AScribe Health News Service articles from June 2006

AScribe Health News Service archives from June 2006

Across-the-Board Drop in California's Teen Birth Rate Promising But Far From Potential.
June 1, 2006... Byline: Public Health Institute OAKLAND, Calif., June 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- In literally every region of the state, teen birth rates have declined over a four-year period, according to a study released today by the Public Health...

National University of Singapore Study Provides Compelling Evidence That Dark Soy Sauce Has Antioxidant Effects.
June 2, 2006... Byline: National University of Singapore SINGAPORE, June 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Soy sauce is a popular condiment in the Asian diet and many commercial soy sauces have been shown to have a high antioxidant activity, though so far this had...

Results Good for HER-2 Positive Breast Cancer Patients Using Trastuzumab With Post-Chemotherapy Radiation.
June 5, 2006... Byline: Mayo Clinic ATLANTA, June 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers in the North Central Cancer Treatment Group (NCCTG) have shown that patients who receive trastuzumab at the same time as post-chemotherapy radiation treatments for HER-2...

Burnout Common Among Medical Students, Mayo Clinic Study Shows; Medical School Curriculum Should Address Academic, Personal Stress Factors.
June 5, 2006... Byline: Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn., June 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- Student distress is common in Minnesota medical schools -- 45 percent of students report they feel burned out -- and personal life events in the last 12 months appear to be...

Under-Diagnosed Rage Disorder More Prevalent Than Previously Thought; Intermittent Explosive Disorder Could Be Behind Cases of Road Rage, Spousal Abuse; Early Detection Key to Treatment.
June 5, 2006... Byline: Harvard University Medical School BOSTON, June 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- A seldom-studied mental illness called Intermittent Explosive Disorder, characterized by recurrent episodes of angry and potentially violent outbursts - seen in...

A New Way to Build Bone.
June 5, 2006... Byline: Howard Hughes Medical Institute CHEVY CHASE, Md., June 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) researchers at Stanford University have found that they can increase bone mass in mice by tweaking the shape of a...

Consumer Reports Misses the Boat on Mercury; Generally Sensible Magazine Misleads Consumers About Tuna.
June 6, 2006... Byline: The Center for Consumer Freedom WASHINGTON, June 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Consumer Reports magazine, which this week published a scientifically misinformed piece about mercury in canned tuna, should leave food policy to actual...

Penn Researchers Reveal Inner Workings of Transcription Factor Protein in Neuronal Cell Dendrites; Cell-Death Protein Could Play a Role in Neurodegeneration and Schizophrenia.
June 6, 2006... Byline: University of Pennsylvania Health System PHILADELPHIA, June 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine discovered that a protein called Elk-1 interacts with mitochondria, the energy...

Natural Health Publisher Launches Interactive Membership Site.
June 7, 2006... Byline: Truth Publishing / Newstarget.com TUCSON, Ariz., June 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Consumers wanting unbiased natural health news can now find convenient access to progressive information on the HealthRanger website, Truth Publishing's...

Altered Breast Tissue Development in Young Girls Linked to Pesticides.
June 7, 2006... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., June 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Exposure to pesticides crosses the generations, according to a new University of Florida study that finds daughters of mothers who lived near areas of heavy...

First Trimester Use of ACE Inhibitors Implicated in Birth Defects.
June 7, 2006... Byline: Vanderbilt Medical Center NASHVILLE, Tenn., June 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Food and Drug Administration is examining study data from Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers, published this week in the New England Journal...

Purdue Researcher: Parents, Kids Focus Less on Faults When Busy.
June 7, 2006... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., June 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- While busy, active lives often are accepted as a reality of modern times, a Purdue researcher has found that same factor might play a role in fostering a positive...

Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America Partners With DEA to Conduct Candlelight Vigil; First-Ever National Vigil Honoring Victims of Drug Abuse.
June 8, 2006... Byline: Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America WASHINGTON, June 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) is joining the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) today for the nation's first candlelight vigil...

24th Annual Vintage Affaire Offers an Afternoon of Great Wine, Wonderful Food; Annual Wine Auction Benefits Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
June 8, 2006... Byline: Vista Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired PALO ALTO, Calif., June 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- A summer tradition on the Peninsula returns for a 24th wonderful year. This year's Vintage Affaire will take place on Saturday, July...

Nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom Available for Comment on Center for Science in the Public Interest Restaurant Lawsuit; 'Food Police' Group Has Long History of Trying to Control What Americans Eat.
June 12, 2006... Byline: The Center for Consumer Freedom WASHINGTON, June 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- Tomorrow the self-described "food police" at the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) will file a class-action lawsuit against an as-yet-unnamed...

