AScribe Medicine News Service articles from September 2004

AScribe Medicine News Service archives from September 2004

Chernobyl Study Reveals First Direct Evidence That Risk of Thyroid Cancer Rises With Increasing Radiation Dose.(Chernobyl, Ukraine, Nuclear Accident, 1986)
September 1, 2004... Byline: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center SEATTLE, Sept. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- The risk of thyroid cancer rises with increasing radiation dose, according to the most thorough risk analysis for thyroid cancer to date among people who...

New Imaging Technology Shown to Detect Early Signs of Type 1 Diabetes in Animal Models.
September 1, 2004... Byline: Joslin Diabetes Center BOSTON, Sept. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- By the time overt symptoms of type 1 diabetes appear in an individual, destruction of the insulin-producing beta cells of the pancreas has already progressed...

Long-Imprisoned Vietnamese Doctor to Receive Human Rights Award From New York Academy of Sciences; Academy's Annual Meeting Set for Sept. 13.(Dr. Nguyen Dan Que)
September 2, 2004... Byline: New York Academy of Sciences NEW YORK, Sept. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Dr. Nguyen Dan Que, a 61-year-old Vietnamese medical doctor who has dedicated his life to improving the lives of the Vietnamese people and who has spent nearly 25...

$18 Million Bioinformatics Center To Become Weapon Against Deadly Diseases.(National Microbial Pathogen Data Resource Center)
September 3, 2004... Byline: University of Chicago CHICAGO, Sept. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- A computer database designed to help biomedical scientists identify and exploit the weak spots in scores of deadly microorganisms will be established with an $18 million...

Joslin Diabetes Center Adds Affiliate at University of California, Irvine Medical Center; Affiliate Is Joslin's First in California.
September 9, 2004... Byline: Joslin Diabetes Center BOSTON, Sept. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Joslin Diabetes Center, the world leader in diabetes research and care, announced today its affiliation with University of California, Irvine Medical Center. Located at...

C. Ronald Kahn, M.D., President of Joslin Diabetes Center, Awarded 2004 Claude Bernard Medal by European Association for the Study of Diabetes.
September 10, 2004... Byline: Joslin Diabetes Center BOSTON, Sept. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- C. Ronald Kahn, M.D., President and Director of Joslin Diabetes Center, has been awarded the 2004 Claude Bernard Medal by the European Association for the Study of...

NYU Epilepsy Center Hosts First International Latin-American Neurosciences Symposium.(New York University)
September 10, 2004... Byline: NYU Medical Center NEW YORK, Sept. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- The International Epilepsy Program at NYU Medical Center will conduct its first International Latin-American Neurosciences Symposium Sept. 13 and 14. Under the direction...

Inflammatory Marker May Be Early Sign of Blood Vessel Blockages; Hs-CRP Is Elevated When Plaques Are Present But Symptoms Are Absent.
September 13, 2004... Byline: Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn., Sept. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- The inflammation that makes artery blockages likely to rupture and cause a heart attack may be a key factor in creating those blockages - long before the rupture occurs,...

University of Illinois at Chicago Unveils World's Most Powerful MRI for Decoding Human Brain.
September 16, 2004... Byline: University of Illinois at Chicago CHICAGO, Sept. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of Illinois at Chicago today released the following advisory. - - - WHO/WHAT: The University of Illinois at Chicago unveils its...

University of Mississippi Medical Center's New Simulation Laboratory Helps Enhance Surgeons' Skills; Lab to Host Delegation of Surgeons From Korea.
September 17, 2004... Byline: University of Mississippi Medical Center JACKSON, Miss., Sept. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new simulation laboratory in the School of Medicine at the University of Mississippi Medical Center is helping to enhance the skills of...

University of Mississippi Medical Center Grad Shares Research With Australian Physicians.
September 17, 2004... Byline: University of Mississippi Medical Center JACKSON, Miss., Sept. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers in Australia and the University of Mississippi Medical Center share a common medical interest that outweighs their distance: chronic...

New Asian-American Tobacco Use, Diet Findings to Be Reported at 5th Asian Cancer Control Academy; National Cancer Institute Director to Keynote Two-Day Conference in Sacramento.
September 17, 2004... Byline: Univ. of California, Davis, Medical Center SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- Journalists are invited to cover the 5th Asian Cancer Control Academy on Oct. 22 and 23 at the Hilton Arden West, 2200 Harvard St.,...

Public Health Informatics Institute Receives $3.2 Million Grant From The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation; Collaboration Is Key to Advancing Public Health Information Infrastructure.
September 20, 2004... Byline: Public Health Informatics Institute DECATUR, Ga., Sept. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Public Health Informatics Institute has been awarded a two-year, $3.2 million grant from The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to advance...

HIV Dementia Mechanism Discovered; Finding May Lead to New Therapies.
September 20, 2004... Byline: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, N.Y., Sept. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have discovered a key mechanism in the brains of people with human...

