AScribe Health News Service articles from April 2004

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April Is Alcohol Awareness Month: Resources, Contacts Available From Boston University Schools of Public Health and Medicine.
April 1, 2004... Byline: Join Together BOSTON, April 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- The following experts and resources from the Boston University Schools of Public Health and Medicine are available to enhance coverage of Alcohol Awareness Month (April) and...

Consumers Union Applauds Institute of Medicine's Dietary Supplement Guidelines Released Today.
April 1, 2004... Byline: Consumers Union YONKERS, N.Y., April 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Consumers Union, the independent, non-profit publisher of Consumer Reports, urges the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Congress to adopt the Institute of Medicine's...

Narcolepsy Network to Pilot National Sleep Disorders Screening Program.
April 1, 2004... Byline: Narcolepsy Network CINCINNATI, April 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- The weekend of April 3, Americans will mark the beginning of Daylight Savings Time by setting clocks forward and lose yet another hour of sleep. A majority in the United...

Consumer Reports Names 12 Dietary Supplements - From Aristolochia to Yohimbe - Too Dangerous for the Marketplace.
April 1, 2004... Byline: Consumers Union YONKERS, N.Y., April 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- In the May issue, Consumer Reports identifies 12 dietary supplements that are too dangerous to be on the market according to government warnings, adverse-event reports,...

Transcendental Meditation Lowers Blood Pressure in Black Adolescents.
April 1, 2004... Byline: Medical College of Georgia AUGUSTA, Ga., April 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Black adolescents at risk to be hypertensive adults can lower their blood pressure through daily transcendental meditation, according to research published in...

Consumer Reports Names 12 Dietary Supplements Too Dangerous for the Market.
April 2, 2004... Byline: Consumers Union YONKERS, N.Y., April 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- In its May CR Investigates report, Consumer Reports reveals the Dirty Dozen supplements you should avoid: "Dangerous Supplements Still At Large." Widely available in...

A New Way to Train Medical Students in Treating Obesity.
April 2, 2004... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., April 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- In response to the worldwide obesity epidemic, doctors at Duke University Medical Center have developed a multidisciplinary course that teaches future physicians to...

Christian Brothers University Psychology Class Going to the Dogs -- Really.
April 5, 2004... Byline: Christian Brothers University MEMPHIS, Tenn., April 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- Christian Brothers University psychology professor Dr. Tracie Burke's Psychology of Learning class is going to the dogs. Not only that, the 25 students in...

Low Activity Levels Found Among Children With Asthma Due to Parental Health Beliefs, Disease Severity.
April 5, 2004... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, April 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center report that 20 percent of children with asthma do not get enough exercise, even though physical...

Carnegie Mellon Interactive-Video DVD Helps Teens Avoid Sexually Transmitted Diseases.
April 6, 2004... Byline: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH, April 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Sexually active teenage girls who viewed an interactive sex education DVD created by researchers at Carnegie Mellon University were more likely to become abstinent...

UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center Seeks Breast Cancer Survivors to Test Yoga for Fatigue.
April 6, 2004... Byline: UCLA LOS ANGELES, April 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center are recruiting volunteers who have completed treatment for breast cancer and are experiencing persistent fatigue to join a study to see if...

April 8 Is National Alcohol Screening Day: Resources, Contacts Available From Boston University Schools of Public Health and Medicine.
April 6, 2004... Byline: Join Together BOSTON, April 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- The following experts and resources from the Boston University Schools of Public Health and Medicine are available to enhance coverage of National Alcohol Screening Day (April 8)...

Study Shows Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Increases in Children With Extended ICU Stays Following Cardiac Surgery.
April 7, 2004... Byline: NYU Medical Center NEW YORK, April 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- A study published in the April issue of The Journal of Pediatrics shows that the occurrence of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) increases significantly in school-age...

