AScribe Medicine News Service articles from September 2008

AScribe Medicine News Service archives from September 2008

Pediatric Nephrologist Joins Medical College of Wisconsin Faculty.
September 2, 2008... Byline: Medical College of Wisconsin MILWAUKEE, Sept. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Priya Pais, M.D., has been appointed assistant professor of pediatrics in the division of nephrology at the Medical College of Wisconsin and to the medical staff...

2008 Hope Award for Volunteer of the Year Goes to Science Writer Caryn Rogers; Rogers to be Honored For Dedication and Valuable Service at Annual Benefit Gala.
September 2, 2008... Byline: Preeclampsia Foundation MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Preeclampsia Foundation announced today that Ms. Caryn Rogers is the 2008 recipient of its annual Hope Award for Volunteer of the Year. This prestigious award...

International Association for the Study of Dreams to Hold Internet Conference Sept. 21 - Oct. 5.(Conference news)
September 8, 2008... Byline: International Association for the Study of Dreams BERKELEY, Calif., Sept. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Most people dream - or daydream - about the future. Sept. 21 - Oct. 5 the International Association for the Study of Dreams (IASD)...

The Interrogation and Torture Controversy: A Crisis in Psychology; A Dialogue on the Ethics of Psychologists in Detainee Interrogations.
September 8, 2008... Byline: John Jay College of Criminal Justice NEW YORK, Sept. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- The John Jay College of Criminal Justice today released the following advisory. - - - - WHAT: This conference will focus on the role of...

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Awards 15 Nurse Faculty Scholars Research and Mentoring Support; $28 Million Program Addresses Nursing Shortage, Supports Next Generation of Academic Nursing Leaders.
September 8, 2008... Byline: School of Nursing, Johns Hopkins University PRINCETON, N.J., Sept. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today awarded the first round of grants to 15 junior faculty nurses from around the country to...

Guide Launched to Prepare Americans for Newly Passed Health Legislation; Coalition for Genetic Fairness Unveils Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act Resource.
September 9, 2008... Byline: Genetic Alliance WASHINGTON, Sept. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Coalition for Genetic Fairness today announced the launch of an interactive, online guide to the landmark Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA). The...

UC Santa Barbara's External Research Funding Shatters Record.
September 9, 2008... Byline: University of California, Santa Barbara SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Sept. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Research support from external sources broke all previous records at UC Santa Barbara during the last fiscal year. A total of $194 million...

U.S. Patients, Hospitals Could Benefit From Indian Approach to Innovation.
September 9, 2008... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Sept. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- U.S. hospitals and policymakers could find many valuable lessons in recent accomplishments in the Indian hospital market, according to an interdisciplinary team from Duke...

American Dental Association, FDI World Dental Federation Announce First 'World Oral Health Day' to Increase Awareness of Oral Health, Impact of Oral Diseases - Sept. 12.
September 10, 2008... Byline: American Dental Association CHICAGO, Sept. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- The American Dental Association (ADA) and the FDI World Dental Federation, the worldwide voice of the dental profession, are pleased to announce the first "World...

RAND Study Finds Retail Medical Clinics Attract Patients Who Do Not Have Regular Health Care Providers.
September 10, 2008... Byline: RAND Corporation SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Retail medical clinics located in pharmacies and other stores typically attract insured and uninsured patients who are seeking help for a small group of...

Health Officials Voice Concern Over Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in Drinking Water.
September 10, 2008... Byline: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) has urged federal agencies to address concerns about the...

Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America, Consumer Healthcare Products Association, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America Join Forces to Educate Parents and Youth About Dangers of Medicine Abuse; Distribute Anti-Drug Abuse Educational Materials to Newspapers Nationwide.
September 10, 2008... Byline: Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA), the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) and the Pharmaceutical Research and...

Dr. Judith Monroe Elected President of the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials.
September 11, 2008... Byline: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- Indiana State Health Commissioner Judith A. Monroe was elected president of the Association of State and Territorial Health...

