AScribe Medicine News Service articles from September 2007

AScribe Medicine News Service archives from September 2007

New Award to Recognize Excellence in the Field of Communication Disorders.
September 4, 2007... Byline: University of Texas at Dallas RICHARDSON, Texas, Sept. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Callier Center for Communication Disorders at The University of Texas at Dallas has established the annual Callier Prize in Communications Disorders....

RAND Study Finds Patients With Depression Seeing Primary Care Physicians Frequently Do Not Receive High Quality Care.
September 4, 2007... Byline: RAND Corporation SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- Most patients with depression who are treated by primary care physicians do not receive care consistent with quality standards, according to a new RAND...

ADEAGies Foundation Announces Inaugural William J. Gies Awards for Vision, Innovation, and Achievement.
September 4, 2007... Byline: American Dental Education Association WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- Today the ADEAGies Foundation announced the launch of the William J. Gies Awards for Vision, Innovation, and Achievement. Named after William J. Gies, a...

Genetic Alliance Establishes the National Consumer Center for Genetics Resources and Services.
September 5, 2007... Byline: Genetic Alliance WASHINGTON, Sept. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- Genetic Alliance announced today the opening of the National Consumer Center for Genetics Resources and Services (NCCGRS). It is funded by a cooperative agreement from the...

Purdue Expert Urges Parents to Prepare Children for Disasters.
September 6, 2007... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Sept. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Children will be better prepared mentally and emotionally for a natural or manmade disaster if parents speak with them in advance about the threats in a...

Families of Children With Bipolar Disorder Call for More Research Into the Devastating Illness; Study Results Are National Wake-Up Call for Further Research.
September 6, 2007... Byline: Child & Adolescent Bipolar Foundation WILMETTE, Ill., Sept. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation (CABF) calls for further research on pediatric bipolar disorder following the release of a study that...

Johns Hopkins University President: Media, Candidates Not Addressing the Right Questions; Campaign Coverage of Health Care Must Address More Than Cost, Insurance; William Brody Announces Televised Health Care Conversations with Candidates, Others.
September 7, 2007... Byline: Johns Hopkins University BALTIMORE, Sept. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Even a marathon 2008 presidential campaign hasn't been long enough for reporters to get answers to key questions about the candidates' health care proposals, Johns...

Purdue Researchers Click Nutrition With Camera Diet Study.
September 10, 2007... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Sept. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- A Purdue University team plans to help health-conscious people better gauge what's on their plates by using their cell phone cameras. Carol Boushey, an...

Babies and Loss: What Do Young Children Feel? How Do They Cope? Latest Zero To Three Journal Explores Compelling Subject of How Young Children Experience Loss.
September 11, 2007... Byline: ZERO TO THREE WASHINGTON, Sept. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- Separation and loss is a part of every human life. Babies and toddlers learn to cope with relatively minor and temporary daily separation when parents are at work or...

RAND Study Finds Prescription Spending Caps Cause Some Seniors to Quit Taking Medicines for Chronic Illnesses.
September 11, 2007... Byline: RAND Corporation SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- Many seniors quit taking drugs for chronic illnesses such as diabetes and high blood pressure when they exceed their drug plan's yearly spending limits,...

University of Texas at El Paso Hosts Conference on Interrogations and Confessions.(Conference news)
September 11, 2007... Byline: University of Texas at El Paso EL PASO, Texas, Sept. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of Texas at El Paso, in partnership with Ohio University, will welcome more than 200 leading psychology, criminology, and legal experts to...

IntraHealth International Wins Pfizer Grant to Fight Malaria in Senegal.
September 11, 2007... Byline: IntraHealth International, Inc. CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Sept. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- Chapel Hill, N.C. based IntraHealth International, an organization committed to global public health, will lead a $1.5 million Pfizer-funded project...

Top Online Pharmacies Rated; Walgreens.com, RiteAid.com and CVS.com: Sites a Valuable Health Tool, But Shouldn't Be Sole Health Info Resource.
September 12, 2007... Byline: Consumers Union YONKERS, N.Y., Sept. 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- When it comes to reliable information, shoppers of the Web's top online drugstores have a clear choice. Experts at HealthRatings.org, a joint project of Consumer...

Sept. 12 Declared Chronic Kidney Disease Awareness Day; Chronic Kidney Disease Medical Symposium in San Francisco Sept. 15; Aims to Help Physicians Diagnosis Disease Early On to Prevent Kidney Failure.
September 12, 2007... Byline: National Kidney Foundation of Northern California & Northern Nevada SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- As the California Legislature adjourned its 2007 session early this morning the House resolution authored by Assembly...

Consumer Taskforce on Newborn Screening Established.
September 17, 2007... Byline: Genetic Alliance WASHINGTON, Sept. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- Genetic Alliance announced today the establishment of the Consumer Taskforce on Newborn Screening (CTF-NBS). The ten-member group includes parents who have experienced a...

