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Mayo Clinic Study Suggests No Link between Autism and Immunizations.(Column)
January 3, 2005... Byline: Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn., Jan. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Over the past 20 years, there has been speculation about a connection between immunizations and an increase in autism. However, a study by Mayo Clinic researchers published...

Good Parent-Doctor Relationships May Improve Advice Parents Receive About Keeping Their Children Safe From Injury; Parents More Likely to Follow Advice If They Trust Their Children's Doctors.(Column)
January 3, 2005... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, Jan. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Parents whose children are at risk for child abuse and neglect may be reluctant to follow injury and illness prevention advice from pediatricians with whom...

Jefferson Virologists Coax HIV Out Of Hiding; New Technique Could Lead To More Effective Therapies For Aids.
January 3, 2005... Byline: Thomas Jefferson University PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- When researchers came up with the powerful cocktail of anti-HIV drugs known as highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), they hoped they had found a way to...

Palo Alto Medical Foundation Physician Performs Cutting-Edge Procedure; Reverse Ball and Socket Replacement Could Provide Hope to Bay Area Patients.(Column)
January 3, 2005... Byline: Palo Alto Medical Foundation PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Colin Eakin, M.D., a physician with the Palo Alto Medical Foundations (PAMF) Department of Sports Medicine, brought a revolutionary procedure to Bay Area...

New Resolution Everyone Should Follow, Says American Cancer Society.(Brief Article)
January 3, 2005... Byline: American Cancer Society SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- The American Cancer Society endorsed Senator Tom Torlakson's California Health and Wellness Resolution today at a news conference on the west steps of the...

Study Reveals High Infection Rate in Teens for Virus Linked to Cervical Cancer.(Column)
January 4, 2005... Byline: Indiana University School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- More sexually active adolescent females than previous thought may be infected with a virus linked to cervical cancer and genital warts, according to a...

Interruptions at Work -- They're Bad . . . and Good!(Column)
January 4, 2005... Byline: Rice University HOUSTON, Jan. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- Whether it's an intrusive phone call, a distractive conversation nearby, or even a coffee break, we all experience interruptions at work. They can break your concentration and...

Antibiotics Protect Nerves in Mice by Turning on Genes; Large, Multi-Center Clinical Trial Planned in Lou Gehrig's Disease.(Column)
January 5, 2005... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, Jan. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- A family of antibiotics that includes penicillin may help prevent nerve damage and death in a wide variety of neurological diseases, including Lou Gehrig's...

American Lung Association Report Cites California's Smoke-free Air and Youth Tobacco Laws Among Best in U.S.; State Continues to Fall Short on Tobacco Control and Prevention Spending, Cigarette Tax Rate.
January 6, 2005... Byline: American Lung Association SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- California's tobacco prevention and control laws and funding earned the state two A grades, a C and an F in the American Lung Association State of Tobacco...

Wright State Professor Of Psychology, Cheryl Meyer, Responds To News That Murder Conviction Of Andrea Yates Has Been Overturned.
January 6, 2005... Byline: Wright State University DAYTON, Ohio., Jan. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Wright State professor of psychology and an expert on mothers who kill their children, Cheryl Meyer, on news that the murder conviction of Andrea Yates has been...

Technology Experts, Scholars Foresee Bigger Role for Internet in People's Personal, Work Lives in Next Decade, Expected To Invite Infrastructure Attacks, Foment Social Change, Transform News, Publishing industry.
January 6, 2005... Byline: Pew Internet & American Life Project WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- A wide-ranging survey of technology leaders, scholars, industry officials, and analysts finds that most internet experts expect attacks on the network...

Living Well: Health Tips From Indiana University.(exercise benefits for the mentally disabled)(health benefits of exercise)(trends in sexual behavior and attitude)
January 6, 2005... Byline: Indiana University Bloomington, Ind., Jan. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- This month's tips discuss physical activity and mental retardation, keys to a successful fitness plan, exercise excuses, and sources for reliable information about...

Tsunami Victims Experience Unique Kind of Grief; University of Minnesota Professor Is Only Expert in the Field of Ambiguous Loss.(Pauline Boss)
January 7, 2005... Byline: University of Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- News stories have focused on the horrible grief and loss Tsunami victims are suffering; however, few have explored the unique kind of grief tsunami survivors will...

Penn Study May Lead the Way for First Medication to Treat Cocaine Addiction; Breakout Data Suggests a Wake-Promoting Agent Promotes Cocaine Abstinence.(Column)
January 10, 2005... Byline: University of Pennsylvania Health System PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Cocaine dependence is a major public health problem affecting thousands of people around the globe. Despite years of active research there are...

