March of Dimes statement on newborn screening report
...all concerned individuals, groups, and health care providers to work even more closely together to achieve this common goal. ...Poplar DNA code cracked -- a step in combating global warming?
...ne can hardly overstate the importance of trees as providers of clean air and energy, or as raw material for furniture, building materials, and other implements. A great many properties found in trees are not found in other plants - like their abilities to provide large quantities of wood, to synchronize their...STN International launches Derwent World Patents Index First View
... Germany -- FIZ Karlsruhe, one of Europe's leading providers of information services, and European partner of premier science and technology online service STN International, has launched Derwent World Patents Index First ViewSM (DWPI First ViewSM) on STN International. DWPI First ViewSM is the new alerting co...Envisat concludes a busy second year in orbit
...present valuable tools for researchers and service providers requiring knowledge about the current state of our planet. Seeing more of the world One major development since Envisat's first year occurred last spring when ESA's Artemis telecommunication satellite finally reached its assigned station, in geo...UC San Diego faculty receive funding from von Liebig Center to commercialize academic research
...ce. Wireless network operators as well as content providers and aggregators already have expressed interest in this technology. This grant will enable Dey and his team to make this software more commercial-ready and add several advanced features. MECHANICAL AND AEROSPACE ENGINEERING Prabhakar Bandaru, Assi...Anti-interferon beta antibodies in MS care: A consensus
...d this issue warrants the attention of health care providers and patients with multiple sclerosis (MS). The findings, presented at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and National Association of Science Writers (NASW) annual meeting, state that when an MS patient develops NAbs, his/h...Results of pivotal study for GlaxoSmithKline's Valtrex published in New England Journal of Medicine
...ditional approach for both patients and healthcare providers for what is the major concern of most persons with genital herpes; reducing the risk of transmitting their infection to their sexual partner." About Genital Herpes In 1991, an estimated 1 in 5, or 45 million, Americans were infected with the viru...Practice-based interventions enhance quality of care
...ely to discuss problems and issues with their care providers and were more satisfied with their care than families who did not. In addition, families who received enhanced care were less like to use severe disciplinary tactics with their children, such as slapping the face or spanking with an object, compared ...Hope available for patients with anemia and myelodysplastic syndrome
...ew treatments, as well as guidance for health care providers in caring for patients. Anemia is a disease in which the blood lacks adequate healthy red blood cells to carry appropriate levels of oxygen to patients' tissues, making them feel tired. Many types of anemia exist, each with its o...HPV testing could be future strategy for primary screening for cervical cancer
...ecomes the focus of disease detection. Clients and providers will have to learn to live with the new paradigm, one which places the emphasis of prevention not only on women but on their partners as well. It is about time."...Children with HIV more likely to utilize health services than infected adults
... or do not utilize, provides policymakers, medical providers and HIV program managers with the knowledge to make important decisions on HIV care that reflects what is really happening out there in the HIV community," said Siberry. In the current study, Siberry and colleagues examined the clinical records of ...Exercise and healthy weight delay cancer even among women with highest genetic risk
...t," King said. "It is appropriate for health-care providers to consider referring breast or ovarian cancer pat...vention and screening plan. A team of health-care providers a gynecologic oncologist, surgeon, genetic counselor, medical geneticist, and medical oncologist m...UCSD, VA and Cal-(IT) wireless technology to enhance mass casualty treatment in disasters
...ster command center. At the disaster scene, field providers evaluate patients, provide treatment, and prioriti...entral database. These devices will provide field providers and the disaster command center with information on the location of each victim and his or her condi...Exercise measures identify heart disease in seemingly healthy women
...e risk factors should check with their health care providers before starting a vigorous exercise program....Sex matters in health promotion and disease prevention
...ay is to increase awareness among both health care providers and the public of the fact that men and women simp...l that information be disseminated to patients and providers about sex differences in order to improve understanding of risk factors, and the prevention and trea...Changing focus of traditional hospital 'rounds' improves patient care
...eed for clear team communication among health care providers in the ICU is imperative and paramount," he adds. "Improved communication enhances patient care, decreases length of stay, and most importantly reduces the risk of errors that can result from poor communication between healthcare provider and patien...UN development work guided from space
...the UNOSAT consortium UNOPS struck deals with data providers such as Spot Image and Space Imaging Eurasia, along with value-adding companies (VACs) such as Gamma Remote Sensing and Digitech who work to turn raw satellite data into usable products and maps. This non-profit initiative is eventually intended to c...Sex Differences in Cardiovascular Disease
...oss the country to educate scientists, health care providers and the public about important sex-based biological differences relating to a variety of diseases and developmental processes....Hospitalized children experience medical errors at the same rate as adults
...d to the unique event of childbirth and how health providers can prevent such incidents from occurring during t...ams, and team training activities actively involve providers of children's health care."...Researchers aim to centralize N.C. emergency room data to combat epidemics, bioterrorism
... patients that is of great interest to health-care providers and administrators and is important for epidemic and bioterrorism surveillance," Waller said. "To be prepared for a serious disease outbreak or bioterrorism-related event, we have to be able to recognize what's happening quickly so we and others can ...