AScribe Health News Service articles from January 2004

AScribe Health News Service archives from January 2004

Unique Type of MRI Scan Shows Promise in Treating Bipolar Disorder.
January 1, 2004... Byline: McLean Hospital BELMONT, Mass., Jan. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- A rarely used combination of magnetic fields generated with a conventional MRI scanner immediately and significantly improved the mood of subjects with bipolar disorder,...

D.C. Events Highlight Key Supreme Court Case on Disability Rights.
January 8, 2004... Byline: Bazelon Center WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- On Tuesday, Jan. 13 at 10 a.m., the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Tennessee v. Lane, a case that threatens the civil rights of the 49 million Americans who...

Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America to Hold National Forum on Substance Abuse.
January 12, 2004... Byline: Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) will hold its 14th National Leadership Forum, the largest gathering of substance abuse prevention...

Supreme Court to Hear Key Disability Rights Case Advocates' Call for 'Access to Justice' in Tennessee v. Lane and Jones.
January 12, 2004... Byline: Bazelon Center WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments tomorrow in State of Tennessee v. George Lane and Beverly Jones, a case that could severely limit enforcement of key provisions in...

Former Girl Scouts CEO Frances Hesselbein to Speak at Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America National Leadership Forum.
January 12, 2004... Byline: Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) announced today that Frances Hesselbein, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Leader to...

Ray Charles Working for Glaucoma Awareness; Glaucoma Research Foundation Dedicates January as Glaucoma Awareness Month.
January 12, 2004... Byline: Glaucoma Research Foundation SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- Renowned performer and songwriter Ray Charles, who lost his sight at the age of seven from glaucoma, is helping to promote awareness of glaucoma by recording...

Many Latino Children Well on Their Way to Diabetes, Heart Disease; USC Studies Show Nine in 10 Latino Pre-Teens Have at Least One Risk Factor for Type 2 Diabetes or Cardiovascular Disease.
January 12, 2004... Byline: USC Health Sciences LOS ANGELES, Jan. 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- Recent headlines about the health of the nation's youth have raised alarm, but a new study shows that the pervasiveness of the early stages of heart disease and...

Leading U.S., Cuban Neuroscientists, Psychiatrists to Meet at Conference in Cuba; University of Illinois at Chicago Psychiatrist to Head.
January 13, 2004... Byline: University of Illinois at Chicago CHICAGO, Jan. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of Illinois at Chicago today released the following advisory. WHO/WHAT: Leading American and Cuban neuroscientists and psychiatrists...

University of Florida Study: Testing Shopping Vouchers to Help Smokers Kick the Habit.
January 14, 2004... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., Jan. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Smokers who have already blown their New Year's resolutions to kick the habit may find hope in a new approach that rewards them with shopping sprees if they...

Study Finds Huge Variability in Vitamin E Absorption.
January 15, 2004... Byline: Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore., Jan. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new study has found that cereal fortified with vitamin E has a very high rate of absorption into the bloodstream, whereas pills taken separately with the same...

Family a Critical Influence on Teens' Mental Health, Study Shows; 25-Year Study, One of Nation's Longest, Shows Sometimes Surprising Family Influences.
January 16, 2004... Byline: Simmons College NEW ORLEANS, Jan. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- The family--sometimes in surprising ways--is a powerful influence on the mental health of adolescents even when the youths seem to be rejecting their families, according to...

National Academy of Sciences Lifts Indiana University Above All Others.
January 16, 2004... Byline: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Jan. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Three of this year's 16 National Academy of Sciences awardees are Indiana University Bloomington faculty: political scientist Elinor Ostrom, biologist Rudolf Raff...

Nation's Health Plans Now Judged on Quality Standards for Alcoholism Treatment; New Measures May Prompt Renewed Focus on Treating Illness That Affects 14 Million Americans, Costs $185 Billion Annually.
January 16, 2004... Byline: Ensuring Solutions to Alcohol Problems WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- A tool that 90 percent of the nation's health plans already use to assess their performance in treating asthma, diabetes, and high blood pressure now...

'Conversations on the Edge': Bioethicist's Book Shares Real-Life Stories of Coming to Terms With Death.
January 16, 2004... Byline: Georgetown University Press WASHINGTON, Jan. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Young parents struggle to say goodbye to their premature twins. A hopeless dialysis patient gives up in the face of the impossibility of a "normal" life. A woman...

Evidence That Memories Are Consolidated During Sleep.
January 18, 2004... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Jan. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- By exposing rats to novel objects and measuring their brain signals, Duke University researchers have detected telltale signal reverberations in wide areas of the brain...

Understanding Urinary Tract Infections: Scientists Film Bacteria Changing, Collaborating to Defeat Bladder Cell Defenses.
January 19, 2004... Byline: Washington University, St. Louis ST. LOUIS, Jan. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and Stanford University have captured time-lapse movies of a urinary tract infection...

Ethics Expert Available on Abortion Debate As 31st Anniversary of Roe v. Wade Approaches.
January 20, 2004... Byline: Pomona College CLAREMONT, Calif., Jan. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- As the 31st anniversary of Roe v. Wade approaches on Jan. 22, ethicist N. Ann Davis, a professor of philosophy and the McConnell professor of Human Relations at Pomona...

