AScribe Medicine News Service articles from March 2004

AScribe Medicine News Service archives from March 2004

New York University School of Medicine Appoints Ophthalmology Chair; Internationally Renowned Scientist and Innovator Jack M. Dodick Takes the Helm.
March 1, 2004... Byline: NYU Medical Center NEW YORK, March 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Jack M. Dodick, M.D., F.A.C.S., was appointed as the new Professor and Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology at New York University School of Medicine after providing...

Humanitarian Agencies, Healthcare Companies Announce $1.4 Billion in Private Health Aid in 2003; Partnership for Quality Medical Donations Members' Private Contributions Equal U.S. Government Efforts for Global Health in 2003.
March 3, 2004... Byline: Direct Relief International SANTA BARBARA, Calif., March 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Partnership for Quality Medical Donations (PQMD), a nonprofit membership association of healthcare companies and nonprofit organizations, today...

U.S. Olympic Committee Appoints Hospital for Special Surgery Doctors to Medical Staff; Only NYC Hospital to Receive Such Honor.
March 3, 2004... Byline: Hospital for Special Surgery NEW YORK, March 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Hospital for Special Surgery's (HSS) Jo Hannafin, MD and Scott Rodeo, MD were named to the U.S. Olympic Committee's Medical Staff for the Games of the XXVIIIth...

Deaths From Asbestos Are at Epidemic Levels and Rising; Teleconference at 1 p.m. EST Thursday.
March 4, 2004... Byline: Environmental Working Group WASHINGTON, March 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new analysis of federal mortality data by the Environmental Working Group Action Fund includes maps of asbestos-related deaths for every U.S. county since 1979....

Conflicts of Interest in the Losing Cancer War -- by Samuel S. Epstein, M.D., and Quentin D. Young, M.D.
March 4, 2004... Byline: Cancer Prevention Coalition CHICAGO, March 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following is an editorial by Samuel S. Epstein, M.D., Chairman of the Cancer Prevention Coalition and professor emeritus of Environmental & Occupational Medicine at...

American Association of Colleges of Nursing Strengthens Online Resource to Address Nation's Shortage of Nurse Educators; Faculty CareerLink Highlights Opportunities in Nursing Education.
March 4, 2004... Byline: American Association of Colleges of Nursing WASHINGTON, March 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- In response to the growing shortage of nurse educators, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) has created an online resource to...

Edward Sausville Named Associate Director of Clinical Research at University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center; He Led the National Cancer Institute's New Drug Development Program for a Decade.
March 4, 2004... Byline: University of Maryland Medical System BALTIMORE, March 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- Edward A. Sausville, M.D., Ph.D., a nationally prominent leader in cancer research, will become associate director of clinical research at the University...

Community Hospitals Do Not Transfer High-Risk Heart Patients for Aggressive Therapy.
March 7, 2004... Byline: Duke University NEW ORLEANS, March 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- In an analysis of the transfer patterns from more than 100 U.S. community hospitals, Duke University Medical Center researchers have found that fewer than one of five...

Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator Use Significantly Lowers Heart Failure Mortality.
March 8, 2004... Byline: Duke University NEW ORLEANS, March 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- The use of an implantable cardiac defibrillator (ICD) can provide a significant reduction in mortality in heart failure patients, according to a study coordinated by...

Howard Hughes Medical Institute Appoints Two Senior Scientific Officers.
March 9, 2004... Byline: Howard Hughes Medical Institute BETHESDA, Md., March 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Howard Hughes Medical Institute has appointed two prominent researchers as senior scientific officers. Denis A. Baylor and Philip S. Perlman will work at...

Two-year Validation Study Reveals Medical Simulation Milestone; Outcomes Indicate SimSuite System Differentiates Physicians' Skills During Simulated Training of Cardiovascular Procedure.
March 9, 2004... Byline: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center NEW ORLEANS, March 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Today a validation study was presented at the American College of Cardiology's (ACC) 53rd Annual Scientific Session symposium called "Medical...

Off-Label Use of Migraine Drug Gives Children Relief, Study Says.
March 10, 2004... Byline: Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new study suggests that when over-the-counter medications fail to help children who suffer from chronic migraine headaches, those children may find relief with a...

New York University School of Medicine Researchers Begin Promising New Trial to Fight Colorectal Cancer; Trial Combines Eloxatin, Avastin for First-Line Treatment.
March 10, 2004... Byline: NYU Medical Center NEW YORK, March 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- New York University School of Medicine investigators are leading a national study, called TREE-2, which will evaluate the safety and efficacy of three regimens of...

Loss of Smell Linked to Key Protein in Alzheimer's Disease; Penn Study Shows First Signal of Disease Could Provide Future Test for Early Stages of Neurodegenerative Illnesses.
March 11, 2004... Byline: University of Pennsylvania Health System PHILADELPHIA, March 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine have linked smell loss in mice with excessive levels of a key protein associated...

Hospital for Special Surgery's Dr. Oheneba Boachie-Adjei Receives 2004 Humanitarian Award From American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
March 11, 2004... Byline: Hospital for Special Surgery NEW YORK, March 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- Oheneba Boachie-Adjei, MD, Chief of the Scoliosis Service at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) received the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons' (AAOS) 2004...

