AScribe Medicine News Service articles from October 2007

AScribe Medicine News Service archives from October 2007

National Public Health Information Coalition Annual Awards Competition.
October 1, 2007... Byline: National Public Health Information Coalition BALTIMORE, Md., Oct. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- The National Public Health Information Coalition (NPHIC) held its annual Awards for Excellence in Public Health Communication ceremony on...

Innovator Award to Berkeley Lab's Joe Gray for Improved Breast Cancer Screening.
October 1, 2007... Byline: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory BERKELEY, Calif., Oct. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- A grant totaling almost $8 million has been awarded to Joe Gray, Director of the Life Sciences Division of the Department of Energy's Lawrence...

Leaders in Addiction Treatment Announce National 'ACTION' Campaign.
October 1, 2007... Byline: University of Wisconsin - Madison MADISON, Wis., Oct. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- A cadre of private and public entities in the addiction treatment field announced the launch of the National Adopting Changes to Improve Outcomes Now...

American Dental Association Updates Environmental Recommendations for Handling Waste.
October 2, 2007... Byline: American Dental Association SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- The American Dental Association (ADA) has updated its best management practices for the disposal of dental amalgam waste to include the use of separators,...

Nation's Heaviest Drinkers Find Cheap Booze.(Survey)
October 2, 2007... Byline: Public Health Institute OAKLAND, Calif., Oct. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- The nation's heaviest drinkers are finding thrifty ways to drink on the cheap, according to a study released in October's edition of the scientific journal...

Gene-Chip Studies Provide New Leads in Treating Lung Disease of Premature Newborns; Studies of Umbilical Cord Find Commonalities With Adult Lung Disease.
October 3, 2007... Byline: Children's Hospital Boston BOSTON, Oct. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Some 20 to 40 percent of extremely premature infants suffer abnormal lung development leading to bronchopulmonary dysplasia, a chronic lung disease that can cause...

Penn Biochemist Receives NIH New Innovator's Award.
October 3, 2007... Byline: University of Pennsylvania Health System PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- James Shorter, PhD, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, has been named an...

Cal State San Bernardino and Loma Linda University to Lead Study Center in Landmark Government Study of Child Health.
October 4, 2007... Byline: Calif. State University, San Bernardino SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., Oct. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- California State University, San Bernardino and Loma Linda University will be part of one of the 22 centers named today in the next phase...

Dr. David Sundwall Elected President of Association of State and Territorial Health Officials.
October 4, 2007... Byline: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials ST. LOUIS, Oct. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- Executive Director of the Utah Department of Health, David N. Sundwall, MD, was elected president of the Association of State and...

What in the World is Narcolepsy? Education and Information Session Oct. 26.(Disease/Disorder overview)
October 10, 2007... Byline: Narcolepsy Network NORTH KINGSTOWN, R.I., Oct. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Narcolepsy Network, Inc. invites members of the media, health professionals and other interested persons to attend a public education and information session,...

Tooth Loss, Dementia May Be Linked, Journal of the American Dental Association Study Suggests.
October 10, 2007... Byline: American Dental Association CHICAGO, Oct. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Tooth loss may predict the development of dementia late in life, according to research published in the October issue of The Journal of the American Dental...

Vanderbilt Medical Center Chosen as Evidence-Based Practice Center.
October 10, 2007... Byline: Vanderbilt Medical Center NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Vanderbilt University Medical Center has been chosen as one of 14 Evidence-based Practice Centers (EPCs) in the United States and Canada, the Agency for...

Fish Story: How the News Media Fell Hook, Line and Sinker for Industry 'Study' on Mercury in Seafood.
October 10, 2007... Byline: Environmental Working Group WASHINGTON, Oct. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Last week, a front-page headline in The Washington Post declared, "Mothers Again Urged to Eat Fish." The story reported on a new study from the National Healthy...

New $10 Million MacArthur Project Integrates Law and Neuroscience.
October 10, 2007... Byline: MacArthur Foundation NEW YORK, Oct. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation is bringing together a distinguished group of scientists, legal scholars, jurists, and philosophers from across the...

