AScribe Medicine News Service articles from May 2006

AScribe Medicine News Service archives from May 2006

Low Estrogen Levels in Men Linked to Increased Risk for Hip Fracture.
May 1, 2006

Study of Operating Room Safety Shows Nurses Rate First, Surgeons Last.
May 1, 2006

Children's Hospital Boston Presents at 2006 Pediatric Academic Societies Annual Meeting, April 29 - May 2 in San Francisco.
May 2, 2006

New Engineering Center to Transform Sensor Technology; Use of Mid-Infrared Light Opens Ways to Breakthroughs in Medicine, Environment.
May 2, 2006

Sackler Foundation Funds Cancer Research.
May 3, 2006... Byline: Medical University of Ohio TOLEDO, Ohio, May 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Last fall Dr. David Giovannucci, assistant professor of neurosciences at the Medical University of Ohio, presented work from his lab at a scientific meeting in...

'Amplification' Strategy May be Key to Combating West Nile Virus.
May 4, 2006... Byline: Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore., May 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- The spread of West Nile Virus appears to be triggered by a complex interaction of mosquitoes, nesting birds and specific weather patterns, scientists say, which...

Mayo Clinic Finds Physical Proof of Mild Cognitive Impairment.
May 8, 2006... Byline: Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn., May 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- A study led by Mayo Clinic demonstrates that mild cognitive impairment, a memory disorder considered a strong early predictor of Alzheimer's disease, not only results in...

Mayo Clinic Study Finds Coma Grossly Misrepresented in the Movies.
May 8, 2006... Byline: Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn., May 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new study by a Mayo Clinic neurologist finds that, overall, motion pictures inaccurately represent the comatose state. Findings will appear in the May issue of the journal...

New Perspectives on Patient Care and Treatment: Thirty Leading Academic Health Centers Join Forces to Hold First Global Integrative Medicine Conference in North America, May 25 - 27.
May 8, 2006... Byline: Harvard University Medical School BOSTON, May 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Complementary or integrative medicine (formerly dubbed "alternative" medicine) has attracted increased interest from physicians and researchers at the world's...

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Announces Winners of Research Growth Initiative Awards.
May 9, 2006... Byline: University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee MILWAUKEE, Wis., May 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) has announced funding of 45 top-ranked research proposals generated in an internal seed-funding competition...

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Receives Record Gift of $100 Million From Mortimer B. Zuckerman for Cancer Research Facility.
May 10, 2006... Byline: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center NEW YORK, May 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) today announced a major commitment from publisher, real estate developer, and MSKCC Board member Mortimer...

Drinking Water: Make Mine Unleaded, Says University of Missouri-Rolla Chemist.
May 10, 2006... Byline: University of Missouri, Rolla ROLLA, Mo., May 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- The use of monochloramine to disinfect drinking water can cause harmful levels of lead in the water, says a University of Missouri-Rolla chemist. His research...

Charles B. Ross, M.D., Named Director of Vanderbilt's Endovascular Surgery Program.
May 11, 2006... Byline: Vanderbilt Medical Center NASHVILLE, Tenn., May 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- Charles B. Ross, M.D., a vascular surgeon and medical director of the Lourdes Vascular Center in Paducah, Ky., is leaving Lourdes Medical Center and Western...

Joslin Diabetes Center-Led Study Shows Different Insulin Signaling Components Control Glucose and Lipid Metabolism in Liver; Findings May One Day Advance Treatments to Prevent Type 2 Diabetes and Metabolic Syndrome.
May 12, 2006... Byline: Joslin Diabetes Center BOSTON, May 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- Insulin uses two distinct mechanisms to control glucose and the metabolism of blood fats (lipids) in the liver, a new Joslin Diabetes Center-led study has discovered....

Nanobiotechnology Team Aims Small But Thinks Big; Johns Hopkins Launches Institute to Apply Emerging Science to Medical Problems.
May 15, 2006... Byline: Johns Hopkins University BALTIMORE, May 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Johns Hopkins University is preparing to aim enormous research and educational resources at some exceedingly small targets. Drawing on the expertise of more...

Damage From Oxygen May Be One Cause of Parkinson's Disease.
May 16, 2006... Byline: University of Virginia Health System CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., May 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Research by neuroscientists at the University of Virginia Health System shows that oxygen free radicals are damaging proteins in mitochondria,...

Massachusetts Biotechnology Council's Life Sciences Summit Focuses on Diabetes; Joslin Diabetes Center Hosts Researchers From Local Biotech, Pharma, Academia for In-Depth Discussions on Science of Diabetes, Potential Therapeutics.
May 16, 2006... Byline: Joslin Diabetes Center CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Massachusetts Biotechnology Council (MBC) today announced Diabetes as the theme for May's Life Science Summit. The MBC Diabetes Summit Conference runs from 1...

Lilly Foundation Advances Cancer Care, Research With Gift to Indiana University Cancer Center.
May 16, 2006... Byline: Indiana University School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS, May 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Indiana University Cancer Center's future as a premiere clinical and research institution has received a boost with a $7.5 million gift from the Eli...

May Issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings Focuses on Holes in Heart.
May 17, 2006... Byline: Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn., May 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- The following are featured articles from the May issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings. Holes in Heart Not a Common Cause of Stroke in General Population, Study Finds ...

Newly Discovered Protein Could Hold Key to Preventing Heart Disease.
May 17, 2006... Byline: University of Central Florida ORLANDO, May 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- A newly discovered gene known as MCPIP could provide scientists with the key to developing treatments for preventing inflammation that can cause heart disease,...

Mount St. Mary's College to Offer Only Master's Program for Public Health Nurses in Los Angeles; New Community Health Track in Master of Science in Nursing Program Is Among Expanded Graduate-Level Offerings to Prepare Nurses for Leadership Roles.
May 17, 2006... Byline: Mount St. Mary's College LOS ANGELES, May 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- Mount St. Mary's College, Los Angeles, is expanding its already robust nursing programs with three new master's degree tracks and one certificate program. The...

Dean of Kansas State's College of Veterinary Medicine Says New Law Will Help Veterinary Students, Kansas Communities; Helps Address Growing National Shortage of Large Animal Vets.
May 17, 2006... Byline: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, Kan., May 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- A bill approved by the Kansas Legislature and recently signed into law by Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius will benefit veterinary students and rural Kansas...

Researchers Link Two More Genes to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome.
May 19, 2006... Byline: Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn., May 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- Recent discoveries at Mayo Clinic added two more cardiac genes to the list of potential links to sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS), increasing the possibility that...

Surgical Plugs in Ear's Bone Stops Strange Form of Severe Dizziness; Patients Have Sometimes Suffered Decades Without Relief.
May 20, 2006... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions CHICAGO, May 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Rapid, uncontrollable eye movements that swish and thump as the eyes roll and blink. Bones that creak as the body moves. Sudden dizziness, loss of balance....

New Research Center Changes New York City Skyline at NYU School of Medicine; Two-Day Celebration May 24-25 Features Presentations by Nobel Laureates, Other Distinguished Guests.
May 22, 2006... Byline: NYU Medical Center NEW YORK, May 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- The largest and most dramatic addition to midtown Manhattan's eastern skyline in half a century will be officially unveiled on May 24 and 25, 2006, when NYU School of...

Mayo Clinic Studies Find Association Between Acid Reflux and Esophageal Cancer, and Possible Genetic Basis for Both Barrett's Esophagus and Esophageal Cancer.
May 23, 2006... Byline: Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn., May 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- Two new Mayo Clinic studies draw attention to the risk factors and possible genetic basis for Barrett's esophagus and esophageal cancer (adenocarcinoma). These studies will...

Mayo Clinic Cancer Center Names New Director.
May 24, 2006... Byline: Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn., May 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- Robert B. Diasio, M.D., has been appointed Mayo Clinic Cancer Center Director, succeeding Franklyn Prendergast, M.D., Ph.D. Dr. Diasio, who will be based at Mayo Clinic in...

Top Southwest Research Center Merges With National Public Health Nonprofit Institute.
May 25, 2006... Byline: Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation WASHINGTON, May 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- The merger of two leading public health research institutes - one preeminent nationwide and the other in the Southwest - will provide expanded...

North American Research Conference on Complementary & Alternative Medicine: Press Kit.
May 25, 2006... Byline: Harvard University Medical School BOSTON, May 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following are media materials associated with this week's presentations at the North American Research Conference on Complementary & Alternative Medicine. The...

New Antioxidant May Help Prevent AIDS Dementia, Says University of Missouri-Rolla Researcher.
May 25, 2006... Byline: University of Missouri, Rolla ROLLA, Mo., May 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- A newly redesigned antioxidant may play a critical role in preventing HIV-1-associated dementia, says a University of Missouri-Rolla chemist. Her research will...

Carbon-Based Quantum Dots Could Mean 'Greener,' Safer Technology in Medicine and Biology.
May 25, 2006... Byline: American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, May 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- Chemists at Clemson University say they have developed a new type of quantum dot that is the first to be made from carbon. Like their metal-based counterparts, these...

American Chemical Society News Service Weekly Press Package: May 25.
May 25, 2006... Byline: American Chemical Society WASHINGTON, May 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following is an ACS News Service Weekly Press Package. There is no embargo on any of the items, which can be used immediately, although you will notice that some...

New Biomedical Sciences Degree at Christian Brothers University Designed for Students Headed to Medical and Veterinary School.
May 30, 2006... Byline: Christian Brothers University MEMPHIS, May 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- Christian Brothers University will offer a degree in biomedical sciences beginning Fall 2006. The new degree, offered within the biology department, is designed...

Cambridge Health Alliance Occupational Health Helps Boston University Researchers Screen Workers Exposed to Beryllium.
May 30, 2006... Byline: Cambridge Health Alliance CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) has a grant to offer free and confidential testing to workers previously exposed to the element beryllium....

International Conference Highlights Living-Donor Transplantation.
May 31, 2006... Byline: University of Illinois at Chicago CHICAGO, May 31 (AScribe Newswire) -- Renowned transplantation experts from around the globe will gather at the 3rd International Conference on Living Donor Abdominal Organ Transplantation in...