Mayo Clinic Medical Oncologist Charles Loprinzi Awarded Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation Professor of Survivorship.(Brief Article)
January 10, 2005... Byline: Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn., Jan. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation recently awarded the Professor of Survivorship to Charles Loprinzi, M.D., a Mayo Clinic medical oncologist. The award...

Love Is Blind: Lovers No Good at Spotting Cupid's Arrow in Others.
January 10, 2005... Byline: Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore., Jan. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- The next time you're at a party with the love of your life, don't spend a lot of time trying to identify other couples in love -- chances are, you aren't very...

Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America Launches Campaign to Address Alcohol Problems in U.S.; National, Local Leaders Discuss Expanded Efforts to Reduce Dependence and Abuse.
January 11, 2005... Byline: Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America WASHINGTON, Jan. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) launches an educational campaign today, "Community Solutions to Reduce Alcohol Problems," designed...

National Drug Treatment Quality Improvement Program Adds 13 Sites; Learning Collaborative Works to Improve Success Rates in Treating Addictions.
January 11, 2005... Byline: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation MADISON, Wis., Jan. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- Paths to Recovery, a national program of The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) announced today that 13 community-based addiction treatment organizations...

Baby Talk: Infants Have Much To Say If Adults Will Only Listen.
January 11, 2005... Byline: Indiana University School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- A baby's first sounds, other than crying, may baffle parents. Is that soft "coo" the sound of contentment? Boredom? Nothing more than a reflex? ...

Mayo Clinic Researchers Report Success in New Molecular Breast Imaging Technique; Mayo Clinic Proceedings Study Finds Small Tumors Detectable With Gamma Camera.
January 11, 2005... Byline: Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn., Jan. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- Using a new specially designed gamma camera for breast imaging, Mayo Clinic researchers report in the January issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings their success with a system...

Online Health Information Poised to Become Important Resource For Seniors, But Not There Yet; Digital Divide Puts Many Seniors at Disadvantage.
January 12, 2005... Byline: Kaiser Family Foundation WASHINGTON, Jan. 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- As the Internet becomes an increasingly important resource for informing decisions about health and health care options, a new national survey of older Americans by...

University of Virginia Professor Glenn Gaesser's Recent Book Mirrors Government's New Dietary Guidelines; Debunks Dieting Fads.(It's the Calories, Not the Carbs)(Book Review)
January 12, 2005... Byline: University of Virginia CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Jan. 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- No matter how you slice it, the calories are what counts, explains Glenn Gaesser, a U.Va. professor of exercise physiology, in his new book, "It's the...

Bookshare.org's Library Surpasses 20,000 Titles; Project Is Largest Provider of Digital Books to the Visually Impaired, Learning Disabled.
January 12, 2005... Byline: The Benetech Initiative PALO ALTO, Calif., Jan. 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- Bookshare.org announced today that its online collection of accessible digital books has now exceeded 20,000 titles. With its collection growing by over 100...

Are Bioterrorism Dollars Making Us Safer? New Report From The Century Foundation Finds Federal Funds Have Helped Improve Public Health System, But Substantial Vulnerabilities Remain.(Breathing Easier? The Report of The Century Foundation Working Group on Bioterrorism Preparedness)
January 13, 2005... Byline: The Century Foundation WASHINGTON, Jan. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- After the anthrax attacks of fall 2001, Congress made the single largest investment in state and local public health capacities since World War II. But after spending...

Study Shows Weight Training Gives MS Patients Physical, Emotional Benefits.(multiple sclerosis patients)
January 13, 2005... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., Jan. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Lifting weights can improve muscle strength and quality of life for people afflicted with the degenerative disease multiple sclerosis, a new University of...

Blocking a Certain Protein Could Cause Regeneration of Inner Ear Hair Cells.
January 13, 2005... Byline: University of Virginia Health System CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Jan. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Baby boomers (and everyone else) listen up. Did you know that there are only about 16,000 inner ear hair cells that are involved in hearing and...

National 'Distinguished Achievement' Award Bestowed on Simmons College Social Work Professor for Major Mental Health Study; Dr. Helen Reinherz Honored for 26-Year Study of Predictors of Mental Health.
January 14, 2005... Byline: Simmons College MIAMI, Fla., Jan. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Dr. Helen Reinherz, MSW, ScD, a professor at the Simmons College School of Social Work and head of the nation's longest-running study of predictors of mental health from...

