AScribe Medicine News Service articles from July 2008

AScribe Medicine News Service archives from July 2008

Partnership Receives Community-Campus Health Award.
July 1, 2008... Byline: University of Pennsylvania Health System PHILADELPHIA, July 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Community-Campus Partnership for Health (CCPH) has honored the partnership between the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and the...

Education Development Center Appoints Jerry Reed of SPAN USA to Lead Suicide Prevention Resource Center.
July 1, 2008... Byline: Education Development Center NEWTON, Mass., July 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC) has appointed Jerry Reed, Ph.D., MSW, former executive director of SPAN USA, who will lead its policy and...

Johns Hopkins Sets Research Pact With Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft; Partners Will Bridge Biomedicine, Engineering to Develop New Surgical and Diagnostic Tools.
July 1, 2008... Byline: Johns Hopkins University BALTIMORE, July 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Johns Hopkins University has established a formal research collaboration with Germany's Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft, described as the largest organization for applied...

University of California, Davis Experts Available on Salmonella, E. Coli and Food Safety.
July 3, 2008... Byline: University of California, Davis DAVIS, Calif., July 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- With numerous recent outbreaks of both salmonella and E. coli food poisoning across the United States, these University of California, Davis faculty members...

New Method Expands Tool Kit for Monitoring Body Chemistry, Disease.
July 7, 2008... Byline: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, N.Y., July 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have devised a simple, fast method for adding a radioactive "tag" to...

LSU Health Sciences Center Awarded $10 Million COBRE Grant.
July 9, 2008... Byline: LSU Health Sciences Center NEW ORLEANS, July 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans has been awarded $10,058,325 in funding over five years by the National Center for Research Resources (NCRR), a part of the...

Nadeem Karimbux, D.M.D., M.M.Sc., Named as Associate Editor of MedEdPORTAL Representing American Dental Education Association.
July 9, 2008... Byline: American Dental Education Association WASHINGTON, July 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- The American Dental Education Association (ADEA) has named Nadeem Karimbux, D.M.D., M.M.Sc., Associate Editor of the MedEdPORTAL representing ADEA. Dr....

Gene Therapy Research in Developing Nations Raises Ethical Red Flags, Say Carnegie Mellon, McGill Bioethicists; Clinical Trials Exploring Untested Interventions Must Address Local Needs.
July 9, 2008... Byline: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH, July 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Early stage gene therapy clinical trials are recruiting patients from the developing world, providing medically deprived populations access to interventions that...

American Tennis Star James Blake to Launch Cancer Research Fund in His Father's Name at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center; Blake Aims to Raise $1 Million for Fund in Its Inaugural Year.
July 10, 2008... Byline: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center NEW YORK, July 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- American tennis player and World No. 8 ranked James Blake will formally announce today the launch of the Thomas Blake, Sr., Memorial Research Fund, which...

American Dental Association Statement on CDC Announcement That 70 Percent of U.S. Population Now Receives Optimally Fluoridated Water.
July 10, 2008... Byline: American Dental Association CHICAGO, July 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Mark J. Feldman, DMD, President, American Dental Association, today issued the following statement. - - - - "We welcome this very encouraging news from the...

Purdue Expert: Simple Solutions Can Reduce Medication Errors; Video Comment Available on Medication Errors, Causes and Preventions, Health-Care Trends.
July 14, 2008... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., July 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- More than 1.5 million Americans a year experience preventable drug-induced injuries, says a Purdue University health sciences expert. "Approximately one in...

Watercooler Rumors What's Truth Got to Do With It? Rochester Institute of Technology Psychologist Nicholas DiFonzo Explores the Extraordinary Power of Hearsay.
July 14, 2008... Byline: Rochester Institute of Technology ROCHESTER, N.Y., July 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Rumors and dirty politics go hand in hand to sway public opinion. Sweeping up the mess left behind requires a savvy and credible communicator who knows...

American Dental Association Launches New, Improved 'OralLongevity' Web Site; Refreshed Site Features New Content, Updated Design for Older Adult's Oral Health Care.
July 15, 2008... Byline: American Dental Association CHICAGO, July 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- The OralLongevity(tm) section of the American Dental Association (ADA) web site has received a "face-lift." Retaining its domain at...

Former U.S. Ambassador Delano Lewis Joins Board of Directors of American Institutes for Research.
July 16, 2008... Byline: American Institutes for Research WASHINGTON, July 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Delano Lewis, former U.S. ambassador to South Africa and past president and chief executive officer of National Public Radio (NPR), has been unanimously...

$2 Million Computer Will Help Unravel Major Medical Ailments; New Computer, Most Powerful at Johns Hopkins, Will Speed Disease Research.
July 16, 2008... Byline: Johns Hopkins University BALTIMORE, July 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- A federal grant will allow Johns Hopkins researchers to purchase a powerful $2 million computer that will speed up their efforts to find new ways to diagnose and...

