Wolfowitz is the wrong choice for the World Bank
...ntries that Wolfowitz will be required to help are critical of America's war on Iraq and its motives. But is this to misjudge Wolfowitz? Does he fit in with the World Bank in a way that is not immediately obvious? Following his reputation as "the leading neoconservative hawk in George Bush's regime" Wolfowitz...First head-to-head study to compare lidoderm patch and Celebrex in treating pain
...I am encouraged by these findings since there is a critical need for new approaches to managing this type of pain." OA affects more than 20 million Americans annually and generates more than seven million physician visits per year. If left untreated, chronic pain conditions such as OA can have significant...UMaine study looks at infants and chronic nighttime crying
... in the same room. The study's findings suggest a critical factor contributing to night-waking is not as much co-sleeping or separate sleeping arrangements, but rather changes in where the infant sleeps during the night and during naps. "In other words, it is consistency in sleeping arrangements from sleep ...Chronic pain treatments more effective when taken together, new study shows
...Gilron and his team, but most importantly, it is a critical research finding for Canadians whose chronic pain may be eased by this research. Dr. Gilron and his team are a shining example of CIHR-funded researchers taking research knowledge from the bench to the bedside." Although the research focused on two ...Late developers may run higher risk of infection than sexually mature younger teens
...urity, rather than age at first sex, seems to be a critical factor. The researchers studied 127 young women from three sexual health clinics. All of them had started having periods within the preceding five years or were aged 17 years and under. The young women were screened for genital infections, including...HIV testing should be routine part of primary health care for sexually active
...ge to routine voluntary testing is a necessary and critical step to reduce HIV infection and prevent AIDS in this country," says Carlos del Rio, professor of medicine at Emory University School of Medicine, chief of medical services at Atlanta's Grady Memorial Hospital and one of the study authors. "We are ...March/April 2005 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...es and cost have yielded conflicting results. In a critical review that synthesizes the findings of 41 research studies, researchers found a significant association between interpersonal continuity and improved preventive care and lower rates of hospitalization. Although even fewer studies addressing the asso...Pitt marks 50th anniversary of its Salk polio vaccine with reunion, scientific symposium
... of the Pittsburgh community whose involvement was critical to the success of the endeavor, the University is hosting two events celebrating the 50th anniversary of the April 12, 1955, announcement that declared the vaccine "safe, effective and potent" and ushered in a new era of hope that polio could be conq...Advertising by academic medical centers may risk eroding public trust, says study
...ormation, but no one seemed to be turning the same critical eye on ads from academic medical centers," said Dr. Robin Larson, instructor in medicine at DMS and lead author of the study. The study, published in the March 28 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine, examined marketing practices of the 17 aca...Study finds majority of women willing to accept cervical cancer vaccine for self and children
...y be available in the next five to 10 years, it is critical that we begin educating parents, especially mothers, now about how the vaccine will be crucial to the prevention of cervical cancer. It is also important for everyone to understand that a vaccine will be aimed at both boys and girls, and how this wi...Why asthma sufferers struggle with the common cold
Lung cells from asthma sufferers fail to invoke critical anti-viral defenses when infected with the common cold virus, according to a study in the March 21 issue of The Journal of Experimental Medicine. These results could help explain why respiratory viral infections are often more severe in people with ...Mailman School of Public Health receives Manhattan Tobacco Cessation Center grant
...spital Ambulatory Care Network, "This program is a critical component of our quality improvement initiatives across healthcare settings. The center grant provides important resources to enhance tobacco treatment by more effectively identifying and treating smokers who wish to quit throughout NewYork-Presbyter...Rural America vulnerable to bioterrorism and natural disaster threats
...much of the nation's water supply, food supply and critical industries (power plants and water treatment facilities) are located in rural areas. They pose a unique challenge to protection from terrorism and public health emergencies."...Donor age has no affect on long-term liver transplant survival
...age did affect survival, but only during the early critical post-operative period, but not survival after 3 months, despite having in our cohort 30 percent of donors over 50 years," the authors state. They found maintenance azathioprine to be an independent factor associated with survival advantage, overall a...Giant iceberg B-15A edges past floating ice pier
...anklin Island to the east. "It was now achieved a critical overlap with the end of the Drygalski ice pier, so far without touching. It would now appear that any contact if at all between the drifting iceberg and the land-fast floating ice tongue is likely to be a consequence of being 'brushed' or 'bumped' ...Countywide forecasts of water use available for Illinois, Midwest
...e other states in the Midwest, information that is critical if we are to ensure that we have adequate and safe supplies of this life-sustaining element in the future," said ISWS Chief Derek Winstanley, an adjunct professor of geography at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Ben Dziegielewski, a pr...Protecting human subjects focus of national FDA conference at UH
...A national conference devoted to exploring the FDA critical pathway for approval of new medical products while protecting human subjects, co-sponsored by the Food and Drug Administration and the University of Houston, will be held at UH April 21-22. One of only three annual conferences sponsored by the U.S....Mountaineering doctors hike medicine to new heights with Xtreme Everest
...between the human body pushed to its limits during critical illness and changes that occur in extreme environm...rallels between extreme environment physiology and critical care along with the history and future of extreme high altitude research. For more information visit...Stroke awareness low among women, especially minorities
...isk were least aware. As with heart attack, it is critical that women at risk for stroke know the warning signs because delayed treatment can lead to greater disability or death." The American Heart Association-sponsored telephone survey included 1,024 women ages 25 and older. Among participants, 68 percent......her risk factors. Primary prevention services are critical and should be encouraged and reimbursed. These include community outreach programs in school, work and faith-based settings. And all Americans, regardless of their race, socio-economic status or where they live, need to have access to evidence-base...