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News, Content Available Rights-Free to Support Reporting on XV International AIDS Conference.
July 1, 2004... Byline: Kaiser Family Foundation MENLO PARK, Calif., July 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Kaiser Family Foundation today announced that daily coverage of the XV International AIDS Conference (July 11-16, 2004) in Bangkok will be made available...

Statement by Cancer Prevention Coalition Chairman Samuel S. Epstein, M.D., on the Environmental Working Group Report on Personal Care Products: Ambitious, But Flawed.
July 1, 2004... Byline: Cancer Prevention Coalition CHICAGO, July 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Cancer Prevention Coalition today released the following statement by Samuel S. Epstein, M.D., Chairman. --- The Environmental Working Group (EWG)...

Get Fit for Golf.
July 1, 2004... Byline: University of Illinois at Chicago CHICAGO, July 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Golf is an increasingly popular sport among people who want to improve their fitness levels, especially for those over 40, according to Dr. Mark Hutchinson,...

Prozac for the Masses: Academy Panel Debates Ethics of Mood Enhancement; Francis Fukuyama Among Panel Members at July 13 Event.
July 1, 2004... Byline: New York Academy of Sciences NEW YORK, July 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Imagine taking a "mood enhancement" pill to cure your Monday morning blues. Or maybe your boss wants to give you a pill to make you happier and more productive at...

Moffitt's Rebecca Sutphen, M.D., Authors Biomarker Study, Potential Breakthrough in Screening for Ovarian Cancer.(H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute authors research)
July 1, 2004... Byline: H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute TAMPA, Fla., July 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- A study of hundreds of women from four hospitals showing that lysophospholipids are present in high levels in women with ovarian cancer but...

Hospital for Special Surgery Again Ranked No. 1 in Orthopedics & Rheumatology in Northeast by U.S. News; Only New York City Hospital in top 10 Nationwide.
July 2, 2004... Byline: Hospital for Special Surgery NEW YORK, July 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- For the 14th year in a row, the Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS) in Manhattan has been ranked No. 1 in the Northeast in Orthopedics and Rheumatology in U.S. News...

As Humans Alter Land, Infectious Diseases Follow.
July 2, 2004... Byline: University of Wisconsin - Madison MADISON, Wis., July 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- As people remake the world's landscapes, cutting forests, draining wetlands, building roads and dams, and pushing the margins of cities ever outward,...

Chez Panisse Foundation, Berkeley Unified School District Announce Approval of MOU for School Lunch Curriculum Initiative.
July 2, 2004... Byline: Center for Ecoliteracy BERKELEY, Calif., July 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Chez Panisse Foundation and the Berkeley Unified School District (BUSD), in partnership with the Center for Ecoliteracy (CEL) and Children's Hospital Oakland...

Children See Televised Violence Despite Parent Monitoring.
July 5, 2004... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, July 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- More than half of all parents say they always limit what their children see on TV, but almost three-quarters admit their children still see televised...

John F. Kennedy University Counseling Center Awarded Top Honors.(Pleasant Hill Community Counseling Center)(Brief Article)
July 6, 2004... Byline: John F. Kennedy University PLEASANT HILL, Calif., July 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Bay Area Parent magazine awarded Pleasant Hill Community Counseling Center (part of the John F. Kennedy University School of Professional Psychology MA...

Mayo Clinic Researchers Identify Gene Regulating Aging, Fertility.
July 6, 2004... Byline: Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn., July 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Mayo Clinic researchers have discovered a gene responsible for the onset of aging, including age-related disorders such as infertility, reproductive problems and cataracts....

Changing Trends in Sexual Behavior May Explain Rising Incidence of Anal Cancer Among American Men, Women.
July 6, 2004... Byline: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center SEATTLE, July 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Anal cancer is on the rise in both sexes, particularly among American men, and changing trends in sexual behavior - combined with current tobacco use and...

Healthy Eating, Living Can Reduce Women's Risk of Getting Cancer; Highly Plausible That Findings Could Be Replicated in Broader Population, Including Men, Younger Adults.
July 6, 2004... Byline: Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn., July 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- A study led by Mayo Clinic and involving nearly 30,000 women of post-menopausal age shows that following a healthier diet and lifestyle can indeed potentially reduce the...

