AScribe Medicine News Service articles from March 2005

AScribe Medicine News Service archives from March 2005

U.S. Cancer Researchers Launch First American-Israeli Cancer Conference; Seek to Reduce Israel's Scientific Isolation Over Past Four Years.
March 1, 2005... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, March 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Leading cancer researchers from Baltimore, Miami and New Jersey have organized the first Joint American-Israeli Conference on Cancer. The meeting, scheduled...

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center Announces 2005 Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Awardees.
March 1, 2005... Byline: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center SEATTLE, March 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Fifteen graduate students from the United States and Canada have been chosen to receive the 2005 Harold M. Weintraub Graduate Student Award sponsored by...

Iowa Baby Is World's First to Receive Life-Saving Robotic Surgery.
March 3, 2005... Byline: University of Iowa IOWA CITY, Iowa, March 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Surgeons in Children's Hospital of Iowa at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City recently repaired a potentially lethal disorder in a six-day-old...

Potter Street: A New Address For The Biosciences.(Berkeley Lab)
March 4, 2005... Byline: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory BERKELEY, Calif., Mar. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- One of the explosive growth areas in research at the U.S. Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and its neighbor, the...

For Diabetes Patients, Others With Painful Nerve Damage, New University of Michigan Neuropathy Center Offers Relief, Hope; One of First Four Centers in U.S. Founded by Neuropathy Association, Center Opens March 9 With Educational Event.
March 8, 2005... Byline: University of Michigan Health System ANN ARBOR, Mich., March 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- It often starts with seemingly innocent symptoms, like a faint tingling or numbness in the feet or hands. But over time, it can turn into...

Southview Hospital in Dayton, Ohio, Is New Affiliate of World Renowned Joslin Diabetes Center.
March 8, 2005... Byline: Joslin Diabetes Center DAYTON, Ohio, March 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston, the global leader in diabetes research, education and treatment, has established a new center that is now benefiting Dayton-area...

To Control Germs, Scientists Deploy Tiny Agents Provocateurs.
March 13, 2005... Byline: University of Wisconsin - Madison SAN DIEGO, March 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Aiming to thwart persistent bacterial infections and better control group behaviors of certain microorganisms, scientists are creating artificial chemicals...

Largest Twin Study of Age-Related Macular Degeneration Finds Genetics and Environment Play Large Role in Development of the Blinding Disease; Results Published in March Issue of Archives of Ophthalmology.
March 14, 2005... Byline: Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary BOSTON, March 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of irreversible blindness among older individuals in many parts of the world. In the United States...

Alan B. Astrow, M.D., Named Director of Hematology/Oncology at Maimonides Medical Center.
March 14, 2005... Byline: Maimonides Medical Center NEW YORK, March 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Pamela S. Brier, President & CEO of Maimonides Medical Center, today announced the appointment of Alan B. Astrow, MD as Director of Hematology/Oncology. "Dr. Astrow...

University of Virginia Health System Receives $2 Million Gift for Infectious Disease Research and Training.
March 15, 2005... Byline: University of Virginia Health System CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., March 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- There's a new effort at the University of Virginia Health System to bring U.Va.'s long expertise in infectious diseases to those overseas who...

Maimonides Medical Center Opens Interventional Neuroradiology Service; New $2.5 Million Facility Means Better Diagnosis, Treatment for Stroke and Other Brain, Neck and Spine Disorders.
March 16, 2005... Byline: Maimonides Medical Center NEW YORK, March 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Maimonides Medical Center today released the following advisory. - - - - WHAT: Opening Ceremony and Celebration Maimonides Interventional...

UCLA Launches $20 Million Stem Cell Institute to Investigate New Approaches to HIV, Cancer, Neurological Disorders; Broad Range of Experts to Collaborate on Proposition 71 Research.
March 16, 2005... Byline: UCLA LOS ANGELES, March 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Drawing together experts from fields as diverse as engineering to molecular biology, UCLA officials announced March 15 the formation of the Institute for Stem Cell Biology and...

Frederick Alt Named Scientific Director of CBR Institute for Biomedical Reesearch.
March 17, 2005... Byline: The CBR Institute for Biomedical Research BOSTON, March 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- Frederick Alt, Ph.D., has been named scientific director of The CBR Institute for Biomedical Research (CBRI). CBRI is an independent non-profit...

Growth of International Partnership for Microbicides Leads to Expanded Scientific Unit; Karen Douville, Joseph Romano Join Science Team.
March 17, 2005... Byline: Global Health Strategies SILVER SPRING, Md., March 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- Dr. Joseph Romano has been appointed the Executive Director for Research and Development (R&D) and Ms. Karen Douville has been appointed Director of...