Researchers at Four Major American Universities Receive 2008 Vision Grants: University of Chicago, University of Florida, University of Vermont, Yale University.
September 11, 2008... Byline: Preeclampsia Foundation MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Preeclampsia Foundation announced today that Drs. Odul "Laurie" Amburgey (University of Vermont), Daobin Ding (University of Chicago), Jonathan McGuane...

ADEAGies Foundation Announces William J. Gies Awards for Vision, Innovation, and Achievement; Call for Nominations; Gies Awards Celebration to be Held March 14, 2009, in Phoenix.
September 12, 2008... Byline: American Dental Education Association WASHINGTON, Sept. 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- The ADEAGies Foundation invites entries for the 2009 William J. Gies Awards for Vision, Innovation, and Achievement (The Gies Awards). The Gies Awards,...

Johns Hopkins First in R&D Expenditures for 29th Year; Spending More Than $1.5 Billion in FY2007.
September 15, 2008... Byline: Johns Hopkins University BALTIMORE, Sept. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Johns Hopkins University performed $1.55 billion in science, medical and engineering research in fiscal year 2007, making it the leading U.S. academic...

New Guidelines Improve Emergency Management of Mosquito-Spread Diseases.(Disease/Disorder overview)
September 16, 2008... Byline: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Today, the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) released guidelines to help communities across the United...

FDA Insists Toxic Sex Hormone and Plastics Chemical BPA, Good for Babies; New Study Links BPA With Heart Disease, Diabetes in U.S. Adults.
September 16, 2008... Byline: Environmental Working Group ROCKVILLE, Md., Sept. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- At an open meeting today, officials from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) came under increased fire for the agency's position that bisphenol A (BPA) -...

Health Departments in Rhode Island and Alabama Receive ASTHO Vision Awards for Innovative Health Programs; Texas and South Carolina Take Second Place.
September 17, 2008... Byline: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- This year the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) presented its prestigious Vision Awards to Rhode...

California Governor Schwarzenegger Honored for Contributions to Improved Public Health.
September 17, 2008... Byline: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) presented the 2008 Excellence in Public Health Award to Gov....

Dr. James Marks Honored for Contributions to Improved Public Health and Support of State Health Officials.
September 17, 2008... Byline: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) presented the 2008 National Excellence in Public Health Award to...

Dr. Terry Dwelle Receives State Public Health's Top Honor.
September 17, 2008... Byline: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- North Dakota State Health Officer Terry L. Dwelle, MD, MPH, is the recipient of the 2008 McCormack Award from the Association of...

Dr. F.E. 'Ed' Thompson, Jr., Honored by State Health Officials.
September 17, 2008... Byline: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- Mississippi State Health Officer F. E. "Ed" Thompson, Jr. MD, MPH, is the recipient of the Association of State and Territorial...

NACCHO Executive Director Patrick M. Libbey Honored by State Health Officials.
September 17, 2008... Byline: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- Patrick M. Libbey, Executive Director of the National Association of County and City Health Officials (NACCHO) is the recipient of...

Preeclampsia Foundation, HELLP Syndrome Society Announce Merger.
September 20, 2008... Byline: Preeclampsia Foundation MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Leslie Weeks, Preeclampsia Board Chair and Steve and Jennifer Bohach, co-founders of the HELLP Syndrome Society tonight announced the two organizations have agreed...

Wistar Institute Researcher Receives 'New Innovator' Award From NIH.
September 22, 2008... Byline: The Wistar Institute PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- A Wistar Institute researcher's novel approach to understanding genetic causes of human disease has earned him an NIH Director's New Innovator Award and grant from...

Penn Researchers Receive Prestigious NIH Director's Pioneer and New Innovator Awards.
September 22, 2008... Byline: University of Pennsylvania Health System PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- James Eberwine, PhD, the Elmer Holmes Bobst Professor of Pharmacology and co-director of the Penn Genome Frontiers Institute, has been awarded the...