Innovative WSU Graduate Program Deals With Mental Health, Deafness.(Wright State University School of Professional Psychology)
January 14, 2005... Byline: Wright State University Dayton, Ohio., Jan. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- A training program in mental health and deafness at the Wright State University School of Professional Psychology (SOPP) that is unique in American higher...

MayoClinic.com Launches Cholesterol Center; Interactive Tools Encourage Users To Take Control Of Cholesterol.
January 14, 2005... Byline: Mayo Clinic Rochester, Minn., Jan. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Have you had your cholesterol checked lately? If not, you need a blood test to get it checked -- soon. Beginning at age 20, you should have a blood test at least every...

University of Minnesota Cold Weather News Tips.
January 14, 2005... Byline: University of Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- With brutally cold weather taking hold of much of the United States, University of Minnesota experts are at the ready for interviews on the following topics. ...

University of California Researchers Find Farm-to-School Programs Shift Students' Diets.
January 14, 2005... Byline: University of California Division of Agriculture DAVIS, Calif., Jan. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- If given a choice of fresh fruits and vegetables, children will eat them, according to a University of California study. New dietary...

Mayo Clinic Study Recommends Broadening Treatment to Battle Recurrence of Endometrial Cancer.
January 17, 2005... Byline: Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn., Jan. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- Mayo Clinic researchers studying endometrial cancer have found that patients at risk for relapse based on identified risk factors had a 46 percent probability of...

Fire Retardants in Your Food? Green Guide Cautions Consumers.
January 18, 2005... Byline: The Green Guide Institute NEW YORK, N.Y. Jan. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- You don't cook your catfish with a blowtorch, so would you expect it to contain fire retardants? Yet sometimes it can. In the first U.S. market-basket study...

Multiple Sclerosis Foundation Tackles 2005 With National Programs After Banner Year in 2004.
January 19, 2005... Byline: Multiple Sclerosis Foundation FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Jan. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- At the annual meeting of the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation (MSF), Executive Director Alan Segaloff stated, "I am pleased to announce that in 2004,...

A New Blueprint for Fertility Drugs.
January 19, 2005... Byline: Howard Hughes Medical Institute CHEVY CHASE, Md., Jan. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers now have a much better picture of how follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), one of the most frequently used fertility drugs, works, and with...

One Alcoholic Drink Per Day Improves Cognitive Function Among Older Women; Older Women Who Consumed One Drink Per Day Have a Reduced Risk of Cognitive Impairment as Compared to Nondrinkers.
January 19, 2005... Byline: Harvard School of Public Health BOSTON, Jan. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- While adverse effects of excess alcohol consumption are well established, the health effects of moderate consumption --- one drink of wine, beer or liquor are not...

When the Tongue Slips, the Eyes Have It.
January 20, 2005... Byline: Georgia Institute of Technology ATLANTA, Jan. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- How is it that we can look at a door and accidentally call it a window or call a shovel a rake? When people mislabel objects, they often blame themselves for...

Why Uncle Sam Won't Tell You What Not to Eat -- by Michele Simon.(Editorial)
January 20, 2005... Byline: Center for Informed Food Choices OAKLAND, Calif., Jan. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following is an op-ed article by Michele Simon, a public-health attorney who teaches health policy at UC Hastings College of the Law and directs the...

Abused Women Less Likely to Be in Stable Relationships; Those Abused as Adults Often Say No to Marriage, Cohabitation.
January 20, 2005... Byline: Johns Hopkins University BALTIMORE, Jan. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- Poor women who are physically or sexually abused at some point in their lives are less likely to maintain stable intimate relationships, according to a new study of...

Study Shows Drugs Such as Vioxx and Celebrex were Widely Over-Used Long Before Recent Problems.
January 21, 2005... Byline: University of Chicago Hospitals Chicago, Jan. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Even before making the connection between drugs such as Vioxx and heart attacks, many doctors were becoming concerned that the heavily advertised drugs known as...

Long Beach Mayor Beverly O'Neill to Stitch an Inch to Win Against Breast Cancer.(The National NeedleArts Association)
January 21, 2005... Byline: Women's Information Network Against Breast Cancer LONG BEACH, Calif., Jan. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- From January 20th through January 22nd, The National NeedleArts Association (TNNA) is holding its annual winter trade show at the...

New Method to Fix Cleft Palate Shows Promise in Mayo Clinic Lab Study.
January 22, 2005... Byline: Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn., Jan. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Results from a Mayo Clinic laboratory study in animals suggest that using distraction osteogenesis, a procedure that uses the mechanical force of an appliance to lengthen...

