AScribe Medicine News Service articles from June 2009

AScribe Medicine News Service archives from June 2009

New Evaluation of Pipeline Program Provides Strategies for Dental Institutions to Address Dental Care Access Crisis.
June 9, 2009... Byline: American Dental Education Association WASHINGTON, June 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- The results of the first longitudinal evaluation to systematically assess the effectiveness of an initiative to transform dental education have been...

Statement by American Dental Association President Dr. John S. Findley on Passage of the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act.
June 12, 2009... Byline: American Dental Association WASHINGTON, June 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- The American Dental Association today released the following statement by ADA President Dr. John S. Findley. - - - - "The American Dental Association...

Kansas State Expert Says Couples Should Have a Talk About Money Before They Tie The Knot.
June 15, 2009... Byline: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, Kan., June 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- Couples should have a talk about an important issue that will affect their future before exchanging their "I dos," according to Kristy Archuleta of Kansas State...

What Is Canadian-Style Health Care Really Like?
June 15, 2009... Byline: McGill University MONTREAL, June 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- President Barack Obama's push to overhaul the U.S. health care system, including most recently a speech to the American Medical Association this morning, has many people on...

University of Texas at El Paso Alumnus J. James Rohack, M.D., to Lead American Medical Association.
June 15, 2009... Byline: University of Texas at El Paso EL PASO, Texas, June 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- J. James Rohack, M.D., an alumnus of The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), will be inaugurated as president of the American Medical Association (AMA)...

New Jersey Woman Decides She's 'Old Enough' for Total Knee Replacement.
June 16, 2009... Byline: Hospital for Special Surgery NEW YORK, June 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- On June 17, 2009, a live webcast will show Hospital for Special Surgery orthopedic surgeon Steven Haas, M.D., chief of the Knee Service, performing a minimally...

Environmental Working Group Launches Interactive News and Commentary Site on Toxic Chemicals Policy Reform.
June 17, 2009... Byline: Environmental Working Group WASHINGTON, June 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- Environmental Working Group (EWG) today launched an interactive online site featuring news and commentary, as well as a forum for a thought-provoking exchange of...

China National Biotec Group/Chengdu Institute of Biological Products and PATH Announce Collaboration to Accelerate Pneumococcal Vaccine Development; Partnership Will Advance Research of Cost-Effective Vaccine for the Developing World.
June 22, 2009... Byline: PATH BEIJING, June 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- China National Biotec Group (CNBG), the leading vaccine manufacturer in China, and PATH, a US-based nonprofit global health organization, announced today a partnership to speed the...

University of Virginia Health System Planning for 20 Percent Increase in Patients Seeking Care at Nation's Largest Mobile Free Clinic.
June 22, 2009... Byline: University of Virginia Health System CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., June 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of Virginia Health System anticipates a substantial increase in the number of people seeking free care at the annual Remote Area...

President Obama Signs Bill Granting the U.S. FDA Regulatory Control Over Tobacco Products; American Lung Association Poised to Help Smokers Quit; Statement of Stephen J. Nolan, American Lung Association National Board Chair.
June 22, 2009... Byline: American Lung Association WASHINGTON, June 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following is a statement by Stephen J. Nolan, American Lung Association National Board Chair (http://lungusa.mediaseed.tv/Story.aspx?story=36246). - - - - ...

Kim C. D'Abreu, M.P.H., Joins American Dental Education Association as Associate Director of the ADEA Center for Educational Policy and Research.
June 22, 2009... Byline: American Dental Education Association WASHINGTON, June 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Kim C. D'Abreu, M.P.H., has joined the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) as Associate Director in the ADEA Center for Educational Policy and...

McGill Conference Examines Impact of Economic Crisis on the Hungry; UN Report Shows Sharp Increase in Undernourished Population as a Result of Worldwide Downturn.(Conference news)
June 23, 2009... Byline: McGill University MONTREAL, June 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- The global economic crisis has had a devastating impact on the world's hungry. In the past year, approximately 100 million people have been added to the ranks of the roughly...

Corrections Officers Show Progressive Attitudes About Jail Sexual Assaults.
June 24, 2009... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., June 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- Far from being insensitive to the plight of their prisoners, correctional officers overwhelmingly believe they must do everything possible to prevent sexual...

American Lung Association Calls for Tighter Nitrogen Dioxide Air Pollution Standard; EPA to Propose New Air Quality Standard for Harmful Pollution Today.
June 26, 2009... Byline: American Lung Association WASHINGTON, June 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- The American Lung Association calls on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to strengthen the national ambient air quality standards for nitrogen dioxide...

University of Virginia Scientist Brian P. Helmke, Ph.D., Receives Hartwell Individual Biomedical Research Award.
June 30, 2009... Byline: University of Virginia Health System CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., June 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- One of the greatest risks for critically ill children on a ventilator is the development of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). The...