Global Research Institute at University of Colorado Denver Aims to Eradicate the Ill Effects Associated With Down Syndrome; Anna and John J. Sie Foundation Commits $34 Million to establish Colorado as the Worldwide Beacon for Research and Care.
September 22, 2008... Byline: University of Colorado Denver AURORA, Colo., Sept. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Anna and John J. Sie have high hopes for their granddaughter Sophia, born five years ago with Down syndrome. Today, through the largest private contribution...

25 New MacArthur Fellows Announced; Out of the Blue - $500,000 - No Strings.
September 22, 2008... Byline: Lipman Hearne, Inc. CHICAGO, Sept. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation today named 25 new MacArthur Fellows for 2008. This past week, the recipients learned in a single phone call from the...

New Tool to Assess Speech Development in Infants, Toddlers With Hearing Impairments.
September 23, 2008... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Sept. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- The number of hearing impaired infants and toddlers who are successfully aided by technological devices, such as hearing aids and cochlear implants, continues...

EPA Ignores Toxic Rocket Fuel Chemical in Communities and Drinking Water Supplies; Toxic Chemical Interferes With Infant Brain Development.
September 23, 2008... Byline: Environmental Working Group WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- Under pressure from the White House and the Pentagon, the Environmental Protection Agency has decided not to set cleanup or safety standards for a toxic rocket...

American Lung Association Joins Health Officials to Prevent Spread of Influenza by Urging People to Get Vaccinated; Newly Updated Flu Clinic Locator Available on www.flucliniclocator.org; Helps People Find Local Vaccination Clinics, Stay Healthy.
September 24, 2008... Byline: American Lung Association WASHINGTON, Sept. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- The American Lung Association is making it a little easier for people to get their flu shot this season with the availability of its 2008-2009 Flu Clinic Locator....

Penn Researcher Receives $1 Million Grant for Cancer Gene Therapy Research.
September 24, 2008... Byline: University of Pennsylvania Health System PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- Carl June, MD, Director of Translational Research at the Abramson Cancer Center of the University of Pennsylvania and Professor of Pathology and...

Palo Alto Medical Foundation Acquires Advanced Clinical Decision Support Technology From Enigma CKM Inc. to Create New Medical Informatics Technology Program; New Technology Combines With PAMF's Electronic and Personal Health Record Systems to Support Personalized Care for Patients.
September 24, 2008... Byline: Palo Alto Medical Foundation PALO ALTO, Calif., Sept. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- Working with Enigma CKM Inc. (Enigma), based in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, the Palo Alto Medical Foundation (PAMF) has developed medical informatics...

Nanotechnology: Regulating the Smallest Details.
September 25, 2008... Byline: University of Dayton DAYTON, Ohio, Sept. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- Slight modifications to nanomaterials can be the difference between a medical marvel and medical hazard. But, there are no laws or regulations specific to governing...

Purdue Research Park-Based Company Detects, Traps Bacteria That Causes Foodborne Illness.
September 25, 2008... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Sept. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- A Purdue Research Park-based company has developed a method to capture and detect foodborne illness-causing bacteria such as E. coli that promises to be quicker...

It's a Gamble: Choosing Vice Presidential Candidates.
September 26, 2008... Byline: Saint Joseph's University PHILDELPHIA, Sept. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- There are two old political maxims about choosing vice presidential candidates. One borrows from the Hippocratic Oath and advises that when picking a running...

North American Association of Central Cancer Registries Announces New Leadership.
September 26, 2008... Byline: North American Association of Central Cancer Registries SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Sept. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- The North American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR) Board of Directors is pleased to announce the appointment...

American Cancer Society Celebrates Signature of Menu Labeling; California Leads the Way for the Country in Nutrition Policy.
September 30, 2008... Byline: American Cancer Society SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- The American Cancer Society, California Division applauds Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger for signing SB 1420 (Padilla) and continuing California's leadership in...