Safer, Self-Extinguishing Cigarettes Sold in New York, While Less-Safe Full-Burning Version Sold in Massachusetts, Throughout U.S.; If the Safer Smokes Were Sold Nationally, Cigarette Caused Fire Deaths in U.S. Could be Reduced.
January 23, 2005... Byline: Harvard School of Public Health BOSTON, Jan. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- Smoldering cigarettes are the leading cause of fire deaths in the United States causing more than 800 deaths per year. The technology to create safer cigarettes...

University of Maryland to Head National Avian Flu Research Project.
January 24, 2005... Byline: University of Maryland, College Park College Park, Md., Jan. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of Maryland will head a new, far-reaching national research and education project on avian influenza, to be funded with a five-...

Researchers Map Sexual Network of an Entire High School.
January 24, 2005... Byline: Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio, Jan. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- For the first time, sociologists have mapped the romantic and sexual relationships of an entire high school over 18 months, providing evidence that these...

Pain's Generation Gap: Among Both Blacks and Whites, Younger Adults Don't Cope as Well with Pain as Their Elders, Study Finds, But Blacks Feel It Worse.
January 24, 2005... Byline: University of Michigan Health System ANN ARBOR, Mich., Jan. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- Adults under the age of 50 who have chronic pain may be less able to cope with their condition and more prone to associated depression than their...

Medicare Modernization Act: Expert Available for Comment.(Dr. Richard G. Stefanacci)
January 24, 2005... Byline: University of the Sciences in Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA Jan. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- Dr. Richard G. Stefanacci, DO, MGH, MBA, is available for comment on the release of the final rule for the Medicare Modernization Act. Stefanacci...

American Dental Association, Centers for Disease Control Celebrate 60th Anniversary of Community Water Fluoridation.
January 24, 2005... Byline: American Dental Association CHICAGO, Jan. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- Community water fluoridation, cited as one of 10 great public health achievements of the 20th century by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),...

New Chief of Cardiology at University of Virginia Health System Has Resolutions for a Heart-Healthy Year.(Dr. Larry Gimple)
January 24, 2005... Byline: University of Virginia Health System CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Jan. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- Dr. Larry Gimple, named the new chief of cardiology at the University of Virginia Health System and co-director of the U. Va. Heart and...

The Larry King Cardiac Foundation Presents 'The Changing Face of Heart Disease'.
January 25, 2005... Byline: Edelman Public Relations NEW YORK, Jan. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- To mark the start of Heart Health Month, The Larry King Cardiac Foundation is hosting a media briefing focusing on the changing face of heart disease, and how...

Research Sheds Light on Pain, Activity Levels of Fibromyalgia Patients; Being Active Isn't Out of the Picture for People Suffering From Chronic Pain Conditions, Study Finds.
January 25, 2005... Byline: University of Michigan Health System ANN ARBOR, Mich., Jan. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- Many people with fibromyalgia and other chronic pain conditions fear that activity will make their pain worse. But new research suggests they may...

Should You Eat Soy? The Green Guide Investigates.
January 25, 2005... Byline: The Green Guide Institute NEW YORK, Jan. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- "I came late to soy, the Julia Roberts of the nutrition scene," a health writer for Green Guide, Sarah Mahoney, confesses. "I was drawn first to chocolate Tofutti,...

Study Provides Insights on Why Some Prostate Cancer Becomes Resistant to Hormone Withdrawal Therapy.
January 25, 2005... Byline: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center SEATTLE, Jan. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new study by scientists at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center provides insight into why some men develop aggressive prostate cancer that becomes...

Camino Medical Group Applauds Newest Dietary Guidelines.(2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans)
January 25, 2005... Byline: Camino Medical Group SUNNYVALE, Calif., Jan. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- As a leading medical caregiver in the Silicon Valley, Camino Medical Group (CMG) endorses - and applauds -- the 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Americans announced...

Study Finds Youth Smoking Would be Much Lower if States Followed CDC Guidelines for Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Spending.
January 25, 2005... Byline: Burness Communications WASHINGTON, Jan. 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- There would be far fewer teen smokers in America today if state spending on tobacco control followed levels recommended by the federal Centers for Disease Control and...

Celebrex Prevents Adhesions After Surgery; Short-Term Use of Readily Available Drug Reduces Scarring.
January 26, 2005... Byline: Children's Hospital Boston BOSTON, Jan. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- Painful surgical adhesions may be preventable by taking the COX-2 inhibitor Celebrex, a common oral arthritis drug, just before and immediately after surgery, report...

