AScribe Medicine News Service articles from June 2008

AScribe Medicine News Service archives from June 2008

Combat Stress: Preparing for the Return; A National Conference at Smith College.
June 2, 2008... Byline: Smith College NORTHAMPTON, Mass., June 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- During the past four years, more than 28,000 U.S. Army soldiers who served in Iraq or Afghanistan have been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder. Last year,...

Men on a Mission Help Youth Thrive Despite Negative Stereotypes.
June 2, 2008... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., June 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Desperately needed as youth mentors, some men are answering the call despite negative publicity about male transgressions that can keep them at arm's length from...

Our Resonance with the Earth: 27th Dowsers' Conference and Schools in Santa Cruz, Calif., July 4-9.
June 3, 2008... Byline: American Society of Dowsers - San Francisco Chapter SANTA CRUZ, Calif., June 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Concerns about our earth and what you can do to help is the focus of the "Dowsing: Our Resonance with the Earth," conference and...

Genetic Alliance Announces 'Family Health History' Grant Award Recipients; Project Is First to Produce Customizable Family Health History Resources for Diverse Communities.(Awards list)
June 3, 2008... Byline: Genetic Alliance WASHINGTON, June 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Genetic Alliance (http://www.geneticalliance.org) announced today the awardees of the 2008 Community Centered Family Health History (CCFHH) Program Awards. CCFHH has created...

New Technology Could Help Prevent Fractures in Horses.
June 4, 2008... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., June 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers are developing a monitoring system similar to those used by earthquake seismologists to detect tiny cracks in bones, a technology that could help...

American Dental Association Comments on FDA's Settlement of Dental Amalgam Lawsuit.
June 5, 2008... Byline: American Dental Association WASHINGTON, June 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- The American Dental Association (ADA) believes the recent settlement between the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the group Moms Against Mercury simply...

Network of Cancer Public Affairs and Marketing Professionals Elects Leadership.
June 6, 2008... Byline: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute IOWA CITY, Iowa, June 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- The National Cancer Institute Public Affairs and Marketing Network (PAN), a cooperative association of communications professionals working in cancer...

RAND Study Finds Virginity Pledges May Help Postpone Intercourse Among Youth.
June 10, 2008... Byline: RAND Corporation SANTA MONICA, Calif., June 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Making a virginity pledge may help some young people postpone the start of sexual activity, according to a new RAND Corporation study. Researchers found that...

Senior Pet Health Programs Help Older Pets Lead Longer, Healthier Lives.
June 10, 2008... Byline: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, Kan., June 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Being proactive and taking an active role in health management of your older pet will help assure your cat and dog lead a full and high-quality life as long as...

Building Buff Brains: Carnegie Mellon Scientists Say Remedial Instruction Can Close Gap Between Good, Poor Readers.
June 11, 2008... Byline: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH, June 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- Just as a disciplined exercise regimen helps human muscles become stronger and perform better, specialized workouts for the brain can boost cognitive skills,...

IntraHealth's Family Planning Work in Rwanda Contributes to Near Three-Fold Increase in Contraceptive Use in Only Three Years.
June 12, 2008... Byline: IntraHealth International, Inc. CHAPEL HILL, N.C., June 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- Preliminary data from a new national survey show a dramatic rise in use of modern contraception among married women in Rwanda, Africa's most densely...

Play's the Thing for Young Children: An Exploration at Sarah Lawrence College.
June 13, 2008... Byline: Sarah Lawrence College YONKERS, N.Y., June 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Pursuing a trend that bucks the prevailing practice of imposing structured learning environments on younger and younger children at the cost of free, imaginative...

Palo Alto Medical Foundation Names Research Institute Director; Internationally Renowned UCSF Health Economist Harold S. 'Hal' Luft, Ph.D., Will Join PAMF in late June.
June 17, 2008... Byline: Palo Alto Medical Foundation PALO ALTO, Calif., June 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF) has named Harold S. "Hal" Luft, Ph.D. - Professor of Health Policy and Health Economics at the University of...

Ronald L. Rupp Joins American Dental Education Association as Senior Director, External Relations and Institutional Advancement.
June 18, 2008... Byline: American Dental Education Association WASHINGTON, June 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- Ronald L. Rupp, D.M.D., has joined the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) as Senior Director, External Relations and Institutional...

ACE BioSciences and PATH Announce New Collaboration to Develop a Vaccine Against Diarrheal Disease; Partnership Will Accelerate Development of the ACE527 Vaccine Against Enterotoxigenic Escherichia Coli (ETEC).
June 19, 2008... Byline: PATH SEATTLE, June 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- ACE BioSciences and PATH have announced a new partnership to advance the development of a promising vaccine against one of the leading bacterial causes of diarrheal disease,...

University of California, Davis Experts Available to Comment on Racehorse Health and Welfare.
June 20, 2008... Byline: University of California, Davis DAVIS, Calif., June 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Experts in the UC Davis School of Veterinary Medicine are available to comment on topics of racehorse health and welfare, including Thursday's (June 19)...

Study: Higher Interstate Speed Limit Proves Safe for Indiana.
June 23, 2008... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., June 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at Purdue University have determined that raising the speed limit from 65 to 70 on Interstate 65 in Indiana has not increased the probability of...

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Launches National Cancer Education Initiative; Sixty-Six Percent of Oncologists Cite New Developments as Reasons to Seek Continuing Medical Education.
June 24, 2008... Byline: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute BOSTON, June 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, a teaching affiliate of the Harvard Medical School, is launching a national continuing medical education (CME) course to bring the...

LSU Health Sciences Center Inventor Awarded Patent for New Procedure to Detect Cancer Spread.
June 24, 2008... Byline: LSU Health Sciences Center NEW ORLEANS, June 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- Eugene A. Woltering, MD, FACS, The James D. Rives Professor of Surgery and Chief of the Sections of Surgical Oncology & Endocrine Surgery at LSU Health Sciences...

Military Director Underscores Need for 'Battlemind Training' at Smith College Conference.
June 26, 2008... Byline: Smith College NORTHAMPTON, Mass., June 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- A U.S. Army director whose research documented the psychological effects of tours in Iraq and Afghanistan on more than 6,200 members of the military recently offered...

Town Hall Meeting at University of California, Santa Barbara to Focus on Stem Cell Research.
June 26, 2008... Byline: University of California, Santa Barbara SANTA BARBARA, Calif., June 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- Top scientists will present the current the state of research on stem cells at a UC Santa Barbara-sponsored town hall meeting July 18 from...

State and Territorial Health Officials Take Critical Steps to Protect Vulnerable Populations; Association Releases Pandemic Preparedness Guidance.
June 30, 2008... Byline: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials ARLINGTON, Va., June 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) released national guidance today on protecting at-risk populations...

Penn Animal Study Suggests Inadequate Sleep May Exacerbate Cellular Aging in the Elderly; Cellular Response to Sleep Deprivation Is Impaired in Old Mice.
June 30, 2008... Byline: University of Pennsylvania Health System PHILADELPHIA, June 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have shown that the unfolded protein response, which is an adaptive response to...