AScribe Medicine News Service articles from June 2004

AScribe Medicine News Service archives from June 2004

Yo-Yo Dieting May Have a Long-Term Negative Effect on Immune Function, According to Fred Hutchinson Study; Tips for Losing Weight - and Keeping It Off.
June 1, 2004... Byline: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center SEATTLE, June 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Yo-yo dieting, in which a person repeatedly loses and regains weight, may have a lasting negative impact on immune function, according to new findings by...

Study Finds No Association Between Marijuana Use and Incidence of Oral Cancer, Contrary to Previous Reports.
June 1, 2004... Byline: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center SEATTLE, June 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Contrary to previous research findings that have suggested a link, marijuana use does not appear to be associated with an increased risk of developing oral...

Web-Based GRS5 Slides From the American Geriatrics Society: New, Easy Access to Helpful Web-Based Teaching Tools.
June 1, 2004... Byline: American Geriatrics Society NEW YORK, June 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) is pleased to announce that the popular GRS5 Teaching Slides, Volume I is now available to subscribers via the Web. The series...

New Research Frontiers in Geriatrics for Surgical and Related Medical Specialties: American Geriatrics Society Book.(Book Review)
June 1, 2004... Byline: American Geriatrics Society NEW YORK, June 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- The first ever research agenda aimed at enhancing outcomes in the many elderly patients who receive surgical treatment or other specialized care, New Frontiers in...

Genetic Repair Breakdown: New Research Advances 'Multi-Hit' Cancer Model.
June 1, 2004... Byline: The CBR Institute for Biomedical Research BOSTON, June 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- What happens in the earliest stages of cancer? What are some of the very first things to go wrong? Research in the laboratory of Senior Investigator...

Arizona State University, Mayo Clinic Forge New Ties in Research, Education; Collaborations Include Seed Fund, Shared Faculty, Joint Educational Programs.
June 2, 2004... Byline: Arizona State University TEMPE, Ariz., June 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Arizona State University and Mayo Clinic, Scottsdale, Ariz., are joining forces on several new and exciting collaborations in medical research and education. ...

Jefferson Wound Care Center Offers Latest Therapies, Services to Promote Healing of Chronic Wounds; Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Among Most Advanced Techniques Provided to Patients.
June 2, 2004... Byline: Thomas Jefferson University PHILADELPHIA, June 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- When Antonio Filipe, 67, showed up last May at the Emergency Department at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia with an infected ankle, he was...

New Data Presented at ASCO Show Dose-Dense Chemotherapy Including ELLENCE Extends Survival; A New Sequential Dose-Dense Chemotherapy Regimen Including ELLENCE Significantly Improves Survival in High-Risk Breast Cancer Patients.(American Society of Clinical Oncology)
June 5, 2004... Byline: Edelman Public Relations NEW ORLEANS, June 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- New data presented at the 2004 meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology suggest that a chemotherapy regimen including ELLENCE (epirubicin) may...

Patient Safety Lapses in Children's Care Are Prevalent, Drive Up National Health Care Costs.
June 6, 2004... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, June 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Patient safety problems for hospitalized children occur frequently and with substantial impact on the children, as well as on the health care industry,...

Study Reports Survival Benefits of CAMPTOSAR(r) (Irinotecan HCL Injection) and Cisplatin for First-Line Treatment of Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer; CAMPTOSAR Regimen Offers Patients Increased Survival With Manageable Toxicities Compared With Current Standard of Care and Other Regimens.
June 6, 2004... Byline: Edelman Public Relations NEW ORLEANS, June 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Results from the Phase III Four Arm Cooperative Study (FACS) of first-line treatment regimens for advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) suggested that the...

Combination of CAMPTOSAR(r) (Irinotecan HCL Injection) and AVASTIN(tm) (Bevacizumab) Shows Survival Benefit in First-Line Treatment of Advanced Colorectal Cancer; Combination of CAMPTOSAR and Erbitux(tm) (Cetuximab) Found Safe, Well-Tolerated, and Active in First-Line Treatment.
June 6, 2004... Byline: Edelman Public Relations NEW ORLEANS, June 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Data presented today at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) showed that first-line therapy with a combination of CAMPTOSAR...

Mayo Researchers Find Link Between Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms and Sexual Dysfunction in Older Men; Findings May Help Point Researchers Toward Future Medical Treatments.
June 8, 2004... Byline: Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn., June 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Mayo Clinic researchers report in the latest issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings that there may be an association between lower urinary tract symptoms and sexual dysfunction...

Creators of Groundbreaking Anti-Viral Therapy Win Sixteenth Annual Warren Alpert Foundation Prize; Discoveries Led Directly to Successful Treatment of Hepatitis C Infection.
June 8, 2004... Byline: Harvard University Medical School BOSTON, June 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Three scientists whose pioneering research made interferon therapy for hepatitis C and other viral diseases a reality were named today as winners of the...

Lowly Weeds May Hold Promise For Curing Host of Common Health Woes.
June 8, 2004... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., June 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Unwanted, pulled or poisoned, the lowly weed is sometimes better than its highly touted "herbal" cousins for preventing and curing a host of diseases, according...