Penn Awarded NIH Grant to Study Cardiovascular Disease Management.
October 11, 2007... Byline: University of Pennsylvania Health System PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- Cardiac researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have received a $2.1 million grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to pioneer...

Wright State University Partners With Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services on $1.5 Million Initiative, "Deaf Off Drugs and Alcohol"; Grant to Expand Access, Services for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Ohioans in Need of Alcohol and Drug Treatment.
October 12, 2007... Byline: Wright State University School of Medicine DAYTON, Ohio, Oct. 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- Ohio will better meet the needs of its deaf and hard of hearing residents through a three-year grant just awarded by the federal Substance Abuse...

Penn Physicians Offer Free Vascular Screening; Learn if You Are at Risk.
October 12, 2007... Byline: University of Pennsylvania Health System PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- Are you considered middle aged - and do your legs hurt when you walk? If so, it may be time to get screened for a vascular condition. Come to...

American Cancer Society Says Governor Schwarzenegger's Vetoes a Setback in War Against Cancer.
October 15, 2007... Byline: American Cancer Society SACRAMENTO, Calif., Oct. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- On Sunday night Governor Schwarzenegger vetoed two bills that would have made advances on the two largest fronts of the war against cancer -- smoking...

Breast Cancer Awareness Month Misleads Women.
October 16, 2007... Byline: Cancer Prevention Coalition CHICAGO, Oct. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following is commentary by Samuel Epstein, M.D., and Rosalie Bertell, Ph.D. - - - - In 1984, the American Cancer Society (ACS) inaugurated the National...

Changing the Global Dietary Environment: Top International Experts to Meet at McGill Conference on Childhood Obesity.
October 17, 2007... Byline: McGill University MONTREAL, Oct. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- Leading international experts from health, agriculture, food, education, finance, management, environmental protection, politics and economics will meet at the McGill...

Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation Awards Grant to American Dental Education Association to Increase Diversity of Dental Workforce.
October 17, 2007... Byline: American Dental Education Association WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation has awarded a grant of $550,457 to the American Dental Education Association (ADEA) to increase the diversity of the...

Palo Alto Medical Foundation Receives $1.2 Million Grant for New Diabetes Management Study; Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial Will Evaluate Online Disease Management.
October 17, 2007... Byline: Palo Alto Medical Foundation PALO ALTO, Calif., Oct. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF) and its Research Institute have received a $1.2 million federal grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and...

Georgetown Names Louis M. Weiner New Director of Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center.
October 17, 2007... Byline: Georgetown University Medical Center WASHINGTON, Oct. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- Georgetown University Medical Center and Georgetown University Hospital announced today the appointment of Louis M. Weiner, MD, as director of the...

2007 Vision Grants Go to Researchers at Northwestern University, University of Pittsburgh; Preeclampsia Foundation Encourages Young Investigators.
October 17, 2007... Byline: Preeclampsia Foundation MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Preeclampsia Foundation announced today that Dr. Francesca Facco of Northwestern University and Dr. Frauke von Versen-Hoynck are the recipients of its 2007...

New Data On Hormone Therapy Must Lead to Re-Evaluation of Official Guidelines.
October 18, 2007... Byline: International Menopause Society LANCASTER, England, Oct. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- The International Menopause Society today released the following statement. - - - - On World Menopause Day, The International Menopause...

University of Pennsylvania Receives $4 Million for Center for Education and Research on Therapeutics.
October 18, 2007... Byline: University of Pennsylvania Health System PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of Pennsylvania Center for Education and Research on Therapeutics (Penn CERT) will receive $4 million over the next four years to...

Schools Not Sustaining Mental Health Aid to Children Displaced by Hurricane Katrina, RAND Study Finds.
October 18, 2007... Byline: RAND Corporation SANTA MONICA, Calif., Oct. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- Despite strong initial efforts to support the mental health needs of students displaced by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, many schools have not been able to fulfill...

University of Virginia Experts Can Address Issues Associated with National Bullying Prevention Awareness Week.
October 18, 2007... Byline: University of Virginia CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Oct. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- Bullying is not a matter of bad kids versus good kids, but is a situation in which both children need help in learning how to channel their emotions and...

