AScribe Medicine News Service articles from July 2009

AScribe Medicine News Service archives from July 2009

University of Virginia Nurse and Others Team Up to Help Rape Victims in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
July 3, 2009... Byline: University of Virginia Health System CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., July 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Rape is among the worst ravages of war, and right now it is an epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Victims range from baby girls...

Jane Warner Becomes American Lung Association in California's New President and CEO.
July 6, 2009... Byline: American Lung Association OAKLAND, Calif., July 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Jane Warner has been selected as the American Lung Association in California's president and CEO, effective today. "Jane is the statewide leader we need to...

Awards for Distinguished Service to the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries.
July 7, 2009... Byline: North American Association of Central Cancer Registries SPRINGFIELD, Ill., July 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- The North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR) has presented Amy Kahn and Robin Otto with the Constance L....

Awards for Outstanding Contributions to Cancer Registration.
July 7, 2009... Byline: North American Association of Central Cancer Registries SPRINGFIELD, Ill., July 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- The North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR) has presented Dennis Deapen and Jennifer Seiffert with the...

Health Departments Get Mixed Marks for Using Web to Communicate About Flu Crisis, RAND Study Finds.
July 7, 2009... Byline: RAND Corporation SANTA MONICA, Calif., July 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- State and local health departments get mixed marks for efforts to convey information about the H1N1 virus to the public using their Web sites immediately after...

LSU Health Sciences Center's Jay K. Kolls Awarded $1.8 Million to Improve Vaccine Strategies for P. Carinii Pneumonia.
July 7, 2009... Byline: LSU Health Sciences Center NEW ORLEANS, July 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Jay K. Kolls, MD, Professor and Chairman of Genetics at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans School of Medicine, has been awarded $1.8 million over five years...

ADEAGies Foundation Announces 2010 William J. Gies Awards for Vision, Innovation, and Achievement; Call for Nominations; Nominations Deadline is Oct. 30, 2009.
July 8, 2009... Byline: American Dental Education Association WASHINGTON, July 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- The ADEAGies Foundation invites entries for the 2010 William J. Gies Awards for Vision, Innovation, and Achievement (The Gies Awards). The Gies Awards,...