Program Provides Treatment For Prison-Released HIV-Positive Women
...of 39 womenreceived aid from either general public assistance or Social Securitydisability. Twenty-one of 31 women entered into a substance abuse treatmentprogram after release. Of the 14 women who had no place to live, 8 were placedin an apartment or group home. Women in the prison release program's first yea...Poor Heart Disease Patients Pay More For Medications, Get Less Preventative Care
...is points out a dire need for programs thatprovide assistance for medication for low-income individuals," Tung said. "Noone should have to choose between food and medication." Duke researchers Lai Choi Lam, Nancy Clapp-Channing, Barbara Lytle, Drs.Redford Williams, John Barefoot, Ilene Siegler, and Dan...Six Football Players Died In 1997 Season: New Study
...nsured againstcatastrophic injury and that medical assistance is available during practice andgames. A Yale University faculty member began the yearly football death andinjury survey in 1931. It was moved to Purdue University in 1942 and has been atUNC-CH since 1965. The American Football Coaches Associ...Advisory: Researchers Present Work At Annual Meeting
...5-19, in Washington, D.C. For more information or assistance in arranging interviews, call Amy Reyes at 734-647-4411. INCOME GAPS SHORTEN LIFE SPANS. A study by two U-M epidemiologists shows that Americans who live in cities with greater disparities in income are more likely to die than those who live in c...Insulin Resistance And Obesity Avoided In Genetically Modified Mice, As Reported In Science
...mplications. To store and use glucose, cells need assistance from the hormone insulin, whichcontrols a complex series of steps to remove glucose from the bloodstream andsequester it in the cells. This set of steps is called the insulin "signal."People with type I diabetes (the more severe and early-onset form ...Low-Tech Treatment Proves A Life-Saver In Research Breakthrough
...e adjustment in the way patients receive breathing assistance from amechanical ventilator has been shown to cut mortality 25 percent among victimsof Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), a devastating, often fatal lungcondition that affects about 150,000 Americans annually. A three-year, nationwide clinic...Tobacco Control Is Global Challenge, WHO Director Says
... have towin these spaces back." Awareness, action, assistance and alliances are neededto "counter fiction with fact, we have to dispel ignorance with scientificevidence and we have to tackle inertia with the simple message that tobaccokills," she added. Governments may face a backlash from decisive anti-tobacc...... been brought fromdiscovery to the clinic with the assistance of supercomputer simulations. Thepreclinical development time for BioNumerik's three drugs has averaged 18 to 24months compared to the pharmaceutical industry average of 6 years. Inpreclinical animal studies, orally administered karenitecin demonst......earchuniversity and government and community-based assistance organizations, we havethe best chance of improving health care in areas of the world where the need isgreatest." "I'm proud to be here today on behalf of Bill and Melinda," said WilliamGates Sr., foundation director. "Our family shares Colum...Can a terminally ill person want to hasten death and be mentally competent?
...disorder, such as depression, the Act bars suicide assistance toany person who, in the judgement of the attendin...on law calls for a mental health assessment before assistance inhastening death can be given, it did not specify the nature of such anassessment. Likewise, there...Seniors need group housing, not homes
... Americans, fromcompanionship and affordability to assistance in daily living chores," says Chi. Although very f...r such housing options, they say,as well as moving assistance and counseling services to help the elderly adjustto group housing. "We need a turnaround in thinki...UCSF Cancer Center joins elite group of National Cancer Institute-designated centers
... health databases; andoffers personalized research assistance to patients. The CRC also hosts nineteendiverse support groups, exercise classes, and workshops for patients and theirfamilies and friends. All of the CRC's services and classes are free.For more information on the UCSF Cancer Center, check out their...Hartford Institute sponsors SNAPP initiative to bring best practices to non-geriatric nurses
...In addition to the booth, SNAPP provides technical assistance tonational specialty nursing associations. This includes maintaining an on-lineresource website with links to gerontoloical Internet information, publishingand distributing Try This, a newsletter of user-friendly best practiceinformation, and helpin...Vanderbilt School of Nursing begins graduate program in correctional health
...s." The Federal Bureau of Prisons offers financial assistance for selected studentswhile they are in school. Students interested in the Correctional Health Programmay apply for consideration for funding for the specialty year. Those who meet the standards for physical fitness and integrity could beselected for...Diabetes therapy may impair memory function in children
...An episode was severe ifthe patient needed outside assistance to stabilize blood glucose or if a doctoror parent...screen where they remembered seeing the dot." With assistance from a computer, the researchers determined the child'saccuracy. As waiting times increased, childre...Global prevention, funding and accountability debated in fight against HIV/AIDS
...omicconsequences of failing to support development assistance mechanisms is adecelerated pace in achieving the eradication of conditions that contribute tohuman deprivation and disease, slower than necessary economic growth indeveloping countries, and potential repercussions for industrialized countries. Is th...UNC-CH wins $42.1 million federal contract to study drugs for schizophrenia and Alzheimer's
...on. Federal grants are outright forms of financial assistance for university-derivedresearch ideas. Contracts, on the other hand, stem from federal research needsand are awarded after universities competitively bid for them through requestsfor proposal, called RFPs. Lieberman said several key factors contribut......the burden of providing emotional support and task assistance to the patient. The projects to be completed under the auspices of the new center will build upon knowledge obtained through these studies and others. They are: The risk for respiratory illnesses such as the flu may be affected by the health of a...The silent time bomb: divorce, health care and the baby boom generation
...als with biological children received some form of assistance from them; only 30 percent of those with only stepchildren received help. Stepchildren were more likely to buy care rather than provide it personally. Stepchildren also contributed only about half the monetary support of biological children, and less...12 UNC institutions to examine how N.C. counties handle welfare reform
...r Research in Social Science. "The whole area of assistance to families has undergone a major reordering since federal legislation in 1996, and the North Carolina General Assembly adopted its own welfare reform in 1997," said Dr. Deil S. Wright, alumni distinguished professor of political science at UNC-CH. "...