AScribe Medicine News Service articles from February 2009

AScribe Medicine News Service archives from February 2009

Council on Contemporary Families 12th Annual Conference: Relationships, Sexuality, and Equality; April 17-18, 2009; University of Illinois at Chicago Student Center East; http://www.contemporaryfamilies.org.
February 2, 2009... Byline: Council on Contemporary Families CHICAGO, Feb. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Mark your calendars for the 2009 Council on Contemporary Families Conference, April 17 and 18, at the University of Illinois-Chicago. What is it about?...

American Dental Association 'Give Kids a Smile' Events Provide Dental Care to Children From Low-Income Families.
February 2, 2009... Byline: American Dental Association CHICAGO, Feb. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- With dental disease among pre-schoolers on the rise, the American Dental Association (ADA) is mobilizing dental professionals in a national campaign to extend...

Downsizing Obesity in a Lean Economy: Crisis and Opportunity.
February 3, 2009... Byline: Children's Hospital Boston BOSTON, Feb. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Obama administration's economic stimulus initiatives should include investment in infrastructure to decrease obesity, providing an immediate and long-term boost to...

American Association for Public Opinion Research Finds Gilbert Burnham in Violation of Ethics Code.
February 4, 2009... Byline: American Association for Public Opinion Research AMES, Iowa, Feb. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Executive Council of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) announced Tuesday that an 8-month investigation found...

Council on Contemporary Families: Valentine's Day Fact Sheet on Sexual Health; What Not to Give for Valentine's Day.
February 5, 2009... Byline: Council on Contemporary Families CHICAGO, Feb. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- What do you plan to give your valentine this February 14 - a bouquet of flowers, a heart-shaped box of chocolates, a candlelit dinner? Have you considered the...

Surviving in Troubled Times - by Nancy K. Schlossberg.
February 6, 2009... Byline: University of Maryland, College Park COLLEGE PARK. Md., Feb. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- "You cannot fix the economic crisis but you can survive. The following tips for those at both ends of the financial spectrum can help your...

ATryn(r) (Antithrombin [Recombinant]) Approved by FDA; Only Recombinant Option for Patients With Hereditary Antithrombin Deficiency, a Rare and Potentially Life-Threatening Condition.
February 6, 2009... Byline: Edelman Public Relations DEERFIELD, Ill., Feb. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- GTC Biotherapeutics ("GTC", NASDAQ: GTCB) and OVATION Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved ATryn(r)...

Congresswoman Bono Mack to Speak to Drug and Alcohol Advocates at Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America's National Leadership Forum XIX; to Share Story of Son's Recovery From Opioid Addiction.
February 6, 2009... Byline: Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (R-CA) will speak to nearly 3,000 drug prevention and treatment leaders at CADCA's 19th Annual National Leadership...

American Cancer Society Releases 2008 Legislative Scorecard.
February 6, 2009... Byline: American Cancer Society SACRAMENTO, Calif., Feb. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- The American Cancer Society, California Division today released a review of California state legislative activity on important cancer-related legislation in...

Survey Finds Smile Is 'Most Attractive' Physical Feature; Men, Women Differ in Oral Health Care Habits.
February 10, 2009... Byline: American Dental Association CHICAGO, Feb. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Valentine's Day is around the corner, and what do people find most attractive in others? The smile. A national survey...

Entertainment Industries Council Announces Nominees for 2009 Prism Awards; 'Desperate Housewives,' 'The Office,' 'Grey's Anatomy,' 'Law & Order: SVU,' 'Boston Legal,' 'The Cleaner,' 'Mad Men,' 'Rachel Getting Married' Among Nominees to Be Honored for Accurate Portrayal of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Issues.
February 11, 2009... Byline: Entertainment Industries Council LOS ANGELES, Calif., Feb. 11 (AScribe Newswire) --"Desperate Housewives," "Grey's Anatomy," "The Office," "Mad Men," "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," and the films "Rachel Getting Married" and...

State and Territorial Health Officials Applaud Autism Decision; Judges Determine Evidence Is 'Overwhelmingly Contrary' to Assertions That MMR Vaccine and Thimerosal Cause Autism.
February 12, 2009... Byline: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- Today the U.S. Court of Federal Claims' Special Masters ruled in favor of the science that has found no causal link between vaccines...

American Dental Association Applauds Legislators for Introducing 'Meth Mouth' Bill.
February 16, 2009... Byline: American Dental Association WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Dr. John S. Findley, president of the American Dental Association (ADA), applauded Capitol Hill legislators today for introducing a federal bill aimed at...

Moravian College Professor Repairs the Remarkable Story of French Physician Antoine Despine; 'Translation Really Is an Art,' Says Joanne McKeown, 'You Want to Honor the Integrity of the Work'.
February 19, 2009... Byline: Moravian College BETHLEHEM, Pa., Feb. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- For the first time, English-language readers have access to the words and work of a groundbreaking psychotherapist, thanks to a Moravian College Professor, Joanne M....

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Bestows First Samuel F. Hulbert Faculty Chair in Biomedical Engineering.
February 20, 2009... Byline: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Feb. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology has bestowed the first Samuel F. Hulbert Faculty Chair in Biomedical Engineering to Glen A. Livesay, associate...

House Hearing to Examine the Case For TSCA Reform; Weak Chemical Law Has Produced a Generation of Pre-Polluted Babies; Diseases and Health Problems Associated With Chemical Exposures on the Rise.
February 26, 2009... Byline: Environmental Working Group WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- It is the federal law that industry loves and environmentalists love to hate, yet have been unable to reform since it was enacted a generation ago. But a...

New Book Helps Siblings of Those With Down Syndrome Navigate Questions, Concerns and Fears; Based on Thousands of Conversations, Paperback Tackles Top Questions Posed by Teenage Brothers and Sisters.
February 26, 2009... Byline: Children's Hospital Boston BOSTON, Mass., Feb. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- Brothers and sisters of people with Down syndrome will have to face questions about the genetic condition throughout their lives, ranging from "What causes...