AACC and The Endocrine Society partner to promote patient education
...eld of endocrinology, is the first organization to join the site's new Endorser program, which AACC launched this year in an effort to broaden support within the medical community for Lab Tests Online, the Internet's premiere public resource on laboratory testing. Lab tests play a vital role in medical de...Can genes help prevent cancer or increase your risk?
...ing prevention, screening, and treatment. Please join us for an in-depth look at the latest scientific discoveries about cancer and your genes. The seminar will provide perspective on timely issues such as genetic counseling and related ethical issues, risk of cancer due to one's genetic makeup, and th...Next generation body scanner launched by the University of Manchester
... in imaging for patients." The new 3T scanner will join the University's other magnetic resonance research scanner a 1.5 Tesla Philips Intera scanner based at the Wellcome Trust Clinical Research Facility on the University campus. The human MRI research programme is overseen by the University's Faculty o...Johns Hopkins scientists receive presidential medals
... neuroscience. I am extremely happy for Sol, and I join the Hopkins community in congratulating him and in celebrating this joyous event." Snyder continues searching for new neurotransmitters and receptors, as well as increasing understanding of those he and his colleagues have discovered throughout the y...Northwestern Memorial Hospital receives $10 million commitment to support preeminent heart program
...continuing our recruitment of top cardiologists to join the program." Leading surgical advances New and pioneering surgical advances previously not available among Chicago hospitals are now offered and routinely performed at Northwestern Memorial many of them pioneered by Dr. McCarthy. Dr. McCarth...$10-million study explores men's role in transmitting HPV
...r screening. She left the University of Arizona to join Moffitt and USF in July 2004. ...First US kidney cancer vaccine trial underway at Columbia
...ients need to meet certain medical requirements to join the clinical trial. An interested patient or medical oncologist may contact us to learn about eligibility requirements. Participation is voluntary and patients may withdraw at any time. For more information regarding participation in one of our tria...Brenner Children's Hospital named to NIH Pediatric Heart Network
...ic Heart Network. Brenner Children's Hospital will join 10 other children's hospitals in the nation conducting clinical trials on patients with heart defects. "This is a real honor for Brenner Children's Hospital," said Wesley Covitz, M.D., chairman of pediatric cardiology at Brenner Children's Hospital. ...Brown and NIH create joint neuroscience graduate program
...n University's graduate program in neuroscience to join its Graduate Partnerships Program. The program sup...ctural biology. Brown is one of 15 universities to join the program and the only American university chosen to collaborate with the NIH in neuroscience. Mar...Conference to examine effects of dietary supplements in patients taking blood thinning medications
...f Health and the Food and Drug Administration will join academic, patient advocacy and industry representatives to assess current knowledge, identify strategies for clinical guidelines, and determine opportunities for further research. The NIH Conference on Dietary Supplements, Coagulation, and Antithromb...Four teams awarded inaugural translational cancer research grants
...CR's meetings and scientific conference, will also join this partnership for translational research. Commenting on this new funding partnership, Debra Dendahl Hadley, Executive Director of the Cardinal Health Foundation, said, "We are very pleased to support AACR in this important investment to further re...Scientists study fish oil diet in bid to cut heart attack risks
...s a day and 30 life-long non-smokers aged 40-75 to join the study, which is based at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh. The study is due to end in the summer of 2005. Dr Din said: "We need smokers for this study because we know smoking can impair blood vessel function and increase inflammation, and we are ...Researchers debate recreational use of PDE-5 inhibitors
...lton London Metropole. Journalists are invited to join a panel posing questions to the use of oral pills as lifestyle drugs versus medications strictly for health problems. Viagra, or sildenafil citrate, the first of the PDE-5 inhibitors to hit the market in treatment of ED in 1998, first go...Researchers show the BEST way to reduce osteoporosis risk
... PhD, author of the Strong Women book series, will join study investigators from the UA Center for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Timothy Lohman, PhD, Center director and Lauve Metcalfe, intervention coordinator who, along with Bally fitness trainer Nikki Kimbrough and her expert team, will coach guests...Looking for the secret to a healthier diet? Part of the answer might be at church, study finds
...y's collaborative partner on the project, and will join Griffith for the presentation. The researchers found that those who frequently attended church ate 26 percent more "powerhouse" fruits and vegetables -- those fruits and veggies that contain the most nutrients -- than those who didn't, Griffith says....Rehabilitation professionals in nationwide survey cite barriers to assistive technology transfer
...at academia, healthcare providers and industry can join forces to facilitate effective assistive technology transfer and allow consumers to more readily tap into the reservoir of available technology options." About the Survey The Barriers to Assistive Technology Transfer in Society (BATTS) Survey was t...Advances in plasma physics at Annual APS Meeting
...W), which relies on beams of electrons to melt and join metal pieces, provides the highest quality welds currently achievable. However, the technique requires parts to be kept under vacuum during welding because the electron guns that produce the beams cannot function in normal atmospheric conditions. EBW...Churches nationwide issue plea for increased rates of African American organ donation
... member of The Links, Incorporated. "I am proud to join my Link sisters and fellow surgeons in this initiative to let people know what is happening in our community." Linkages to Life is an ongoing, church-based program designed to demystify organ, tissue and bone marrow donation, emphasizing the crit...Advances in plasma physics at Annual APS Meeting
...W), which relies on beams of electrons to melt and join metal pieces, provides the highest quality welds currently achievable. However, the technique requires parts to be kept under vacuum during welding because the electron guns that produce the beams cannot function in normal atmospheric conditions. EBW...Pediatricians can help immigrant mothers by explaining child development, NICHD study suggests
... consider asking a child development specialist to join their practices. "Considering parental knowledge level and cultural background inevitably introduces a layer of complexity to the clinician's tasks, but to eschew or negate such considerations risks access to vital information about the child patient...