AScribe Medicine News Service articles from October 2003

AScribe Medicine News Service archives from October 2003

University of Michigan Study Finds Racial, Ethnic Disparities Found in All Types of Pain.
October 1, 2003... Byline: University of Michigan Health System ANN ARBOR, Mich., Oct. 1 (AScribe News) -- No matter what its cause, pain of any kind can place a serious burden on a person's ability to work, play and live life. But this burden of pain is...

Mary McCabe Named Director of Cancer Survivorship Initiative.
October 1, 2003... Byline: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center NEW YORK, Oct. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Mary McCabe, RN, MA has joined Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) as Director of a new Cancer Survivorship Program, a Center-wide initiative...

West Nile Bird Cases now Total Eight in Two California Counties.
October 1, 2003... Byline: University of California, Davis DAVIS, Calif., Oct. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- When University of California, Davis confirmed on Sept. 15 that a dead crow in Los Angeles County carried West Nile virus, it was the first evidence of West...

Research Uncovers How the Voice Gives Away a Person's Age.
October 1, 2003... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., Oct. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Everyone knows wrinkles and gray hair are visible signs of age. But indicators of age in a person's voice are harder to pin down: For every seeming giveaway such...

New Insight Into Heart Failure Suggests Novel Drug Target.
October 1, 2003... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Oct. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- By disrupting the activity of a single heart protein, Duke University Medical Center researchers eased heart failure significantly in mice with chronic high blood pressure....

Palo Alto Medical Foundation Partners With Leading Cardiovascular Groups to Develop State-of-the-Art Heart Facilities on the Peninsula.
October 1, 2003... Byline: Palo Alto Medical Foundation PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF) and three leading cardiovascular physician groups based in Redwood City have agreed to work together to complete...

Researcher at UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center Wins Lifetime Achievement Award for His Efforts to Battle Leukemia.(Dr. Owen Witte)
October 1, 2003... Byline: UCLA LOS ANGELES, Oct. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Renowned cancer researcher Dr. Owen Witte, who pioneered the research linking a mutant gene to chronic myeloid leukemia (CML), has won the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society's prestigious de...

Wake Forest Professor Looks at Preserving Quality of Life in Older Adults.
October 2, 2003... Byline: Wake Forest University WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Oct. 2 (AScribe News) -- The enormous challenges in managing the physical disability of older Americans is as important an issue as any in the field of medicine today, says a Wake Forest...

Healthy Neighbors Rescue Degenerating Motor Neurons.
October 2, 2003... Byline: Howard Hughes Medical Institute CHEVY CHASE, Md., Oct. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- The life or death of motor neurons in patients afflicted with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) may rest with a somewhat overlooked group of support...

Penn Study to Determine Why African-American Males Have Worse Outcomes From Prostate Cancer; Determining Factors That Create Health Disparity May Improve Clinical Outcomes.
October 2, 2003... Byline: University of Pennsylvania Health System PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Compared with Caucasian, Asian, or Hispanic men, African-American men have the highest incidence of prostate cancer in the world, are stricken at a...

UC San Diego Researchers Find Promising New Avenues for Treating Infections Often Deadly in Immune Compromised Patients.
October 2, 2003... Byline: University of California, San Diego LA JOLLA, Calif., Oct. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- A study by University of California, San Diego biochemists explains why infections of Pseudomonas bacteria, which affect 200,000 hospitalized...

Eight Community Organizations Share $240,000 to Broaden Dental Care Access for Low-Income Residents.
October 2, 2003... Byline: American Dental Association CHICAGO, Oct. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Obtaining needed dental services could soon become a little easier for some low-income individuals, thanks to nearly $240,000 in grants awarded to eight community...

Medical College of Ohio Selects New President.
October 2, 2003... Byline: Medical College of Ohio TOLEDO, Ohio, Oct. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Medical College of Ohio has selected Dr. Lloyd A. Jacobs as the institution's sixth president. Dr. Jacobs, 62, is currently chief operating officer of the...

Driving Performance Declines With Dementia, Age.
October 2, 2003... Byline: Washington University, St. Louis ST. LOUIS, Oct. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- In one of the first studies to track driving performance over time in older adults, researchers at Washington University in St. Louis found that driving...