University of Maryland Researchers Win Grant to Create Revolutionary Devices for Drug Development.
September 18, 2007... Byline: University of Maryland, College Park COLLEGE PARK, Md., Sept. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- A multi-disciplinary group of researchers from the University of Maryland, College Park, and the University of Maryland Biotechnology Institute...

Vanderbilt University Awarded $40 Million for Clinical and Translational Research; VU's Largest Single Grant Ever Awarded From the National Institutes of Health.
September 18, 2007... Byline: Vanderbilt Medical Center NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- Vanderbilt University has received a $40 million Clinical and Translational Science Award (CTSA) - its largest ever government research grant -- to expedite...

Four University of Chicago Scientists Receive $8 Million in Innovation Awards From National Institutes of Health.
September 18, 2007... Byline: University of Chicago CHICAGO, Sept. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- The National Institutes of Health is awarding separate research awards to four young University of Chicago scientists totaling $8 million to conduct promising but...

Vanderbilt Children's Hospital Researcher to Lead Largest-Ever Collaborative Study on Possible Link Between ADHD Medication and Heart Risk for Children.
September 19, 2007... Byline: Vanderbilt Medical Center NASHVILLE, Tenn., Sept. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- A researcher with the Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt has been named the principal investigator for the largest-ever data review to...

'Friday Night Lights,' 'Scrubs,' 'General Hospital' Take Top Honors at Sentinel for Health Awards; USC Annenberg Honors Writers, Producers for Addressing Timely Medical Issues in Television Storylines.
September 20, 2007... Byline: USC Annenberg School for Communication LOS ANGELES, Sept. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Hollywood, Health & Society, a partnership of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Cancer Institute (NCI), and the USC...

Dr. Jeanne Sinkford, Associate Executive Director and Director of the ADEA Center for Equity and Diversity, Receives National Dental Association's 2007 Trailblazer Award.
September 21, 2007... Byline: American Dental Education Association WASHINGTON, Sept. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Jeanne Sinkford, D.D.S., Ph.D., has received the 2007 Trailblazer Award from the National Dental Association (NDA). Only two other Trailblazer Awards...

New LSU Health Sciences Center School of Medicine Dean Named.
September 25, 2007... Byline: LSU Health Sciences Center NEW ORLEANS, La., Sept. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- After a national search, Dr. Larry Hollier, Chancellor of LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, has appointed Steve Nelson, MD, CM, FCCP as Dean of...

Child Development Experts Convene to Discuss Latest Research, Issues Related to Healthy Social, Emotional and Intellectual Development of Infants and Toddlers; Orlando Hosts 22nd National Training Institute.
September 25, 2007... Byline: ZERO TO THREE WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- Close to 2,000 early childhood specialists will gather in Orlando, Fla., this fall to learn the latest from early childhood experts around the country on how to best support...

OralLongevityTM Program Targets Oral Health of Older Americans; American Dental Association, GlaxoSmithKline Team Unveil Unique Initiative at ADA's Annual Meeting in San Francisco.
September 26, 2007... Byline: American Dental Association SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- The potential associations between oral health and overall health, including heart problems, diabetes and pneumonia make it even more important for older...

Psychology Professor Offers Writing Tips for Students; Dr. Dana S. Dunn's 'A Short Guide to Writing About Psychology' in Its Second Edition.
September 26, 2007... Byline: Moravian College BETHLEHEM, Pa., Sept. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- Concern for students' perennial need to master writing skills prompted Moravian College Professor Dana S. Dunn to release a new and revised second edition of his book...

University of Maryland, College Park Launches New School of Public Health; School Will Focus on Healthy Public Policy, Family Health Literacy.
September 26, 2007... Byline: University of Maryland, College Park COLLEGE PARK, Md., Sept. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of Maryland, College Park today launched its new School of Public Health, the first new school on the campus since 1981, when it...

Manoa Biosciences Inc. Announces Leading Scientific Advisory Board in Transgenesis; University of Hawaii Spin-Off Company Also Launches Commercial Website Offering Products, Services for Discovery Research.
September 26, 2007... Byline: University of Hawaii HONOLULU, Sept. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- Manoa BioSciences, Inc. (MBI), a University of Hawaii spin-off company incorporated in Delaware, recently announced the formation of its Scientific Advisory Board...

Alliance for Aging Research Offers Online Resources for Healthy Aging and Longevity; New and Improved Website Spans Personal Health to Policy Issues.(Website overview)
September 27, 2007... Byline: Alliance for Aging Research WASHINGTON, Sept. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Alliance for Aging Research has launched a new and improved website, www.agingresearch.org , with a fresh new look, easier navigation, and new features that...

Statement by American Dental Association President Kathleen Roth, DDS, on the Inclusion of Stable Dental Benefit in SCHIP Reauthorization Bill.
September 28, 2007... Byline: American Dental Association CHICAGO, Sept. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- The American Dental Association today released the following statement. - - - - "The American Dental Association applauds the Congress for including a...