Campaign 2008: Experts.
July 17, 2008... Byline: University of Maryland, College Park COLLEGE PARK, Md., July 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- "This presidential contest is over stability for the country versus mobilizing in new directions, and the candidates embody that choice," say...

CHPA and CADCA Commend Senators Biden and Grassley on National Medicine Abuse Awareness Month Initiative; Announce Nationwide Town Hall Meetings as Part of Educational Effort.
July 17, 2008... Byline: Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America WASHINGTON, July 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) and the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) are pleased to lend their support to...

Fun at Work Makes It Easier for Employees to Function on the Job.
July 17, 2008... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., July 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- Having fun in the workplace is no joke when it comes to boosting employee productivity, a new University of Florida study finds. Workers who have a good...

Former Secretary of State George P. Schultz to Speak at Bay Area Cancer Research Breakfast, July 24.
July 17, 2008... Byline: American Cancer Society SACRAMENTO, Calif., July 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- Former Secretary of State, George P. Schultz, will be joining other community leaders in the legislative, business, medical, education and research fields at...

Researchers Probe Geographical Ties to ALS Cases Among 1991 Gulf War Veterans.
July 21, 2008... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., July 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers from Duke University, the University of Cincinnati (UC) and the Durham Veterans Administration Medical Center are hoping to find a geographical pattern to help...

Century Foundation Announces New Working Group on Medicare Reform; Group Featuring Nationally Prominent Physicians and Public Health Experts Will Explore Ways to Improve Care While Reducing Waste.
July 22, 2008... Byline: The Century Foundation NEW YORK, July 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Century Foundation (TCF) today announced the formation of a new Working Group on Medicare Reform. TCF, a nonpartisan public policy research foundation, has...

Coalition for Genetic Fairness Celebrates Passage of GINA, Honors GINA Champions.
July 23, 2008... Byline: Genetic Alliance WASHINGTON, July 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Coalition for Genetic Fairness (http://www.geneticfairness.org) recently celebrated the passage of the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA) with a dinner at...

Genetic Alliance Honors Advocate and Industry Leaders in Genetics.
July 23, 2008... Byline: Genetic Alliance WASHINGTON, July 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- Five leaders in the genetics community - both prominent trailblazers and unsung advocates - were honored recently at the Genetic Alliance (http://www.geneticalliance.org)...

Why Play a Losing Game? Carnegie Mellon Study Uncovers Why Low-Income People Buy Lottery Tickets.
July 24, 2008... Byline: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH, July 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- Although state lotteries, on average, return just 53 cents for every dollar spent on a ticket, people continue to pour money into them - especially low-income...

Charismatic Managers Inspire But Also Annoy Workers, to Bad Results.
July 24, 2008... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., July 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- Happiness may be contagious in the workplace, but enthusiasm is annoying, especially if it involves bosses who wave their hands and talk too loudly. So says...

University of Colorado Denver Research: Underinsured Patients in Colorado Greatly Outnumber the Uninsured; Study Has Implications for Health Care Reform - Coverage Doesn't Equal Access.(Clinical report)
July 28, 2008... Byline: University of Colorado Denver AURORA, Colo., July 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- During this election year, more attention is being paid to the uninsured in America from both a national and state perspective than ever before. There are...

Sports Medicine Experts Offer Insights During Beijing Olympic Games; Hospital for Special Surgery Physicians, Surgeons, Rehabilitation Specialists, Sports Psychologist, Nutritionist Are Available for Comment.
July 29, 2008... Byline: Hospital for Special Surgery NEW YORK, July 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) is home to some of the leading sports medicine physicians and surgeons in the country. Specialists routinely treat complex...

University of California, Davis Experts Available: China and the 2008 Olympics.
July 29, 2008... Byline: University of California, Davis DAVIS, Calif., July 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- As the world is turning its attention to Beijing next week for the 2008 Summer Olympics, UC Davis experts are prepared to answer a wide variety of...

Latest State Data on Teen Birth Rates, Abstinence, and Contraception.
July 29, 2008... Byline: Child Trends, Inc. WASHINGTON, July 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- The 2008 edition of Child Trends' annual Facts at a Glance contains a state-by-state list of teen birth rates as well as data on the percentage of teens in grades 9-12...

Whole Health Campaign Calls on Presidential Candidates, Political Parties to Make Addiction and Mental Illness a Policy Reform Priority; Campaign Presenting Recommendations to Political Party Platform Committees.
July 31, 2008... Byline: Ensuring Solutions to Alcohol Problems WASHINGTON, July 31 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Whole Health Campaign (WHC), an unprecedented collaborative of more than 70 mental illness and addiction prevention, treatment and recovery...