Despite Bipartisan Congressional Support, SCHIP Override Vote Fails.
October 18, 2007... Byline: American Dental Education Association WASHINGTON, Oct. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- An attempt by the U.S. House of Representatives to override President Bush's veto of a bill reauthorizing the State Children's Health Insurance Program...

Informing Poor in India Boosts Public Service Use; Method Could Improve Healthcare, Education in Developing Countries.
October 22, 2007... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, Oct. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Simply informing the poor about government-provided health, educational, and social services they are entitled to could empower them to take greater...

Can the Web Transform the U.S. Healthcare System? One-day Conference Sponsored by Health Improvement Institute, Consumer Reports WebWatch.
October 22, 2007... Byline: Consumers Union BETHESDA, Md., Oct. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Health Improvement Institute is organizing a one-day workshop Monday, November 12 to explore the future of health information on the Internet. Held at the Hyatt...

All You Need to Know About Coffee to Be Covered at Vanderbilt Conference; Free Tasting at Event's Conclusion.
October 22, 2007... Byline: Vanderbilt University NASHVILLE, Tenn., Oct. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Coffee, an enticing beverage that is one of Latin America's most prized exports, will be the focus of a conference and tasting at Vanderbilt University on...

Halloween: Belief in Witchcraft, Magic Serves 'Basic Human Need,' Professor Says.
October 23, 2007... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Oct. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- Halloween is a time for children to dress up as witches, ghouls and goblins, but historically witchcraft was serious business, according to a Duke University professor....

University of Maryland Medical Center Patient Sets World Record for Survival on Lung Assist Device; Machine Kept Man Alive 107 Days Until He Received Double Lung Transplant.
October 24, 2007... Byline: University of Maryland Medical System BALTIMORE, Oct. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- A patient at the University of Maryland Medical Center was kept alive on an artificial lung system longer than anyone else in the world. The 24-year-old...

Penn Receives Over $5 Million to Establish Center for Excellence in Ethical, Legal and Social Implications Research.
October 25, 2007... Byline: University of Pennsylvania Health System PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new Center for Excellence in Ethical, Legal and Social Implications (ELSI) Research has been established at the University of Pennsylvania School...

State and Territorial Health Officials Adopt Proactive Position on Climate Change and Public Health.
October 25, 2007... Byline: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials WASHINGTON, Oct. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Executive Committee of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) unanimously adopted a position statement on...

Failed Response to TB Is Morally Reprehensible, Say Stephen Lewis, Paul Farmer, Global Health Leaders; Drug-Resistant TB -- a 'Man-Made' Phenomenon -- Highlights Need for Urgent Action.
October 29, 2007... Byline: Open Society Institute NEW YORK, Oct. 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Open Society Institute today released the following advisory. - - - - CONTACT: Paul Silva, OSI, psilva@sorosny.org, +1-(000)-000-0000 or...

Gene Screen Patent Leads to 'Deal of Distinction' for University of Chicago; Licensing to Mayo Clinic Aids Colorectal Cancer Patients.
October 29, 2007... Byline: University of Chicago CHICAGO, Oct. 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- UChicagoTech, the University of Chicago's Office of Technology and Intellectual Property, has received a 2007 Deal of Distinction Award from the Licensing Executives...

Ted Deikel Joins California Pacific Medical Center Board of Directors.
October 29, 2007... Byline: California Pacific Medical Center SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- California Pacific Medical Center is delighted to welcome Ted Deikel as the newest member of its Board of Directors. "It's great to have Ted join...

First Trucks to Bear 'Eyes on the Road' Banner Take to the Road to Prevent and Cure Blindness; Most Recent Step in Mission of Partnership Between Truck.Net and Schepens Eye Research Institute.
October 30, 2007... Byline: Schepens Eye Research Institute BOSTON, Oct. 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- The first trucks to bear the logo for "Eyes on the Road," took to the highways this month. A campaign begun by a partnership between Truck.Net, the nation's...