AScribe Health News Service articles from February 2006

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Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America's National Coalition Institute Announces Winners of 'Got Outcomes!' Awards; Coalitions Use Innovative Strategies to Curb Underage Drinking, Youth Drug Use.
February 1, 2006... Byline: Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America's (CADCA) National Coalition Institute has named the CIRCLE Coalition of Wooster, Ohio, and the Community...

Flow Technique Could Simplify Targeting Cancer Therapy.
February 1, 2006... Byline: University of Illinois at Chicago CHICAGO, Feb. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- A quick and simple technique to characterize breast cancer cells may expedite and improve treatment decisions, researchers from the University of Illinois at...

Best Way to Manage Weight Is to Listen to Stomach's Stop Sign, Says University of Colorado Professor.
February 1, 2006... Byline: University of Colorado, Boulder BOULDER, Colo., Feb. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- The most effective way for people to regulate their eating and weight without a strict diet is to use their internal signals to balance the overwhelming...

Amateur Athletic Foundation to Honor 'Fast Women in Sports' at National Girls & Women in Sports Luncheon.
February 1, 2006... Byline: Amateur Athletic Foundation of L.A. LOS ANGELES, Feb. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Amateur Athletic Foundation today released the following media advisory. WHAT: The Amateur Athletic Foundation's (AAF) 20th annual luncheon...

Mayo Clinic Researchers Discover Link Between High Levels of HtrA1 Protein and Preeclampsia, a Complication of Pregnancy; Findings May Lead to Future Predictive Test for Preeclampsia.
February 1, 2006... Byline: Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn., Feb. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Mayo Clinic researchers have found an association between abnormally high levels of a protein named HtrA1 and preeclampsia, a sudden and dangerous rise in blood pressure...

Voting Rights Group Condemns Anti-Voter Bills in Three States, Urges Citizens to Take Action.
February 3, 2006... Byline: Demos NEW YORK, Feb. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Today Demos, a national election reform and voting rights organization, issued the following statement condemning the passage of new restrictive voter ID requirements in New Hampshire,...

Aging Cells, Aging Body: Fresh Evidence for a Connection.
February 3, 2006... Byline: Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I., Feb. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Brown University biologists have uncovered intriguing evidence to support the theory that old cells help make old bodies. In a study of baboons, scientists showed that...

Key Congressional Champions to Participate in Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America's Capitol Hill Day; Town Hall Meeting, Plenary Session, Hill Rally, Reception Planned for Valentine's Day.
February 6, 2006... Byline: Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Some of the nation's leading champions for substance abuse prevention will participate in Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA)'s 16th...

Entertainment Industry Gets Dose of Methamphetamine Reality at Hollywood Briefing.
February 6, 2006... Byline: Entertainment Industries Council LOS ANGELES, Feb. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Representatives from the major television networks attended a briefing on the 20th Century Fox Studio lot last week on the growing problem of methamphetamine...

Language Barrier Just One Roadblock to Diabetes Control for Chinese-Speaking Immigrants, Joslin Diabetes Center Study Shows; Study Among First to Highlight Cultural Contributors to Diabetes Epidemic.
February 7, 2006... Byline: Joslin Diabetes Center BOSTON, Feb. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Health providers helping Chinese-speaking Asian American immigrants with diabetes better control their disease to avoid complications need to do more than just have...

Antipsychotic Drug May Block Addiction, University of Illinois at Chicago Researchers Find.
February 7, 2006... Byline: University of Illinois at Chicago CHICAGO, Feb. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have discovered that a long-approved oral antipsychotic drug can stop the addictive properties of opioid...

High Resolution 'Snapshots' Detail Dynamics of a Cocaine Antibody; Information May Spur New Therapeutic Approaches to Addiction and Abuse.
February 7, 2006... Byline: The Scripps Research Institute LA JOLLA, Calif., Feb. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Scientists at The Scripps Research Institute have revealed for the first time a series of molecular structures of a specific cocaine-degrading monoclonal...

Skating Star Michelle Kwan's Recovery Speaks to Importance of Emotional Conditioning; Growing Role of Sports Psychology in Providing a Competitive Edge.
February 7, 2006... Byline: Hospital for Special Surgery NEW YORK, Feb. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- As millions watch skater Michelle Kwan jump, spin and spiral on the ice in the Turin Olympics next week, they also will be watching an elegant example of the...

Persistent Fatigue May Be Best Way to Predict Onset of Postpartum Depression.
February 7, 2006... Byline: Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Persistent fatigue immediately following birth may be the best signal to determine whether a woman will develop postpartum depression, a new study suggests. ...

Harvard Medical School Researchers Create First Known Library of Reliably Expressible Proteins of a Human Disease, Breast Cancer.
February 8, 2006... Byline: Harvard University Medical School BOSTON, Feb. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- In research that could significantly advance the pace of drug discovery in the fight against breast cancer, Harvard Medical School investigators announce in...

