Unsafe water and poor sanitation causes 4000 children to die each day
... the Millennium Development Goals (MDG). The MDG's commit the international community to address extreme poverty, with quantitative targets set for the year 2015. Jamie Bartram (World Health Organisation) and colleagues write that poor sanitation and a lack of safe drinking water is a 'silent humanitarian ...CK2 protein sustains colon cancer cells by sabotaging ability to commit suicide
...the cells very sensitive to TRAIL, causing them to commit suicide. This proved the important role CK2 played in preventing TRAIL-induced cell suicide. However, DRB did not have an effect on normal cells, which strongly suggests that CK2 blocks apoptosis only in cancer cells. Because DRB can also interfere ...Public interest advocates question NIH Enhanced Access policy
...age pursuit of alternative publication venues that commit to free dissemination of knowledge to those who need it." "If NIH is going to delegate its responsibility and rely on the good faith of the research community," Reinhard added, "then NIH should lead by example. What better step could they take than b...Need better social research but it doesn't come cheap
...a lot more training, and respondents might have to commit to multiple and lengthy sessions more like those used now for medical trials - with costs to match. Professor Loomes points out that many decisions about public policy are subject to political processes which for countries with elections every three...Study links racial and ethnic gap in youth violence to social factors
...ndividual actions, young people are more likely to commit violent acts." According to the authors, these res...youth whose parents are married are less likely to commit violence, suggesting the social benefits of marriage and labor-market policies that support stable m...New rights to access, but for most transparency is still as clear as mud
...ive inquiries. The first is to force officials to commit their procedures to paper, so making them vulnerable to disclosure. The second is by using the information commissioner. Too often, in other countries, he says, commissioners have treated all requests for information in the same way, whereas, in real...Young people face increasing risk of suicide in Scotland
...ng people became more than four times as likely to commit suicide in Scotland's poorest areas than its least deprived sectors. For young women the gap increased the most. The rate of suicide for young women as a whole increased across the country slightly from 8.62 to 10.55 per 100,000. However, between 199...Imaging tool may help physicians diagnose bipolar disorder
...h year, approximately 30,000 depressed individuals commit suicide, according to NIMH. The researchers studied 21 patients with bipolar disorder who were not taking any medications or drugs and 21 individuals without the disorder matched to each bipolar patient by age, sex and right- or left-handedness...Undertreatment spurs new arrests among drug ofenders diverted under California's Proposition 36
...ncarceration. Offenders on probation or parole who commit nonviolent, drug-related offenses or who violate drug-related conditions of their release also may receive treatment. Implementation strategies vary by county, reflecting regional needs and resources....Examination of possible conflicts of interest to influence look at suspected adverse drug reactions
...ces. However, it is also critical that the nation commit to adequately funding CERTs (Centers for Education and Research in Therapeutics), a Center for Drug Surveillance, or some analogous structure, to complement the regulatory mission of the FDA. (JAMA. 2004;292:2643-2646. Available post-embargo at JAM...Following heart care guidelines saves lives
...ion to people, who until now found it difficult to commit to quality improvement initiatives without evidence that they work," said cardiologist Eric Peterson, M.D., who presented the results of the Duke analysis Nov. 10, 2004, at the annual scientific sessions of American Heart Association (AHA) in New Orl...NIH awards 1,400 new student loan repayment contracts
... competitively awarded to health professionals who commit to engage in research careers. Over half of the awards were to researchers who completed their doctoral degrees within the past five years. In addition, more than 40% of the awardees hold M.D. degrees, 34%, Ph.D degrees, 9% M.D./Ph.D. degrees, and 7...Europe's legacy to its children - A healthier environment?
... causation and a high disease burden is proven and commit to immediate and specific Europe-wide legislation? In a supplement to last month's Pediatrics, the summarised evidence helps such priority setting: a ban of smoking in all public places and in children's houses; a drastic reduction of lead exposure; ...Cancer Survivors Center funded for children
...plan the development of the Center, and intends to commit $150,000 each year for three years to support the program. The Rainbow Board of Trustees has committed matching funds for the same period of time. The pediatric hospital of University Hospitals of Cleveland (UHC), Rainbow is the largest referral c...Breast cancer patients with BRCA 1/2 mutations twice as likely to choose double mastectomy
...g for high-risk cancer patients, but rather should commit us to the elimination of these barriers," Daly added....Human rights abuses common in southern Iraq between 1991 and 2003
... monitoring, punitive sanctions for physicians who commit abuses, and increasing human rights and ethics education of physicians. (JAMA. 2004;291:1480-1486. Available post-embargo at JAMA.com ) Editor's Note: This research was supported by a grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation. ED...Teen-rated video games loaded with violence
...pons. Characters used a wide variety of weapons to commit violent acts, with 51 percent of games depicting f... that these games provide incentives to players to commit simulated acts of violence. They urge parents to judge for themselves the appropriateness of game co...Postpartum weight loss classes work
...even highly motivated women with young children to commit to a diet and exercise program. "Future research should be directed at identifying barriers that may be unique to the postpartum period as well as means to overcome these barriers," O'Toole says....Pediatricians and parents key to improving quality of children's health care
...d practice) and what is often practiced. They can commit to improvement in their own practices and join in national research collaboratives such as the Pediatric Research in Office Settings (PROS) network sponsored by the American Academy of Pediatrics, she said. Pediatricians enrolled in PROS work with A...... is long overdue. The international community must commit itself now to the security and health of all Iraq's people-before it is too late.'...