Curious and Confused: Prescription Drug Ads Impact Consumer Health.
October 3, 2003... Byline: University of Arkansas FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., Oct. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Although they generally "like" prescription drug advertising, consumers often don't know what the ads are for, according to University of Arkansas researcher...

Fear of Buying: Death Anxiety Influences Consumer Purchasing.
October 3, 2003... Byline: University of Arkansas FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., Oct. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Women report higher levels of death anxiety than men, but the health-related beliefs of consumers from both genders influence both their level of death anxiety...

Dean of Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health Applauds Canadian Government Efforts to Expand Access to AIDS Drugs: 'An Important Step Towards Saving Millions of Lives'.(Brief Article)
October 3, 2003... Byline: Columbia University Health Sciences Division NEW YORK, Oct. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health Dean Allan Rosenfield applauded Canada's efforts to allow generic drug companies to export...

Medical College of Wisconsin Receives National Institutes of Health Grant to Study (Un) Consciousness.
October 3, 2003... Byline: Medical College of Wisconsin MILWAUKEE, Oct. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- With a four-year, $1,200,000 grant to the Medical College of Wisconsin, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is funding scientific study of the enigmatic...

Twenty-Four MacArthur Fellows for 2003 Announced by The MacArthur Foundation.
October 4, 2003... Byline: Lipman Hearne, Inc. CHICAGO, Oct. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation today named 24 new MacArthur Fellows for 2003. Each will receive $500,000 in "no strings attached" support over the next...

University of Georgia Scientist Discovers 'Genetic Switch' Proving There Are Two Mechanisms by Which Crucial Immune System Cells Differentiate.
October 5, 2003... Byline: University of Georgia ATHENS, Ga., Oct. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- The thymus, a once overlooked glandular structure just behind the top of the sternum, has gained increasing attention from scientists in the past two decades because...

New HIV/AIDS Coordinator Randall Tobias Confirmed In Senate; Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation Applauds Confirmation of Key Position in Global AIDS Response.
October 6, 2003... Byline: Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation WASHINGTON, Oct. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation applauds the Senate for today's confirmation of Randall Tobias as the HIV/AIDS Response Coordinator....

The Carter Center Hosts Atlanta Premiere Screening of 'Imagining Robert'.
October 6, 2003... Byline: The Carter Center ATLANTA, Oct. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter and the Carter Center's Mental Health Program are proud to present the award-winning documentary "Imagining Robert: My Brother, Madness and...

What Does It Take to Still Scare Us?(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Oct. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Even after a steady stream of media images that depict war and terrorism, Americans are not immune to a good scare, says a Purdue University expert in mass media....

FDA Commissioner Mark B. McClellan to Speak at Johns Hopkins University.(Brief Article)
October 6, 2003... Byline: Johns Hopkins University BALTIMORE, Oct. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Johns Hopkins University released the following advisory. WHO: Mark B. McClellan, M.D., Ph.D., commissioner, U.S. Food and Drug Administration. McClellan was...

Georgetown University Hosts Conference on Drug Patents and International Public Health.
October 7, 2003... Byline: McDonough School of Business, Georgetown U. WASHINGTON, Oct. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Georgetown University's McDonough School of Business today released the following advisory. WHAT: Conference on Intellectual Property and...

University of Illinois at Chicago Nurse-Researcher Named to Chicago's Gay/Lesbian Hall of Fame.
October 7, 2003... Byline: University of Illinois at Chicago CHICAGO, Oct. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Tonda Hughes, associate professor of nursing at the University of Illinois at Chicago, has been named to Chicago's Gay and Lesbian Hall of Fame for her...

The Centers for Disease Control Taps Iowa State University's Center for Food Security and Public Health to Be National Specialty Center.
October 7, 2003... Byline: Iowa State University AMES, Iowa, Oct. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has named the Iowa State University College of Veterinary Medicine's Center for Food Security and Public Health a...

Journal of the American Medical Association Research on Hospital Infections and Injuries Points to Need for Strong State Disclosure Laws.
October 7, 2003... Byline: Consumers Union YONKERS, N.Y., Oct. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- New research in The Journal of the American Medical Association released on Oct. 7 concludes that "medical injuries in hospitals pose a significant threat to patients and...