HIV Risks Reduced When Mothers Teach Daughters About Disease.
February 8, 2006... Byline: University of Illinois at Chicago CHICAGO, Feb. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Low-income African American teen girls in Chicago continue to be at high risk for contracting HIV, but the risk decreases when their mothers teach them about...

American Lung Association Launches 4th Annual 'State of Tobacco Control' Report Using GetActive's Online Tools.
February 9, 2006... Byline: GetActive Software BERKELEY, Calif., Feb. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- For the fourth consecutive year, the American Lung Association has launched its annual "State of Tobacco Control" report using GetActive's web-based solutions. The...

Capturing the Electrical Activity of Sperm: Experiments Pin Down Target for a Male Contraceptive.
February 9, 2006... Byline: Children's Hospital Boston BOSTON, Feb. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at Children's Hospital Boston and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute have, for the first time, captured the electrical activity of a single sperm cell. The...

Study Shows Media Coverage on Flu Influences Parents to Vaccinate Their Children.
February 9, 2006... Byline: Vanderbilt Medical Center NASHVILLE, Tenn., Feb. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Media coverage about influenza and the importance of flu shots influenced parents to vaccinate their children against the influenza virus, according to a...

FDA Hearings on ADHD Medications Should Not Alarm Patients.
February 9, 2006... Byline: Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder LANDOVER, Md., Feb. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Today and tomorrow an FDA advisory committee will conduct hearings on possible studies of medication used to treat ADHD...

Tip Sheet for Torino: Winter Olympics Angles.
February 10, 2006... Byline: University of Rochester ROCHESTER, N.Y., Feb. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- What drives athletes to reach for gold when the odds against them are phenomenal? And how do they deal with lifelong illnesses like diabetes as well as sports...

School Suicide Screening Proves Impractical; Improvements Needed to Identify Teens at Risk, Study Says.
February 13, 2006... Byline: Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation CHAPEL HILL, N.C., Feb. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Screening students may be one of the best ways to identify youth at high risk of suicide, the third leading cause of death among teens....

Americans Prefer to Leave Child's Sex to Chance, Survey Finds.
February 13, 2006... Byline: University of Illinois at Chicago CHICAGO, Feb. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Most people would not choose the sex of their child if given the option, according to a new nationwide survey. The study is the first to examine the demand and...

Society of Professional Journalists: Attack on Mexican Newspaper Causes Alarm.
February 13, 2006... Byline: Society of Professional Journalists INDIANAPOLIS, Feb. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Society of Professional Journalists today released the following statement. - - - - The Society of Professional Journalists is grieved that...

Media Teleconference to Discuss Embargoed Results of Largest-Ever Study Examining Caregiver Burden, Widower Effect: Risk of Illness, Death to Partner When Spouse Is Hospitalized or Dies.
February 13, 2006... Byline: Harvard University Medical School BOSTON, Feb. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Harvard Medical School today released the following advisory. - - - - WHAT: On Thursday, Feb. 16, the New England Journal of Medicine will publish the...

Baby Got Math.
February 13, 2006... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Feb. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Cognitive neuroscientists have shown that babies have an abstract numerical sense, as demonstrated by their ability to match the number of voices they hear to the number...

Vista Center Hosts Northern California Braille Challenge for Blind and Visually Impaired Students.
February 14, 2006... Byline: Pending PALO ALTO, Calif., Feb. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired will host the Northern California Braille Challenge on Saturday, March 4, a kids-only competition for school-aged Braille...

Sprawl Doesn't Cause Obesity, Study Shows.
February 15, 2006... Byline: University of Illinois at Chicago CHICAGO, Feb. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- Obesity is not directly associated with urban sprawl, according to a Chicago-area study presented by University of Illinois at Chicago researchers to the...

FDA Warning on ADHD Medications 'Premature': National ADHD Advocacy Group Urges Further Research.
February 15, 2006... Byline: Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder LANDOVER, Md., Feb. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD), the nation's leading advocacy and family...

Spousal Illness Can Trigger Partner Death; Study of Caregiver Burden, Widower Effect Finds Elderly's Risk of Death Substantially Increased When Spouse Is Hospitalized or Dies; Risk Greatest Within 30-Day Window of Spouse's Illness, Worsens With Certain Diagnoses.
February 15, 2006... Byline: Harvard University Medical School BOSTON, Feb. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- In the largest study ever to quantify caregiver burden and the widower effect, researchers found that for people aged 65 and older, hospitalization of a spouse...

Guilt Works Better than Hope, Tulane University Study Says.
February 16, 2006... Byline: Tulane University NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Guilt is more effective than hope or fear in persuading people to undertake self-protective measures such as eating better, wearing sunscreen or even building proper...

Common Cell-Nucleus Receptor is Key Component of Internal Clock Molecule's Sensitivity to Lithium; Research Points to New Therapies for Bipolar, Circadian Rhythm Disorders.
February 16, 2006... Byline: University of Pennsylvania Health System PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine discovered that a key receptor protein is a critical component of the internal...

