NIEHS announces $20 million, three-center effort to pin-point environmental triggers of Parkinson's
...cement and stay for a light lunch and an afternoon discussion of current research. [Reporters are also invited to remain after the announcement for lunch and the scientific reports.] The three new centers will be located at: The Parkinson's Institute, Sunnyvale, Calif., with J. William Langston, M.D., as ...NIDA experts to discuss drug abuse, treatment, and prevention at APA Convention in Chicago
...he epidemiology of prescription opioid abuse and a discussion of the impact of opioid abuse on legitimate use, including stigmatization, opiophobia, and undermedication. Dr. David Thomas from NIDAs Division of Neuroscience and Behavioral Research will serve as discussant. The symposium will be held in McCormick...Easier monitoring of diabetes is focus of symposium, Aug. 18
...ubject of a daylong symposium and subsequent panel discussion at the 224th national meeting of the American Chem...n Boston, Back Bay Ballroom D, followed by a panel discussion at 4:15 p.m. A few highlights from the symposium, which will feature almost a dozen papers, are desc...DARPA to support development of human brain-machine interfaces
...y is projected to be $1.5 billion by 2005. "In our discussion with corporations, we've found that, even though these technologies are in their infancy, the companies are emphasizing their commercial development," said Henriquez. "We believe that the Duke center will help propel development of the next generatio...Female physicians more emotionally focused and 'patient-centered' when communicating with patients
...r of biomedical information giving, which includes discussion about diagnosis, medical treatment, and prognosis, or in social conversation. The review also found that medical visits with female physician were about 10 percent longer than visits with male physicians. Five out of ten observational studies and all...Female physicians more emotionally focused and 'patient-centered' when communicating with patients
...r of biomedical information giving, which includes discussion about diagnosis, medical treatment, and prognosis, or in social conversation. The review also found that medical visits with female physician were about 10 percent longer than visits with male physicians. Five out of ten observational studies and all...Market potential exists for superconductivity in medical, energy, transportation sectors
...release the report on the March meeting in a panel discussion and take audience questions Thursday, Aug. 8, at noon (CST) at the conference. A mult-box will be available. WHAT: Report from the 10th International Superconductivity Industrial Summit (ISIS) WHEN: Thursday, August 8, 2002, noon-1 p.m. (CST) W...The link between medicine, science and art
...t an upcoming scientific meeting. The goals of his discussion are to outline the historical development of the s...edicine over the past two millennia. During this discussion Dominiczak will discuss how science and the arts can be regarded as complementary methods of looking...This issue of CMAJ features an extensive discussion on one of the more interesting -- and hotly debated -- ideas for health care reform: Medical Savings Accounts (MSAs). MSAs are an attempt to reduce health care costs by transferring responsibility for expenditures to patients while at the same time p...Preventing misuse of performance-enhancing substances a growing and difficult task
...about performance-enhancing substances, as well as discussion of drug testing, legal and social issues, and future directions by sports governing organizations. "Sport has a responsibility to maintain a level playing field for the trial of skill," Yesalis says. "The use of chemical and pharmacologist agents is...Lingering cognitive impairment may be linked to coronary bypass surgery
... brain's vulnerability during surgery, and an open discussion of how scientists look for reliable ways to understand that vulnerability -- in hope of finding ways to preserve brain function. "There is no question that post-operative performances by bypass patients on some measures tend to be worse than one wou...Medical mistakes under the microscope
...it offers a timely, comprehensive and constructive discussion on a crucial issue in medicine. University of Mic... Rosenthal and Sutcliffe co-wrote introduction and discussion sections. "Coincidentally, we had scheduled a symposium on medical errors at the U-M for October, 19...Let's talk about sex -- And pain
... Along with initiating discussion about the painful topic of painful sex, Dr. Binik is also working on getting his patients out of the clinic and back into the bedroom - where he hopes couples will be able to ...The future of research into Parkinsons disease and tissue banking
...d treatment, and new discoveries. The round table discussion will provide an update on the latest research into...nefit research in this area. There will also be a discussion of the complicated issues for tissue banking, such as the recent problems at Alder Hay. Notes to ed...Jefferson Lab/Hampton University partnership results in new medical instrumentation center
...rson Lab. Keppel traces CAMI's genesis to informal discussion she and JLab Detector Group head Stan Majewski had beginning in the mid-1990s. "Without the Lab there would be no Center," Keppel contends. "CAMI's existence is largely due to Hampton University partnering with JLab for medical instrumentation [proj...Annals of Internal Medicine: 75 years of medical history
...rnal Medicine has continued to provide a forum for discussion of concerns that affect all medical journals, such... of Medical Editors and a system for international discussion of editorial issues among members via the Internet. Annals of Internal Medicine was first published ...Feeding tubes may not help in severe dementia, yet use varies widely
...r treatment. This underscores the need for greater discussion about decisions to use feeding tubes. That use shouldn't be just an automatic process. A careful discussion is especially important for patients who are severely demented, since medical evidence questions whe...Prying eyes? Researchers can keep it confidential
...irmed that confidentiality, and the frank and open discussion it creates, can be protected," said Dr. David Bruns, professor of pathology at the University of Virginia Health System and co-author of the paper. "Peer review is what leads to the reports that we all rely on." Confidentiality is key because it can...Cancer patients enrolled in clinical trials do better when they receive palliative care
...phasized symptom management, emotional support and discussion of end-of-life issues. At the end of the seven-month study, patients in the treatment-only group scored lower on quality-of-life measurements than they had when they entered the study, while patients in the palliative care-plus-treatment group scored...Yale researchers find potential target for treatment and prevention of osteoporosis
..." Insogna told Lifton about the family following a discussion with another co-author, Joseph Belsky, M.D., clinical professor of internal medicine. "Dr. Belsky mentioned a few years ago, in the context of a clinical case being studied at Yale, that he was aware of a family that had high bone density," Insogna s...