Matchmaker, Matchmaker Find Me a Doc.
March 17, 2005... Byline: Indiana University School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS, March 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- Some celebrate St. Patrick's Day with shamrocks, parades and the wearing o' the green. The day was no less festive for 259 Indiana University School...

Medical College of Ohio Faculty Member Dr. Zi-Jian Xie to Lecture at Prestigious 'Third Key' Medical Conference Sponsored by Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences.
March 17, 2005... Byline: Medical College of Ohio TOLEDO, Ohio, March 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- Dr. Zi-Jian Xie, associate professor of pharmacology, cardiovascular biology and metabolic diseases at the Medical College of Ohio at Toledo, has been invited to...

Prostate Health Education Network, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, City's Community Health Centers Partner for Citywide Screening Initiative Kick-off Event at RoxComp, March 22, 12 to 3 p.m.
March 18, 2005... Byline: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute BOSTON, March 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Prostate Health Education Network (PHEN) and Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) today announced a new city-wide prostate cancer screening and education...

News Tip: Schiavo Case Presents Perilous Moment for Patients' and Families' Right to Determine End-of-Life Care, Duke Expert Says.
March 18, 2005... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., March 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- Growing political intrusion into the continuing legal battle over the care of a brain-damaged Florida woman "threatens to reverse nearly 30 years of established legal...

New Degree at Holy Names University to Help Alleviate Nursing Shortage.
March 21, 2005... Byline: Holy Names University OAKLAND, Calif., March 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Holy Names University's new Master of Science Nursing (MSN) program that focuses on the preparation of Clinical Faculty will help alleviate the critical nursing...

A Night of Three Nobelists: Eric Kandel Pays Tribute to David Hubel and Torsten Wiesel's 25-Year Partnership and Groundbreaking Work in Neurobiology and Vision at 'Readers & Writers' Event on March 31.
March 22, 2005... Byline: New York Academy of Sciences NEW YORK, March 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- What happens when two brilliant neuroscientists from Sweden and Canada decide to form a partnership that lasts for two decades and remains obsessed on a single...

First Mouse Model for Multiple System Atrophy Points to New Treatment Targets for Brain Diseases.
March 23, 2005... Byline: University of Pennsylvania Health System PHILADELPHIA, Pa., March 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- A newly developed animal model for Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) - a collection of neurodegenerative disorders once thought to be three...

Maimonides Medical Center Opens Interventional Neuroradiology Service; New $2.5 Million Facility Means Better Diagnosis, Treatment for Stroke and Other Brain, Neck, Spine Disorders.
March 23, 2005... Byline: Maimonides Medical Center NEW YORK, March 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- Maimonides Medical Center opened the doors of its $2.5 million state-of-the-art Interventional Neuroradiology Service today. A new and growing subspecialty,...

Cardiac Deaths Peak in Sleep Hours for Patients With Sleep Apnea; Safest Time for General Population Is Deadliest for Sleep Apnea Sufferers.
March 23, 2005... Byline: Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn., March 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- The 20 million Americans who have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) are more likely to die suddenly of cardiac causes between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. than during the other 16...

Although Statewide and Nationwide TB Cases Decrease, More Cases Seen in 14 Local California Areas; On World Stop TB Day, March 24, American Lung Association of California Cautions Against Relaxing Prevention Efforts.(tuberculosis)
March 24, 2005... Byline: American Lung Association OAKLAND, Calif., March 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- Although tuberculosis (TB) cases dropped 3.3 percent nationwide (2003 compared to 2004), and 7.4 percent in California, increases were experienced in 14...

Penn's Department of Dermatology Receives $2 Million Grant from Annenberg Foundation to Support Educational Programs; Gift to Create Paul R. Gross, M.D., Professorship.
March 28, 2005... Byline: University of Pennsylvania Health System PHILADELPHIA, March 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Annenberg Foundation is donating $2 million to the Department of Dermatology at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. This gift...

Senator Kennedy Dedicates New Schepens Eye Research Institute Laboratories, March 30; Institute to Expand Its Fight Against Blinding Disease With Nerve Regeneration, Stem Cells, Other State-of-the-Art Technologies.
March 30, 2005... Byline: Schepens Eye Research Institute BOSTON, March 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- Senator Edward M. Kennedy will be the guest of honor and keynote speaker at the dedication of the newly renovated Schepens Eye Research Institute, the largest...