A Sweet Solution for Alzheimer's Disease?
June 12, 2006... Byline: Howard Hughes Medical Institute CHEVY CHASE, Md., June 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- Certain variants of a simple sugar ameliorate Alzheimer's-like disease in mice, according to a new study by Canadian researchers. Although the new...

Center for Science in the Public Interest Files Another Frivolous Lawsuit; Center for Consumer Freedom Demands CSPI Stop Clogging Courtrooms.
June 13, 2006... Byline: The Center for Consumer Freedom WASHINGTON, June 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Today, the self-described "food police" at the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) will file suit against the KFC restaurant chain. The...

University of Virginia Study: Car Crashes Are More Deadly for Seniors; Traffic Fatalities Expected to Rise as Baby Boomers Age.
June 13, 2006... Byline: University of Virginia CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., June 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- A study co-authored by a University of Virginia professor suggests that seniors citizens will die in car accidents at a higher rate in the years ahead as...

Summer Smog Season Is Also Asthma Season: Which Cars Help Kids Breathe Easier?
June 13, 2006... Byline: Environmental Working Group WASHINGTON, June 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- The car you drive says a lot about you: your income, your personality, your family. Unfortunately, it also says how many asthmatic kids you've helped send to the...

Joslin Diabetes Center Study Refutes Recent Report That Bone Marrow Can Replenish Female Oocytes; Study Shows That Circulating Bone-Marrow Derived Cells Do Not Contribute to Egg Formation.
June 14, 2006... Byline: Joslin Diabetes Center BOSTON, June 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Ovulated egg cells, or oocytes, in adult female mice are not formed from germ cells in the blood or bone marrow. That's the conclusion of a new study led by investigators...

Study Concludes That Pesticide Use Increases Risk of Parkinson's in Men.
June 14, 2006... Byline: Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn., June 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Mayo Clinic researchers have found that using pesticides for farming or other purposes increases the risk of developing Parkinson's disease for men. Pesticide exposure did...

New Initiative Will Fund School-Based Mental Health Services for Children, Youth; 'Caring Across Communities' to Help Immigrant, Refugee Families Overcome Cultural, Language Barriers to Services.
June 15, 2006... Byline: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation PRINCETON, N.J., June 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) today launched a new program to support partnerships between schools and mental health service providers to...

Pain Medicine Experts Available to Comment on Fentanyl.
June 15, 2006... Byline: American Academy of Pain Medicine GLENVIEW, Ill., June 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- The American Academy of Pain Medicine today released the following media advisory. - - - - As heroin mixed with a powerful pain medication...

Altered Activity In Tandem Receptors Points To Further Complexity In Schizophrenia Pathology.
June 16, 2006... Byline: University of Pennsylvania Health System PHILADELPHIA, June 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, in collaboration with scientists at the City University of New York, have...

Mercury Testing Gives Fish a Clean Bill of Health; Study of 142 Samples from the Washington, DC Area Finds Every Fish Is Safe to Eat.
June 21, 2006... Byline: The Center for Consumer Freedom WASHINGTON, June 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Today the nonprofit Center for Consumer Freedom (CCF) released a report detailing the first comprehensive mercury testing of fish sold in the Washington, DC...

Studies Find That 'Broken Heart Syndrome' Can Result From Opioid Withdrawal, Cocaine Use.
June 21, 2006... Byline: Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn., June 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- People who experience abrupt withdrawal from high-dose opioids or use cocaine increase their risk of cardiac event, according to two new studies published in the June...

Getting a Clearer Picture of Differences Between Men, Women.
June 21, 2006... Byline: Bowdoin College BRUNSWICK, Maine, June 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Are men neurologically patterned to view other men as threats? Do women naturally "tend and befriend" other women? These social stereotypes may actually have...

Microchannels, Electricity Aid Drug Discovery, Early Diagnosis.
June 21, 2006... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., June 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- A tiny fluid-filled channel on a microchip that allows single cells to be treated and analyzed could lead to advances in drug and gene screening and early...

Why Are Uniforms Uniform? Because Color Helps Us Track Objects.
June 22, 2006... Byline: Johns Hopkins University BALTIMORE, June 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- If someone, somewhere hadn't thought to make team uniforms the same color, we might be stuck watching NBA finals or World Cup soccer matches with only two players...

California Pacific Medical Center Awards $500,000 in Health Grants To San Francisco Community Health Organizations.
June 22, 2006... Byline: California Pacific Medical Center SAN FRACISCO, June 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- To promote and improve the health and well-being of San Franciscans, California Pacific Medical Center has awarded $500,000 to 19 of the city's...

