AScribe Medicine News Service articles from May 2008

AScribe Medicine News Service archives from May 2008

American Dental Association Stresses Good Oral Health During Pregnancy; Studies Suggest Gum Disease Might Be Associated With Pregnancy Outcomes.
May 1, 2008... Byline: American Dental Association CHICAGO, May 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- With Mother's Day around the corner, the American Dental Association (ADA) wants to remind mothers-to-be that maintaining good oral health is an important part of...

Vice Presidents Elected to Board of Directors of American Dental Education Association.
May 1, 2008... Byline: American Dental Education Association WASHINGTON, May 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- John N. Williams, D.M.D., M.B.A.; Todd E. Thierer, D.D.S., M.P.H.; Lily T. Garcia, D.D.S., M.S., F.A.C.P.; and Rishi Popat were elected Vice Presidents of...

Expert Outlines Study Tips to Succeed on Final Exams.
May 5, 2008... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., May 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- College and high school students tend to stop studying when they feel they know the subject, but a Purdue University memory and learning expert says the real...

Purdue Expert Offers Tips on Spring Cleaning the Medicine Cabinet.
May 8, 2008... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., May 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- When cleaning out the medicine cabinet, medication and drugs should not be thrown in the trash or flushed down the toilet, says a Purdue University expert. ...

JHU Biotech Program, U.S. Army Enter Collaborative Relationship; Agreement Will Expand Educational Opportunities in Biodefense Research Field.
May 12, 2008... Byline: Johns Hopkins University BALTIMORE, May 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Johns Hopkins University and the U.S. Army have agreed to work together to train scientists to develop vaccines and medicines to defend against biological...

Why Our Kids Can't Breathe in Our Communities: Report Provides Blueprint to Fight Environmental Triggers of Childhood Asthma.(Report)
May 13, 2008... Byline: PolicyLink OAKLAND, Calif., May 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Our homes, schools, playgrounds and neighborhoods are riddled with preventable asthma triggers that leave millions of children gasping for air. But a new report released...

American Lung Association of California Endorses New Statewide Strategic Plan for Asthma; Asthma Awareness Month Reinforces Importance of Asthma Prevention and Management.
May 13, 2008... Byline: American Lung Association LOS ANGELES, Calif., May 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Bringing much-needed attention to a chronic disease that strikes one out of six kids in the state, the American Lung Association of California today marked...

Big Study of Teflon Chemical in People Suggests Harm to Immune System, Liver, Thyroid.
May 13, 2008... Byline: Environmental Working Group WASHINGTON, May 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- A chemical used to make Teflon, food wrappers and dozens of other products may harm the immune system, liver and thyroid and cause higher cholesterol in children,...

Drink Specials Quadruple Likelihood of Exiting a Bar Over Legal Limit to Drive.
May 13, 2008... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., May 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- A last call should be issued for drink specials because they dramatically increase the risk of college students walking out of a bar intoxicated, especially if...

Spice Girl Geri Halliwell Joins Congressional Women Leaders & Fistula Survivors to Rally for Maternal Health.
May 15, 2008... Byline: Communications Consortium WASHINGTON, May 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following is a media advisory on a press conference/rally in support of H.R. 1022. - - - - WHO: UN Goodwill Ambassador and Spice Girl Geri Halliwell ...

California Pacific Medical Center Unveils Operating Room of the Future in San Francisco; Media Invited to Open Day at OR 10, May 23.
May 20, 2008... Byline: California Pacific Medical Center SAN FRANCISCO, May 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- High tech medicine just went high def. California Pacific Medical Center is now home to what is probably the most technologically advanced operating room...

Statement by Edward J. Benz, Jr., President of Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Concerning Cancer Diagnosis of Senator Edward Kennedy.
May 20, 2008... Byline: Dana-Farber Cancer Institute BOSTON, May 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following is a statement by Edward J. Benz, Jr., President of the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. - - - - It was only last week that Senator Kennedy was...

Rising Teen Birth Rate Takes $1.7 Billion Toll on California Taxpayers.
May 21, 2008... Byline: Public Health Institute OAKLAND, Calif., May 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- The end of California's 15-year decline in teen birth rates couldn't come at a worse time for a state already in fiscal crisis. According to the "No Time for...

$1 Million Gift to Expand Culture, Brain, & Development Program at Hampshire College.
May 22, 2008... Byline: Hampshire College AMHERST, Mass., May 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Foundation for Psychocultural Research has given Hampshire College in Amherst, Massachusetts, $1 million to support and expand the work of its Culture, Brain, and...

Early Intervention for Infants and Toddlers With Developmental Delays Underutilized; University of Colorado Denver Study Finds Only Small Number of Eligible Infants, Toddlers Receive Early Intervention They Need.
May 27, 2008... Byline: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center AURORA, Colo., May 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- Results of a new University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine study are raising concerns regarding the nation's children suffering from...

American Dental Education Association Members Meet With Legislators and Staff at Advocacy Day.
May 27, 2008... Byline: American Dental Education Association WASHINGTON, May 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- American Dental Education Association members from 25 states visited more than 90 Congressional offices to educate members of Congress and their staff...

Students' Device Allows ICU Patients to Get Back on Their Feet; Researchers Believe Walking Could Help Critically Ill People Recover More Quickly.
May 29, 2008... Byline: Johns Hopkins University BALTIMORE, May 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- Johns Hopkins undergraduates have designed and built a device to enable critically ill intensive care unit patients to leave their beds and walk while remaining...

NIH Awards $20 Million CTSA Grant to Scripps Translational Science Institute; Researchers and Clinicians Will Accelerate Transfer of New Scientific Discoveries From Laboratory to Patient Care.
May 29, 2008... Byline: The Scripps Research Institute SAN DIEGO, May 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced today that Scripps Translational Science Institute (STSI) is one of 14 research centers to receive a highly...

Book Details Provocative, Sometimes Gruesome History of Organ, Blood Donations.
May 29, 2008... Byline: University of Wisconsin - Madison MADISON, Wis., May 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- Today, a "blood drive" is a cheerful community event, featuring cookies and chats with the neighbors in the high school gym. But a century ago, the first...