Heal & Strengthen Your Back: Sports Medicine Specialist Offers a Clinically Proven Yoga/Pilates-Based Program to Relieve Low Back Pain Without Surgery.
April 7, 2004... Byline: Hospital for Special Surgery NEW YORK, N.Y., April 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Four out of five Americans will have a low back pain problem at some point in their lives with one episode generally leading to another within a year. The...

Alcohol Cost Calculator for Kids Launched During Alcohol Awareness Month: Web Tool Puts Local Data on Serious Teen Drinking Problems in Hands of Communities; Shows Need for Treatment.
April 8, 2004... Byline: Ensuring Solutions to Alcohol Problems WASHINGTON, April 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- A powerful new tool developed by scientists at George Washington University Medical Center reveals for policy makers, parents, teachers, and youth...

Newer Antipsychotic Drugs Appear to Stem Violent Behavior.
April 11, 2004... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., April 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at Duke University Medical Center have found that a new generation of medications called "atypical antipsychotics" can significantly lower the risk of violent...

Cal State Northridge Students, Faculty Take Part in Educational Revolution.
April 12, 2004... Byline: Calif. State University, Northridge NORTHRIDGE, Calif., April 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- In classrooms across the San Fernando Valley, Cal State Northridge students and faculty are taking part in an educational revolution. Under...

'Virtual Wok' a Feature of Joslin Diabetes Center's New Chinese-English Web Site; New Edition of Joslin's Chinese American Diabetes Guide Published.
April 12, 2004... Byline: Joslin Diabetes Center BOSTON, April 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- Imagine being able to place various Asian foods into an electronic (virtual) wok on your computer screen and learn about the nutritional contents of the ingredients...

Psychology Conference Focuses on Anger, Intervention.
April 13, 2004... Byline: University of Arkansas FAYETTEVILLE, Ark., April 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- The man tailgating you and gesturing wildly with a single finger -- is he angry or just acting aggressively, and does that make a difference in how you...

Alarming Rise in Incidence of Lung Cancer, Lung Cancer Death in Women.(Brief Article)
April 13, 2004... Byline: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center NEW YORK, April 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- In the past fifty years, there has been a 600 percent increase in the number of women who will be diagnosed with lung cancer and die of the disease....

University of Florida Researcher: Animals Think in Their Own Way, But Unlike Humans.(Do Animals Think?)(Book Review)
April 13, 2004... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., April 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Does your dog know if you've had a bad day? Probably, but don't expect your cat to catch on. Do chimpanzees understand why those who can't see them don't...

Are Toddlers Who Can't Sleep at Higher Risk of Becoming Teens Who Smoke, Drink or Do Drugs? Long-Term Family Study Finds Links Between Early Childhood Sleep Problems, Adolescent Substance Use.
April 14, 2004... Byline: University of Michigan Health System ANN ARBOR, Mich., April 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- A long-term study has found a significant connection between sleep problems in children's toddler years and the chance that they'll use alcohol,...

Wright State University Research Indicates Where Ecstasy Users Get Advice.
April 14, 2004... Byline: Wright State University School of Medicine DAYTON, Ohio, April 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- A study of young adult MDMA/Ecstasy users conducted by the Center for Interventions, Treatment and Addictions Research (CITAR) at Wright State...

MIT Aims Radar Research at Breast Cancer.
April 15, 2004... Byline: MIT CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- A breast cancer treatment based on MIT radar research that was originally aimed at detecting space-borne missiles is showing promise in the final phase of clinical testing. ...

Physical Beauty Involves More Than Good Looks.
April 15, 2004... Byline: University of Wisconsin - Madison MADISON, Wis., April 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- There is more to beauty than meets the stranger's eye, according to results from three studies examining the influence of non-physical traits on...

New Insights About Brain, Emotions, Social Behavior to Be Discussed by Renowned Neuroscientist May 4 at UC San Diego.
April 15, 2004... Byline: University of California, San Diego LA JOLLA, Calif., April 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- The role of emotions in decision-making and the brain mechanisms underlying such feelings as joy and sorrow will be among the topics discussed May...