California Pacific Medical Center Awarded Chest Pain Center Accreditation; Prestigious Designation Means Heart Attack Patients Get Quick, Effective Treatment.
June 22, 2006... Byline: California Pacific Medical Center SAN FRANCISCO, June 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Society of Chest Pain Centers (SCPC) has awarded California Pacific Medical Center an accreditation as a Chest Pain Center, one of only five...

Online Fitness Tool Takes People on a Journey Across America.
June 23, 2006... Byline: Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory BERKELEY, Calif., June 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- Want to walk across America without leaving your hometown? A scientist at the Department of Energy's Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory...

Gene-Regulating Enzyme Is Also a Target for Anti-Depressive Drugs; Anti-Cancer Possibilities Seen for Certain Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors.
June 23, 2006... Byline: The Wistar Institute PHILADELPHIA, June 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- In 2005, professor Ramin Shiekhattar, Ph.D., at The Wistar Institute and his colleagues reported details about an enzyme involved in appropriately repressing sets of...

Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Announces 14 Research Grants to Prevent Childhood Obesity; Studies Will Look at Impact of School Food Policies, School Food Environments.
June 27, 2006... Byline: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation PRINCETON, N.J., June 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) has awarded 14 research grants that will explore how federal, state and local school food policies can help...

Hormonal Milk Poses Greater Risks Than Just Twinning -- by Samuel Epstein, M.D.
June 27, 2006... Byline: Cancer Prevention Coalition CHICAGO, June 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following is commentary by Samuel S. Epstein, M.D., professor emeritus of environmental and occupational medicine at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of...

U.S. Surgeon General Report Confirms Health Consequences of Secondhand Smoke; Although a Role-Model, California Can Do More to Save Lives.
June 27, 2006... Byline: American Lung Association OAKLAND, Calif., June 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- Twenty years after the first U.S. Surgeon General's report on the dangers of secondhand smoke, the latest report issued today by the Surgeon General finds...

'SCRATCH' the Confusion Away: Johns Hopkins Researchers Develop New Quick Tool to Sort Out Insect Bites in Children; Guidelines Should Save Money, Stop Unncessary Testing.
June 28, 2006... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, June 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- Children afflicted with insect-bite rashes are often misdiagnosed or referred for extensive and costly tests, but a new, easy-to-remember set of guidelines...

Study: Girls Circle Helps Boost a Girl's Body Image, Positive Social Interactions, Outlook for Future.
June 28, 2006... Byline: Dominican University of California SAN RAFAEL, Calif., June 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- Girls Circle, a structured support group model developed for girls aged 9-18 years, helps girls feel better about their bodies, their social...

More Than 9,000 Youngsters to Participate in Learn-to-Swim Program.
June 28, 2006... Byline: Amateur Athletic Foundation of L.A. LOS ANGELES, June 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, drowning is the second-leading cause of accidental death among children. To make...

Dentists Say Dental 'Grillz' Might Bring Glitz, But Could Tarnish Smile.
June 28, 2006... Byline: American Dental Association CHICAGO, June 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- Grills or "fronts" may bring a lot of bling to one's mouth, but the American Dental Association says wearers should take notice that they also might be bringing an...

As New Health Threats Emerge, Report Assesses Massachusetts' Local Health Departments.
June 28, 2006... Byline: Cambridge Health Alliance CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- In light of emerging public health threats, such as pandemic flu, natural disasters, and terrorism, a new report analyzed the workforce capacity of the...

American Cancer Society in California Hails U.S. Surgeon General's Report on Secondhand Smoke as Validation of State's Pioneering Smoke-Free Laws, Calls for Passage of November Ballot Measure to Increase Tobacco Tax.
June 28, 2006... Byline: American Cancer Society SACRAMENTO, Calif., June 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- As the American Cancer Society (ACS) hailed the release of the U.S Surgeon General's report on secondhand smoke (statement of national CEO John Seffrin...

Expert: Information, Facts Key to Dealing With an Unreasonable Boss.
June 30, 2006... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., June 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- Like the characters in the new movie "The Devil Wears Prada," millions of workers are subjected to difficult bosses, but a Purdue University expert says there...

Smoking, High Body Mass Index Increase Genetic Risk of Age-Related Macular Degeneration.
June 30, 2006... Byline: Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary BOSTON, June 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (MEEI) and the Channing Laboratory, Harvard Medical School, report for the first time how two behavioral...

Pomegranate Juice Helps Keep PSA Levels Stable in Men With Prostate Cancer, Jonsson Cancer Center Study Finds.
June 30, 2006... Byline: UCLA LOS ANGELES, July 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Drinking an eight ounce glass of pomegranate juice daily increased by nearly four times the period during which PSA levels in men treated for prostate cancer remained stable, a...