AScribe Medicine News Service articles from July 2007

AScribe Medicine News Service archives from July 2007

New York Times Article Threatens Highly Successful Narcolepsy Treatment and Angers Patients.
July 2, 2007... Byline: Narcolepsy Network NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I., July 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Narcolepsy Network today released the following statement. - - - - Just days before the manufacturer of the narcolepsy medication Xyrem made an...

Case Study: Cross-Cultural Bioethics Training Program Helps Fight African 'Brain Drain'.(Case study)
July 2, 2007... Byline: Berman Bioethics Institute at Johns Hopkins University BALTIMORE, July 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- When African professionals migrate to the United States or Europe, it's often called brain drain. In the world of research ethics, at...

Survey Reveals Lack of Awareness That U.S. Sunscreens Provide Insufficient Protection Against Skin Cancer.
July 2, 2007... Byline: Entertainment Industries Council WASHINGTON, July 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Results of a national survey on skin cancer and sun safety conducted by Harris International were announced today by the Entertainment Industries Council,...

LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans Joins Elite National Group of Level 1 Accredited Comprehensive Education Institutes.
July 3, 2007... Byline: LSU Health Sciences Center NEW ORLEANS, July 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center New Orleans has been designated by the American College of Surgeons (ACS) as a Level 1 Comprehensive Education...

Civil Society Leaders Announce Global Call to Stop Cervical Cancer; Thirteen Civil Society and Public Health Organizations, Including World YWCA and Rockefeller Foundation, Seek Global Access to New HPV Vaccines and Screening.
July 6, 2007... Byline: Global Health Strategies NAIROBI, July 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- A coalition of leaders at the World YWCA International Women's Summit in Nairobi today announced the launch of the Global Call to Stop Cervical Cancer, a disease that...

State Health Official Robert Stroube To Be Honored By Nation's Governors.
July 9, 2007... Byline: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials ARLINGTON, Va., July. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Robert B. Stroube, MD, MPH, Commissioner, Virginia Department of Health, and President of the Association of State and Territorial...

Expert: Final Harry Potter Book Offers Double Lesson in Grief, Death.
July 10, 2007... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., July 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Harry Potter fans will anguish not only over the foreshadowed deaths of main characters, but also the end of a beloved series, says a Purdue University expert on...

Risk Factors for Drug Overdose Identified; Researchers From McLean Hospital Call for Greater Efforts 'to Address This Growing Public Health Problem'.
July 12, 2007... Byline: McLean Hospital BELMONT, Mass., July 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- The best predictor of whether someone will overdose after detoxification from drugs or alcohol is if he or she has done so previously, says a study lead by researchers...

It's Contagious: Shopping for Healthcare Overseas; Economist's Groundbreaking Book Provides Analysis of Medical Tourism.
July 12, 2007... Byline: Saint Joseph's University PHILADELPHIA, July 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- The exploding cost of healthcare in the United States has many Americans traveling overseas for treatment. With the aid of the Internet, patients can find...

American Dental Association, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Issue Joint Statement on Litigation Settlement.
July 13, 2007... Byline: American Dental Association ANCHORAGE, Alaska, July 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC) and the American Dental Association (ADA) issued the following statement today: "We are pleased to...

RAND Study Finds Health Insurance Subsidies Won't Significantly Cut Number of Uninsured.
July 16, 2007... Byline: RAND Corporation SANTA MONICA, July 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Government subsidies that cut health insurance premium prices in half for people without insurance would reduce the number of uninsured Americans by just 3 percent,...

Report Finds Many Children Exposed to Trauma; Issues Policy Recommendations.
July 16, 2007... Byline: National Center for Children in Poverty NEW YORK, July 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- A report released today by the National Center for Children in Poverty (NCCP) at Columbia University, "Strengthening Policies to Support Children, Youth...

Statement of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials on the Prohibition of Using Federal Funds to Administer Vaccines Containing Thimerosal to Children Under Three.
July 16, 2007... Byline: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials ARLINGTON, VA, July 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) is committed to ensuring the health of the public. As such, it is...

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Unveils Web Site to Provide Quality and Safety Information for Patients.(Website overview)
July 18, 2007... Byline: Beth Israel-Deaconess Medical Center BOSTON, July 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- As health consumers across the country demand better and more detailed information about their physicians and hospitals, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center...

