AScribe Medicine News Service articles from February 2008

AScribe Medicine News Service archives from February 2008

Older Americans Suffer Serious Access Limitations to Exercise Their Right to Vote; At Senate Hearing, PENN Physician Recommends 'Mobile Polling'.
February 1, 2008... Byline: University of Pennsylvania Health System PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- The U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging held a hearing yesterday in Washington, DC, on older Americans and the significant barriers they face in...

Simons Foundation Grant Boosts Brain Tumor Research.
February 1, 2008... Byline: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center NEW YORK, Feb. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- A $10 million commitment from James H. and Marilyn H. Simons through the Simons Foundation will support preclinical initiatives undertaken as part of...

A Reminder to Parents: Early Dental Visits Essential to Children's Health; American Dental Association Kicks Off National Children's Dental Health Month With Outreach Events, Advice to Parents.
February 4, 2008... Byline: American Dental Association CHICAGO, Feb. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- February is National Children's Dental Health Month. It's sponsored each year by the American Dental Association (ADA) to raise awareness among families and...

Kenyan Violence Likely to Create Long-Term Health Problems, Duke Expert Says.
February 5, 2008... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Feb. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- The ongoing violence in Kenya threatens that country's recent success in controlling disease, says a Duke University physician who is establishing a women's reproductive...

Is Flirting Ethical? Gettysburg College Professor Explores the Possibilities.
February 6, 2008... Byline: Gettysburg College GETTYSBURG, Pa., Feb. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Love is in the air as Valentine's Day nears, and Gettysburg College philosophy professor Steve Gimbel is offering some ethical and practical advice on flirting to...

Mock CPR 'Codes' Expose Weaknesses in Hospital Emergency Response for Children; Routine Drills Key to Strengthening Life-Saving 'First Responder Instincts'.
February 8, 2008... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, Feb. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Staging mock cardiac and respiratory arrests - "code" situations in hospital parlance - easily expose common failures in rapid response with CPR and other...

In Memoriam: Frank J. Dixon, 1920-2008.(Obituary)
February 8, 2008... Byline: The Scripps Research Institute LA JOLLA, Calif., Feb. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Frank J. Dixon, pioneering immunologist and founder of The Scripps Research Institute, died in San Diego, Calif., on Friday, Feb. 8, 2008. He was 87. ...

Raising Teens: How Parents Can Bridge Societal Challenges.
February 11, 2008... Byline: Binghamton University BINGHAMTON, N.Y., Feb. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- Parenting philosophies come and go, but old-fashioned values are still the best, says a Binghamton University nursing professor in two new books on raising...

Most Los Angeles and Orange County Cities Fail to Protect Citizens With Smoke-Free Air Laws; First Annual Report Card Presents Mixed Second-Hand Smoke Picture for Southern California.
February 11, 2008... Byline: American Lung Association LOS ANGELES, Feb. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- The American Lung Association of California today issued mixed grades to 88 Los Angeles County cities and 34 Orange County cities, ranking their efforts to pass...

PENN Childhood Obesity Researchers Panelists at American Assocation for the Advancement of Science Town Hall Event.(Discussion)
February 11, 2008... Byline: University of Pennsylvania Health System BOSTON, Feb. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- Shiriki Kumanyika, PhD, MPH, Professor of Epidemiology and Associate Dean for Health Promotion and Health Prevention, at the University of Pennsylvania...

Kenya Recovery Fund Provides Welcome Relief to Victims of Political Unrest.
February 13, 2008... Byline: Indiana University School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Friends of the Indiana University-Kenya Partnership have generously responded to staff and patient needs resulting from political and racial strife in...

American Dental Association Calls for All Stakeholders to Work Together to Help Medicaid Fulfill Its Mission to Provide Dental Care to Underserved Populations.
February 14, 2008... Byline: American Dental Association WASHINGTON, Feb. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- The American Dental Association (ADA) called on all concerned public agencies and private parties to work together to help Medicaid fulfill its mission to provide...

Prof: Really Listen to College Students' Reactions to NIU Tragedy.
February 15, 2008... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Feb. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- Friends and family members of college students should provide a listening ear regarding students' fears and concerns about the Northern Illinois University...

New Technology Makes 3-D Imaging Quicker, Easier; Possible Applications of Technology Widespread.
February 17, 2008... Byline: Johns Hopkins University BALTIMORE, Feb. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- Technology invented by scientists from The Johns Hopkins University and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev can make three-dimensional imaging quicker, easier, less...

