Routine HIV screening should be expanded, study finds
... provide great external validation for each other emphasizing the robustness of our findings and the value of expanded HIV screening," she said. Sanders led the study with colleagues from the Palo Alto (Calif) VA Health Care System, Stanford University, and St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto. The study was funded...State of the heart news conference
...n women PCI (Percutaneous Coronary Intervention) emphasizing the importance of early diagnosis and referrals for procedures like balloon angioplasty in women When: Tuesday, February 1, 2005 9:30 10:00 a.m. EST News conference (light breakfast available at 9:00 a.m.) 11:00 12:00 p.m. EST Telephone new...UC Irvine's undergraduate research programs receive $900,000 funding boost
...ndergraduates early exposure to emerging fields by emphasizing high-tech and interdisciplinary research." Similarly, the Interdisciplinary Summer Undergraduate Research Experience will enable approximately 35 UCI undergraduates to explore health and wellness through a variety of disciplines from sociology to b...Minorities who experience pain don't receive the same care as Caucasians
... and health care disparities in the United States, emphasizing the disadvantages suffered by African Americans and Hispanics. They specifically focus on infant mortality, AIDS, diabetes and violence found more often among racial and ethnic minority groups, and particularly how factors such as health behavior, p...'Signal' identified that enables malarial parasites to target blood cells
...w or no similarities with known cellular proteins, emphasizing novel and complex ways in which the malarial parasite establishes infection in human red blood cells. These proteins represent a vastly expanded pool of major candidate targets to block blood stage infection as well as complex disea...Is the '3 by 5' initiative the best approach to tackling the HIV pandemic?
...man, who goes on to criticize the strategy for not emphasizing the importance of prevention, for being too cash-strapped to succeed, and for not encouraging countries themselves to take ownership of their HIV programs. The only strategy that will work, says Amman, is "universal offering of HIV testing, integrat...Brains of people with autism recall letters of the alphabet in brain areas dealing with shapes
..."If confirmed, this theory suggests that therapies emphasizing problem solving skills and other tasks that activate multiple brain areas at the same time might benefit people with autism." People with autism typically have difficulty communicating and interacting socially with others. The old saying "...Churches nationwide issue plea for increased rates of African American organ donation
... demystify organ, tissue and bone marrow donation, emphasizing the critical need in the African American community. This year's initiative is the largest ever, with participating churches urging congregations to strongly consider organ donation. "Seven years on dialysis took a serious toll on my life. I wait...Mayo Clinic research shows stroke rehabilitation best served by physical training
...e it establishes a solid scientific foundation for emphasizing physical training over amphetamine use in stroke rehabilitation programs. In so doing, it helps clarify a treatment question that has been muddy ever since the first animal studies in the 1980s suggested a possible role for amphetamine use in human s...Researcher looks at racial identity as part of healthy lifestyle
...ntity groups. They will receive health information emphasizing their cultural identity, and Resnicow will track their behavior to see if they are more successful in changing habits than those who get standard, non-tailored messages. He has a solid track record. In two projects with Black churches, wh...Envisat Symposium report day 2: GMES turns science to services
...ies are taking that same broad Earth science view, emphasizing data assimilation of multiple observations with scientific models as a means of carrying out forecasts and assessments in support of improved decision making." ESA's Mark Doherty said he regarded the day as an opportunity for researchers to learn wh...UCI launches nation's first medical education program focused on Latino culture
... enter residencies and ultimately lifelong careers emphasizing their leadership abilities in serving Latino populations. To date, The California Endowment has supported PRIME-LC with more than $660,000. The California Endowment is a private, statewide health foundation created in 1996 as a result of Blue Cross o...Center for AIDS Research grant renewed with $8 million NIH award
...and clinical researchers on AIDS-related projects, emphasizing translational research in which findings from the laboratory are brought to the clinic and vice versa. There are 21 such centers currently funded by the NIH. The Case CFAR is the only one located in the Midwest. "One of the positive benefits of t...Vision loss from eye diseases will increase as Americans age
...se study data to prioritize public health programs emphasizing the importance of early detection and timely treatment. Developing blindness prevention strategies could help address the potentially devastating impact of the increased prevalence of eye diseases in the next few decades." Frederick Ferris III, M....Hopkins' young researchers honored for their contributions
...se research careers are just beginning to bloom by emphasizing independent thinking, keen observation, perseverance and hard work as keys to research success at all levels of training," says Rowena McBeath, an M.D./Ph.D. candidate in Cellular and Molecular Medicine. McBeath received this year's Nupur Dinesh Thek...2004 Young Investigator Award to Fleming
...reflection of his scientific and mentoring skills, emphasizing his desire to develop clinicians as researchers in dental materials science. The IADR Young Investigator Award, supported by The Procter & Gamble Co., is designed to stimulate basic research in all dental disciplines. To be eligible for the award, th...Bar characteristics, women's behavior in bars tied to their risk for bar-related aggression
...ue of the Journal of Interpersonal Violence. While emphasizing that "women are not to blame for their victimization," Amy M. Buddie, Ph.D., first author on the study, noted that "women who tend to frequent certain kinds of bars and engage in certain kinds of behavior while at these bars are more likely to exper...OHSU programs for teen athletes are national models, reflect Bush's steroid-free sports initiative
...ned Goldberg, principal investigator of ATLAS. "By emphasizing the impact of alcohol and other drugs on immediate sport performance rather than potential and abstract long-term complications, our approach appeals to the adolescent's focus on the here and now." Initiated in 1993 with a five-year National Institu...Jefferson researchers find immune response, dosing keys to vaccine's success against melanoma
...g," says Dr. Berd, who created the vaccine. "We're emphasizing what we call the immunopharmacology of our cancer vaccine, meaning that how the vaccine is administered and the immune response that it elicits strongly influence whether or not a patient will survive five years." He and his colleagues report their...Researchers find weaknesses in Arkansas public health system
... 2001-2002 outbreak of pertussis (whooping cough), emphasizing a need for better testing procedures, organization and communication, and underscoring the vulnerability of the public health system in the event of a bioterrorist attack, according to an article in the February issue of The Archives of Pediatrics & ...