Children's Oncology Group Releases Long-Term Follow-Up Guidelines for Childhood Cancer Survivors.
October 8, 2003... Byline: National Childhood Cancer Foundation ARCADIA, Calif., Oct. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- The newly updated version of the Childhood Cancer Survivor Long-Term Follow-Up Guidelines (previously known as the "Late Effects Guidelines") is now...

Howard Hughes Medical Institute's Roderick MacKinnon Wins 2003 Nobel Prize in Chemistry.
October 8, 2003... Byline: Howard Hughes Medical Institute CHEVY CHASE, Md., Oct. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Roderick MacKinnon, a Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) investigator at The Rockefeller University, is one of two scientists who were awarded the...

Carnegie Mellon University Researchers Receive $6 Million NSF Grant to Enhance Talking Computer Tutor That Helps to Improve Children's Reading Skills.(National Science Foundation)
October 8, 2003... Byline: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH, Oct. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- A team of Carnegie Mellon University and University of Pittsburgh researchers has received a $6 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to enhance...

Expert: NBC-Universal Merger Likely to Result in Better Programs.
October 8, 2003... Byline: Vanderbilt University NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Vivendi's recently announced decision to sell Universal Studios and its other media assets to NBC should improve the quality of television programming, according...

Temple University Researchers Identify Molecular Mechanisms That May Assist Rb2 Gene in Blocking Lung Cancer Cells.
October 9, 2003... Byline: Temple University PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- The molecular mechanisms that may assist the tumor suppressing gene Rb2/p130 in blocking the progression of lung cancer cells has been clearly identified for the first...

Purdue University Team Solves Structure of West Nile.
October 9, 2003... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Oct. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Purdue University biologists have determined the structure of the West Nile virus, a development that could greatly augment our understanding of the virus' life...

Study: Doctor's Communication Style May Sway Cancer Patients.
October 9, 2003... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Oct. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- The way a doctor explains clinical trial options can affect a cancer patient's decision on whether to participate, says a Purdue University communication...

Novelty-Seeking Teens More Receptive to Tobacco Advertising, Study Shows.
October 13, 2003... Byline: University of Pennsylvania Health System PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Adolescents who demonstrate impulsive and risk-taking behavior and an increased need for stimulation, a personality trait known as...

Flushing Unused, Outdated Medications 'Mixed Concern' Says Kansas State Professor.
October 13, 2003... Byline: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, Kan., Oct. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- To flush or not to flush? That is the question regarding outdated medication. While flushing was once - and in some instances still is - the most common method...

Kobe Bryant Case: Expert on Athletes and Rape Acceptance Available for Comment.(Brief Article)
October 13, 2003... Byline: University of Maryland, College Park COLLEGE PARK, Md., Oct. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- In a study of college athletes and their attitudes about sexually abusive behavior, University of Maryland professor Robin Sawyer finds that some...

Study Shows How to Overcome Stroke-Care Tragedy; Community-Wide Education Leads to Increased Use of Life-Saving Emergency Therapy.
October 13, 2003... Byline: University of Michigan Health System ANN ARBOR, Mich., Oct. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Only a tiny percentage of stroke victims who could be saved from death or lifelong disability by the quick delivery of emergency therapy actually...

UC San Diego, Salk Institute and Burnham Institute Scientists Among Most Cited Researchers in Past 20 Years.
October 13, 2003... Byline: University of California, San Diego LA JOLLA, Calif., Oct. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Six La Jolla researchers are among the world's most-cited scientists in the past 20 years listed in the current issue of Science Watch, a...

Study: For Those Who Take Painkillers Regularly, a Heartburn Pill a Day May Keep Ulcers Away; Arthritis Sufferers, Others Who Take NSAIDS May Benefit From Proton-Pump Inhibitors.
October 14, 2003... Byline: University of Michigan Health System ANN ARBOR, Mich., Oct. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- For those who take certain painkiller drugs regularly to help ease arthritis pain or other chronic aches, the relief comes with a tradeoff: a...

St. Jude Leukemia Therapy Has Overcome Differences in Treatment Outcome Between Black and White Children.
October 14, 2003... Byline: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital MEMPHIS, Tenn., Oct. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Investigators at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have found that black children are equally likely as white children to benefit from improved...