Exposure to Food Increases Brain Metabolism; Same Area of Brain Affected as Seen in Drug-Addiction Studies.
April 19, 2004... Byline: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, N.Y., April 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory have produced new evidence that brain circuits involved in drug addiction are...

Sisters Share Special Bond After Rare Living-Donor Transplant.
April 19, 2004... Byline: University of Illinois at Chicago CHICAGO, April 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- Jessica Eveleth will celebrate her 21st birthday on April 20, but she has already received the gift of a lifetime. Her sister Jamie, 18, donated a segment of...

University of Illinois at Chicago Tests First Herpes Vaccine.
April 19, 2004... Byline: University of Illinois at Chicago CHICAGO, April 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago are testing a new vaccine that may prevent genital herpes infection in women. If it works, it would be...

Solvent, Common Drug Plus Hormones Raise Risk of Reproductive Failures and Breast Cancers.
April 19, 2004... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., April 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers have identified an industrial solvent in the environment and a frequently prescribed drug, valproic acid, as compounds that so potently boost estrogen and...

Personalized Treatment Goal of Indiana University Breast Cancer Study Funded by $10 Million Department of Defense Grant.
April 19, 2004... Byline: Indiana University School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS, April 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- Advances in medical technology and a $10 million grant from the U.S. Department of Defense will allow researchers to study methods for...

Duh: It's, Like, Adults Don't Get It; New Book Says Teenage Behavior Makes Sense.(Freaks, Geeks, and Cool Kids: American Teenagers, Schools, and the Culture of Consumption)(Book Review)
April 20, 2004... Byline: University of Virginia CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., April 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- What's wrong with these kids today? It's a question American parents have been asking for decades. And the answer always has been just out of reach....

University of California, Irvine Psychologist Elizabeth Loftus Elected to National Academy of Sciences.
April 20, 2004... Byline: University of California, Irvine IRVINE, Calif., April 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Elizabeth Loftus, Distinguished Professor in UC Irvine's School of Social Ecology, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Loftus, a...

Smoking Linked to More Than 60 Percent of Overall Cancer Death Burden in Black Men; Tobacco Explains Disparity in Black-White Male Cancer Mortality Rates.
April 21, 2004... Byline: Univ. of California, Davis, Medical Center SACRAMENTO, Calif., April 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- The overall cancer death rate for African-American males would drop by nearly two-thirds -- without any other intervention -- if their...

New Center for Oceans and Human Health Established in Woods Hole.(Woods Hole Center for Oceans and Human Health)
April 22, 2004... Byline: Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution WOODS HOLE, Mass., April 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Scientists from the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (WHOI), Marine Biological Laboratory (MBL) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology...

Indiana University Names Julia R. Heiman Director of Kinsey Institute.
April 22, 2004... Byline: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind., April 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Julia R. Heiman, a leader in the evolving field of sex research, will become the sixth director of the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender and...

University of Georgia, Athens Food Scientist Develops Better Fish Oil.
April 23, 2004... Byline: University of Georgia ATHENS, Ga., April 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- University of Georgia scientists have developed a form of omega-3 fish oil that's easier for people to absorb and leaves no fishy aftertaste. Research has linked...

Elizabethtown College Occupational Therapist Offers Moms Ergonomic Tips for Mother's Day.
April 23, 2004... Byline: Elizabethtown College ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa., April 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- Everyday duties such as lifting a child into a car seat or changing diapers may be doing harm to moms, according to Elizabethtown College's occupational...

Eight Years After Paralyzing Accident, Vanderbilt Student Earns Doctorate; David Garcia to Participate in May 14 Graduation Ceremony.
April 23, 2004... Byline: Vanderbilt University NASHVILLE, Tenn., April 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- David Garcia lives each day coping with limitations heavy enough to crush the spirit. The entire Vanderbilt University community is getting ready to celebrate...

