Bullying among sixth graders a daily occurrence, UCLA study finds
... said Jaana Juvonen, UCLA professor of psychology, chair of developmental psychology and co-author of the study. "We knew a small group gets picked on regularly, but we were surprised how many kids reported at least one incident. We didn't know how much bullying we would find over a few random days." Bully...Benefits of lung cancer screening with CT questioned
...ad author, Stephen J. Swensen, M.D., professor and chair of the Department of Radiology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn. "However, a number of these are probably non-lethal or slow-growing cancers that the patient would likely have died with and not from. Other cancers were so aggressive that early detec...Study provides new estimates of the causes of child mortality worldwide
...egion," said Robert Black, MD, MPH, professor and chair of the Department of International Health at the Bloomberg School of Public Health. Dr. Black chaired the WHO Child Health Epidemiology Reference Group, which developed the new estimates by analyzing data and developing statistical models from previo...Stanford patient is first to test new treatment for peripheral arterial disease
...former Stanford faculty member who recently became chair of radiology at the University of Virginia and is the principal investigator of the multi-center study. "We're hoping to translate that success to the peripheral circulation, especially in the legs where blockages can be disabling." Peripheral arteri...Flu pandemic coming, US not prepared
...just how unprepared we are," says Andrew T. Pavia, chair of IDSA's Pandemic Influenza Task Force. "If this had been a pandemic year, we would have been in serious trouble. Now is the time to fix these problems and develop the ability to respond, before the pandemic strikes." IDSA has outlined seven step...New thrust needed to tackle health inequalities globally says UCL scientist
...'s International Centre for Health & Society, will chair the Commission on Social Determinants of Health launched by the World Health Organisation on Friday 18th March bringing together scientists and policy-makers to help reverse the negative impact of social policy on ill-health. Writing in the Lancet ...Invasive pneumonia and antibiotic resistance decreased after childhood vaccine introduced
..., led by David S. Stephens, MD, professor and vice chair of medicine and division director of infectious diseases in Emory University School of Medicine, was published in the March 5, 2005 issue of The Lancet. Following approval of the seven-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine for young children in the...HIV and ID doctors oppose ideologically driven STI prevention policies
...sexually active people," adds Paul Volberding, MD, chair of the HIV Medicine Association Board of Directors. "The evidence shows using condoms reduces the risk of STIs. The evidence just doesn't support abstinence-only education." The two organizations have approved a policy statement, available online a...Protecting human subjects focus of national FDA conference at UH
...rles F. Sawin, the chief NASA scientist serving as chair of the Committee for Protection of Human Subjects and chair of the Human Research Multilateral Review Board at NASA's Johnson Space Center (JSC). As a top figu...Dealing with conflict in caring for the dying patient
...study, authors Robert M. Arnold M.D., Leo H. Criep chair in patient care, professor of medicine, and chief, section of palliative care and medical ethics at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine along with Anthony L. Back, M.D., an oncologist and medical ethicist from the University of Washington...Finances, not having a dentist are primary barriers to seniors receiving needed dental care
...nd Frank Scannapieco, D.M.D., Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Oral Biology....2005 Behavioral Sciences & Health Services Research Award
...f Community Dentistry in Finland in 1985, when the chair was established at the University of Kuopio. His pioneering work in the field of Community Dentistry in Finland is based on years of practical experience as a school and public health dentist in Eastern Finland. Since 1975, he has worked in different...American Academy of Neurology presents 57th Annual Meeting in Miami Beach
....m. after all educational programs have ended. The chair of the AAN Science Committee, John H. Noseworthy, MD, will moderate a review of the most critical new research presented during this meeting. The 57th Annual Meeting will mark the launch of new AAN efforts. A reception on April 11 will celebrate the ...End AIDS drug waiting lists, HIV care providers tell policymakers
...oviral therapy (HAART)," says Paul Volberding, MD, chair of the HIVMA Board of Directors. "Two million years of life have been saved since the introduction of HAART. Access to these revolutionary medicines and the medical services required to deliver and manage their use should be given precedence when C...Student identifies electrical changes preceding heart failure
...rdon F. Tomaselli, professor of medicine and vice chair for research in the Department of Medicine. "By the time most patients are diagnosed with heart failure, it's too late to really improve their condition," Akar said. "By defining the early electrical changes, we hope to identify new targets for thera...Study: Two brain systems regulate how we call for help
...d," says Ned Kalin, senior author on the study and chair of psychiatry at UW Medical School. "The findings suggest that how open an individual is willing to be in asking for help may depend more than we thought on how secure that individual feels at any given time in a supportive relationship." The brain s...Inflammation elevates risk of cardiac death in rheumatoid arthritis patients
...and Mayo Clinic rheumatologist, epidemiologist and chair of the Department of Health Sciences Research. "We suspect that systemic inflammation promotes this risk. Our findings support this hypothesis." The exact means by which the inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis can lead to heart disease is unclear, s...Top honor for head of Epilepsy Foundation
...l voluntary health agencies, is the immediate past chair of the National Health Council; a, member of the Board of Community Health Charities, and vice president of the International Bureau for Epilepsy. The International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE) was established in 1961 as an organization of laypersons an...Both inherited traits and tumor mutations affect response to treatment of leukemia
...of relapsing, according to Mary Relling, Pharm.D., chair of St. Jude Pharmaceutical Sciences and senior author of the Blood report. "Therapy for ALL usually lasts two to three years," Relling said. "So over such a long period, even small changes that affect the potency of cancer drugs could have a major in...Major review of subway systems suggests potential for significant health and safety hazards
...y Earth Observatory and Paul Brandt-Rauf, MD, PhD, chair of the Mailman School Department of Environmental Health Sciences, and others published a paper called Steel Dust in the New York City Subway System as a Source of Manganese, Chromium, and Iron Exposures for Transit Workers. This paper discusses an o...