Johns Hopkins Study Offers Guidelines for Food Allergy Testing.
July 7, 2004... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, July 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- A blood test that measures food-specific allergy antibodies can be used to help pediatric allergists with the difficult decision of when to reintroduce a...

Study Identifies Genetics of Fat Metabolism, Red Wine Link.
July 7, 2004... Byline: Oregon State University CORVALLIS, Ore., July 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new study has found that a gene called SIRT1 can reduce the development of new fat cells and increase the metabolism or use of fat within existing fat cells....

Brain Serotonin Enzyme Finding Might Explain Psychiatric Disorders.
July 8, 2004... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., July 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at Duke University Medical Center have provided the first direct evidence in mice for the role of an enzyme that specifically controls the production of...

John F. Kennedy University Campbell Campus Offers Summer Lecture Series.(Calendar)
July 8, 2004... Byline: John F. Kennedy University CAMPBELL, Calif., July 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- John F. Kennedy University School of Education and Liberal Arts is proud to announce as part of its BA in Psychology Completion Program a FREE summer lecture...

UC Irvine Launches Nation's First Medical Education Program Focused on Latino Culture; through 'PRIME-LC,' Future Physician-Leaders Will Serve Latinos' Distinct Health Care Needs.(Program in Medical Education for the Latino Community)
July 8, 2004... Byline: University of California, Irvine IRVINE, Calif., July 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Sarah Lopez wants to improve health care for the large Latino community in her California hometown. Gabriel Rivera plans to advance medical research to...

Green Tea Extract, Targeted Therapy to Be Tested As Cancer Prevention Agents in UCLA Study; Patients Sought to Participate.
July 9, 2004... Byline: UCLA LOS ANGELES, July 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- UCLA cancer researchers are seeking hundreds of former smokers who have had bladder cancer to test a green tea extract and a molecularly targeted therapy to determine if the agents...

The Carter Center Awards 2004-2005 Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism.
July 9, 2004... Byline: The Carter Center ATLANTA, July 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Carter Center's Mental Health Program has named 10 recipients of its eighth annual Rosalynn Carter Fellowships for Mental Health Journalism, including two from New Zealand...

Volunteers Play Video Game Using Only Their Thoughts; One Player Achieves Pinpoint Accuracy.(used electroencephalographic signals)
July 9, 2004... Byline: The Whitaker Foundation ARLINGTON, Va., July 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Four adults quickly learned to play a simple video game -- and win -- by using only their thoughts to control the computer. "It took six minutes of training...

Providing Hospice, Palliative Care in Rural, Frontier Areas Is Focus of New Project.(Office of Rural Health Policy )
July 9, 2004... Byline: National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO) has received a grant from the National Rural Health Association (NRHA) and the...

MayoClinic.com Offers Summertime Health and Safety Tips; Prevention Is the Key to Summer Fun.
July 15, 2004... Byline: Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn., July 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- Bike paths, beaches and backyards are bustling with activity now that summer is in full swing. The outdoor fun has begun -- and so have the seasonal illnesses and...

Mary Ann Solberg, Theodora Binion Taylor, Kelvy E. Brown to Address Anti-Drug Coalitions, Prevention and Public Health Specialists.
July 16, 2004... Byline: Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America ALEXANDRIA, Va. July 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) will hold its Third Annual Mid-Year Training Institute in Chicago, August 2-5, 2004. The...

Survey Finds Most Air Travelers Want to Be Contacted After Possible Exposure to a Serious Contagious Disease; Travelers Willing to Provide Information If It Doesn't Take Too Much Time.
July 19, 2004... Byline: Harvard School of Public Health BOSTON, July 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new study by the Harvard School of Public Health Project on the Public and Biological Security finds that the vast majority (94 percent) of air travelers would...

University of Illinois Study Shows Kids Don't Leave Much Room For Error When Crossing Street on Bike.
July 19, 2004... Byline: University of Iowa IOWA CITY, Iowa, July 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- Bikes provide much-desired independence for pre-teenagers in the summer, but a new University of Iowa study shows that parents should be cautious in deciding when...

