Highlights of the October 2004 Journal of the American Dietetic Association
...to have more freedom in decision making and taking care of themselves. Regulations: Most parents were supportive of schools' limiting access to vending machines. They wanted a wider variety of choices available to students with healthier alternatives. Parental knowledge: Most parents did not know much a...Veterinary Memorial Fund transforms grief into promise
...l research that has improved the quality of animal care we can deliver." The Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine (VMRCVM) is a two-state, three-campus professional school operated by the land-grant universities of Virginia Tech in Blacksburg and the University of Maryland...St. Petersburg/New Haven Partnership for HIV/AIDS Care, Treatment and Support launched
...ussians who will develop a community-wide HIV/AIDS care program to be implemented in the city of St. Petersburg. Krystn Wagner, assistant professor of internal medicine/AIDS and Robert Heimer, associate professor in the Departments of Epidemiology and Public Health and pharmacology, will oversee the pa...Far more men than women favor routine paternity testing at birth
...ity a secret so that her husband would continue to care for the child as if he were the father. "There's this fascinating aspect that when we ask the guys who do not favor paternity testing why they are opposed, more than half of them say, 'Ignorance is bliss,'" said co-author Sievert Rohwer, a UW bio...Veterans with Gulf War syndrome have damage in specific, primitive portion of nervous system
... "The parasympathetic nervous system takes care of restorative functions of the body. During sleep it's orchestrating that process, which is why we feel refreshed when we wake up," Dr. Haley said. "Its failure to increase at night in ill Gulf War veterans may explain their unrefreshing sleep." ...March of Dimes statement on newborn screening report
...eening results, and we support expansion of health care provider education about newborn screening. March...urge all concerned individuals, groups, and health care providers to work even more closely together to achieve this common goal. ...Joslin Diabetes Center honors brothers living 70-plus years with type 1 diabetes
...es Center, the global leader in diabetes research, care and education, will recognize brothers Robert Cleveland and Gerald Cleveland with Joslin Medals for their living more than 70 years each with insulin-dependent diabetes. The award ceremony, set for tomorrow, Thursday, Sept. 23, at 2 p.m. at The Notti...Study reveals why eyes in some paintings seem to follow viewers
...Ohio State University. Our visual perception takes care of the rest. "The core idea is simple: no matter what angle you look at a painting from, the painting itself doesn't change. You're looking at a flat surface. The pattern of light and dark remains the same," Todd said. "We found that our visual perce...Folic acid vitamin use by women reaches all-time high, March of Dimes survey finds
...s from occurring," said Dr. Howse. "We urge health care professionals and pharmacists to remember to use every contact they have with women capable of having a baby to advise them to take a multivitamin with at least 400 micrograms of folic acid daily." NTDs are among the most serious birth defect...9/11 search-and-rescue dogs exhibit few effects from exposure to disaster sites
...r Cynthia M. Otto, associate professor of critical care in Penn's School of Veterinary Medicine. "Since dogs age more rapidly than humans, they can serve as sentinels for human disease. We are encouraged that we do not see significant increases in cancer and respiratory diseases."The Penn researchers co...Researchers report new gene test for isolated cleft lip and palate
...uire many other services, including complex dental care and speech therapy. "These results show that a specific gene plays a crucial role in the development of isolated cleft lip and palate," said Dr. Kenneth Olden, director of NIEHS. "This discovery will provide parents with important information that wi...Joslin Diabetes Center adds first affiliate in California at Irvine Medical Center
...opedic foot surgery. "We aspire to bring the best care to our patients and establish a high-quality infrastructure for our researchers," said Dr. Ping Wang, UCI endocrinologist and director of Joslin Diabetes Center at UCI. "Joslin Diabetes Center at UCI will become the focal point in California for dev...The birth of reproductive health: A difficult delivery
...w up a 20 year plan to deliver reproductive health care for all. But the plan is being threatened, says Dr Shereen El Feki, acclaimed health-care correspondent at The Economist magazine, by ideological battles, a severe shortfall in international funding for reproductive health, and the HIV pandemic, whi...Men from early middle ages were nearly as tall as modern people
...cessities such as food, clothing, shelter, medical care and exposure to disease," Steckel said. "Height is also sensitive to the degree of inequality between populations." The study appears in a recent issue of the journal Social Science History. Steckel analyzed skeletal data from 30 previous studies. Th...NHGRI launches Centers for Excellence in Ethical, Legal, and Social Implications Research
...ncorporates the goal of reducing health and health care disparities among the medically underserved. A maj...ties influence attitudes about genomics and health care as well as health behaviors. Donald Bailey, Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. ...Green tea research leads to gum and other products
...in is creating a signature brand of green-tea skin care products and cosmetics for CCA Industries....New tool predicts how long pollutants will stay in soil
...ingly concerned about pharmaceuticals and personal care products that have been detected in soil and water. Environmental engineers are seeking better ways to track these emerging pollutants, which tend to be more complex and water-soluble than previous contaminants of concern, such as chlorinated solvent...Highlights of American Chemical Society national meeting in Philadelphia, Aug. 22-26
...about the effects of pharmaceuticals and personal care products , potential biomarkers for improving dis... Wednesday, Aug. 25 Pharmaceuticals and personal care products: Environmental challenges, solutions -- A two-day symposium will explore various aspects o...Study in Science reveals recreational fishing takes big bite of ocean catch
...ticularly the large charismatic fishes that people care about most--recreational landings outstrip commerc...creational fishing is not all good. A fish doesn't care if you are a commercial or recreational fisherman. It only cares if it is surrounded by water -or on...Researchers report new gene test for isolated cleft lip and palate
...uire many other services, including complex dental care and speech therapy. The challenge has been how to move the field forward. Isolated clefts arise during fetal development from a dynamic and still poorly understood interplay of genes, diet, and environmental factors, and current research tools can...