007... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Dec. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- Adults who are not familiar with video and computer games should be cautious about what they buy children this holiday season, says a Purdue University video-game...

University of California, Davis Bird Flu Expert Calls for Changes in Early-Warning System.
December 6, 2007... Byline: University of California, Davis DAVIS, Calif., Dec. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- The international science community is not doing enough to track the many avian influenza viruses that might cause the next pandemic, a UC Davis researcher...

National Institutes of Health Award Kansas State University Specialist in Tick-Borne Pathogens $1.8 Million Grant to Help Halt Disease Spread.
December 7, 2007... Byline: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, Kan., Dec. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Roman Ganta, a professor of diagnostic medicine and pathobiology at Kansas State University, has been awarded a grant of $1,825,000 by the National Institutes of...

People's Reactions to Government Censorship Depend on Their Views of President Bush.
December 10, 2007... Byline: Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio, Dec. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- How people respond to the U.S. government's attempts to censor some war-related images comes down to whether or not they are supporters of President Bush, a new...

RAND Study Finds Evidence Disease Management Programs May Improve Quality of Care, But May Not Save Money.
December 10, 2007... Byline: RAND Corporation SANTA MONICA, Calif., Dec. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Disease management programs that help guide the care of patients with chronic health problems appear to improve the quality of health care, but there is little...

Purdue Center Takes on North American Battle Against Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis.
December 11, 2007... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Dec. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis has a new challenger, a center in the Purdue Research Park that on Tuesday (Dec. 11) became the sole North American producer of...

Short on Willpower? Keep Company With Strong-Willed Friends; Hamilton College Expert Offers Advice for the Holidays.
December 11, 2007... Byline: Hamilton College CLINTON, N.Y., Dec. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- Your mother was right after all. It's important whom you choose as your playmates - you are likely to emulate their behavior. And that's critical if you are wrestling...

Statement From Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America on 'Monitoring the Future' Findings.
December 11, 2007... Byline: Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America WASHINGTON, Dec. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following is a statement by General Arthur T. Dean, Chairman and CEO of Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA), regarding the findings of...

Key to Changing Habits Is in Environment, Not Willpower, Duke Researcher Says.
December 13, 2007... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Dec. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- People whose New Year resolutions include losing weight, starting an exercise regime or otherwise changing their behavior should look outward - to their environment -...

Too Much Popularity Can Make Items Uncool, According to Stanford Business School Research.
December 14, 2007... Byline: Stanford Graduate School of Business STANFORD, Calif., Dec. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Why do fads fade? In some cases, people get bored with things, or replace the old with the new and improved. But with items like clothing, cars,...

Elections May Make Candidates Ideologically Rigid, According to Stanford Business School Research.
December 14, 2007... Byline: Stanford Graduate School of Business STANFORD, Calif., Dec. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Why is it that so many politicians seem unwilling to alter their policy positions, even when available information suggests that their current...

Holiday Experts: Thank-You Notes, Tamales, 'Christmaskkah' and More.
December 14, 2007... Byline: University of California, Davis DAVIS, Calif., Dec. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of California, Davis has the following experts who can talk about a wide range of holiday topics, from energy-efficient holiday lights and...

Two Hospitals Bridge Divide Between U.S. and Vietnam.
December 14, 2007... Byline: California Pacific Medical Center SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- California Pacific Medical Center in San Francisco is teaming up with Hoan My Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, to help combat the deadly toll that...

Challenges of Obesity Crisis Require Different Approach, According to Cooper Center Report.
December 15, 2007... Byline: University of Virginia CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Dec. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- Although there is general agreement that the United States faces an obesity crisis, public efforts to combat rising obesity rates throughout the country -...

Champion of Blinded Soldiers, Congressman Murtha Named Man of Vision by Schepens Eye Research Institute.
December 17, 2007... Byline: Schepens Eye Research Institute BOSTON, Dec. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- Schepens Eye Research Institute has named Congressman John P. Murtha, Chairman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense, this year's Man of Vision for...

States Made Extraordinary Gains in Capability to Respond to Public Health Emergencies According to Report.
December 18, 2007... Byline: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials WASHINGTON, Dec. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- If a major public health emergency happened today, state and local health agencies would respond faster and with vastly improved...

Stanford Organizational Behavior Pioneer Harold Leavitt Dies at 85.(Obituary)
December 18, 2007... Byline: Stanford Graduate School of Business STANFORD, Calif., Dec. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- Harold J. Leavitt, the Stanford Graduate School of Business professor who played a critical role in founding the academic field of organizational...

University of Florida Engineer's Circuit to Help Enable Miniature Medical Implants.
December 18, 2007... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., Dec. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- A University of Florida engineering researcher is helping to pave the way for tiny implanted medical devices that could one day administer medicine to ill...

Scripps Research Discovery Leads to Broad Potential Applications in CovX-Pfizer Deal.
December 18, 2007... Byline: The Scripps Research Institute LA JOLLA, Calif., Dec. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- A catalytic antibody discovery made at The Scripps Research Institute has formed the basis of the upcoming acquisition of biotechnology venture CovX by...

Dental Educators Complete 2007 ADEA/AAL Institute for Teaching and Learning.
December 20, 2007... Byline: American Dental Education Association WASHINGTON, Dec. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- This year, three dozen new and prospective dental educators completed the ADEA/AAL Institute for Teaching and Learning (ITL), an intensive faculty...

Resolve to Take Personal Inventory This New Year's, Says Temple University Psychologist Frank Farley.
December 21, 2007... Byline: Temple University PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- The end of the year is a time when many of us will make resolutions to lose weight or quit smoking. But instead of making resolutions which are often times quickly...

Smoke-Free Cars: New Law Takes Effect January 1, 2008 -- No More Smoking in Cars With Children Present.
December 24, 2007... Byline: American Lung Association SACRAMENTO, Calif., Dec. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- California's new "Smoke-Free Cars with Minors" law takes effect on January 1, giving California the most comprehensive smoke-free car law in the nation,...