Teen-Rated Video Games Loaded With Violence; Authors Call on Physicians, Parents to Engage Players in Discussions About Media Violence, Its Implications.
March 11, 2004... Byline: Children's Hospital Boston BOSTON, March 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new study finds that teen-rated video games contain significant amounts of violence and death. Led by researchers at the Center on Media and Child Health at...

Study Examines Why New Lung Cancer Treatment is Effective for Some Patients but Not Others; Genetic Test Sought to Identify Patients Most Likely to Respond.
March 15, 2004... Byline: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center NEW YORK, March 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new anti-cancer agent, gefinitib (Iressa), recently received FDA approval for patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) after a series...

New York City's Hospital for Special Surgery Transfers Knowledge to Pioneering Surgical Center in London; New Center Expected to Reduce Long Waits for Joint Replacements in U.K.
March 16, 2004... Byline: Hospital for Special Surgery NEW YORK, March 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Manhattan's Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), a world leader in orthopedic surgery and research, will be recognized on March 19 by Queen Elizabeth and the...

Study: Bacteria Live in the Esophagus.
March 16, 2004... Byline: NYU Medical Center NEW YORK, March 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- The esophagus isn't merely a tube for food traveling from the mouth to the stomach, it also provides an environment for bacteria to live, according to a new study by NYU...

Jefferson-Led Study Shows Needle-Free Transdermal System as Effective as IV Pain Pump for Post-Surgical Pain While Giving Patients More Mobility, JAMA Reports.
March 16, 2004... Byline: Thomas Jefferson University PHILADELPHIA, March 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- A needle-free, self-contained fentanyl patient-controlled transdermal system (PCTS) is as effective for post-surgical pain management as the traditional...

Wayne Streilein, International Pioneer in Eye Research, President of Schepens Eye Research Institute Dies at 68.
March 18, 2004... Byline: Schepens Eye Research Institute BOSTON, March 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- J. Wayne Streilein, MD, scientist, teacher, musician, writer and president of Harvard's Schepens Eye Research Institute, died on March 15 at the age of 68....

Recruitment Video Promotes Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery to Dental Students.
March 18, 2004... Byline: American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons ROSEMONT, Ill., March 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- Recognizing that today's dental students have many career choices, the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons...

New Study Finds One-Third of ER Patients Don't Know They Have High Blood Pressure.
March 18, 2004... Byline: Temple University Health Sciences PHILADELPHIA, March 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new way to catch a "silent killer" may be as easy as diagnosing patients in the ER. Recent findings of a multi-center hypertension study, led by the...

New Babson Program Transforms Scientists Into Savvy Business Leaders.
March 22, 2004... Byline: Babson College WELLESLEY, Mass., March 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Babson Executive Education will premier a dynamic new Executive Education program to turn scientists and managers into effective business leaders who will make a real...

UCLA College Receives $5 Million Commitment for Clinical Research Center Specializing in Early Detection, Treatment of Schizophrenia, Other Psychotic Illnesses, From Garen and Sharalyn King Staglin.
March 22, 2004... Byline: UCLA LOS ANGELES, March 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- A UCLA center that focuses on the early detection of and preventive intervention in schizophrenia and other psychotic illnesses has received a gift of $5 million from the family of...

Parents of Bipolar Children Praise FDA Warning on Antidepressants, Suicidality.
March 22, 2004... Byline: Child & Adolescent Bipolar Foundation WILMETTE, Ill., March 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Child & Adolescent Bipolar Foundation (CABF) today praised the Food and Drug Administration for issuing a Public Health Advisory stating the...

California TB Cases Increase as Nationwide TB Cases Decrease; More Cases Seen in 28 Local Areas; American Lung Association of California Cautions Against Relaxing Prevention Efforts on World TB Day, March 24.
March 24, 2004... Byline: American Lung Association OAKLAND, Calif., March 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- Although tuberculosis (TB) cases dropped 1.4 percent nationwide (the smallest decline in recent years), cases have increased 1.9 percent in California, with...

Sending Cancer a Suicide Note.
March 26, 2004... Byline: Howard Hughes Medical Institute CHEVY CHASE, Md., March 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers have dreamed of thwarting cancer by using proteins that halt cell growth and kill the tumor. In theory, the approach should work. In...

Self-Assembling Proteins Could Help Repair Human Tissue; Protein Hydrogels Can Be Genetically Engineered to Promote Growth of Specific Cells.
March 29, 2004... Byline: Johns Hopkins University BALTIMORE, March 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- Johns Hopkins University researchers have created a new class of artificial proteins that can assemble themselves into a gel and encourage the growth of selected...

Mayo Clinic Researchers Discover Gene Mutations That 'Ignore' Stress, Lead to Heart Failure.
March 29, 2004... Byline: Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn., March 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered genetic mutations in heart patients that make them vulnerable to heart failure because they produce an abnormal protein that can't...

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute Launches Center for Applied Cancer Science to Expedite Cancer Drug Discovery, Development.
March 30, 2004... Byline: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute BOSTON, March 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute officials today announced the establishment of the Center for Applied Cancer Science, a far-reaching initiative designed to convert...