New Nano-Canary in the Nanotoxicology Coalmine: the Body Itself; With an Eye on Disembodied Cells and Virtual Organs, Researchers Attempt to Track Biological Changes as They Occur.
February 17, 2006... Byline: Pacific Northwest National Laboratory ST. LOUIS, Feb. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- There is growing consensus among scientists, regulators, politicians, industry and the public that we need to know more about the possible harmful or...

Nobel Laureate Eric Kandel To Discuss 'New Science of the Mind,' Highlights of His Career at New York Academy of Sciences Reading; Nobel Laureate Torsten Wiesel to Introduce Kandel at Readers & Writers Event March 2.
February 17, 2006... Byline: New York Academy of Sciences NEW YORK, Feb. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- How did Eric Kandel, a native of Vienna who majored in history and later escaped from the Nazis, become one of the world's most famous neuroscientists? How did...

Using Cell Phones to Teach Pandemic Flu Preparedness.
February 20, 2006... Byline: University of Illinois at Chicago CHICAGO, Feb. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- A team from the University of Illinois at Chicago has developed the first interactive tool using mobile phones to educate the public about pandemic flu. ...

University of Virginia Professor's Research With Hand-Held Device Brings Speech to Impaired, Disabled Individuals.
February 20, 2006... Byline: University of Virginia CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Feb. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- A middle-aged woman makes plans over the telephone to get together with a friend, even though she cannot talk after suffering a stroke. She is able to...

Researchers Find Molecule That May Hold Key to Learning and Memory; Protein May Also Be Linked to Autism, Other Disorders.
February 21, 2006... Byline: Harvard University Medical School BOSTON, Feb. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Independent research teams from Harvard Medical School and Children's Hospital Boston have identified a master protein that sheds light on one of...

The Mind Matters: Psychological Challenges in Chronic Illness.
February 22, 2006... Byline: William A. White Institute NEW YORK, Feb. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- The diagnosis of a chronic medical illness often presents more than just physical concerns -- sometimes the psychological ramifications of a diagnosis are even more...

UC Santa Cruz Psychology Professor Develops Language Aids for Hearing-Impaired, Autistic Children.
February 22, 2006... Byline: University of California, Santa Cruz SANTA CRUZ, Calif., Feb. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Twenty years ago, psychology professor Dominic Massaro never dreamed his investigation of how humans comprehend language and speech would benefit...

Safe and Effective Migraine Headaches Treatments Identified in New Free Report Posted on Consumer Reports Medical Guide; Treatment Options, Tips to Prevent and Manage Migraine Headaches.
February 23, 2006... Byline: Consumers Union NEW YORK, Feb. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- All headaches are not created equal. For migraine sufferers, a debilitating attack can put life on hold. To help people make affordable and informed health decisions with...

Portable Cocaine Sensor Developed at University of California, Santa Barbara; High School Students, Nobel Laureate Contributed.
February 24, 2006... Byline: University of California, Santa Barbara SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Feb. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- A real-time sensor for detecting cocaine -- made with inexpensive, off-the-shelf electronics -- has been developed by a team of researchers...

High Death Rate for Women After Heart Surgery May Be Due to Infection, University of Michigan Research Finds; Mystery of Why Women Die More Often Than Men After Bypass Operations May Be Rooted in Preventable or Treatable Causes.
February 27, 2006... Byline: University of Michigan Health System ANN ARBOR, Mich., Feb. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- For years, experts have puzzled over the fact that women who have heart bypass surgery are far more likely than their male counterparts to die...

Firearm Statistics Report Available to Movie, TV Creators; Entertainment Industries Council Creates Resources for Writers, Directors, Producers.
February 28, 2006... Byline: Entertainment Industries Council LOS ANGELES, Feb. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Entertainment Industries Council Inc. (EIC) has created an extensive compilation of information on gun violence, firearm safety, gun legislation and...

Children's Drinks Contain Ingredients That Can Form Benzene; FDA Silent Despite Knowledge of the Problem; Agency Trusted Industry to Change Formulas in 1990, Yet Still Finds Sodas With Benzene.
February 28, 2006... Byline: Environmental Working Group WASHINGTON, Feb. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- Today the Environmental Working Group (EWG) sent a letter to the FDA requesting that the Agency notify the public about the presence of two ingredients in many...

Study Suggests MPA is Effective Treatment for Hot Flashes.
February 28, 2006... Byline: Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn., Feb. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- Mayo Clinic researchers working with other North Central Cancer Treatment Group (NCCTG) investigators have found that a single dose of depomedroxyprogesterone acetate...

Firearm Statistics Report Available to Movie, TV Creators; Entertainment Industries Council Creates Resources for Writers, Directors, Producers.
February 28, 2006... Byline: Entertainment Industries Council LOS ANGELES, Feb. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Entertainment Industries Council, Inc. (EIC) has created an extensive compilation of information on gun violence, firearm safety, gun legislation and...