Human Intelligence Determined by Volume, Location of Gray Matter Tissue in Brain; Single 'Intelligence Center' in Brain Unlikely, UC Irvine Study Also Finds.
July 19, 2004... Byline: University of California, Irvine IRVINE, Calif., July 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- General human intelligence appears to be based on the volume of gray matter tissue in certain regions of the brain, University of California, Irvine...

Caulking Found to Be Unrecognized Source of PCB Contamination in Schools and Other Buildings; Researchers Call for Survey to Identify Buildings for EPA-Mandated Remediation.
July 20, 2004... Byline: Harvard School of Public Health BOSTON, July 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Environmental health researchers at Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) have identified caulking and sealing materials as an unrecognized and possibly...

Olympians & Weekend Warriors - Both Need to Get in Shape to Stay in Shape.
July 20, 2004... Byline: Hospital for Special Surgery NEW YORK, July 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- "Neither Olympians nor weekend warriors are immune to tendonitis, ankle sprains, low back problems and concussions. While these injuries are common to both...

Aging Population, Longer Survival With Disease Magnify Heart Failure 'Epidemic'.
July 20, 2004... Byline: Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn., July 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Heart failure is the leading cause of hospitalization among persons 65 and older, and admissions for its symptoms have increased by 155 percent over the last 20 years....

Scientists Fear New Drugs and Genetic Doping Lie Ahead for Olympic Athletes: Can Cheating Be Stopped?
July 20, 2004... Byline: New York Academy of Sciences NEW YORK, July 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Can doping athletes be stopped? With the Athens Olympics about to open, scientists are increasingly concerned that sophisticated techniques for evading drug tests...

Medication and Aging Topic of New Family Caregiver Alliance Fact Sheet.(introducing Caregiver's Guide to Medications and Aging)(Brief Article)
July 20, 2004... Byline: Family Caregiver Alliance SAN FRANCISCO, July 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Monitoring medications for a chronically ill older person is one of the most critical responsibilities family caregivers face. While medicines can increase life...

Cal State University, Northridge Faculty Team Up to Combat Obesity.(END Childhood Obesity project)
July 20, 2004... Byline: Calif. State University, Northridge NORTHRIDGE, Calif., July 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- The National Institutes of Health estimates that approximately 64 percent of all American adults are overweight or obese, and roughly 15 percent...

Sexuality is Alive and Well and Living on the Bright Side of Menopause.
July 21, 2004... Byline: Pending NEW YORK, July 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Most women know that menopause is all about change. What they may not know is that it can also provide a new outlook for those who take advantage of the "change of life" to focus on...

Children Can Have Better Memory Than Adults -- at Least Sometimes.
July 21, 2004... Byline: Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Believe it or not, a 5-year-old could beat most adults on a recognition memory test, at least under specific conditions, according to a new study. These...

Siblings Help Children Get Along With Others in Kindergarten.
July 21, 2004... Byline: Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Children who grow up with one or more siblings get along better with their classmates in kindergarten than do only children, new research shows. In a national...

Gene Defects Found in Age-Related Macular Degeneration.
July 21, 2004... Byline: Howard Hughes Medical Institute CHEVY CHASE, Md., July 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) researchers have identified subtle defects in a single gene that underlie a hereditary form of age-related...

New Low-Impact Exercise Video From Joslin Diabetes Center: Unique Video for People with Type 2 Diabetes and Pre-Diabetes.(Keep Moving! ... Keep Healthy with Diabetes)
July 21, 2004... Byline: Joslin Diabetes Center BOSTON, July 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Joslin Diabetes Center in Boston, the world leader in diabetes research and care, announced today that it has released "Keep Moving!... Keep Healthy with Diabetes," the...

Got Fat? You Need It to Reap Cancer-Prevention Benefits of Vegetables, Says Iowa State University Professor.
July 22, 2004... Byline: Iowa State University AMES, Iowa, July 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Take off the gloves, salad eaters, in your fight against fat - you actually need the stuff if you want the greens' cancer-fighting carotenoids to kick in. A recent...

Optical Probe Might Find Missed Breast Cancers.
July 23, 2004... Byline: The Whitaker Foundation ARLINGTON, Va., July 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- A light-sensitive probe is being developed to help doctors spot breast cancer in some of the 70,000 American women each year whose malignancies fail to show up...

