The European Society of Cardiology launches Women at Heart
...erstood and that the prevention of risk factors is actively promoted among female patients. This isn't 'women's lib' but rather a necessity for good medical practice". "The analysis of our Euro Heart Survey databases in light of this initiative will be extremely interesting, as these are large databases on e...Helping answer needs by developing specialists in autism
...," adds Dr. Swiezy. Established in 2003, the CSATC actively treats more than 800 children and is the only pediatric academic and research program in Indiana. It also provides consultation and services to patients from Illinois, Michigan, Ohio and Kentucky. U.S. Rep. Dan Burton of Indiana was instrumental in s...Epstein-Barr virus protein crucial to its role in blood cancers
...ed in tissue-culture assays. The investigators are actively pursuing this line of investigation for developing potential therapies.......inical chemistry laboratories. Professor Vihko has actively stimulated research cooperation in the Nordic region and his powerful presence in research policy has made itself manifest in his deep and important involvement in international research organisations, societies, scientific journals, associations and...Increasing physician volume requirement could improve mammogram accuracy, study concludes
...y because the Mammography Quality Standards Act is actively involved in the monitoring of physician volume. Raising the annual volume requirements in the Mammography Quality Standards Act might improve the overall quality of screening mammography in the United States," the authors write....Insurance incentives might help smokers quit, study says
... at the effects of incentives paid to clinics that actively identified smokers and documented advice to quit. Incentives such as full insurance coverage for smoking-cessation therapies slightly improved quit rates, the studies showed, but the payments to clinics did not improve quit rates significantly. Ther...Researcher explores ways to make hypnosis a more effective therapeutic technique
...an to passively respond to the suggestions, and to actively immerse themselves in the experience of whatever is suggested," Lynn said. Researchers also teach subjects how to interpret hypnotic suggestions, so that a misunderstanding won't lead to an inappropriate response. Two years into the three-year projec...Brain synapse formation linked to proteins, Stanford study finds
... developing mice during the time that the brain is actively making new synapses. Interestingly, recent studies have found that one of the two thrombospondins is found at far higher levels in adult human brains than in adult monkey brains, possibly suggesting a key difference in the two animals' ability to for...New breast cancer test could save lives
...ity Gate East, the SETsquared centre in Bristol is actively supporting over 50 nascent entrepreneurs, offering services such as business development, mentoring and cost effective office space....Why North America is not a rhythm nation
...cery store, in the car, in a restaurant) and as we actively listen to it (on our iPods), we actually shape and tune our perceptual processes in a manner that is specific to the music of our culture," Hannon said. "We showed that young infants, who have much less experience listening to music, lack these perce...First US kidney cancer vaccine trial underway at Columbia
... training in biologic therapy and vaccines who are actively conducting clinical studies of tumor vaccines. The program also includes scientists working in research laboratories within Columbia University to translate clinical learnings into new vaccines and therapies. Columbia University Medical Center prov...National Academies News: William H. Foege to receive Public Welfare Medal, Academy's highest honor
...sis, and malaria. Now retired, Foege still works actively with both organizations, serving as an emeritus professor at Emory and a Gates Fellow. Born in 1936 in Decorah, Iowa, Foege graduated from the University of Washington School of Medicine in 1961. He served an internship at the U.S. Public Health Se...Lifestyle changes especially effective at preventing type 2 diabetes in adults aged 60 and older
... are at high risk for the disease. Each member is actively working in his or her community to demonstrate lifestyle changes they have made to prevent or delay diabetes. "I adopted a healthy lifestyle and made the commitment to inform my family and friends that it's not too late for people my age to prevent t...MGH researchers find way of regenerating cells key to hearing
... mice made proteins that indicated they were still actively regenerating, while cells in normal animals did not. The researchers note that these findings will form the basis for the future work aimed at recovery of hearing through hair cell regeneration. In particular, they have to learn to control the pre...Rotary blood pump shows promise for pediatric patients
...linical use of the heart-lung machine. Researchers actively set out to discover other ways to support a failing heart to allow more time for recovery. The article relays how the efficacy and safety of VADs were demonstrated in numerous trials along the way. After 50 years of use, VADs are still considered t...Scientists uncover new mechanism for the amygdala in fear recognition
... visual information about facial expressions is by actively directing a person's gaze to the eye region to see...there are mechanisms in the brain that allow us to actively seek out information in the environment in the first place," said Ralph Adolphs, Ph.D., UI adjunct p...NIH action plan charts future challenges for liver disease research
...her interested members of the public, participated actively in the development of the plan. "This year-long process was open and inclusive and engaged a great number of scientists and experts in the field of liver disease research," said Hoofnagle. "We have highlighted specific goals for the next ten years t...Race may be factor in doctor-patient communication style
...icine. They found that doctors were less likely to actively engage their black patients in conversation when compared to the conversations they had with their white patients. This finding is striking because other studies have shown an important link between participation in medical visits and better health c...Research by scientists affiliated with the Earth Institute at Columbia University
...xplosions have occurred, and other places that are actively emitting methane as well as fluid from under the seafloor. Oceanographers from the Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory and elsewhere conducted surveys of these structures aboard the R/V Cape Hatteras in July, 2004. These surveys provided the data for se...Voluntary health organizations, publishers announce major information initiative
...fessionals and the public. The Association is also actively involved in advocating for scientific research and for the rights of people with diabetes. For more information visit: www.diabetes.org or 1-800-DIABETES. About the American Heart Association Since 1924 the American Heart Association has helped ...