Frozen food research receives historical recognition
...tly contributed to the high quality and widespread acceptance of frozen foods will be recognized in a special ceremony at the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Western Regional Research Center in Albany, Calif., on Dec. 11. The American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society, will designate the...Domestic violence levels high in rural Uganda
...." The authors note, at the same time, widespread acceptance of domestic violence in this setting. Fully 70 percent of men, and 90 percent of women, viewed beating of the wife or female partner as justifiable in one or more circumstances. In their view, "little progress in reducing levels of domestic violence ...Integration of agriculture, medicine requires new ways of thinking
...uct development, regulatory processes and consumer acceptance are realities that stretch the marketplace timeline far into the future. Other speakers in the symposium are: Charles J. Arntzen, Arizona State University: "When Agriculture and Medicine Merge." Jeffrey Burkhardt, University of Florida: "Are We A...Non-drug, treatment for hypertension gets further physiological backing in AHA's Hypertension Primer
...e adjunctive treatment of hypertension, is gaining acceptance as a new non-drug modality in the treatment of the disease. "Since the FDA clearance, we have received overwhelmingly good feedback from the thousands of patients and physicians who are successfully using RESPeRATE TM " said Erez Gavish, CEO of Inter...Polyherbacy prompts need for physician's advice
...d chemotherapy; interference with organ transplant acceptance and anti-depressants Ginseng: hypertension (high blood pressure) or hypotension (low blood pressure) (depending on type of ginseng); vaginal bleeding Sea algae: interference with thyroid function due to iodine content Licorice: hypertension RELIABLE...St. Jude identifies ways to improve treatment of childhood leukemia in Honduras
...e less likely to abandon the therapy. This gradual acceptance of treatment also reflected the families' greater hope for a cure and their increased trust in the medical staff. "This demonstrates the importance of early intervention to avoid misunderstandings," Metzger said. According to Raul C. Ribeiro, M.D., d...Sex selection for social reasons: religious and moral perspectives
...rized by the unconditional rather than conditional acceptance of children, a quality that is clearly eroded by the availability of sex selection technology. The way the research for this report was conducted merely reinforces the growing perception of children as commodities satisfying the desires of their pare...News tips for Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2003
...before the report. Their results indicate a rapid acceptance of the results of the WHI trial both in North America and other countries, the scientists say. And despite a lack of data on effects of HRT with E alone, this therapy also was down in North American women, from 26 percent of post-menopausal women be...Increasing number of physician assistants handle more than 190 million patient visits in 2003
...actice with physicians, PAs have gained widespread acceptance by the public as well as the medical community." This year, more PAs (33%) practiced in family medicine than any other specialty. These PAs accounted for approximately 38 percent of the patient visits made to PAs during 2003 and approximately 44 perc...Outpatient procedure shrinks benign breast lumps
...uided cryotherapy to evaluate outcomes and patient acceptance of cryotherapy for breast fibroadenomas originally planned for surgical removal. On average, the fibroadenomas were reduced in size by 73 percent. No significant complications were noted, and patients were pleased with the cosmetic results. Affecti...Race affects older Americans' likelihood of getting flu shot
...ccinated," said Ostbye. "We suspect that a greater acceptance by patients and providers of the vaccine along wit... consequences or risks. This fear is a barrier for acceptance of influenza immunization among both blacks and whites." Greenberg said that the natural reluctance ...Pitt receives $14.5 million from NIH to improve pediatric heart transplantation outcomes
...e only one of its kind that seeks to enhance graft acceptance in pediatric heart transplant patients. The ultima... kinds of studies is tolerance, or long-term graft acceptance without the need for immunosuppression, which is considered the Holy Grail of transplant medicine. ...New flu vaccine provides insight into immunity development
... sometimes deadly virus. While the level of public acceptance remains unclear, the fact it has proven effective thus far provides not only a case study in live-vaccine development but also a tool for researching how influenza immunity develops following infection. Harry Greenberg, MD, professor of microbiology ...Standardizing disaster models to help first responders
...argon in the programs themselves hinder widespread acceptance of the potentially life-saving technology. The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is working to make such modeling and simulation programs readily accessible to emergency response decision-makers. NIST is identifying the needs of ...Complementary, alternative therapies for neurological disorders detailed in new book
...ishing Group. The goal of the book is "to increase acceptance of (CAM) techniques among conventionally trained physicians," Oken said. Lack of awareness among conventional physicians of the benefits of many complementary therapies, as well as urging from the publisher, prompted Oken to begin writing the book f...Patients who receive kidneys from older donors do well
... trauma) in people aged 18 to 35, and an increased acceptance of kidneys from older deceased donors. Although survival of the transplanted kidney may be diminished when it is from an older donor, giving these kidneys to older recipients, particularly those facing prolonged waiting times on dialysis, may be pre...Unpublished trials data suggest most SSRI antidepressants unsuitable for children
...m stakeholders, which might not be published, this acceptance is only done on the understanding that data are made publicly available. Drug sponsors who withhold trial data (or do not make full trial reports available) undermine the guideline programme, which can ultimately lead to recommendations for treatment...Spanking a risk factor for behavior problems among white children
...ave noted that spanking may be viewed with greater acceptance by African-American families and therefore is less likely to be seen as unfair or harsh treatment by children and parents. In white families, where spanking may be viewed negatively, frequent spanking before age 2 could be an indicator of other assoc...Promoting the brain image bank
...roscience about the initial reluctance and gradual acceptance of the center, and they describe the many attributes a center such as theirs offers the scientific community. "The fMRI Data Center was created with sharing information in mind," says John Van Horn, the lead author on the paper and a Research Associa...Heart disease kills more women annually than all cancers combined
...ther cancers, so women have adequate awareness and acceptance of screening for cancer." Dr. Keller explained, "Although cancer is important, it is hard to get them thinking about screening beyond that. It is not just the lay public we need to reach about this problem--it is the medical community as well." Dr. K...