Indiana University Experts Offer Back-to-School Tips.(advice for students from kindergarten to college on adjusting to school)
July 23, 2004... Byline: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind., July 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- Indiana University faculty and staff are available to offer insights that can help students, parents and teachers begin the new school year on the right foot....

Protecting Skin From Sun Damage 101.
July 23, 2004... Byline: University of California, San Diego SAN DIEGO, Calif., July 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- You can never start protecting your skin at too early an age, says Terry O'Grady, M.D., Clinical Professor in UCSD Healthcare's Departments of...

MacArthur Foundation Provides $5.2 Million for Interdisciplinary Research on Transition to Adulthood; Grant Funds Will Be Used to Identify Policies, Practices Needed to Facilitate Young People's Transition to Adulthood in 21st Century.
July 26, 2004... Byline: MacArthur Foundation CHICAGO, July 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation has announced a grant of $5.2 million over four years to the University of Pennsylvania in support of the Research...

Emphasis on 'Culture' in Psychology Fuels Stereotypes, Scholar Says.
July 26, 2004... Byline: University of California, Santa Cruz SANTA CRUZ, Calif., July 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- In the current issue of the influential journal Human Development, a professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz, challenges his...

University of Maryland, National Cancer Institute Researchers Describe Structure of Toxin That May Cause Interstitial Cystitis; Painful Bladder Disorder Affects About 1 Million People, Mostly Women.(antiproliferative factor)
July 26, 2004... Byline: University of Maryland Medical System BALTIMORE, July 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- In what may be a major breakthrough in understanding a chronic painful bladder disorder known as interstitial cystitis (IC), researchers at the...

UC Irvine Study Reveals Gene Linked to Breast Cancer Can Suppress Tumors; Finding Identifies How Estrogen-Blocking Ability of Gene Inhibits Tumor Growth.
July 28, 2004... Byline: University of California, Irvine IRVINE, Calif., July 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- A UC Irvine researcher has found a novel tumor- suppressor function for a gene that, when mutated, often triggers breast cancer in women. The work...

In Picking Leaders, Intelligence Secondary to Personality, University of Florida Study Shows.
July 28, 2004... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., July 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- Voters choosing a presidential candidate in November because they think he is the smartest contender may overlook other attributes that could be even more...

Moral Choices Made During Holocaust Provide Lessons for Today; Reclassifying 'Enemy' May Be Key to Better Choices.(The Hand of Compassion: Portraits of Moral Choice During the Holocaust)(Book Review)
July 28, 2004... Byline: University of California, Irvine IRVINE, Calif., July 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- Pictures of brutality pervade the news - Los Angeles police officers allegedly beating a suspect, American soldiers abusing Iraqi prisoners, Islamic...

Social Psychologists Study Relationship Between Fear of Death, Political Preferences.
July 28, 2004... Byline: Pending SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y., July 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following the tragic terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, the popularity of President George W. Bush increased dramatically. A new line of research explains why and...

Carnegie Mellon and University of Pittsburgh Scientists Discover Biological Basis for Autism.
July 29, 2004... Byline: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH, July 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- A team of brain scientists at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh have made a groundbreaking discovery into the biological basis for...

Why Is Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders Pulling Out of Afghanistan? Two Recent Books by Veteran Members of International Aid Group Explain Harsh Realities Behind Difficult Decision.(In the Shadow of "Just Wars":Violence, Politics and Humanitarian Action)(Condemned to Repeat?The Paradox of Humanitarian Relief)(Book Review)
July 29, 2004... Byline: Cornell University Press ITHACA, N.Y., July 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- Two recent books written by long-time veterans of the Nobel Peace Prize-winning organization Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) shed new light...

Poison in Baby Food: Revenge and Emotional Problems Likely Motives in Irvine Ricin Case, Analyst Says.
July 29, 2004... Byline: Calif. State University, San Bernardino SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., July 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- Crime and terrorism analyst Professor Brian Levin, a former New York City police officer who now directs California State University, San...

Sleight of Hand -- Interpreting Political Gesturing: Hand Gesture Expert Available at Colgate University.
July 30, 2004... Byline: Colgate University HAMILTON, N.Y., July 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- From Saddam Hussein to John Edwards, Colgate University psychology professor Spencer Kelly applies his research on the role of hand gestures in producing language to...