AScribe Health News Service articles from December 2003

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Global-Village Smithies: Blacksmithing at Hampshire College Forges Connections in History, Art Studies, International Assistive Technology.
December 2, 2003... Byline: Hampshire College AMHERST, Mass., Dec. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- You may think the need for working iron by hand went the way of North America's spreading chestnut trees, but students at Hampshire College are eagerly signing up to...

Social Behavior Among Monkeys May Be More the Result of Nature Than Nurture, University of Chicago Research Finds.
December 3, 2003... Byline: University of Chicago CHICAGO, Dec. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- An unusual experiment with monkeys who were switched between mothers shortly after birth has demonstrated the importance of nature over nurture in behavior. Young...

New Breast Scanner Can Detect Early Signs of Cancer.
December 4, 2003... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Dec. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at Duke University Medical Center have developed a new breast scanner that is designed to detect subtle changes in breast cells before a lump can be felt by...

Students With Celiac Disease Find Personal Touch at Elizabethtown College.
December 4, 2003... Byline: Elizabethtown College ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa., Dec. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- When students Kristi Sannuti and Jared Morris visit Elizabethtown College's dining hall for something to eat, they sometimes go directly to the kitchen. That's...

Protein That Predicts Tamoxifen Resistance Is Identified.
December 4, 2003... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Dec. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center have identified a protein that breast cancer tumors over-produce when they become resistant to the drug tamoxifen. The...

New Year's Resolutions: Why Do We Make Them When We Usually Don't Keep Them?
December 5, 2003... Byline: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Dec. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- "Now," you sigh, "can I sit down?" "I don't think so," a voice sneers from within. "You haven't made your New Year's resolutions." Heaven knows we all...

Spaulding Physician InVESTs in Elders' Independence; National Institute on Aging Awards Career Development Grant.
December 5, 2003... Byline: Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital BOSTON, Dec. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital Network is proud to announce that a four-year career development grant of $580,000 from the National Institute on Aging was...

The Uninvited Guest: Understanding, Beating Stress at One of the Busiest Times of the Year.
December 5, 2003... Byline: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, Kan., Dec. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- With holidays approaching, excess stress has set up camp in most people's lives. It is a part of work, home and school. Where there are responsibilities, there...

Santa Cruz County's Doran Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired Hosts Open House Thursday, Dec. 11, Celebrating New Partnership.
December 8, 2003... Byline: Peninsula Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired SANTA CRUZ, Calif., Dec. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Doran Center for the Blind & Visually Impaired (DCBVI), a non-profit organization serving blind and visually impaired individuals...

Combining Various Magnetic Resonance Imaging Techniques May Help Improve Breast Cancer Detection.
December 11, 2003... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, Dec. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at Johns Hopkins say that combining various types of magnetic resonance (MR) imaging techniques more accurately sorts cancers from benign masses...

Have a Healthy Holiday Season With These Helpful Tips From University of Michigan Health System.
December 16, 2003... Byline: University of Michigan Health System ANN ARBOR, Mich., Dec. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- It's the most wonderful time of the year, as the song says, and holiday preparations will launch into high gear this week with the arrival of...

American Dental Hygienists' Association Wins Grant for National Smoking Cessation Initiative.
December 17, 2003... Byline: American Dental Hygienists' Association CHICAGO, Dec. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- The American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA) is pleased to announce it has received a one year grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's...

Key Appetite Regulator May Be Identified, Scientists Report.
December 18, 2003... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, Dec. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- Scientists at Johns Hopkins have discovered the first direct evidence in mammals that a chemical intermediate in the production of fatty acids is a key...

Long After the Holidays Are Over, the Most Enduring Gift of All Is Good Health: Wellness Incentives for the New Year.
December 22, 2003... Byline: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center SEATTLE, Dec. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- After the fun yet flurried excesses of the holidays, many of us will step boldly into 2004 with a few extra pounds around the middle, a pair of shiny new...

Anti-Drug Coalitions Contribute to 11 Percent Reduction in Teen Drug Use.
December 22, 2003... Byline: Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- The results of the Monitoring the Future (MTF) Survey released last week confirm the important role that community anti-drug coalitions play in...

University of California Provides Food Stamp Recipients Information to Eat Right, Shop Smart.
December 23, 2003... Byline: University of California Division of Agriculture FRESNO, Calif., Dec. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- When ringing in the New Year, many Californians resolve to eat healthier and spend less. These are resolutions that University of...