AScribe Medicine News Service articles from January 2009

AScribe Medicine News Service archives from January 2009

You Can't Clone My Jack Russell Terrier.
January 6, 2009... Byline: Shelter Me, Inc. MEDFORD, Mass., Jan. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following is commentary by Sandy Bodner, cofounder of Shelter Me, Inc., a nonprofit organization dedicated to dog and cat rescue. - - - - There was a story in...

ADEAGies Foundation Announces Winners of William J. Gies Awards for Vision, Innovation, and Achievement; Awards to Be Presented at Celebration in Conjunction With 86th American Dental Education Association Annual Session.
January 6, 2009... Byline: American Dental Education Association WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- The ADEAGies Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of the 2009 William J. Gies Awards for Vision, Innovation, and Achievement. The Gies Awards,...

JFK University Responds to Demand for Mental Health Services for Returning Veterans.
January 12, 2009... Byline: John F. Kennedy University PLEASANT HILL, Calif., Jan. 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- John F. Kennedy University's Continuing Education Department is offering a course, "Working with Veterans from Iraq & Afghanistan: Exploring the...

California's Tobacco Policies Earn Mixed Grades; Association Calls on Leaders to Increase State's Low Tobacco Tax to Address Budget Crisis and Efforts to Reduce Youth Smoking; Statewide Poll Shows Californians Want Smoke-Free Air Where They Work, Live and Play - Including Indoors and Outdoors.
January 13, 2009... Byline: American Lung Association OAKLAND, Calif., Jan. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- California's tobacco control policies earned mixed grades in a report released today by the American Lung Association, with low marks for the state's failure...

AIDS Relief in Africa Is One of Bush's Most Visible Legacies, Says Duke Expert.
January 14, 2009... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Jan. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- PEPFAR, the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, is among the most visible legacies of George W. Bush's two terms as president, says a Duke University global health...

Investments in Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Pay Off, But Are Threatened By Cuts in Federal Funding.
January 15, 2009... Byline: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- "States have made important progress toward preparing for their unique roles in combating an influenza pandemic but have much more...

Health Concerns Unite Unions, Environmentalists, University of Florida Author Says.
January 21, 2009... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., Jan. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Once as divided as oil and water, labor unions and environmental groups are burying their bitter differences to become natural allies about health concerns...

Johns Hopkins University Team Selected for Prestigious Kellogg Biotech & Healthcare Case Competition; Team Will Travel to Evanston, Ill., to Compete Against 'Most Competitive Field' in Five-Year History.
January 22, 2009... Byline: Johns Hopkins University BALTIMORE, Jan. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- A diverse team of Johns Hopkins students was selected on January 12 to compete in the Kellogg Biotech & Healthcare Case Competition. The team members are students in...

TLC's New Series 'Little People: Just Married' Visits Hospital for Special Surgery.
January 23, 2009... Byline: Hospital for Special Surgery NEW YORK, Jan. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- TLC has launched a new series "Little People: Just Married" and Hospital for Special Surgery in New York will play an important role. The TLC series follows...

Palo Alto Medical Foundation Receives $2.5 Million Grant for Groundbreaking Asian-American Diabetes Study; Study will Inform Physicians and Policymakers on How Prevent and Treat Diabetes in Different Asian Ethnic Groups.
January 26, 2009... Byline: Palo Alto Medical Foundation PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Palo Alto Medical Foundation's (PAMF's) Research Institute announced today that it has received a $2.5 million grant from the National Institutes of...

Community Leaders to Tackle Drug and Alcohol Prevention at CADCA'S National Leadership Forum XIX; Conference Includes Special Focus on Underage Drinking and Medicine Abuse Prevention.(Conference news)
January 26, 2009... Byline: Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- More than 2,500 substance abuse prevention and treatment specialists from throughout the country will convene in Washington, D.C. for Community...

Massachusetts General Cancer Center Now Offers Pencil-Beam Proton Therapy Treatment; New Technology Allows More Precise Shaping of Radiation Dose to Tumor Tissue.
January 29, 2009... Byline: Massachusetts General Hospital BOSTON, Jan. 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) Cancer Center has added pencil-beam scanning to the radiation therapy modalities offered at the hospital's Burr Proton...

Teaching an Old Drug New Tricks: Leprosy Medicine Holds Promise as Therapy for Autoimmune Diseases.
January 30, 2009... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, Jan. 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- A century-old drug that failed in its original intent to treat tuberculosis but has worked well as an antileprosy medicine now holds new promise as a...

Lipstick Chemicals Declared Toxic by Canadian Government; Brands Using the Ingredients Include Cover Girl, Revlon, Max Factor; Toxin Found in a Host of Personal Care, Other Household Products.
January 30, 2009... Byline: Environmental Working Group WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- While it's common to see lipstick sales jump during an economic recession, the current global financial crisis may not produce the same result in Canada where the...

Media Mental Health Forum Held by Entertainment Industries Council, KTTV FOX 11; 'Fringe' Star John Noble, Congressional Representatives Napolitano and Watson Participate.
January 30, 2009... Byline: Entertainment Industries Council LOS ANGELES, Jan. 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Entertainment Industries Council, Inc. (EIC), the premiere non-profit organization dedicated to raising awareness of health and social issues, in...