Mailman School of Public Health receives Manhattan Tobacco Cessation Center grant
...the Manhattan Tobacco Cessation Network, a program dedicated to reducing tobacco use through evidence-based smoking cessation treatment programs. The Manhattan Tobacco Cessation Network is one of 19 cessation centers statewide funded by the New York State Department of Health's Tobacco Control Program. It wi...Cavity prevention tips for pre-school age children
...ntistry (AGD), an organization of general dentists dedicated to continuing education. Research shows that children who develop cavities in their baby teeth are more likely to develop cavities as an adult. So how can a parent determine if their child is at risk for cavities? It all begins with that first trip t...Envisat enables first global check of regional methane emissions
...h aboard the MetOp satellite next year, it will be dedicated to operational ozone monitoring. Into the future, Professor Burrows and his team have also proposed the Geostationary Scanning Imaging Absorption spectrometer (GeoSCIA) an instrument which would - if selected for flight - provide the high temporal a...Giant iceberg B-15A edges past floating ice pier
...lds. This year also sees the launch of CryoSat, a dedicated ice-watching mission designed to precisely map changes in the thickness of polar ice sheets and floating sea ice. CryoSat, in connection with regular Envisat ASAR GMM mosaics and SAR interferometry a technique used to combine radar images to measur...Epidemiologist Trichopoulos receives $5.8 million Department of Defense 'Innovator Award'
...sing longevity. Harvard School of Public Health is dedicated to advancing the public's health through learning, discovery, and communication. More than 300 faculty members are engaged in teaching and training the 900-plus student body in a broad spectrum of disciplines crucial to the health and well being of i...Does the college experience damage your brain?
...sciousness, and Cognition-the first university lab dedicated to research on meditation and brain functioning in college students....Philanthropist Paul F. Glenn launches labs for aging research at Harvard Medical School
...ology, who will direct the lab. "Like us, Paul is dedicated to finding the molecular answers to the aging process so we can understand the mechanisms of normal aging and develop interventions to delay its onset and decline, thereby extending the healthful years of human life." To attract talented investigator...American Academy of Neurology presents 57th Annual Meeting in Miami Beach
...00 neurologists and neuroscience professionals, is dedicated to improving patient care through education and research. A neurologist is a doctor with specialized training in diagnosing, treating and managing disorders of the brain and nervous system such as Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, multiple sclerosis, Pa...End AIDS drug waiting lists, HIV care providers tell policymakers
...ite CARE Act, the nation's primary federal program dedicated to providing care and support for people living with HIV/AIDS. Ryan White includes a constellation of programs designed to fill in gaps in health coverage for uninsured or underinsured people with HIV/AIDS. Ryan White programs provide aid ranging f...Decreased levels of 'good' cholesterol in children with Progeria may cause premature heart disease
...Foundation in 1999 as the only organization solely dedicated to discovering the cause, treatment and cure for Progeria after her son, now eight-years-old, was diagnosed with the disease. In April 2003, PRF succeeded in the first part of its mission when the Foundation helped to discover the gene that causes P...LA BioMed medical/research briefs March 2005
... that the routine clinical use of high-resolution, dedicated breast cameras can be a powerful diagnostic tool for early breast cancer identification," Dr. Khalkhali said. The breast imaging camera used in the study is provided by Gamma Medica, Inc. of Northridge, California. For more information on how to part...Columbia study finds hemophilia therapy dramatically improves outcomes for bleeding stroke
...ins future leaders in health care and includes the dedicated work of many physicians, scientists, nurses, dentists, and other health professionals at the College of Physicians & Surgeons, the School of Dental & Oral Surgery, the School of Nursing, the Mailman School of Public Health, the biomedical departments...Schepens scientists regenerate optic nerve for the first time
...nent and blinding. Chen and her research team have dedicated themselves to learning the reasons why CNS tissue stops regenerating and to finding ways to reverse that process, using the optic nerve as their research model. The optic nerve, which connects the eye to the brain, consists of millions of nerve cells...Dedicated hospital stroke centers improve quality of acute care
...hours a day, seven days a week; a specialized unit dedicated to stroke care; appropriate laboratory services; and an experienced staff, which undergoes regular continuing medical education. The BAC is a group of professional, voluntary and government organizations including the American Stroke Association. ...Association publishes blueprint to strengthen stroke care from prevention through recovery
...ause your hospital can't afford or can't attract a dedicated on-site stroke neurologist." This blueprint ideally will promote greater efficiency of care as well as the more effective application of acute treatment and secondary prevention -- such as getting people on cholesterol-lowering drugs; controlling ...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for February 2005 (first issue)
...nsmissible disease during hospitalization at their dedicated CF facility. Researchers realized that despite their carefully designed center and strict hygiene rules, P. aeruginosa cross-infection still continued. (CF, an inherited lethal disease, causes certain glands to produce abnormal secretions that prima...Medical meeting to feature research findings and disease prevention and health promotion sessions
...M), a national professional society for physicians dedicated to disease prevention and health promotion. Scheduled for February 16-20 in Washington, DC, Preventive Medicine 2005 will attract over 600 physicians and other health care professionals. The meeting will be held at the Omni Shoreham Hotel. Provocat...Mayo Clinic discovers a key to 'low metabolism' and major factor in obesity
...only meals prepared for them by hospital staff. A dedicated kitchen staff to cook 20,000 meals over the test period, starting at 5 a.m. each day --without skipping a beat, food group or strange hankering. 150 million lines of data was downloaded from the data-loggers and analyzed. Committed study participan......ins future leaders in health care and includes the dedicated work of many physicians, scientists, nurses, dentists, and other health professionals at the College of Physicians & Surgeons, the School of Dental & Oral Surgery, the School of Nursing, the Mailman School of Public Health, the biomedical departments......m. Denmark's rsted satellite, launched in 1999, is dedicated to magnetic research, whilst Germany's CHAMP mission (2000) measures both magnetism and gravity. These satellites show that the danger zone for satellites over Brazil and the South Atlantic is growing wider towards the southern Indian Ocean. The Ear...