AScribe Health News Service articles from September 2004

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Mayo Clinic Pioneers Gene Therapy Delivery System for Glaucoma.
September 1, 2004... Byline: Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn., Sept. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Mayo Clinic researchers have demonstrated they can permanently transfer a functioning gene to targeted tissues within the eye. This success in animals is a first step in...

University of Illinois at Chicago College of Nursing to Expand Primary Care for Mentally Ill.
September 1, 2004... Byline: University of Illinois at Chicago CHICAGO, Sept. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Nurse practitioners at the University of Illinois at Chicago are expanding a unique outreach program to bring primary health care to people living with severe...

Hospice Organizations Join to Further Mission of Improving Care for People Living With HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa.(National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, Foundation for Hospices in Sub-Saharan Africa)
September 1, 2004... Byline: National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- The National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization and the Foundation for Hospices in Sub-Saharan Africa are proud to announce a new...

Ten Tips for Avoiding Colds and Flu: Flu Shot Supplies Delayed But Not in Short Supply.
September 1, 2004... Byline: Camino Medical Group SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sept. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Colds are nothing to sneeze at. There are more than 100 different varieties of viruses that cause what we refer to as "the common cold." Millions of us get them...

Hair Club for Mice? Stem Cells Renew Hope for Fading Hair Follicles.
September 2, 2004... Byline: Howard Hughes Medical Institute CHEVY CHASE, Md., Sept. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) researchers have isolated stem cells from the skin of mice and shown that they have the power to self-renew and...

Family Physician Offers Back-to-School Health Advice for Students.(Patrick Tranmer)
September 2, 2004... Byline: University of Illinois at Chicago CHICAGO, Sept. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- In addition to new shoes and books, back-to-school preparations should include health and wellness planning, says Dr. Patrick Tranmer, head of the Department...

Imitative Parrots Just Might Tell You It's All in the Tongue.
September 6, 2004... Byline: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Sept. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- When it comes to making noise, both parrots and humans rely on extremely specialized vibrating organs in their throats. Now scientists at Indiana University and...

Study: First 10 Minutes After Meeting May Guide Future of Relationship.
September 7, 2004... Byline: Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Within just 10 minutes of meeting, people decide what kind of relationship they want with a new acquaintance, a recent study suggests. The research, conducted...

Message to Parents: Hold Off on Growth Hormone for Short Kids; Their Friends Like Them Just the Way They Are, Study Finds.
September 7, 2004... Byline: University at Buffalo BUFFALO, N.Y., Sept. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new study counters the prevailing belief that children and adolescents who are extra short have social adjustment problems and fewer friends than children of...

UCLA Researchers Seek Women at Risk for Ovarian Cancer for Prevention, Early Detection Study.(University of California at Los Angeles)
September 7, 2004... Byline: UCLA LOS ANGELES, Sept. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- Volunteers are being sought for a new clinical research study at UCLA's Jonsson Cancer Center that will look at ways to lower the risk of developing ovarian cancer and improve early...

NBA Star Seeks Congressional Support to Improve Children's Oral Health.(National Basketball Association, Eric Williams)
September 7, 2004... Byline: Children's Dental Health Project WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (AScribe Newswire) -- National Basketball Association star Eric Williams of the New Jersey Nets will travel to Capitol Hill tomorrow to lobby on behalf of children's dental...

Levi Strauss Foundation, Tides Foundation, National AIDS Fund Announce First Grants From Syringe Access Fund; Funding to Target Prevention of HIV, Hepatitis C Among Injection Drug Users.
September 8, 2004... Byline: Tides Foundation SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- The newly formed Syringe Access Fund has announced its first round of grants, totaling just under $1 million. In an effort to stem the spread of HIV/AIDS and other...

Teens in Smoggy Areas at High Risk for Starting Adulthood With Serious Lung Deficits; University of Southern California Study in NEJM Signals Likely Future Health Problems.
September 8, 2004... Byline: USC Health Sciences LOS ANGELES, Sept. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- By age 18, the lungs of many children who grow up in smoggy areas are underdeveloped and will likely never recover, according to a study in this week's issue of the New...

Penn Study Shows Genes May Affect Rewarding Value of Food After Quitting Smoking.(University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine)
September 9, 2004... Byline: University of Pennsylvania Health System PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- A study by researchers at the Tobacco Use Research Center of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine indicates that the rewarding value...

President Bush to Honor Two Carnegie Mellon Professors With National Science Foundation's Early Career Award.(Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, Yoky Matsuoka, Jennifer Lerner)
September 9, 2004... Byline: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH, Sept. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Two outstanding young Carnegie Mellon University faculty members will be at the White House today to receive the National Science Foundation's prestigious...

