Wright University's Kapp wins The Gerontological Society of America's 2003 Donald P. Kent Award
...gotiated risk agreements as a possible vehicle for consumer autonomy in long-term care. Since August 1980, Kapp has been a faculty member in the School of Medicine at Wright State University, where he teaches courses on the legal and ethical aspects of health care. He has served as a consultant to the Congres...2003 winners of Collegiate Inventors Competition announced in NYC
...gical, medicinal, cosmetic, photographic and other consumer applications. Graduate winners Keith Aubin, 27, Robert Reichenbach, 25, and Maxim Zalalutdinov, 39, of Cornell University know that the drive to make electronic circuits smaller and smaller, especially in telecommunications, is frustrated by certain...Survey on total cardiovascular risk shows significant gap between patient education and action
...well as the frustrations they face in reaching the consumer public. Survey results also indicate that consumers perceive themselves to be healthier than in the aggregate they actually may be. When contrasting these survey results with recent CDC statistics about health habits in America, there is a significan...Binghamton University, RPI and Infotonics Center team up to form national packaging power
... health care and homeland security to agriculture, consumer products and manufacturing processes, Sammakia said. Others will likely include significant increases in research funding as well as new opportunities to explore and refine collaborative working relationships across the region. New machines that wil...Antibiotic use on swine farms increases efficiency, profits
...of veterinary pathobiology and of agricultural and consumer economics. "When production is more efficient,... Paul E. McNamara, a professor of agricultural and consumer economics at Illinois. "Many analysts speak about sub-therapeutic use of antibiotics as if it had...Tiny nanotube antennas may yield better signals in cell phones, televisions
...hat could pave the way for improved performance of consumer electronic devices. The finding adds to a growing... all goes well, the tubes could start appearing in consumer products within five to ten years, he predicts. The finding hinges on a well-known but counterintui...AGA launches Obesity and Nutrition Education Initiative
...in the nutritional status of their patients. Three consumer webcast programs have thus far been produced in co...es its original content through relationships with consumer distribution partners via co-branding, re-branding, and licensing arrangements. For more information...Mad cow has confidence stirred, but not shaken
...from mad cow disease should help reclaim some lost consumer confidence," according to Dr. Hallman. For those indicating that the mad cow case had caused them to cut back or stop eating beef, about 4 in 10 said that better tracking, inspection and testing of cattle and beef will renew their confidence in the ...National Inventors Hall of Fame announces 2004 class of inventors
...tinues to develop and manufacture professional and consumer electronics today. Edith Flanigen (1929- ) Molecular sieves A pioneer in silicate and molecular sieve chemistry, Flanigen synthesized new generations of molecular filter materials with applications in the petroleum refining and petrochemical industri...High societal cost of brain and nervous system disorders attributed to genetic influences
...search estimates updated for population growth and consumer price index inflation. Heritability estimates were taken from studies based on twins. "Brain and nervous system disorders may cost the United States as much as $1.2 trillion annually, and affect many millions of American each year," write the author...NEJM breast cancer study shows increased disease - free survival
...ans and animals and many of the world's best-known consumer brands. For more information on AROMASIN, visit http://www.pfizeroncology.com . SOURCE Pfizer Inc. 03/10/2004...Fish oil supplements may contain flame retardants
...so have dietary repercussions. "It suggests that a consumer can reduce her or his intake of the persistent organic pollutants by changing to a formulation that contains less cod liver oil, and that contains a proportion of vegetable oil sources of omega 3 fatty acids," Jacobs says. Vegetable oils contain shor...Soft drinks not linked to decreased calcium intake
...cent of AI. However, this group is the most avid consumer of carbonated soft drinks, drinking nearly two 12-ounce cans a day. In general, younger boys and girls (two to three year olds and four to eight years olds) exceed their recommended AI for calcium, but African-American boys and girls in both age grou...Institute of Medicine Advisory: April 1 public briefing on safety of dietary supplements
...ding to collect and analyze data and carry out the consumer protection and education responsibilities mandated by DSHEA. Annual sales of dietary supplements in the United States are approaching $16 billion. An average of 1,000 new products are developed each year. Although manufacturers are restrict...SOS Rx: National medication safety group organized
Washington DC--The nation's oldest consumer advocacy organization today announced the launch o...ers League, includes participation by more than 60 consumer and patient safety organizations, physician, pharmacist, caregiver, and employer groups, and governm...Many patients interested in reading their own medical records
... their medical record is better predicted by their consumer approach to health care than it is by their clinical characteristics," the authors write. "In this population, over one third of patients report being very interested in reading their clinical records. Many are cautious, however, and would prefer t...Policy highlights from Tufts University Friedman School of Nutrition
...ic to conventionally grown food despite the strong consumer demand for this kind of information. At the First World Congress on Organic Food, Merrigan reviewed recent studies that found organic food to have fewer pesticide residues, higher levels of omega 3 fatty acids, and higher levels of some secondary pl...2004 Spring Allergy Capitals(TM) identified
...Bethlehem, PA A complete list can be found on the consumer Web site www.allergyactionplan.com . "Allergy sufferers who live in a Spring Allergy Capital TM should plan ahead," says Dr. Derek Johnson, an allergist at Temple University Medical Center and a medical advisor to AAFA. "An allergy sufferer can ...VA's newest manufacturer has microscopic product line
...cial applications for these materials include both consumer and military products with possible uses in vehicle parts, stain resistant textiles, ship hull coatings and fuel cells.......coordinator and discovered the value of systematic consumer input to the design and operation of the medical home. The success of the model program in these practices and in practices across the country is encouraging on a number of fronts, according to the authors, who direct The Center for Medical Home Imp...