Ten Basic Principles of Good Parenting: In New Book, Temple Psychologist Brings Home Science of Raising Children.(Book Review)
April 23, 2004... Byline: Temple University PHILADELPHIA, April 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- What you do matters. You cannot be too loving. Be involved in your child's life. Adapt your parenting to fit your child. Establish rules and set limits. Help foster...

New Research to Address Pressing Question: Will Early Lung Cancer Detection Lead to Tobacco Cessation? Weill Cornell Medical College to Receive $3.6 Million for CT Screening Research.
April 26, 2004... Byline: Edelman Public Relations NEW YORK, April 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new screening technology that could detect lung cancer much earlier than ever before was funded today through matching grants of $1.8 million respectively from the...

Leading International Events Company, Causeforce Inc., Picks Convio as Internet Partner for Major Canadian Cancer Walks; Causeforce Expands in Canada, Uses Convio for 'Weekend to End Breast Cancer' Events.
April 27, 2004... Byline: Convio AUSTIN, Texas, April 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- CauseForce Inc. - one of the leading companies that helps nonprofits in North America and around the world produce large-scale fundraising events - has selected Convio, Inc. as...

University of Florida Study: Mistaken Beliefs About Smoking Moms Can Influence Minorities.
April 27, 2004... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., April 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- The illusion of smoking can be just as deadly as the real thing for minority inner-city girls who believe their mothers have the habit, a new University of...

American Dental Association Statement on 'Ante Partum Dental Radiography and Infant Low Birth Weight'.
April 27, 2004... Byline: American Dental Association CHICAGO, April 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- The following statement appears in the Journal of the American Medical Association, April 28, 2004. --- Recently published research associating pregnant...

Michigan State University Video Game Designed to Improve Nutrition Among Low-Income Families.(Fantastic Food Challenge)
April 28, 2004... Byline: Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich., April 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- Michigan State University educators are using a video game to improve the eating and nutrition habits of adults. "The Fantastic Food Challenge,"...

'Mean Girls' Expert: Helping Girls Find Alternatives to Bullying.
April 29, 2004... Byline: Pennsylvania State University HERSHEY, Pa., April 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- "Mean Girls," a new movie, looks at the nastiness that can take place in high school, particularly among young teen girls. While the movie is a comedy,...

New Papillomavirus Target Could Lead to First Specific Antiviral Drugs for Precancerous Cervical Lesions.
April 29, 2004... Byline: Harvard University Medical School BOSTON, April 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- Harvard Medical School researchers have uncovered a missing link in our understanding of how human papillomaviruses gain their foothold in the rapidly dividing...

Preventive Oral Health Care Supported During Pregnancy.
April 29, 2004... Byline: American Dental Hygienists' Association CHICAGO, April 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- The American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA) recommends that women who are pregnant or who may become pregnant continue seeing a dental hygienist...

University of Delaware Hinged Figure Skate Designed to Reduce Injuries.
April 29, 2004... Byline: University of Delaware NEWARK, Del., April 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at the University of Delaware have redesigned the traditional figure skate, with the goal of reducing the joint injuries that plague many competitive...

Merging Hearing Technologies Sounds Good to Researcher.
April 29, 2004... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., April 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- A Purdue University researcher is combining two technologies - hearing aids and cochlear implants - to help improve speech understanding and sound quality for...

Anthony Lapaglia, Thora Birch, Reba McEntire, Johnny Cash, Metallica, 'Law & Order,' 'The Practice,' 'Queer as Folk,' 'Girlfriends,' 'Becker,' 'City Of God' Receive Top Honors at 8th Annual PRISM Awards.(Brief Article)
April 30, 2004... Byline: Entertainment Industries Council LOS ANGELES, April 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- The winners of the 8th Annual PRISM Awards were announced today at The Hollywood Palladium. Presented by the Entertainment Industries Council Inc. (EIC),...