4 million more health workers required to improve global health
... for health, neglected yet critical, is central to combating health crises in some of the world's poorest countries and for building sustainable health systems in all countries. Co-author of the study Lincoln Chen (Harvard University, USA) explains: "Nearly all countries are challenged by worker shortage, ...Hopkins Institute for Global Tobacco Control receives elite recognition from PAHO/WHO
...laborating center as a result of its commitment to combating the global tobacco epidemic. As part of the School and the Department of Epidemiology, we have an extensive network of partnerships and collaborations that have been established by our faculty. The Institute is in a position to offer real and lasting...Stanford scientists help bring study of smallpox virus into 'molecular age'
... their findings will lead to better strategies for combating the highly contagious and frequently fatal disease. Their work provides a foundation for future testing of better vaccines, potential drugs for treatment, and new diagnostic tools, especially during the early stages of smallpox infection. The study w...3D neutron-based medical imaging, 4D lung scans, and hitting a moving tumor
...sed method that monitors a drug's effectiveness in combating a tumor's blood supply; and a technique for targeting a tumor that moves as a patient breathes. Some general themes at this year's meeting include: the emergence of "4D scans" to improve the imaging and treatment of cancer; the development of powerfu...Research aims to improve nation's health
...ects is already under way, including research into combating smoking among schoolchildren, encouraging fruit tuck shops, and reducing alcohol consumption among teenagers. Others include studies of community-based initiatives to tackle inequalities in health, and of the effectiveness of services for those suffe...Red palm oil as a means of combating vitamin A deficiency
...oung children. Several strategic options exist for combating these deficiencies: medicinal supplements, vitamin...alm oil proved an effective dietary supplement for combating vitamin A deficiency. Furthermore, in two years, nearly half the women in the trial project change...Study: New neurons can get out of spinal cord
... be an important tool in understanding and perhaps combating human motor neuron diseases. Already, he is culturing muscle cells with ES cells taken from mouse models of ALS and SMA. He hopes to plot what goes wrong and when at the molecular level. "We should be able to see where normal molecular pathways are d...Inactivation of Alzheimer's disease genes in mice causes dementia and brain degeneration
...therefore, has been a major therapeutic effort for combating Alzheimer's disease. The research team, led by Dr. Jie Shen of Brigham and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, created a unique mouse model that allowed them to examine the consequences of blocking presenilin function in the adult brain. ...Making the case for a dental caries vaccine
...ndeed, vaccination is a very significant method of combating an infectious disease whose importance has been recognized in a recent report by the Institute of Medicine. The moral and social imperative of a vaccine as a true public health measure will be discussed, particularly with regard to its impact on vuln...Yerkes researchers discover natural brain chemical reduces effects of cocaine
...ave demonstrated the importance of CART peptide in combating or slowing down some of the effects of cocaine." The researchers' immediate next steps are to study CART peptide's mechanism of action on the brain, as well as to determine if rodents who have been treated with CART peptide will administer less cocai...New investigational vaccine to prevent hepatitis C tested for first time in humans
... of such a vaccine would represent a major step in combating this growing health problem. Saint Louis University is the only site in the country conducting this pilot study. "There is currently no licensed vaccine to protect against the hepatitis C virus," said Sharon Frey, M.D., principal investigator for the...Yerkes researchers discover natural brain chemical reduces effects of cocaine
...ave demonstrated the importance of CART peptide in combating or slowing down some of the effects of cocaine." The researchers' immediate next steps are to study CART peptide's mechanism of action on the brain, as well as to determine if rodents who have been treated with CART peptide will administer less cocai...HHS announces new regional centers for biodefense research
...Developing computational and genomic approaches to combating disease agents Creating new immunization strategies and delivery systems In addition to the eight RCEs, NIAID is funding two Planning Grants for Regional Centers of Excellence for Biodefense and Emerging Infectious Diseases (P-RCEs). The P-RCEs wil...Hygiene is most potent force in tackling deadly diseases
...regularly is the single most important measure in combating the spread of new, infectious diseases for which there is no treatment of vaccine, according to research findings by US scientists* to be published in Proceedings B, a learned journal produced by the Royal Society. Using a mathematical model of seve...Nine chosen to receive funding for geriatric social work research
... older adults, to exploring successful aging while combating a chronic illness. Race and minority issues are also a prominent theme in the scholars' research projects, with the scholars looking at aging issues related to Korean, Japanese, African American, and Latino older adults. In addition to completin...Anti-bacterial spice that kills food germs on agenda for ACS meeting in New Orleans
...s of the meeting include symposia on detecting and combating bio-terrorism, and food allergens. Special presidential events include symposia on the chemical science of everyday polymers like golf balls and tennis shoes and the role of the media in science communication and a public program: Celebrating Chemist...United States to host World Sight Day celebration October 10
...ernational organizations to advance its mandate of combating avoidable blindness. "Eighty percent of the world's blindness is preventable, and that is the message we need to share on World Sight Day," said Louis Pizzarello, M.D., M.P.H., chairman, IAPB North American Region. "Vision loss and blindness have a ...Fred Hutchinson Research Center awarded $7 million grant
...them without access to the most effective means of combating their diseases." "The SCOR award provides us the opportunity to integrate multiple approaches that were pioneered at Fred Hutchinson to develop new, more tolerable and effective therapies for a number of hematopoietic malignancies," said Dr. Bernstei...Landmark XENDOS study shows Xenical prevents or delays the development of type 2 diabetes
... study results show that Xenical has a key role in combating the diabetes epidemic. Diabetes is a dangerous and expensive complication to obesity - an effective and safe drug that helps to prevent or delay the disease, as well as to maintain weight loss over the long term, is of real value for millions of over......motherapy and radiation therapy, more effective in combating cancer," said Dr. James Cook, chief of infectious diseases and a member of the UIC Cancer Center. The latest study is published in the July 23 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. To date, Cook and his colleagues have tested...