AScribe Health News Service articles from December 2008

AScribe Health News Service archives from December 2008

Carnegie Mellon, University at Buffalo Collaborate on $4.7 Million Project To Advance Public Transportation for People With Disabilities.
December 2, 2008... Byline: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH, Dec. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at Carnegie Mellon University and the University at Buffalo (UB), State University of New York, are collaborating on a five-year, $4.7 million effort to...

Six Entrepreneurs Over 60 Win $100,000 Purpose Prizes for Innovation, Extraordinary Contribution in Encore Careers; Nine Others Win $10,000 Each, as Experienced Adults Prove to Be an Unexpected Source of Social Innovation; Americans Doing Work Abroad Eligible for the First Time.
December 3, 2008... Byline: Civic Ventures SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- One winner put his mechanical know-how to work and invented a $28 machine to help rural African villagers shell peanuts more efficiently. Another, in Fargo, North Dakota,...

Purdue's Krannert School Joins Entrepreneurship Effort for Veterans.
December 3, 2008... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Dec. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Purdue University's Krannert School of Management has joined a nationwide consortium aimed at helping veterans start their own businesses. Created at Syracuse...

Sick or Just Sick of Work? Purdue Expert Says Employees Should Think Before Taking a Day Off.
December 3, 2008... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Dec. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- With the winter weather making it hard to get out of bed in the morning, some employees may contemplate calling in sick to work, even if they feel just a bit...

Cellular Senescence a Double-Edged Sword: New Study Holds Implications for Aging, Cancer and Evolution.
December 3, 2008... Byline: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory BERKELEY, Calif., Dec. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Scientists have identified a molecular cause behind the ravages of old age and in doing so have also shown how a natural process for fighting...

As Millions Plan Longer Working Lives, Stanford Summit to Promote a New Social Norm: Encore Careers for the Greater Good; New Brand Draws Attention to the Pause at the End of Midlife Careers and the Good Work That Can Follow.
December 5, 2008... Byline: Civic Ventures SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- Hundreds of people in encore careers, plus leaders in business, education, government, philanthropy, academia and public policy, will gather this weekend to launch a new...

Mercury Mischief at FDA: Agency Pushing Radical Plan to Promote Mercury-Laced Seafood Diet for Pregnant Women and Children; EPA Slams FDA Proposal, Citing 'Serious Scientific Flaws'.
December 12, 2008... Byline: Environmental Working Group WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- Documents obtained by Environmental Working Group (EWG) show that officials at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are pressing to reverse the agency's...

Experience Corps Names Lester F. Strong as New Chief Executive Officer; New Leader Brings 35 Years of Experience in Development, Management and Communications.
December 17, 2008... Byline: Civic Ventures WASHINGTON, Dec. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- Experience Corps, an award-winning program that engages people over 55 in meeting their communities' greatest challenges, today appointed Lester F. Strong as its new Chief...

Winners Announced for Caregiving Legacy Awards; Three Extraordinary Programs Awarded $20,000 Each in National Competition.
December 18, 2008... Byline: Family Caregiver Alliance SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- Family Caregiver Alliance (FCA) and The Rosalinde and Arthur Gilbert Foundation are pleased to announce the recipients of the first annual Rosalinde Gilbert...