West Virginia University's Project Oculus Will Add New Lift in War on Drugs, Other Missions.
September 9, 2004... Byline: West Virginia University MORGANTOWN, W.Va., Sept. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- West Virginia's isolated hollows and hard-to-climb hills are prime real estate for those who might be so inclined to cultivate illegal drugs in the Mountain...

Detailed Report Urges Expanded Role for Law to Combat Obesity Epidemic.
September 9, 2004... Byline: Public Health Advocacy Institute BOSTON, Sept. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- A comprehensive analysis of legal approaches to the obesity epidemic has concluded that the law must play a far more vigorous role in changing the "food...

Train Assistance Dogs, Teach People With Disabilities How to Work With Them: Canine Companions for Independence Is Now Interviewing for Its National Career-Track Program.
September 9, 2004... Byline: Canine Companions for Independence SANTA ROSA, Calif., Sept. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- If you are good with people and dogs, don't miss this opportunity. The world leader in assistance dog training, Canine Companions for Independence...

Postmenopausal Women at High Risk for Breast Cancer Needed for New Prevention Study; Study Will Test New Drug As Way to Prevent Breast Cancer.
September 9, 2004... Byline: Univ. of California, Davis, Medical Center SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Healthy, post-menopausal women at high risk for breast cancer may be eligible to participate in a major new international study to...

Children and SSRI Antidepressants: Getting the Facts.(serotonin reuptake inhibitor )
September 10, 2004... Byline: University of Vermont BURLINGTON, Vt., Sept. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- There has been much media attention over the past several months regarding the effects of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants on...

Alfred Kinsey and the Kinsey Institute at Indiana University.
September 10, 2004... Byline: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind., Sept. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- The movie Kinsey, written and directed by Bill Condon, was shown this week at the Telluride Film Festival. It will be shown on Sunday (Sept. 12-at the Toronto...

CADCA To Honor NFL Commissioner Paul Tagliabue and the National Football League.(Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America)
September 10, 2004... Byline: Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America WASHINGTON, Sept. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA) will honor National Football League (NFL) Commissioner Paul Tagliabue and the NFL for their...

University of Illinois at Chicago Hosts 'Gender, Health and Empire' Lecture Series.(Calendar)
September 10, 2004... Byline: University of Illinois at Chicago CHICAGO, Sept. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of Illinois at Chicago presents the "Gender, Health and Empire Lecture Series" featuring leading scholars in history, gender and women's...

Center Focuses on Improved Disease Diagnostics.(Center of Excellence in Computational Diagnostics)
September 13, 2004... Byline: Indiana University School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Adults and children with cancer and heart disease patients will be among the first to benefit from researchers' work at the Center of Excellence in...

Rosalynn Carter to Open World Conference on Mental Health.(Promotion of Mental Health and the Prevention of Mental and Behavioural Disorders being)
September 13, 2004... Byline: The Carter Center ATLANTA, Sept. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- Former U.S. First Lady Rosalynn Carter will open the third world conference on the Promotion of Mental Health and the Prevention of Mental and Behavioural Disorders being...

Learning Innovations at WestEd Wins $6.5 Million Award to Continue to Serve As Northeast Regional Resource Center.
September 14, 2004... Byline: WestEd SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Learning Innovations, a program of WestEd, headquartered in San Francisco and with offices in Williston, Vt., and Woburn, Mass., has won a 5-year, $6.5 million award from the...

UW-Whitewater Adaptive Sailing Clinic Steers Wheelchair Athletes Into Uncharted Waters.
September 14, 2004... Byline: University of Wisconsin, Whitewater WHITEWATER, Wis., Sept. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Hoping for a gentle but steady breeze, members of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater wheelchair basketball team will try their hand at a new...

AlcoholScreening.org Helps With First Steps During This Important Month of Recovery.
September 14, 2004... Byline: Join Together BOSTON, Sept. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- This year marks the 15th annual observance of September as Recovery Month, which celebrates people in recovery from alcohol and drug use disorders and promotes the need for...

Cognitive Function of Alcohol Abuse Patients May Influence Treatment Outcome.
September 14, 2004... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Sept. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Clinicians treating newly recovering alcohol abuse patients should assess the patients' "executive" cognitive functioning prior to the start of treatment and adjust...