Experts Warn There May Be More Climate Shocks and Surprises From Global Warming.(Harvard Medical School Center for Health and the Global Environment warnings)
September 20, 2004... Byline: Harvard University Medical School WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- At a Capitol Hill briefing today organized by the Harvard Medical School Center for Health and the Global Environment, experts warned that events...

Mayo Clinic First in the United States to Scan With New Computed Tomography System; Open House Sept. 20-22 at New CT Clinical Innovation Center at Mayo Clinic.(SOMATOM Sensation 64(tm) CT System)
September 20, 2004... Byline: Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn., Sept. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Mayo Clinic is the first medical institution in the United States to use a new computed tomography (CT) system that produces images with greater speed and anatomic detail...

Georgia Tech Professor Designs Program to Help States Organize Bioterror Plans; Program Installed in Georgia and to Be Tested by Health Departments in Several States.(RealOpt public health management software)
September 20, 2004... Byline: Georgia Institute of Technology ATLANTA, Sept. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Imagine that a terrorist has just released the smallpox virus in Atlanta, and suddenly there's a race against time to vaccinate and treat every last man, woman...

Rose-Hulman Insitute of Technology Students Contribute to Medical Software Development for ObTech.(ObGynPocketPro)
September 21, 2004... Byline: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Sept. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Four Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology students are applying what they've learned in the classroom along with educational experiences while...

Walking May Protect Elderly Men From Dementia, Study by University of Virginia Researcher Shows.
September 21, 2004... Byline: University of Virginia Health System CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Sept. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Elderly men who are sedentary or walk less than a quarter of a mile per day are nearly twice as likely to develop dementia and Alzheimer's...

Oct. 4 Conference to Examine Issues in Race and Genetics.
September 21, 2004... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Congressional Black Caucus and The Johns Hopkins University will host a meeting of African American leaders to examine issues in race and genetics on...

James S. Marks Named to Direct Health Group for The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
September 21, 2004... Byline: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation PRINCETON, N.J., Sept. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- James S. Marks, M.D., M.P.H, has been named the new senior vice president and director of the Health group of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and will...

Cholesterol Medicine Breaks Down Prescription Drugs, Research Shows.(herbal drug gugulipid )
September 22, 2004... Byline: University of Kansas LAWRENCE, Kan., Sept. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at the University of Kansas have discovered that a cholesterol-lowering herbal drug also produces an unwanted side effect: It accelerates the breakdown...

Health Policy Institute Established at University of the Sciences in Philadelphia.
September 24, 2004... Byline: University of the Sciences in Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- University of the Sciences in Philadelphia (USP) has established a new Health Policy Institute (HPI) to become an essential resource and provide...

Howard Hughes Medical Institute and NIH's NIBIB to Invest Up to $35 Million in Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Programs; Model Partnership Will Blend Biological, Physical Sciences, Engineering.(National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering)
September 27, 2004... Byline: Howard Hughes Medical Institute CHEVY CHASE, Md., Sept. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- As biomedical science becomes more interdisciplinary, research progress will depend on contributions from life scientists who are familiar with the...

American Dental Association Holds Annual Meeting in Orlando.
September 27, 2004... Byline: American Dental Association CHICAGO, Sept. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- Nearly 35,000 dentists and oral health professionals are expected to attend the American Dental Association's (ADA) 145th annual session, Sept. 30 - Oct. 3 at the...

Dell, Marcus Foundation to Provide Computer Systems for CDC's New Emergency Operations Center.(Dell Inc.)
September 28, 2004... Byline: CDC Foundation ATLANTA, Sept. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- The CDC Foundation has received a commitment from Dell Inc. and the Marcus Foundation to provide 229 workstations for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC's)...

Harvard Medical Researcher Receives MacArthur 'Genius' Award.(Vamsi Mootha, MacArthur Fellowship )
September 28, 2004... Byline: Harvard University Medical School BOSTON, Sept. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- A MacArthur Fellowship has been awarded to Vamsi Mootha, Harvard Medical School assistant professor in the HMS Department of Systems Biology and the Department...

MacArthur 'Genius' Grants Go to Four From MIT.(Massachusetts Institute of Technology, MacArthur Fellowships)
September 28, 2004... Byline: MIT CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- Two MIT engineers, a scientist and an alumna have won 2004 MacArthur Fellowships, commonly known as "genius" grants. They were honored for coaxing viruses to manufacture...

Gene Clusters Predict Atherosclerosis Severity, Susceptibility.
September 28, 2004... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Sept. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- Duke University Medical Center researchers have identified specific clusters of genes within human aortas that appear to predict with great specificity which patients may...

Schepens Eye Research Institute Receives NIH 'Roadmap' Grant to Develop New Center for Curing Eye Diseases; Institute to Join Forces With Experts From Other Biomedical, Technological Fields in Battle Against Blindness.
September 30, 2004... Byline: Schepens Eye Research Institute BOSTON, Sept. 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Schepens Eye Research Institute has been awarded a grant from the National Institutes of Health to form teams of basic and clinical researchers from many...