Semiconductor Plants May Be A Danger To The Health Of Employees
... involvedso few women. In a debate with LaDou at a seminar organised by the ScottishOccupational Health and Safety Research Network at the University of Glasgowlast month, the study's lead author, Richard Elliott from the HSE, stuck to hisconclusion. But he accepted that his numbers were not statistically si...Cranfield pushes for greater child flight safety
...laps. End of story." A topic discussed at a recent seminar in Washington USA, which focused on 'Child Restraint Use in Aircraft' gave experts the chance to put across their views on this crucial issue. At present many airlines allow small children to fly seated on an adult's lap either restrained with a sup...Depression turns generation gap into a chasm
...ferral for treatment," he said. The national media seminar "BLUEPRINT: developing a national response to depression" is designed for media professionals and has been organised by "Beyondblue: The National Depression Initiative" chaired by the Hon Jeff Kennett....Screening the controversy continues
...aken place at the time, said Dr de Wolf. A recent seminar in Sweden, attended by the reports co-author Dr Gtzsche, concluded that none of the so-called flaws had any relevance to the outcome of screening trials in Sweden, nor was there any convincing evidence that could give cause to reject the results of a...Improving communications and support for doctors, patients and partners
...and GPs, and GPs also indicated that following the seminar they were better equipped and more confident in meeting patients needs during the treatment phase and beyond. PATIENTS THINK NURSES OFFER BETTER FOLLOW-UP BREAST CANCER CARE THAN DOCTORS Specialist breast cancer nurses offer more supportive, patien...New $9.5 million grant to support Male Contraception Research Center
...n the projects. In addition, the Center sponsors a seminar series at UW featuring visiting speakers. Bremner is also co-founder and director of the existing UW Population Center for Research in Reproduction, supported by another NIH center grant. The Population Center is a national leader in research on ...Resurgent rickets - Call for vitamin D supplementation for pregnant women and children
UK authors of a seminar article in this week's issue of THE LANCET highlight how rickets-often considered a disease of the past-is still a global public-health problem today. The authors propose the use of Vitamin D supplementation for pregnant women and among children up t...University of Pittsburgh and French National Institute begin scientific collaboration
...ific discovery for everyone." A two-day scientific seminar jointly organized by INSERM and the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Science and Technology Office of the French Embassy in Washington), which was recently held in Paris, provided an opportunity for researchers from the University of Pittsburgh an...New flu vaccine provides insight into immunity development
...ent of Science annual meeting is part of a two-day seminar called "Vaccines in the 21st Century." Greenberg, who was involved in the pre-licensing phases of FluMist while on a leave of absence from Stanford, is also co-director of a large study at Stanford comparing the live attenuated vaccine delivered in t...Experience is more effective than classroom learning in changing age bias in dental students
...ol of Social Work presented a lecture, small group seminar or similar program devoted to issues affecting the elderly to each dental school class (year 1 through year 4) in 2002. Before the program, students filled out a standard survey, Palmore's Facts on Aging Quiz II, designed to assess their age bias. ...Rabies: Canine infection in Africa and Asia still the greatest threat
This week's Lancet seminar assesses the latest epidemiological data and future potential action to prevent one of the oldest and most-feared diseases: rabies. Rabies is caused by lyssavirus infection. The disease cannot be cured, so attention remains focused on the epidemiolo...HeartScore launch - Press teleconference invitation
...estions and answers Teleconference will move from seminar format to interactive format 14.35 GMT / 15.35 CET Teleconference ends Press may request one-on-one interviews thereafter with any of the speakers or other Spokespersons of the ESC Following the teleconference, the HeartScore program will be...Emory conference to educate health professionals about 'metabolic syndrome'
...e the public on preventive measures, a free public seminar will also be held on Saturday, May 22 at 9:30 a.m. 11:15 a.m. "New Strategies to Prevent Diabetes and Obesity: The Latest in Diet, Fitness and Drug Therapy," will also be held in the auditorium of the Woodruff Health Sciences Center Administration B...Knight Center seminar on 'The Human Brain'
...ering fellowships to journalists for this in-depth seminar on brain science and health. Speakers will be expe...d the country. Knight Center fellowships cover all seminar costs, including reference materials, hotel lodging, meals and a travel subsidy. The travel subsidy ...Cancer patients in Europe unite with doctors
...inar on the cancer patient's journey. "The patient seminar is a really fantastic idea, and I'm proud to be involved with it," Sean said. "I really wish something like this had been around in the early days for me." Press Conference 1 on Saturday, 30 October 2004, 12:45-13:45, Austria Center Vienna, Austria...The cancer patient's journey: An uphill climb
...treatments from the world's top cancer doctors.The seminar makes the most of the fact that hundreds of leadin... are expanding as rapidly as oncology."The patient seminar is a really fantastic idea, and I'm proud to be involved with it," Sean said. "I really wish somethi...Spina bifida: 70% of cases preventable by folic-acid supplementation
This release is also available in German. A seminar in this week's issue of THE LANCET discusses the causes, symptoms, and treatments relating to spina bifida, and reinforces an important public-health message for women about to become pregnant: 70% of cases of spina bifida are preventable by folic-ac...A seminar in this week's issue of THE LANCET outlines the common but poorly understood condition of insomnia, concluding that awareness and assessment of insomnia by family doctors is a priority. Estimates suggest that between 5 and 35% of people experience i...