Scientists at UC Santa Barbara Make Important Discovery That Increases Understanding of Multiple Sclerosis.
September 14, 2004... Byline: University of California, Santa Barbara SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Sept. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Scientists at the University of California, Santa Barbara have made an important discovery that will increase the understanding of...

Mayo Clinic Proceedings: Research May Help Identify Children at Greater Risk for ADHD.(attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder )
September 14, 2004... Byline: Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn., Sept. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- Boys, in general, and children born to parents who have low education levels, in particular, are at an increased risk for developing attention-deficit/hyperactivity...

Asthma Bill of Rights Helps California Children With Asthma Through Parents, Teachers; State Legislation Could Provide Easier Access to Asthma Medications in Schools.
September 15, 2004... Byline: American Lung Association OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- For the more than 800,000 children in California with asthma who need help managing their life-threatening disease, and the many who end up in the emergency...

Genetic Research Aims to Isolate Bipolar Gene.
September 15, 2004... Byline: Indiana University School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Indiana University School of Medicine has embarked on a massive search to isolate the specific gene responsible for bipolar I disorder. The...

University Testing High-Tech Pacifier in Hospitals; May Help Preemies, Boost IQ.
September 15, 2004... Byline: University of Kansas LAWRENCE, Kan., Sept. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- Babies who are born prematurely are often in grave danger. They may not be able to suck, swallow or breathe on their own. Some "preemies" suffer strokes or...

2004 National Dental Hygiene Month Focus on Tobacco Cessation.
September 15, 2004... Byline: American Dental Hygienists' Association CHICAGO, Sept. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- October is National Dental Hygiene Month (NDHM), and in recognition the American Dental Hygienists' Association (ADHA) has selected tobacco cessation as...

Stem Cells Delivered Into Back of Eye Hold Promise for People With Retinitis Pigmentosa, Other Retinal Degenerations; Potential Treatment for Untreatable Blindness Shows Promise in Mice.
September 15, 2004... Byline: The Scripps Research Institute LA JOLLA, Calif., Sept. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- A team of researchers from The Scripps Research Institute was able to preserve visual function in mice that were genetically predisposed to developing...

With Suicide, Depression in National Spotlight, Sept. 26 Benefit Walk for Prevention Is Timely: U-M Depression Center, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention Host 'Out of the Darkness ... Into The Light' Walk.
September 16, 2004... Byline: University of Michigan Health System ANN ARBOR, Mich., Sept. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- The current national focus on the potential risks and benefits of antidepressant medicines is raising Americans' awareness of the dark reality...

New Sign Language Suggests Children Create Language's Fundamentals Through Learning.
September 16, 2004... Byline: Barnard College NEW YORK, Sept. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- At a school in Managua, Nicaragua, deaf children are speaking a language entirely their own that has evolved at a lightning-fast pace in the last 35 years. This sign language...

MayoClinic.com Recognized in 2004 WebAward Competition; Outstanding Web Site Award Presented to MayoClinic.com.(Brief Article)
September 16, 2004... Byline: Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn., Sept. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- MayoClinic.com has been awarded an Outstanding Web site WebAward in the 2004 WebAward Competition. Now in its seventh year, the WebAwards is the premier annual award...

Rethinking School Lunch: The Center for Ecoliteracy Launches Comprehensive Initiative.
September 17, 2004... Byline: Center for Ecoliteracy BERKELEY, Calif., Sept. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- Today the Center for Ecoliteracy unveiled a comprehensive initiative that addresses the epidemic of diet-related diseases prevalent among the 54 million...

Groups Warn Against Dismantling State Environmental, Public Health Boards; California Performance Review Proposals Don't Improve Environmental, Public Health Protection.
September 17, 2004... Byline: California League of Conservation Voters FRESNO, Calif., Sept. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- California risks losing ground in its efforts to protect the environment and public health, if it implements proposals by Gov. Schwarzenegger's...

University of Mississippi Medical Center Faculty Play Vital Role in National Lung Screening Trial.
September 17, 2004... Byline: University of Mississippi Medical Center JACKSON, Miss., Sept. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- A nationwide lung screening trial by the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the American Cancer Society (ACS) may determine whether screening...

University of Mississippi Medical Center Faculty Build Cervical Cancer Awareness in Nigeria.
September 17, 2004... Byline: University of Mississippi Medical Center JACKSON, Miss., Sept. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- While the number of women in the United States dying from cervical cancer has plummeted, more Nigerian women are dying from the disease than any...

Study Reveals Why Eyes in Some Paintings Seem to Follow Viewers.
September 20, 2004... Byline: Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio, Sept. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- You've seen it in horror movies, or even in real-life at the local museum: a painting in which the eyes of the person portrayed seem to follow you around the...