Robert F. Bradley, M.D., Former President of Joslin Diabetes Center, Dies at Age 83.(Obituary)
October 14, 2003... Byline: Joslin Diabetes Center BOSTON, Oct. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Robert F. Bradley, M.D., former president of Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston, died Sunday, Oct. 12, at the age of 83, in Sherrill House, Jamaica Plain, Mass. Dr....

Convenient Option Provides Continuous Pain Relief After Surgery.
October 14, 2003... Byline: Thomas Jefferson University PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- New study results presented today at the annual meeting of the American Society of Anesthesiologists show that a late-stage clinical candidate for pain relief...

Wright State University Scientist Part of Study Seeking Vaccines to Combat Potential Bioterrorist Attack.
October 15, 2003... Byline: Wright State University DAYTON, Ohio, Oct. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- A research scientist at Wright State University is involved in a $1 million federal grant to combat a terrorist attack involving biological weapons. Dawn...

University of Georgia Poultry Researcher Finds Gene That Makes Hens Thin or Fat.
October 15, 2003... Byline: University of Georgia ATHENS, Ga., Oct. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- A University of Georgia researcher has discovered a chicken gene which, when manipulated, makes birds fatter or and thinner. However, it works only in female chickens....

Newly-Discovered Protein Provides Clue to Diabetes.
October 15, 2003... Byline: The Whitehead Institute CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- Although cases of adult-onset diabetes have skyrocketed in the United States, researchers still don't know much about the biological processes that predispose...

University of Colorado School of Medicine First to Add Visible Human Dissector to Medical School Curriculum; Software Free to First-Year Medical Students.
October 15, 2003... Byline: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center DENVER, Oct. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of Colorado School of Medicine this fall became the first medical school in the country to add the Visible Human Dissector (VH...

Inability to Pump Oxygen During Exercise Could Pinpoint Early Heart Problems.
October 17, 2003... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, Oct. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- Mildly elevated blood pressure affecting millions of Americans could lead to heart pumping disorders if left untreated. A new Johns Hopkins study indicates...

New Device Measures How Much Force Is Used to Deliver a Baby; Students Who Built Instrument Are Finalists in National Collegiate Inventors Competition.
October 17, 2003... Byline: Johns Hopkins University BALTIMORE, Oct. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- When the birth of a baby does not proceed smoothly, how much force should a doctor or midwife apply? If a complicated delivery takes too long, the child could...

Back on the Airways for the First Time in 43 Years, Pioneering Johns Hopkins TV Program To Make Brief Return Engagement.
October 17, 2003... Byline: Johns Hopkins University BALTIMORE, Oct. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Johns Hopkins Science Review, a pioneering educational television program that was a surprise hit in the 1950s, is returning to television for the first time in...

Family Caregiver Alliance Fact Sheets For Caregivers Address Self-Care, Medicare, Relocating Family Members Who Require Care.(Brief Article)
October 17, 2003... Byline: Family Caregiver Alliance SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- Three new Fact Sheets from Family Caregiver Alliance look at topics of critical interest to families caring for ill or elderly loved ones. "Taking Care of...

NBC Today's Katie Couric to Receive Highest Honor from Harvard School of Public Health for Colon Cancer Work.
October 17, 2003... Byline: Harvard School of Public Health BOSTON, Oct. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- Harvard School of Public Health will award its highest honor to Katie Couric, the longtime co-anchor of NBC's Today, for her colon cancer prevention work. Couric...

Hopkins Researchers Discover How Nitric Oxide Prevents Blood Vessel Inflammation; Novel Drug Created to Prevent Blood Clots.
October 17, 2003... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, Oct. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- Johns Hopkins scientists investigating nitric oxide (NO) - the molecular messenger that contributes to body functions as wide-ranging as cell death, new...

In Memoriam: Jon Isenberg, M.D., Professor Emeritus of Medicine at UC San Diego School of Medicine.(Obituary)
October 17, 2003... Byline: University of California, San Diego LA JOLLA, Calif., Oct. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- Jon Isenberg, M.D., professor emeritus of medicine at the UC San Diego School of Medicine and an internationally recognized gastroenterologist noted...

Study Shows Joslin's 'Care Ambassador' Program Helps Kids With Diabetes Better Manage the Disease.
October 17, 2003... Byline: Joslin Diabetes Center BOSTON, Oct. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- Youngsters with diabetes who have poor blood sugar control are at higher risk of developing serious complications such as heart disease and blindness later in life. For...