New Tracking System Uncovers Lawmakers Who Take Tobacco Cash.
January 21, 2004... Byline: American Lung Association SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- The nation's cigarette makers continue to enrich the campaign coffers of California legislators, according to the American Lung Association of California's...

Expert: Performance-Enhancing Drugs Trump Environment in State of the Union.
January 21, 2004... Byline: Hamilton College CLINTON, N.Y., Jan. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- "On the environment, the President's views in the State of the Union Address were made plain by the conspicuous absence of this issue from his speech, aside from a brief...

University of Florida Research Adds to Evidence That Unborn Children Hear 'Melody' of Speech.
January 22, 2004... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., Jan. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- It is well known that unborn babies can recognize their mothers' voices and distinguish music from noise. But exactly what they hear remains unclear. Now,...

Nosebleeds in Children Are More Frequent During Winter, Says Temple Pediatrician.
January 22, 2004... Byline: Temple University Health Sciences PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- The cold air and low humidity of winter create the perfect formula for children to get nosebleeds. "Children are more likely to get nosebleeds during...

Multiple Sclerosis Not as Progressive or Disabling as Once Thought.
January 22, 2004... Byline: Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn., Jan. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- In the most comprehensive study of how multiple sclerosis (MS) symptoms change over time, Mayo Clinic researchers have found that less than half of patients studied...

Cincinnati Anti-Drug Coalition Is Outstanding; Award Presented at National Conference in Washington, D.C.
January 22, 2004... Byline: Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America WASHINGTON, D.C., Jan. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Northeast Community Challenge Coalition of Cincinnati, Ohio, is a 2004 CADCA Outstanding Coalition. CADCA (Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of...

Real Reasons to Be Mad About Beef -- By Michele Simon and Richard Ganis.
January 22, 2004... Byline: Center for Informed Food Choices OAKLAND, Calif., Jan. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Center for Informed Food Choices today released the following editorial by Michele Simon and Richard Ganis. Simon is a lawyer and founder and...

Jane Boggess, Ph.D., Dies at Age 57; Advocate for Accessible, Affordable Reproductive Health Services.
January 22, 2004... Byline: Public Health Institute OAKLAND, Calif., Jan. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Jane Boggess, Ph.D., well-known advocate for easily accessible and affordable reproductive health services for men and women, died of a stroke last weekend. She...

Oceans and Your Health: Academics to Discuss on Capitol Hill Public Health Dangers of Marine Oceans Changes From Global Warming.
January 23, 2004... Byline: Harvard University Medical School WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- Academics and public health experts will hold two Capitol Hill briefings on Thursday, Jan. 29 to release a white paper on the public health consequences...

John F. Kennedy University Sport Psychology Professor Consults With Olympic Teams.
January 26, 2004... Byline: John F. Kennedy University PLEASANT HILL, Calif., Jan. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- Alison Rhodius, PhD, associate professor at John K. Kennedy University's MA in Sport Psychology Program, is consulting with several Olympic archery...

UCLA Brings Evidence-Based Integrative Medicine to Primary Care Doctors; Alternative Therapies Look at Cancer, Nutrition, Functional Disorders.
January 27, 2004... Byline: UCLA LOS ANGELES, Jan. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- More than 40 percent of Americans currently use some form of complementary or alternative medicine. However, patients often do not tell their physicians what alternative therapies...

University of Iowa Researcher Says Monkey Brains Process Communication Sounds Like Human Brains.
January 28, 2004... Byline: University of Iowa IOWA CITY, Iowa, Jan. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- New research led by a University of Iowa professor has shown for the first time that monkeys listening to calls from other monkeys have the same brain activity...

Sex in the Brain: How Do Male Monkeys Evaluate Mates?
January 29, 2004... Byline: University of Wisconsin - Madison MADISON, Wis., Jan. 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- A pint-sized, tree-dwelling Brazilian monkey has proven to be strikingly similar to humans when it comes to sexual responses, a national research team...

Unbelted Passengers Become 'Backseat Bullets' During Collision; Buckling Up Would Save Hundreds of Lives, Billions of Dollars.
January 29, 2004... Byline: University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y., Jan. 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- Drivers, when you fasten your seat belt, make sure the person sitting behind you buckles up, too. It could save your life, as well as your passenger's. That's...

Virtual Reality Helps Breast Cancer Patients Cope With Chemotherapy.
January 29, 2004... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Jan. 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- Women with breast cancer have fewer adverse effects from chemotherapy and less fatigue when using virtual reality as a distraction intervention during treatments,...

Marlboro College Professor, Children's Author Hears Modern Day Miracle.
January 30, 2004... Byline: Marlboro College MARLBORO, Vt., Jan. 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- There's no doubt that technology has revolutionized the way we all work, communicate and play, but for one writing professor at a small college in Vermont, technology...

Rural Youth Engage in Risky Behavior.
January 30, 2004... Byline: University of California Division of Agriculture OAKLAND, Calif., Jan. 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- Rural youth are nearly four times as likely to smoke cigarettes frequently and more likely to drink alcoholic beverages and ride in a...

Transgenic Corn Developed at Iowa State University Has Greater Frost Tolerance Thanks to Tobacco Gene.
January 30, 2004... Byline: Iowa State University AMES, Iowa, Jan. 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- Iowa State University researchers have discovered a way to increase corn's frost resistance by incorporating a tobacco gene that activates corn's natural defense...