AScribe Medicine News Service articles from November 2008

AScribe Medicine News Service archives from November 2008

University of California, Davis Experts: the Presidency.
November 3, 2008... Byline: University of California, Davis DAVIS, Calif., Nov. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- University of California, Davis faculty are available to discuss the following aspects of the election of the nation's 44th president. GENERAL...

National Humanities Center's Conference Features World-Renowned Physician; Oliver Sacks, M.D., Sets the Tone for Discussions About What It Means to Be 'Human'.(Conference news)
November 4, 2008... Byline: National Humanities Center RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Nov. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- The National Humanities Center will host the third and final Autonomy, Singularity, Creativity (ASC) Conference, from Nov. 13-15. A keynote...

Susan M. Krug, CAE, CMP, Joins American Dental Education Association as Associate Executive Director for Member Services.
November 10, 2008... Byline: American Dental Education Association WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Susan M. Krug, CAE, CMP, has joined the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) as Associate Executive Director for Member Services. In this role...

Society for New Communications Research Joins With Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America and the Ad Council on Social Networking and Online Community Initiative for Iraq and Afghanistan War Veterans.
November 11, 2008... Byline: Society for New Communications Research PALO ALTO, Calif., Nov. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Society for New Communications Research (http://sncr.org) today announced that it will work with Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America...

National Humanities Center Contributes to Thinking About 'the Human'; Center's Three-Year 'Automony, Singularity, Creativity' Initiative Influences Course Studies and International Discussions.
November 12, 2008... Byline: National Humanities Center RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Nov. 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- In the three short years since its inception, the National Humanities Center's initiative exploring how science and technology are challenging...

Harvard Business School Professor Clayton Christensen Brings Disruptive Innovation to Education.
November 12, 2008... Byline: Harvard Business School BOSTON, Nov. 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- According to recent studies in neuroscience, the way we learn doesn't always match up with the way we are taught. Therefore, to stay competitive - academically,...

Cancer Researcher Receives $3.8 Million Award From Department of Defense.
November 13, 2008... Byline: University of California, Santa Barbara SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Nov. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- A $3.8 million Innovator Award, from the Department of Defense, is being granted over five years to an internationally renowned cancer...

How Fattening Are Your Drinks? Americans Average More Than 6,000 Calories a Month from Alcohol, Study Finds.
November 17, 2008... Byline: Public Health Institute OAKLAND, Calif., Nov. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- As the holidays draw near, tempting even the most cautious Americans to overeat and drink, some will search for ways to avoid excessive calories. Holiday...

Prof: 'Twilight' Film May Really Bring Vampires to Life for Some.
November 17, 2008... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Nov. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- The upcoming "Twilight" film may not only entertain moviegoers, but it also has the potential to encourage people to really believe in vampires, says a Purdue...

Penn Researcher Receives $2.7 Million NIH Grant for Neuroscience.
November 18, 2008... Byline: University of Pennsylvania Health System PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- Michael P. Nusbaum, PhD, Professor of Neuroscience at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, will receive over $2.7 million over the...

International Health Research Gets Boost with NIH Grant to Create Bioethics Master's Degrees at Indiana and Moi Universities.
November 18, 2008... Byline: Indiana University School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new partnership between the Indiana University and Kenya's Moi University will develop master's degrees at both universities that focus on ethical...

American Lung Association Applauds Greenhouse Gas Plan as Right Prescription for Global Warming Problem.
November 18, 2008... Byline: American Lung Association SACRAMENTO, Calif., Nov. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- The American Lung Association of California announced its support for the state plan to control global warming pollution to be voted on Thursday, November...

School Food Unwrapped: What's Available and What Our Kids Actually Are Eating.
November 18, 2008... Byline: Child Trends, Inc. WASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- Higher-income fifth grade students in suburban school districts are no more likely to have access to healthy or unhealthy foods than are their lower-income, urban peers,...

Major League Baseball, McCormick Foundation Raise Nearly $6 Million For Veterans Through 'Welcome Back Veterans'; Initiative Addresses Challenges of Mental Health Injuries, Employment for Returning Vets and Their Families.
November 19, 2008... Byline: McCormick Tribune Foundation CHICAGO, Nov. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- The McCormick Foundation's Board of Directors has approved more than $2.9 million in grants of nearly $6 million raised to nonprofit organizations serving veterans...

Council on Contemporary Families Sources and Story Ideas for the Holidays.
November 19, 2008... Byline: Council on Contemporary Families CHICAGO, Nov. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- Holidays are a great time for family fun. But they also present real challenges for families, from coping with in-laws and former spouses, to fending off...

Medical Devices Top Intel+UC Berkeley Technology Challenge.
November 25, 2008... Byline: Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley BERKELEY, Calif., Nov. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- An implantable epilepsy treatment from Singapore that could benefit more than 50 million epilepsy patients around the world won the $25,000 grand...