Teens Struggle To Find Accurate, Useful Health Information Online; University of Michigan Study Looks at How Teens Search For Health Information On Internet.
October 17, 2003... Byline: University of Michigan Health System ANN ARBOR, Mich., Oct. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- In a study of how teen-agers search the Internet for answers to health questions, University of Michigan researchers found that misspelled words,...

Better Model of Cancer Development Sheds Light on Potential Angiogenesis Target.
October 20, 2003... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, Oct. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Johns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center researchers have learned that a common, cancer-linked gene thought to control blood vessel growth may not turn out to be...

Michigan State University Wins $1.2 Million Grant to Establish Wireless Telemedicine Network to Link Nursing Homes.
October 20, 2003... Byline: Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich., Oct. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Michigan State University telecommunication professor Pamela Whitten has been awarded a grant worth nearly $1.2 million to establish a wireless network to...

Who Moved My Cheese!? Researchers Find that 'One Sniff Will Do' for Odor Discrimination.
October 20, 2003... Byline: Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory COLD SPRING HARBOR, N.Y., Oct. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Rats inhabit a world of smells far beyond our poor powers to discriminate. Thousands of odors that smell the same to us, or that we cannot...

Fighting the Side Effects of Radiation.(Brief Article)
October 20, 2003... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, Oct. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- If facing their cancer weren't enough, brain tumor patients undergoing radiation also risk life-threatening infections such as pneumonia as their immune...

Coming of Age: University of San Francisco Experimental Class Mixes Senior Citizens, College Freshmen to Examine Prejudice, Stereotypes -- With Surprising Results.
October 20, 2003... Byline: University of San Francisco SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Ask a senior citizen to describe the average college freshman and they'll talk of baggy pants, tattoos, loud rap music and pierced body parts. On the other...

Lack of Services Means More Jail Time for New York Parolees With Serious Mental Illnesses, Say Advocates; Lawsuit Filed in Federal Court.
October 21, 2003... Byline: Bazelon Center NEW YORK, Oct. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Each year, hundreds of New York parolees with serious mental illnesses are unfairly denied community-based mental health and substance abuse services, according to lawyers who...

Amazing Changes in Heart Care: If 'Ike' Had a Heart Attack Today.
October 21, 2003... Byline: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center DENVER, Oct. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- "Things would be quite different for President Eisenhower if he had a heart attack today," says Dr. John Carroll, an interventional cardiologist and...

Gene Controls Age at Onset of Alzheimer's, Parkinson's Diseases.
October 21, 2003... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Oct. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- By applying a new technique that combines independent lines of genomic evidence, Duke University Medical Center researchers and colleagues have identified a single gene...

New Drug for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Shows Efficacy; Shrinks Tumors in Some Patients, Reduces Symptoms in Others.(gefinitib, Iressa, from AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals)
October 21, 2003... Byline: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center NEW YORK, Oct. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new anti-cancer agent designed to block the signals responsible for telling cancer cells to grow has shown promising results for patients with advanced...

NIH Funds Two UC San Diego Scientists to Venture Deep Into Human Genome.(National Institutes of Health)
October 21, 2003... Byline: University of California, San Diego LA JOLLA, Calif., Oct. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Two University of California, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine researchers will receive two of the first grants in a three-year scientific...

Members of Congress Deliver Direct Relief International Medical Aid to Iraq; U.S. Representatives Visit Baghdad Hospital on Health Mission, Hand-Carry Medical Supplies For Children, Adults.
October 21, 2003... Byline: Direct Relief International SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Oct. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Direct Relief International announced today that on Saturday, Oct. 18, a U.S. congressional delegation (CODEL) visiting Iraq delivered a Direct Relief...

Study Shows Medication 'Wearing Off' Bigger Problem for Parkinson's Disease Patients Than Many Physicians May Realize; New Diagnostic Tool May Foster Treatment Modifications to Help Patients Function Longer.
October 23, 2003... Byline: University of South Florida Health Sciences TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- Patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) who are taking levodopa therapy - the most widely-used agent to treat the illness - may experience the...

International Caregiving Policies, Caregiving and Depression, Paid Family and Medical Leave Focus of Three New Reports.
October 23, 2003... Byline: Family Caregiver Alliance SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- Three new policy briefs from the National Center on Caregiving at Family Caregiver Alliance examine current critical caregiving issues and trends. The Road...

