Semiconductor Plants May Be A Danger To The Health Of Employees
...treet Journal and the Los Angeles Times, the newly elected AttorneyGeneral for California, Bill Lockyer, put pressure on companies in SiliconValley. As a result, a cancer study has now been begun by the CalifornianDepartment of Health Services. Welcome as these studies are, critics such as Ted Smith ...Idaho attorney, Pennsylvania physician to lead American Heart Association in 1999-2000
... affairs ofGuthrie Clinic, Sayre, Pa., Friday were elected chairman of the board andpresident, respectively, ...ctedsecretary-treasurer. The new officers, elected during the American Heart Association's annualDelegate Assembly, will serve during the 1999-2000 fis......whether throughprofessional organizations lobbying elected officials or educating the publicabout issues, groups of physicians in private practice joining together as alarge clinic or group, or residents protesting long hours or low pay. About42,000 practicing physicians are already in unions. The AMA estima...Many Virginians would increase taxes for K-12 education, study finds
...CKSBURG, Aug. 11, 1999 -- While state and national elected officials debatetax cuts, Virginians favor maintaining or even increasing spending on schools,the environment, and social services, points out Susan M. Willis-Walton,associate director of Virginia Tech's Center for Survey Research. The eighth...Scientists grow heart tissue in Bioreactor
...er breast cancer risk to near-zero, the donor elected to have a double mastectomy. Her breast tissues now reside in a cell bank as perfectly matched cell types - preserved in liquid nitrogen - that will allow experimental results of today to be compared with experimental results ...Cancer specialist elected to Royal College of Medicine
...of the Royal College. Only nine members have been elected to the Royal College so far this year, and DuBois is the only American among them. The Royal College was created in 1518 by royal charter of King Henry VIII and has since been engaged in a variety of activities dedicated to the upholding and improve...Spain's top science award to UMBI's Gallo, Montagnier
...urnal publications. "I suspect the foundation has elected to give this recognition now because it serves as a reminder of the great crises we all continue to face with the AIDS epidemic throughout the world. For this I am especially grateful," said Gallo at the ceremony. There are nearly 40 million people n......of society for many years to come." Hirschmann was elected a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1981 and elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1999. He has also received the Arthur C. Cope Medal -- the A...Disability scholar named Science Fellow
...at the University of Illinois at Chicago, has been elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. The honor is bestowed on members whose "efforts on behalf of the advancement of science or its applications are scientifically distinguished." Founded in 1848, the American Associat...UCSD faculty elected to membership in prestigious professional organizations
...nia, San Diego (UCSD) School of Medicine have been elected to membership in three prestigious organizations, ...meeting of the AAP and ASCI in late April, the AAP elected to membership Samuel A. Bozzette, M.D., Ph.D., director, Center for Research in Patient Centered Car...Eastern Washington hospitals deploy new Bridge technology to enhance patient safety
...our success with Bridge, our sister hospitals have elected to deploy MedPoint, too. A number of Sacred Heart nursing units are currently "live" with MedPoint. "Once Sacred Heart is house-widemost likely by year-endwe will begin 'rolling out' MedPoint at the other PSEW hospitals," says Davis. "Our pharmacists...Sandia helps public health officials with anti-terror 'decision analysis' tool
..., law enforcement, emergency management personnel, elected officials, and media - must quickly decide how to respond. The speed and effectiveness with which they do so may mean life or death for dozens - or thousands - of citizens. Officials at the local, state, and federal levels are actively addressing thi...Hibernating squirrels provide clues for stroke, Parkinson's
...s and neural transplantation. And, he was recently elected a councilor for the American Society for Neural Transplantation and Repair....Allentown chemist wins national award for plastic polymer inventions
...aterials science and engineering. Last year he was elected to the National Academy of Engineering....DuPont R&D leader named American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellow
...ment, Uma Chowdhry, has been named among its newly elected Fellows and Foreign Honorary Members. Secretary ...ass of 187 Fellows and 29 Foreign Honorary members elected this year to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. "It gives me great pleasure to welcome thes...Eliminating hunger in a world of plenty
...e uniquely qualified to develop relationships with elected officials to educate voters about the nutritional impact of policies and food assistance programs....Dr. Judah Folkman honored with American Heart Association/Novartis award
...ies and has received more than 100 awards. He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences, the American Philosophical Society, the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences....Call for entries: The AAAAI presents the 4th Annual Samter Journalism Award
...pediatric or internal medicine physicians who have elected an additional two years of training to become specialized in the treatment of asthma, allergy and immunologic disease. Established in 1943, the Academy has nearly 6,000 members in the United States, Canada and 60 other countries. The Academy serves a...