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...ist David Wofsy, MD, UCSF professor ofmedicine and director of the New Arthritis Treatment Program. "Therevolutionary developments in molecular and cellbiology over the last ten to 15 years are finally beginning to pay off in a newgeneration of arthritis treatments that promise fewer side effects and greater......or of anthropology at NYU. He is also theexecutive director of the Institute for Ice Age Studies. The focus of hisresearch is the origins of artand personal adornment in Europe, a project that has taken him to variousexcavation sites and museums throughout Europe. He is currently the co-directorof excavation...Physicians Study Whether "Super-Aspirin" Prevents Alzheimer's
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...dditional information. Beth Fordham-Meier, director of Technology Transfer for Wake ForestUniversity, said the partnership with IntraVec is unique in that the school is afounder, licensor, and investor in the company, having contributed seed capitalto the startup venture. She said that she is ...Discarded Treatment For Heart Attacks May Yet Prove To Be A Life-Saver
...day's Circulation. He is professor ofmedicine and director of the Cardiac Muscle Research Laboratory at BostonUniversity's School of Medicine. "The mechanism of efficacy is also completelydifferent, in that it alters heart muscle metabolism and biochemistry to protectthe region of the heart deprived of oxyg...Now Is Time To Design Brain-Saving Drugs Specifically For Children, UCSF Neurologist Says
...treatments specifically for children." Ferriero is director of the National Institutes of Health funded Neonatal BrainDisorders Center at UCSF, where her own research on oxygen/blood flowdeprivation is one of many projects focussing on protecting the brains ofnewborn babies. Researchers in her lab study oxyge...New drugs, diagnostic tests, software needed to prepare US cities for chemical, biological attacks
...rmountable one," said committee chair Peter Rosen, director of theemergency medical residency program at the University of California, San Diego,School of Medicine. "By bolstering existing medical resources, improvingcommunications, and developing better ways to monitor and detect threats, we canminimize the...New approach supercharges immunotherapy
...our enthusiasm," said David Liebowitz,M.D., Ph.D., director of stem-cell transplantation at the University of Chicagoand principal investigator of the study. "Although this is a complex anddifficult treatment regimen, all the early signs suggest that it can be auniquely effective one." The treatment is based ...Study Confirms Safety Of Common Heart Drug
...sive," Patterson says. Headds that Dr. Kirk Adams, director of the Heart Failure Program at UNC-CH, haspublished several recent papers confirming the effectiveness of digoxin. The new findings offer an educational message to healthcare professionals,according to Williamson, a former fellow at the UNC-CH Schoo...... at Northwestern UniversityMedical School, is also director of the Breast Cancer Research Program at theRobert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University. Raloxifene is the first osteoporosis preventive drug to show reductionin the risk of breast cancer in clinical trials among wo......ard Jones, M.D.,associate professorof oncology and director of Bone Marrow Transplantation at the Johns HopkinsOncologyCenter. "We acquire immunity through vaccinations and exposure to organismswhich teachimmune cells to recognize and attack foreign bodies." In people with autoimmune disorders, the immu......er to implement the rule, said William O'Neill,the director of practice issues for the American Academy of Dermatology. "Whatcauses frustration is this crazy quilt of states deciding this issue at theirown discretion," he said. So while a doctor in Tallahassee may not remove a lesion on the firstvisit...JAMA Study Shows Jefferson Medical College Program Brings Family Physicians To Small Town America
...of family medicine atJefferson Medical College and director of the PSAP since 1976, the programrecruits students who have grown up in a rural area and who are committed topracticing family medicine in the same or similar area. "The recruitment and selection process of students for the PSAP has beenkey...Forecasting Killer Heat: UD Systems Predict Deadly Weather Worldwide
...ightning, tornadoes or hurricanes,"says Kalkstein, director of UD's Synoptic Climatology Laboratory and associatedirector of the University's Center for Climatic Research. On especially steamy days, he notes, the death rate can triple in certain citiessuch as New York, where total mortality jumped from an ave......t did have some residents. Frank Sloan, director of the Center for Health Policy, Law & Managementat Duke and one of the study's authors, said the three-year study, funded by theNational Institute on Aging, adds to the debate about whether Medicare funds arebeing well-spent. "Medicare is...Study Finds Clot-Busting Drug Ineffective Or Even Harmful If Not Used Soon After A Stroke
...ive or even harmful to patients.Wayne Clark, M.D., director of the Oregon Stroke Center at Oregon HealthSciences University, is presenting results of the "ATLANTIS" study at theAmerican Heart Association's annual Stroke Conference in Nashville, Tenn. Theresearch was funded by Genentech. "After that 3-...Society Of Actuaries Issues Proceedings From Symposium, 'Managed Care In A Time Of Transition'
...ansServices Insurance Corporation Debra L. Lowry, director of market performance appraisal, KaiserPermanente Diana L. Murray, senior manager of group insurance plans, Sara LeeCorporation James Murphy, F.S.A., national leader, health and welfare actuarialservices. Howard Johnson & Company Copies of...Far Few Drugs Are Tested On Children
...f a national disgrace," says Al Aynsley-Green, the director ofclinical research and development at Great Ormon...ent drugsproduce in children," says Richard Cooke, director of the research unit at theRoyal College of Paediatrics and Child Health in London. "If randomised c...... competitor. However, thetenacity of the company's director and medical staff, together with activesupport from by INSERM's service de valorisation, saw the Ablatherm projectthrough to fruition, under the auspices of a new company, EDAP Technomed. Cooperation between the various actors in the Ablatherm projec...