UC San Diego, Veterans Affairs, Cal-(IT)2 Wireless Technology To Enhance Mass Casualty Treatment in Disasters.(Wireless Internet Information System for Medical Response in Disasters)
October 23, 2003... Byline: University of California, San Diego SAN DIEGO, Calif., Oct. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- The use of sophisticated wireless technology to coordinate and enhance care of mass casualties in a terrorist attack or natural disaster is the...

Understanding Cancer: Mayo Clinic Researchers Discover How Key Cancer Protein Works.
October 23, 2003... Byline: Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn., Oct. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- Mayo Clinic researchers are the first to describe what goes wrong during the growth cycle of certain cells that can lead to inherited forms of breast cancer. Knowing the...

Landmark Breast Cancer Study Offers New Information About Breast Cancer Genes; Helps Participants Understand Options.(New York Breast Cancer Study)
October 23, 2003... Byline: Sarah Lawrence College BRONXVILLE, NY, Oct. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- A landmark study of Ashkenazi Jewish women with inherited mutations in the genes BRCA1 and BRCA2, called The New York Breast Cancer Study, will be published by...

Expert: People Enjoy Halloween Fright As 'Practice Run' for Managing Real Fear.(Brief Article)
October 23, 2003... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Oct. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- The mixture of pleasure and fear that people experience at Halloween, seeing a scary movie or taking a frightening roller-coaster ride reflects a human desire to navigate...

Americans Urged to 'Take Back Their Time' on Oct. 24; Temple Expert Available to Discuss Importance of Leisure.(Brief Article)
October 23, 2003... Byline: Temple University PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- Friday, Oct. 24 is "Take Back Your Time Day," an effort to help Americans find more balance in our increasingly work-driven lives. Event organizers chose this...

Restoration Project Hospital's Commitment to History, Preservation.
October 23, 2003... Byline: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center AURORA, Colo., Oct. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- When the University of Colorado Hospital administrative offices moved into part of the former Fitzsimons Army Hospital in Aurora, Colo., one...

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Moves Toward Ban of Toxic Fire Retardants.
October 24, 2003... Byline: Environmental Working Group WASHINGTON, Oct. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is negotiating with a chemical manufacturer to phase out two neurotoxic chemicals used as fire retardants, which a recent...

University of Colorado Health Sciences Center Selects Finalists for Ninth Avenue Redevelopment.(Brief Article)
October 24, 2003... Byline: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center DENVER, Oct. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- University of Colorado Health Sciences Center has completed a review of the 11 submittals to purchase and redevelop its campus at East Ninth Avenue...

Young Cancer Researchers Honored: Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research Goes to Three Investigators Who Have Made Important Contributions to Understanding of Disease.
October 25, 2003... Byline: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center NEW YORK, Oct. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) has announced the recipients of the Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research, a $125,000 award to be shared by...

Richard T. Miyamoto, M.D., Elected to Institute of Medicine Membership.
October 27, 2003... Byline: Indiana University School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- Richard T. Miyamoto, M.D., chair of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, has been elected a member in the prestigious Institute of...

Surgeons Offer New Treatment for Degenerative Eye Disease.("macular translocation surgery with 360 degree peripheral retinectomy" for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration)
October 27, 2003... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Oct. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at Duke Eye Center believe a surgical procedure they have refined for over a decade can offer hope to more people suffering from end-stage age-related macular...

AScribe Advisory: Sources Able to Assist on Halloween Stories.
October 27, 2003... Byline: AScribe, The Public Interest Newswire OAKLAND, Calif., October 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following is a summary of news sources from colleges and universities who are willing to discuss the history of Halloween and offer suggestions...

American Medical Assocation Media Briefing on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: November is COPD Month.(Brief Article)
October 28, 2003... Byline: American Medical Association CHICAGO, Oct. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- The American Medical Association today released the following advisory. WHAT: Media Briefing on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) COPD is the term...

Student Emergency Responders to Host National Conference.(National Collegiate Emergency Medical Services Foundation )
October 28, 2003... Byline: Johns Hopkins University BALTIMORE, Oct. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Johns Hopkins University Emergency Response Organization (HERO) has been selected by the National Collegiate Emergency Medical Services Foundation (NCEMSF) to...