Editorial: Triglycerides and Risk for Coronary Heart Disease.(Editorial)
July 18, 2007... Byline: University of Wisconsin - Madison MADISON, Wis., July 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- In an editorial, Patrick E. McBride of the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health comments on the two studies in this...

Public Health Officials Release Action Steps Against Tobacco Use.
July 18, 2007... Byline: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials ARLINGTON, Va., July 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- Today "Joint Policy Action Steps Toward Tobacco Use, Prevention, and Control" was released by the Association of State and...

RAND Study Finds Senior Drivers Less Likely Than Youngest Drivers to Cause Accidents.
July 18, 2007... Byline: RAND Corporation SANTA MONICA, Calif., July 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- Drivers 65 and older are just one-third as likely as drivers 15 to 24 to cause auto accidents, and not much more likely than drivers 25 to 64 to cause accidents,...

State Collaboration a Key Component in Success of National Pandemic Influenza Implementation Strategy.
July 19, 2007... Byline: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials ARLINGTON, Va., July 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) commends the Department of Health and Human Services, the Homeland...

Tobacco Interests Spend More Than $68 Million to Influence California Elections and Legislative Policy; American Lung Association of California's Center for Tobacco Policy & Organizing Highlights New Report on Campaign Contributions, Lobbying Expenditures by Tobacco Interests.
July 19, 2007... Byline: American Lung Association SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- Spending on campaign contributions and lobbying by tobacco interests increased dramatically in California during the 2005-2006 election cycle, according to...

Global Initiative Launched to Combat Increasing Spread of HIV Among 'MSM' in Developing Countries; amfAR Initiative Supports Grassroots Action and Global Advocacy to Fight HIV Among Men Who Have Sex With Men.
July 23, 2007... Byline: Pending SYDNEY, Australia, July 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, today announced the launch of a new global initiative to fight the spread of HIV among men who have sex with men (MSM) in the...

From University of Florida and IBM, a Blueprint for 'Smart' Health Care.
July 24, 2007... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., July 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- Always on, connected, cheap and on sale everywhere. What people have come to expect in cell phones and personal communicators may soon become common in...

Press Statement Issued on Behalf of the International Menopause Society by Amos Pines, President; David Sturdee, President-Elect; and Martin Birkhauser, Treasurer: Breast Cancer and Hormone Therapy: A Looking-Glass Mirror?
July 24, 2007... Byline: International Menopause Society LANCASTER, England, July 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- The medical community has been debating for many years whether, and to what extent, postmenopausal hormone therapy (HT) use is associated with a...

Health Policy Expert Maggie Mahar Joins The Century Foundation and Launches New 'Health Beat' Series; First Installment: 'Wall Street, Cancer, and the FDA: A Cautionary Tale'.
July 24, 2007... Byline: The Century Foundation NEW YORK, July 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- Maggie Mahar, the author of "Money-Driven Medicine: The Real Reason Health Care Costs So Much" (Harper/Collins 2006), has joined The Century Foundation as a Health...

American Dental Association Applauds Legislators for 'Meth Mouth' Bills; Legislation Will Fight Oral Devastation Caused by Drug Abuse.
July 26, 2007... Byline: American Dental Association WASHINGTON, July 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- Dr. Robert Brandjord, immediate past president of the American Dental Association (ADA), joined legislators on Capitol Hill today to announce support of two...

The Double Standard on Trading Contaminated Chinese and U.S. Consumer Products -- by Samuel S. Epstein and Ronnie Cummins.
July 30, 2007... Byline: Cancer Prevention Coalition CHICAGO, July 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following is commentary by Samuel S. Epstein, M.D., and Ronnie Cummins. Epstein is Professor Emeritus of Environmental and Occupational Medicine at the University of...

California Improves Environment for Treating Pain, Receives Full Grade Higher on Pain Report Card.(Report)
July 30, 2007... Byline: American Cancer Society SACRAMENTO, July 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- California has made regulatory and legal changes that have improved the environment for treating pain, announced the Northern California Pain Initiative (NCPI) and...

New Databases Put Wings on Search for Bipolar Risk Genes.
July 31, 2007... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, July 31 (AScribe Newswire) -- A novel, free, public online database opening this week should greatly speed efforts to find genes linked to increase risk of bipolar disorder. The Bipolar...