Sackler Foundation Endows Visiting Lecture in Neurosciences at University of Toledo.
February 18, 2008... Byline: Medical University of Ohio TOLEDO, Ohio, Feb. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- Dr. Raymond Sackler and his wife, Beverly, international philanthropists with a long history of supporting scientific research and the medical sciences, have...

Women Who Suffered Child Abuse Spend More on Health Care.
February 19, 2008... Byline: Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- Middle-aged women who suffered physical or sexual abuse as children spend up to one-third more than average in health-care costs, according to a long-term study of...

Purdue Lab Works to Improve Conditions at Indoor Swimming Pools.
February 19, 2008... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Feb. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at Purdue University have determined how certain airborne contaminants are created when chlorine reacts with sweat and urine in indoor swimming...

Three-Year Macy Study Results Released in February Issue of American Dental Education Association's Journal of Dental Education.
February 19, 2008... Byline: American Dental Education Association WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- The American Dental Education Association (ADEA) has released the results of the three-year Macy Study New Models of Dental Education in a special...

Report: New Generation of Tobacco Products Threatens Efforts To Reduce Tobacco Use, Save Lives in California; Congress Urged to Grant FDA Authority Over Tobacco Products.
February 20, 2008... Byline: American Lung Association SACRAMENTO, Calif., Feb. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- An insidious new generation of tobacco products is threatening efforts to reduce tobacco use in the United States, warns a new report issued today by a...

American Dental Education Association Presents Testimony on Dental Health Care Workforce Issues before U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
February 20, 2008... Byline: American Dental Education Association WASHINGTON, Feb. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- American Dental Education Association (ADEA) President James Q. Swift, D.D.S., delivered testimony on Capitol Hill last week on dental health care...

States Show Widespread Progress in Public Health Preparedness, According to New CDC Report.
February 21, 2008... Byline: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- "Public health departments can better detect and investigate diseases because of improvements in the public health workforce and in...

Goodwill Industries and Learning Curve Care, Share and Prepare for the Future; Partnership Fosters Positive Social Behaviors in Kids Through Play and Giving.
February 22, 2008... Byline: Goodwill Industries International ROCKVILLE, Md., Feb. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Goodwill Industries International and Learning Curve Brands have joined forces for the launch of the Caring Corners(tm) Mrs. Goodbee(tm) Interactive...

Blue Ribbon Panel Latest: More Names Added to List of Experts Planning for Future of St. Luke's.
February 26, 2008... Byline: California Pacific Medical Center SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- The list of community, government, health, business and labor leaders who have committed themselves to helping plan out the future for St. Luke's is...

Health Tips From the American Lung Association of California's Monthly e-Newsletter.
February 26, 2008... Byline: American Lung Association ENCINO, Calif., Feb. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following is the most recent edition of the American Lung Assocation of California's Monthly e-Newsletter containing news tips of interest to health,...

Radio Frequency Identification Technology Explored to Improve Safety, Quality of the Nation's Blood Supply.
February 26, 2008... Byline: University of Wisconsin - Madison MADISON, Wis., Feb. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- Radio frequency identification technology, or RFID, has inspired many novel applications of late, including efforts to study magazine reader patterns,...

Keystone Programs for Collaborative Discovery Launch at Fox Chase: Self-Assembled Scientific Teams to Pursue Major Cancer Research Questions.
February 27, 2008... Byline: Fox Chase Cancer Center PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- Fox Chase Cancer Center today announced the first four awards in an innovative new research program designed to bring the power of team-based science to bear on...

Inverted DNA Turns Quiet Developmental Gene Into a Potent Driver of T-Cell Lymphoma.
February 27, 2008... Byline: Fox Chase Cancer Center PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- A gene crucial for embryonic development can quickly become a potent cancer promoter in adult mice after a genetic misalignment, according to researchers from Fox...

Teacher Education Professors Author Book Titled 'Writing to Heal from Rape'.
February 27, 2008... Byline: California State University, Stanislaus TURLOCK, Calif., Feb. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- California State University, Stanislaus Teacher Education Professors Dr. Brenda Betts and Dr. Pamela Russ are the authors of a new book that...

Foundation Giving Grows Across All Program Areas, Foundation Center Report Finds; Health Tops All Giving Areas for First Time Ever; Funding for International Affairs/Development/Peace Shows Fastest Growth.
February 28, 2008... Byline: The Foundation Center NEW YORK, Feb. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- The nation's largest foundations increased funding for all major subject areas in 2006, with a record number of exceptionally large grants helping to drive this growth....