IADR & GSK announce 2005 Innovation in Oral Care Awards
...rds from such innovative scientists and clinicians among IADR's global membership."...Study examines racial differences among children to environmental tobacco smoke exposure
...hould target policy initiatives to reduce exposure among this population."...Meditation may reduce heart disease risk
... meditated and 54 controls. MCG researchers found among the meditators an increased ability of the blood vessel lining, called the endothelium, to relax. "Dysfunction in the ability of the endothelium to dilate is an early event in heart disease, a process that starts at a young age," says Dr. Barnes. At...Job satisfaction? Not much for Britain's hard slog 'robot' workers
...ited States, signals a falling sense of well-being among both British and German workers, but admits defeat when it comes to explaining the decline in Germany. In Britain, between 1972 and 1983 there was a small downward trend in average job satisfaction. There is a lack of data for much of the 1980s, but ...Most advanced CT scanner improves imaging of heart, avoids need for surgical inspection
...This new generation of technology puts CT scanning among the first diagnostic tests performed, whereas it has been mostly performed until now only when necessary and if circumstances permitted," says cardiologist Eduardo Marbn, M.D., Ph.D., professor and chief of cardiology at Hopkins. Marbn is also direc...Brain tumor with dismal prognosis in infants can be cured in older children
...otherapy. The success in raising the survival rate among these children reflects the long-standing leadersh... 78 percent) and overall survival (OS, 89 percent) among children aged three and older were significantly better than those for younger patients (EFS, 11 per...Gender a factor in who gets bypass surgery
... compared to twenty-four percent of men. In 1998, among similar types of patients, twenty percent of femal...n the gender disparity. Data from 1998 showed that among patients with heart attacks who received bypass, there were only 59 women recipients for every 100 m...Increasing physician volume requirement could improve mammogram accuracy, study concludes
...individual physicians, but was lowest, in general, among physicians with the most experience. Physicians who had been practicing the longest, who interpreted 2,500 to 4,000 mammograms annually, and who emphasized screening--instead of diagnostic--mammography had lower false-positive rates. The researchers...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for March 2005 (first issue)
...nts with the disease. The worldwide fatality rate among all SARS outbreaks was 9.6 percent, but those suffering from SARS-related critical illness died at a 50 percent rate. Worldwide, children were relatively protected from this severe illness. The report notes that the first symptom of SARS is often f...Other highlights in the March 2 JNCI
...y groups was higher in men than in women and lower among subjects ages 60 to 64 than among subjects ages 55 to 59, showing different preferences in these groups. In an editorial, Timothy R...Studies address issues of risk and survival in rapidly increasing GI cancers
...vival associated with two types of cancer that are among the most rapidly increasing in the Western world ...factors for esophageal cancer, and is quite common among infants born prematurely or with low birth weight," noted lead study author Magnus Kaijser, MD. Aft...New laparoscopic hysterectomy offers quicker recovery time than traditional surgery
..." Dr. Thompson said. UT Southwestern surgeons are among only a few in Dallas who are using this technology. "Physicians in the women's center are experts in this surgical procedure," said Dr. Karen Bradshaw, director of the Lowe Foundation Center for Women's Preventative Health Care. "This technology has ...US cancer researchers launch first American-Israeli cancer conference
...ugh 18 in Jerusalem, seeks to foster collaboration among physicians and scientists in the two countries. Cl...about security and violence in the Middle East are among the factors that have limited scientific symposia "With this conference, we want to foster ties and...Parents who quit smoking may influence their offspring to quit as young adults
...e the early 1990s, the prevalence of daily smoking among young adults has risen by nearly 40 percent, givin...ol and Prevention. What's more, low quitting rates among young-adult smokers underscore the need to find ways to help young adults quit, Bricker said. "Overa...Training could remove racial bias from police reactions
...'s response to criminal suspects, although present among some officers, are not inevitable. A study publishing in the latest issue of Psychological Science finds that extensive training with a computer simulation where the race of a suspect is unrelated to the presence of a weapon can eliminate racial bia...New patient magazine from American Academy of Neurology to launch in April
...osis, neuropathy, Parkinson's disease, and stroke, among other conditions. "Family and friends are impacted significantly when someone they love has a neurological disorder, and Neurology Now will address these effects in each issue," said Dr. Brey....NYU'S Duster cautions against FDA approval of 'race-based' pharmaceutical
...udes that a pharmaceutical to combat heart disease among blacks is based on faulty research and urges the F...treat heart disease because of its ineffectiveness among the general population. However, the company began testing BiDil exclusively on blacks with FDA appr...New book on anti-aging hype consolidates latest research
... on the history of anti-aging research, the debate among scientists on the societal implications of modifying the biological rate of aging, and the reality of what is currently known about the aging process. Further attention is given to growth hormones and supplements and legal issues associated with the ...Study examines harm reduction among injection drug users
...Bloomberg School of Public Health. Syringe sharing among injection drug users is a major risk factor for th...similar risk to the entire community. The study is among the first to examine safe syringe acquisition and disposal among new, young injection drug users. Th...Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) biennial meeting
...ntries and development issues Aggressive behavior among children, teens Autism Children's sleep patterns Gay, lesbian and other sexual minorities among children Influence of television Nutrition and obesity Offspring of gay parents Poverty and chil...