2005 Behavioral Sciences & Health Services Research Award
...y Dentistry in Finland in 1985, when the chair was established at the University of Kuopio. His pioneering work in the field of Community Dentistry in Finland is based on years of practical experience as a school and public health dentist in Eastern Finland. Since 1975, he has worked in different posts at the Un...Awards & fellowships at the International & American Association for Dental Research General Session
...llege London, England), this prestigious award was established by the IADR Board of Directors for a member who ha... Oxford-educated physician and academician, he has established the Presidential Scholarship Fund, totaling more than $8 million, to ensure that the next generation...Emergency clopidogrel could save thousands of lives46,000-patient heart attack trial results
...ge of Cardiology annual conference. The study also established that giving the beta-blocker metoprolol as an emergency treatment for heart attacks cuts the risks of repeat heart attacks and of ventricular fibrillation [1] . But, early use of beta-blocker treatment raises the risk of cardiac shock in the immediat...Study examines consequences of Thailand's 'war on drugs'
...est. Treatment options include enlistment in newly established drug treatment camps. For the study, the researchers followed 165 injection drug users who took part in another study conducted in 2002. The study found that the war on drugs had a greater impact in rural communities, where drug users are easier to i...New system for the analysis of facial movement in three dimensions
...e facial parameters in such a way that symmetry is established with the healthy side of the face. All this data is studied with this device and provides information for planning the treatment. Apart from its clinical application, this system provides a highly important tool in the legal field. It can be used as ...Emotional memory study reveals evidence for a self-reinforcing loop
...alled consolidation -- in which memories are being established -- and retrieval. Also, they did not distinguish between true recollection of a memory and a vague familiarity. In memory studies, it's very important to distinguish between these two phenomena," he said. In their study, the researchers showed volunt...Pregnant women should exercise to keep depression away
...n is shown here, the relationship has not yet been established as causal.......clinical chemistry at Uleborg University, where he established one of the Nordic region's most advanced clinical chemistry laboratories. Professor Vihko has actively stimulated research cooperation in the Nordic region and his powerful presence in research policy has made itself manifest in his deep and importan...Top honor for head of Epilepsy Foundation
...y. The International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE) was established in 1961 as an organization of laypersons and professionals interested in the medical and non-medical aspects of epilepsy. The IBE addresses such social problems as education, employment, insurance, driving license restrictions and public awareness. T...Mayo Clinic study sets threshold for valve repair surgery
...eeded the risk of surgery. Now we have a threshold established through this large study, where continuing medical management carries a much higher risk and surgery can restore normal life expectancy." Dr. Sarano says the study has important implications for patients and the physicians who treat them. "We examine...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for March 2005 (first issue)
...proven therapeutic or prophylactic value have been established to date." Because the clinical and pathologic mechanisms of SARS are indistinguishable from acute lung injury (ALI) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), the clinical management of severe SARS should be similar to that for ALI and ARDS. I...Studies address issues of risk and survival in rapidly increasing GI cancers
...esophageal adenocarcinoma. GERD is one of the few established risk factors for esophageal cancer, and is quite common among infants born prematurely or with low birth weight," noted lead study author Magnus Kaijser, MD. After following more than 3,000 individuals for more than 40 years, researchers found that ...African-Americans receive less aggressive heart attack treatment
...org/JMNA_Journal_Articles/OC317.pdf . The JNMA was established in 1909 and is published monthly by the NMA. The N...aya Angelou Research Center on Minority Health was established to address racial and ethnic disparities in health status, health care quality and quality of life. ...Promising new strategy for Swedish medical research
...n on people's lifestyles. The infrastructure being established will provide new data about the causes of disease and their prevention, as well as refined diagnostic methods and therapeutic opportunities. It is hoped that "LifeGene" will form a knowledge bank with a public health perspective, providing researcher...Society for Research in Child Development (SRCD) biennial meeting
...l and child care Romances and breakups SRCD was established in 1933 by the National Academy of Sciences. The Society's goals are to advance interdisciplinary research in child development and to encourage applications of research findings. Its membership of more than 5,700 scientists is representative of t...Hormone therapy increases risk of urinary incontinence
...n should incorporate the current findings into the established risks and benefits of these agents," the authors conclude....NYU Child Study Center receives grant from the American Red Cross September 11 recovery program
...ogram Executive Director, "Through programs run by established community agencies such as the NYU Child Study Center, these grants allow us to support victims during a healing process that can continue even after the visible signs of this disaster are gone."...Diagnosis of prions in patients should utilize novel strategy, team says
...onformation-dependent immunoassay (CDI), should be established as the standard approach for brain biopsies of patients suspected of having the disease, they say. The team is exploring whether the CDI might be adapted to detect prions in blood and muscle. The finding suggests that reliance on the current methods ...Antimicrobials to prevent infection in major surgery are used properly only about half the time
...ly before skin incision for prevention of SSIs was established in the 1960s and has been repeatedly demonstrated since, the authors report. "Antimicrobial prophylaxis (preventive treatment) to prevent SSI is one of the most widely accepted practices in surgery." Dale W. Bratzler, D.O., M.P.H., of the Oklahoma F...New European cancer figures for 2004 major efforts needed against the big four killers
...n mortality for several common cancer killers were established and that trend looks set to continue", Boyle predicted, "although there were worrying exceptions, including lung cancer in women and most common forms of cancer in Spain and Portugal." Call for concerted action He concluded: "To make great progres...