Plant Prescriptions: UT El Paso/UT Austin Program Educates Patients, Medical Providers About Safe Use of Medicinal Herbs; Web Site at www.herbalsafety.utep.edu.
September 20, 2004... Byline: University of Texas at El Paso EL PASO, Texas, Sept. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Should you drink Korean ginseng tea if you're taking medicine for high blood pressure? Will eating nopales (prickly pear cactus) help or harm your...

Study Finds Fibromyalgia Prohibits Sufferers From Breast-Feeding.
September 20, 2004... Byline: Temple University PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- New mothers with fibromyalgia (FM) face multiple barriers to breast-feeding their babies, according to a study published recently in the American Journal of...

University of Illinois at Chicago Unveils World's Most Powerful MRI for Decoding the Human Brain; Imaging Holds Promise for Diagnosis, Drug Development, Understanding Learning Disabilities.
September 21, 2004... Byline: University of Illinois at Chicago CHICAGO, Sept. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of Illinois at Chicago unveiled today the world's most powerful magnetic resonance imaging machine for human studies, capable of imaging not...

Certain Genes Boost Fish Oils' Protection Against Breast Cancer; USC Study Hints at New Targets for Killing Cancer Cells.
September 21, 2004... Byline: USC Health Sciences LOS ANGELES, Sept. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers who found that fish oils appear to reduce breast cancer risk have now discovered that the oils may especially benefit women with particular genetic...

Acupuncture Reduces Nausea and Vomiting, Pain After Major Breast Surgery.
September 21, 2004... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Sept. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- In the first such clinical trial of its kind, researchers at Duke University Medical Center have found that acupuncture is more effective at reducing nausea and vomiting...

Colgate Researcher Studying How Yeast Cells Protect Themselves -- From Themselves; Biology Professor Ken Belanger on Team Awarded $5 Million NSF Grant.
September 22, 2004... Byline: Colgate University HAMILTON, N.Y., Sept. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Colgate University biology professor Ken Belanger and an interdisciplinary team of researchers from Washington University in St. Louis, Pacific Northwest National...

Joslin Diabetes Center Honors Brothers Living 70-Plus Years With Type 1 Diabetes; Ceremony Set for Sept. 23 in Jamesville, N.Y.
September 22, 2004... Byline: Joslin Diabetes Center BOSTON, Sept. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Joslin Diabetes Center, the global leader in diabetes research, care and education, will recognize brothers Robert Cleveland and Gerald Cleveland with Joslin Medals for...

New Data Shows California's Poor, Minorities Will Be Hardest Hit by Climate Crisis.
September 22, 2004... Byline: Redefining Progress OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Without significant reductions in emissions from fossil fuels, recent scientific studies show California's average temperature will rise from 4.0 degrees to 10.5...

Flu Shot Locator on American Lung Association's californialung.org and www.lungusa.org Aims to Reduce Infections, Death as Flu Season Is About to Begin.
September 23, 2004... Byline: American Lung Association OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- As the flu season is about to begin, the American Lung Association today launched its online "flu shot locator" at www.californialung.org and www.lungusa.org...

National Family Caregivers Association Launches www.thefamilycaregiver.com.
September 23, 2004... Byline: National Family Caregivers Association KENSINGTON, Md., Sept. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- The National Family Caregivers Association (NFCA) is re-launching its Web site with a new look and a new name. As a symbol of NFCA's growing...

Brain's 'Storehouse' for Memory Molecules Identified.
September 23, 2004... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Sept. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- Neurobiologists have pinpointed the molecular storehouse that supplies the neurotransmitter receptor proteins used for learning-related changes in the brain. They also...

American Lung Association of California Statement by John Balmes, M.D., Regarding California Air Resources Board's Decision to Adopt Global Warming Air Pollution Regulation.(Brief Article)
September 24, 2004... Byline: American Lung Association LOS ANGELES, Sept. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- The American Lung Association of California applauds the California Air Resources Board for taking action to protect public health by reducing greenhouse gas...

Strange Bedfellows Sell Out Schoolchildren's Health -- by Carla Nino and Michele Simon.(Editorial)
September 27, 2004... Byline: Center for Informed Food Choices OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- Following is an editorial by Carla Nino, president of the California State PTA, and Michele Simon, director of the Center for Informed Food Choices in...

Healthful Eating Would Bring Big Economic Boost to California Farmers.
September 27, 2004... Byline: University of California Division of Agriculture FRESNO, Calif., Sept. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- If Californians were to follow long-established recommendations to eat more fruits and vegetables, it would benefit more than their...