Mayo Clinic Researchers Discover Genetic Variant That May Explain Why Women Develop Multiple Sclerosis More Than Men.
January 27, 2005... Byline: Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn., Jan. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- Why do women develop multiple sclerosis (MS) almost twice as often as men? Physicians have long been intrigued by this fact -- and now a Mayo Clinic-led international...

Mayo Clinic Discovers a Key to 'Low Metabolism' -- and Major Factor in Obesity.
January 27, 2005... Byline: Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn., Jan. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- Wiggle, walk, tap your toes, shop, dance, clean your basement, play the guitar to boost your NEAT - or if you're a scientist, your "non-exercise activity thermogenesis."...

Genetic Regions Influencing Male Sexual Orientation Identified.
January 27, 2005... Byline: University of Illinois at Chicago CHICAGO, Jan. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- In the first-ever study combing the entire human genome for genetic determinants of male sexual orientation, a University of Illinois at Chicago researcher has...

Picking Plastic? The Green Guide Cracks the Codes.
January 27, 2005... Byline: The Green Guide Institute NEW YORK, Jan. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- In a perfect world, the ideal plastic container would be non-petroleum-based, non-leaching, reusable and recyclable or biodegradable. But for the moment, most...

Michael Leavitt Confirmed as Health and Human Services Secretary: Expert Can Comment on How Medicaid Will Be Affected.
January 27, 2005... Byline: University of the Sciences in Philadelphia PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- Dr. Richard G. Stefanacci, DO, MGH, MBA, is available for comment on the confirmation of Michael Leavitt as Health and Human Services Secretary....

Promise of 'Bladder Pacemaker' for People With Spinal Cord Injury.
January 27, 2005... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Jan. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- Biomedical engineers at Duke University's Pratt School of Engineering have demonstrated for the first time that stimulating a specific nerve in the pelvis triggers the...

George And Ringo To Stitch An Inch To Win Against Breast Cancer At The Aladdin Resort & Casino.
January 28, 2005... Byline: Women's Information Network Against Breast Cancer LAS VEGAS, Nev., Jan. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- Friday, January 28, 2005: NBC's Starting Over cast, with the help of George and Ringo (Gavin Pring as George Harrison and Tony...

The Mysteries of the Emotions: The Good, the Bad, and the Learned.
January 28, 2005... Byline: New York Academy of Sciences NEW YORK, Jan. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- Today's neuroscientists, using sophisticated imaging techniques, are uncovering the ways in which our emotions are linked to the physical wiring and physiological...

Personality Traits May Help or Hinder Your Performance.
January 28, 2005... Byline: Rice University HOUSTON, Jan. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- Individual personality traits, such as conscientiousness, may affect a person's performance in testing or achievement situations and may, according to a Rice psychologist,...

American Dental Hygienists' Association Wins Second-Year Grant for Smoking Cessation Initiative.
January 31, 2005... Byline: American Dental Hygienists' Association CHICAGO, Jan. 31 (AScribe Newswire) -- The American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA) is pleased to announce it has again received a one-year grant from the Robert Wood Johnson...

Study Goal: To Eradicate Cervical Cancer via Prevention.(researcher at H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute gets grant)
January 31, 2005... Byline: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute TAMPA, Fla., Jan. 31 (AScribe Newswire) -- In the largest grant ever to a Cancer Control and Prevention researcher at the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute, the...

Screening for Osteoporosis Prevents Hip Fractures in Older Adults.
January 31, 2005... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, Jan. 31 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at Johns Hopkins have determined that screening for osteoporosis in men and women age 65 and older can prevent a large number of hip fractures,...

Scientists Propose Sweeping Changes to Naming of Bird Neurosystems to Acknowledge Their True Brainpower; Researchers Now See Birds' Cognitive Ability as More Comparable to Mammals.
January 31, 2005... Byline: National Science Foundation ARLINGTON, Va., Jan. 31 (AScribe Newswire) -- Duke University neurobiologist Erich Jarvis and a team of 28 other neuroscientists have proposed sweeping changes to the terminology associated with the brain...

'Sports, Men & Masculinity: A Super Bowl of Violence' Is Topic of Lecture at Pomona College.
January 31, 2005... Byline: Pomona College CLAREMONT, Calif., Jan. 31 (AScribe Newswire) -- Five days before Americans gather to watch the Super Bowl, Pomona College will host a lecture on "Sports, Men & Masculinity: A Super Bowl of Violence" by Michael...