Carnegie Mellon Gives McCandless Professorships to Up-and-Coming Robotics, Psychology Researchers.(Anna Loomis McCandless professorship )(Estella Loomis McCandless professorship )
June 8, 2004... Byline: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH, June 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Carnegie Mellon University has awarded the Anna Loomis McCandless professorship to Yoky Matsuoka, assistant professor in the Robotics Institute in the School of...

Public Health Workforce Shortage Could Jeopardize Terrorism Preparedness.
June 8, 2004... Byline: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials WASHINGTON, June 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) released a report today which indicates that there is an escalating...

KNOW HIV/AIDS Launches Groundbreaking Series of Messages on HIV Testing; Viacom and Kaiser Team Up with Crispin Porter Bogusky to Create 13 New PSAs.
June 9, 2004... Byline: Kaiser Family Foundation NEW YORK, June 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- In advance of National HIV Testing Day (June 27), Viacom Inc. and the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation announced a new series of public service messages (PSAs) as...

Best Defense Against Bioterrorism Requires More International Collaboration.
June 9, 2004... Byline: Medical College of Wisconsin MILWAUKEE, June 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- A bioterrorist attack need not occur on U.S. soil to pose serious threats to the U.S. population, writes Tom May, Ph.D., a Medical College of Wisconsin...

American Dental Association Appoints Clay Mickel to Oversee Communications, Marketing and Corporate Relations.
June 10, 2004... Byline: American Dental Association CHICAGO, June 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- The American Dental Association (ADA) announces the appointment of Clay Mickel to the newly created position of associate executive director, Communications &...

UC San Diego Partners With Peru in NIH Grant to Battle Malaria, World's Number Two Killer.(University of California)(National Institutes of Health)
June 10, 2004... Byline: University of California, San Diego LA JOLLA, Calif., June 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- In the middle of the Peruvian Amazon, a battle against malaria - the second largest killer of people worldwide - will be undertaken by an...

Tipsheet: Medical Science & Health News Tips Service From Washington University in St. Louis.
June 11, 2004... Byline: Washington University, St. Louis ST. LOUIS, June 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- The following are news and feature story ideas from Washington University in St. Louis. For more information on any of the stories below or for assistance in...

Medical Implants Work Better When You Rough Them Up, Study Finds.
June 14, 2004... Byline: Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Medical implants - from catheters that deliver long-term life support to joint replacements - may work better when their surfaces are on the rough side, new...

University of Virginia Doctors Perform Major Diabetes Procedure: First Islet Cell Transplant in Virginia.
June 14, 2004... Byline: University of Virginia Health System CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., June 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- A Charlottesville area woman may no longer need the insulin shots she's been giving herself every day for 32 years. In a procedure at the...

Project Kids Worldwide Sponsors Iraqi Child for Life-Saving Heart Surgery; Humanitarian Organization Opens Door for Ongoing Medical Support Initiatives.
June 14, 2004... Byline: NYU Medical Center NEW YORK, June 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- The heart of Project Kids Worldwide will be forever linked to the heart of a 4-year-old Iraqi girl from Baghdad who arrived on Friday, June 11th from Amman, Jordan for...

National Museum of Health and Medicine Presents Award-Winning National History Day Student Projects.
June 14, 2004... Byline: National History Day WASHINGTON, June 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- The nation's top young history scholars will present their award-winning projects in a National History Day (NHD) program at the National Museum of Health and Medicine....

Patient Safety Gets Boost With $10 Million Grant to Case Western Reserve University; Mt. Sinai Health Care Foundation Awards Its Largest Grant Ever.
June 15, 2004... Byline: Case Western Reserve University CLEVELAND, June 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- With a $10 million grant from the Mt. Sinai Health Care Foundation, Case Western Reserve University will create one of the world's foremost centers for...

University of Illinois at Chicago Student Wins International Award for Research on Internet Personal Ads.(Brief Article)
June 24, 2004... Byline: University of Illinois at Chicago CHICAGO, June 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- Han Lee, a University of Illinois at Chicago master's degree candidate in communication, has been awarded first place in the 2004 international competition for...

West Nile Virus: Expert Available.(Brief Article)
June 29, 2004... Byline: Calif. State University, San Bernardino SAN BERNARDINO, June 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- Vector Ecologist and Professor Lal Mian, coordinator of the environmental health science program at California State University, San Bernardino is...

Gene Alteration Points to Longevity, Thinness.(C-elegans)
June 30, 2004... Byline: Medical College of Georgia AUGUSTA, Ga., June 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- Imagine that by altering the function of a single gene, you could live longer, be thinner and have lower cholesterol and fat levels in your blood. Medical...

American Dental Hygienists' Association Announces 2004-2005 Leadership.(Helena Gallant Tripp)
June 30, 2004... Byline: American Dental Hygienists' Association CHICAGO, June 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- Helena Gallant Tripp, RDH, of Montgomery, Texas (formerly of Wellesley, Mass.), was elected the 2004-2005 president of the Chicago-based American Dental...

UC San Diego Center for Human Genetics/Genomics Formed to Identify Novel Diagnostics and Therapies.(University of California)
June 30, 2004... Byline: University of California, San Diego LA JOLLA, Calif., June 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- A Center for Human Genetics/Genomics has been established at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) with a strong scientific base designed...