Free Asthma Education Faire for Children, Adults.
September 27, 2004... Byline: Palo Alto Medical Foundation PALO ALTO, Sept. 27 (AScribe Newswire) -- Asthma is a rapidly escalating problem nationwide, affecting an estimated 15 million Americans, nearly 5 million of whom are under 18 years old. For...

Online News Sites Have Poor Accessibility, Study Says.
September 28, 2004... Byline: Wichita State University WICHITA, Kan., Sept. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- While daily newspapers have created sophisticated online publications, they have neglected to make them accessible to people with disabilities, according to a...

Passion, Infidelity, Women's Accessories, Sexuality, Seduction Explored at New York Conference; Forty Experts to Discuss Psychology of Longing.(William Alanson White Institute)
September 28, 2004... Byline: William A. White Institute NEW YORK, Sept. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- The human desire for what we can and can't have -- love, sex, passion, relationships, and more -- will be the focus of a two-day conference, "Longing:...

Entertainment Industries Council Distributes PRISM Awards Show to 11,000 Treatment, Recovery Centers; Special Edition of PRISM Awards Donated by EIC, NIDA, SAMHSA.
September 28, 2004... Byline: Entertainment Industries Council WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Entertainment Industries Council Inc. (EIC) announced today that it will distribute a Special Edition of the 8th Annual PRISM Awards television special,...

Center for College Health and Safety Awarded Multi-Year U.S. Department of Education Contract.
September 29, 2004... Byline: Center for College Health and Safety NEWTON, Mass., Sept. 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Center for College Health and Safety (CCHS) secured a five-year, $11.4 million contract from the U.S. Department of Education to continue to...

Caffeine Withdrawal Recognized As Disorder.
September 29, 2004... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, Sept. 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- If you missed your morning coffee and now you have a headache and difficulty concentrating, you might be able to blame it on caffeine withdrawal. In...

Concordia University, University of Windsor Research Team to Announce Results of Study Into the Health, Well-Being of Sex Workers.(Brief Article)
September 29, 2004... Byline: Concordia University - Montreal MONTREAL, Sept. 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- On Thursday, Sept. 30, 2004, at 2 p.m., the results of a four-year study examining how public policy affects the health and safety of sex workers will be made...

Contaminated Swordfish Found in California Grocery Stores; Mercury Levels in Swordfish Dangerously High, Says New Data.
September 29, 2004... Byline: Turtle Island Restoration Project SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- This week, new data was released by the Sea Turtle Restoration Project that shows skyrocketing mercury levels in swordfish purchased at grocery stores...

Warning: Shaping America's Youth Is an Industry Front Group.
September 29, 2004... Byline: Center for Informed Food Choices OAKLAND, Calif., Sept. 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- Today, the innocent-sounding "Shaping America's Youth" released survey results from 1,100 groups working on childhood obesity. But, according to a...

Bill Hindering States' Ability to Protect Food Safety Likely to Advance in Congress; 'Disaster' for Consumers, H.R. 2699 May Prevent Local Health Departments From Enforcing Sanitary Laws at Restaurants.
September 30, 2004... Byline: Consumers Union WASHINGTON, Sept. 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- While the nation is preoccupied with other matters, a congressional committee is poised to quietly take a step today that would undermine the authority of state food safety...

New Study Shows Hope for Treating Inhalant Abuse; GVG may Reduce Addictive Effects of 'Huffing'.(gamma vinyl-GABA)
September 30, 2004... Byline: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, N.Y., Sept. 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new study by scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's Brookhaven National Laboratory suggests that vigabatrin (a.k.a. gamma vinyl-GABA or GVG) may...

Statement of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation on the Release of Institute of Medicine's Childhood Obesity Report.
September 30, 2004... Byline: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation PRINCETON, N.J., Sept. 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) supports the Institute of Medicine's Preventing Childhood Obesity: Health in the Balance report, which focuses...

Alzheimer's Disease Is Not Accelerated Aging.
September 30, 2004... Byline: Howard Hughes Medical Institute CHEVY CHASE, Md., Sept. 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- Certain brain changes that are common in normal aging are not the beginnings of Alzheimer's disease. Recent research by cognitive aging experts...

Spinning Wheels Keep on Turning for Breast Cancer Patient.(Cindi Hart)
September 30, 2004... Byline: Indiana University School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS, Sept. 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- Winning a national cycling championship is a challenge many may only dream about, but when Cindi Hart won her championship over Labor Day weekend she...