AScribe Health News Service articles from June 2003

AScribe Health News Service archives from June 2003

Binghamton University Chemist Studies Drug, Protein Interactions for Clues to Next-Generation Anticancer Drugs.
June 13, 2003... Byline: Binghamton University BINGHAMTON, N.Y., June 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- The work of a Binghamton chemistry professor is altering conventional wisdom about the interactions of the anticancer drug Taxol and could lead to the...

University of Minnesota Cancer Center Researchers Find Regular Use of Aspirin May Lower Women's Risk of Adult Leukemia by 50 Percent.
June 13, 2003... Byline: University of Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS/ ST. PAUL, June 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers from the Cancer Center at the University of Minnesota have found that adult women taking aspirin two or more times a week may lower their risk...

Youth Violence Expert Talks About Hazing.(Brief Article)
June 13, 2003... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., June 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Cliques have always been a part of the high school experience for teenage girls, but are violent hazing incidents involving girls more common than thought? A...

UC 4-H Center Receives $750,000 Department of Agriculture Grant to Reach At-Risk Youth.(University of California 4-H Center for Youth Development)
June 13, 2003... Byline: University of California Division of Agriculture OAKLAND, Calif., June 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of California 4-H Center for Youth Development has been awarded a $750,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture....

University of Minnesota Becomes One of Three Schools in Nation to Implement Anti-Riot Policy.
June 13, 2003... Byline: University of Minnesota MINNEAPOLIS/ ST. PAUL, June 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of Minnesota on Friday became one of only three universities in the nation to implement a policy that gives an institution the ability to...

Mayo Clinic Finds Key Digestive Role for 'The Silent Killer'.(role of carbon monoxide in digestion)(Author Abstract)
June 16, 2003... Byline: Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn., June 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- A colorless, odorless gas that kills more than 500 Americans each year plays an important role in maintaining healthy digestion, according to findings of a Mayo Clinic...

Study Tests Two Targeted Therapies Against Advanced Breast Cancer.
June 16, 2003... Byline: UCLA LOS ANGELES, June 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new, early phase study at UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center for the first time pairs two molecularly targeted drugs as a one-two punch to fight metastatic breast cancer. The drugs attack...

To Dream, Perchance to Remember: University of Iowa Professor Says Creative People Recall Dreams.
June 24, 2003... Byline: University of Iowa IOWA CITY, Iowa, June 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- People who are creative, imaginative, and prone to fantasy are more likely to have vivid dreams at night and to remember them when they wake up, University of Iowa...

California Study: Air in Portable Classrooms May Contain Harmful Toxins.
June 24, 2003... Byline: Environmental Working Group OAKLAND, Calif., June 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- The air breathed by more than 2 million children in California's 80,000-plus portable classrooms is more likely to contain harmful levels of toxic chemicals...

Support for $1.50 California Tobacco Tax Increase Grows Stronger.
June 25, 2003... Byline: American Cancer Society SACRAMENTO, June 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- The growing ranks of supporters for the $1.50 tobacco tax increase with a 20-cent earmark for tobacco control, cessation and preventions programs now includes the...

University of Iowa Virtual Hospital Honored With MD NetGuide Award.
June 25, 2003... Byline: University of Iowa IOWA CITY, Iowa, June 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- In May, the University of Iowa's Virtual Hospital was honored with a "Nettie" award for Best Overall Site by MD NetGuide in its annual Awards for Excellence on the...

New Fact Sheet on Women and Caregiving: Long-Term Caregiving Can Be Detrimental to Women's Finances, Employment, Health.
June 25, 2003... Byline: Family Caregiver Alliance SAN FRANCISCO, June 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- Women who provide long-term care for a chronically ill loved one often suffer serious long-term financial consequences - including reduced Social Security,...

Landmark Study Finds American Adults Often Fail to Get Recommended Care, Posing 'Serious Threats' to Health.
June 25, 2003... Byline: Burness Communications SANTA MONICA, Calif., June 25 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new RAND Health study that is the largest and most comprehensive examination ever conducted of health care quality in the United States found that adults...

To All Women of Childbearing Age: Get Tested for HIV and You May Save a Life.
June 26, 2003... Byline: Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation WASHINGTON, June 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation urges all Americans, including women of childbearing age, to get tested for HIV in recognition of...

Student-Built Pill Dispenser Gives Patient More Independence; High-Tech Device Allows Quadriplegic Man to Take Medication Without Nurse's Help.
June 26, 2003... Byline: Johns Hopkins University BALTIMORE, June 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- Four Johns Hopkins undergraduates have designed and constructed a computer-guided pill dispensing machine that will enable a quadriplegic man to lead a more...

Leaders From 39 States Address College Alcohol Problems.
June 26, 2003... Byline: Higher Education Center for Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention MINNEAPOLIS, June 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- Representatives from 39 states gathered today in Minneapolis for the fifth annual Statewide Initiatives Leadership Institute,...

Study Demonstrates Bone Protein Can Reverse Kidney Failure.
June 26, 2003... Byline: Beth Israel-Deaconess Medical Center BOSTON, June 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new study led by investigators at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) has shown that a protein used to heal fractured bones is effective in...

United Cerebral Palsy of the Golden Gate to Host Second Annual Ultra Cool Play Day at Jack London Square's July 4th Celebration Event.
June 30, 2003... Byline: Albrycht McClure & Partners OAKLAND, Calif., June 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- United Cerebral Palsy of the Golden Gate (UCP), a Bay Area-based organization offering support, information, and innovation for people with a diversity of...

Agricultural Response to AIDS Crisis Urgently Needed; Ministries of Agriculture Must Include HIV/AIDS in Their Programmes, Activities, Say UNAIDS and FAO.(Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS)(Food and Agriculture Organization )
June 30, 2003... Byline: United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization WASHINGTON, June 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- Agricultural institutions urgently need to respond to the HIV/AIDS epidemic, which continues to ravage many rural areas in developing...

Mouse Model of Schizophrenia Could Speed Identification of New Antipsychotic Drugs.
June 30, 2003... Byline: Howard Hughes Medical Institute CHEVY CHASE, Md., June 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers have produced a genetically altered mouse that exhibits behavioral abnormalities that are strikingly similar...

The Multiple Sclerosis Foundation Brings Support Home; Online Support Group for MS Launches in July.(Brief Article)
June 30, 2003... Byline: Multiple Sclerosis Foundation FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla., June 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- Reaching the homebound and those in rural areas has been a challenge and goal of the Multiple Sclerosis Foundation (MSF) for some time. An interactive...