Promising new strategy for Swedish medical research
...sion makers with the data and facts they need. The focus will be on diseases affecting the elderly, such as cancer and heart disease, and diseases amongst the younger generation, which are a drain on the general economy as well as on the individual's well-being. This includes infections, asthma, allergies ...Concerns over the future of children's health care in British general practice
...ntract does not encourage general practitioners to focus on children's care. It offers additional remunerat...s structure may encourage general practitioners to focus on and develop special interests in adult health and chronic disease, he says. General practice is a...NASA awards $9.8 million NSCOR grant to UT Southwestern to study effects of space radiation exposure
... biology research at UT Southwestern that will now focus on how to protect us from the dangerous effects of radiation exposure in space as well as here at home," said Dr. James Willson, director of the Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center. The five-year research grant establishes a NASA Specializ...Marijuana ingredient may stall decline from Alzheimer's
...sease]," de Ceballos says. The scientists will now focus their efforts on targeting one of the two main cannabinoid receptors that is not involved in producing the psychotropic effects, or high, from marijuana....World's biggest study of multi-million pound health problem launched
...study ever of the condition to date. LIFELAX will focus on the North of England, recruiting from practices in Tyne and Wear, Northumberland, County Durham, Teesside and North Yorkshire, but its outcomes will be used by the Government to inform the treatment of constipation by health professionals nationwi...Insurance incentives might help smokers quit, study says
...began to cover the procedure, Curry says. "I would focus future research on ways of increasing use of treatment, given full coverage," Curry says....Latest findings on genetic blood disorder 'Cooley's Anemia'
...standing and treatment of this disease will be the focus of an international conference March 17-19 in Orlando, Florida, sponsored by the New York Academy of Sciences, in collaboration with the Cooley's Anemia Foundation. The conference--at the Hilton in the Walt Disney Resort--will bring together leading...The courage to change the rules: A Proposal for an essential health R&D treaty
...e to priority needs." The treaty, they say, would focus directly on R&D rather than patent rights or drug prices, and it would address the global management of publicly funded health R&D. "Priorities for R&D would be defined through public-sector leadership and based on public health needs." Dentico and ...Americans support most uses of reproductive genetic testing, report on US attitudes reveals
...aritable Trusts, the Center's research included 21 focus groups, 62 in-depth interviews, two surveys with a...cal but socially desirable characteristics. Many focus group participants mentioned that use of reproductive genetic technologies represents a "slippery sl...Medication helps alcoholics control drinking
...rom a variety of treatments, which may or many not focus on total abstinence. It is, he believes, a time of great hope. To those who suffer with alcoholism, he says, "Be aware of all the options available and find the best one for you. See someone, stay in treatment, and over time you're going to get bette...International gathering of experts to share retinoblastoma breakthroughs
...nt the disease. The afternoon session, which will focus on mouse models and the genetic basis of retinoblastoma, includes a presentation by Anton Berns, Ph.D. (The Netherlands Cancer Institute), a pioneer in the development of mouse models of human cancers. Other experts in the molecular basis of cancer i...NIAID seeks applicants to lead clinical trials units for revamped HIV/AIDS networks
...ber 2004. The networks emerging from that RFA will focus on developing and evaluating treatments, prevention strategies and vaccines, with an emphasis on interventions that can be employed in resource-limited settings. The Clinical Trials Units funded in response to this RFA will carry out the research age...New highly active agents against sandfly fever
...nd their ease of synthesis. They are currently the focus of investigations on their action mechanism, their behaviour in the human organism and their toxicity. Among the quinolines active against leishmaniases, some were also able to block, in vitro, the replication of the retrovirus HIV-1, without manife...Rutgers College of Nursing faculty member is funded to develop an interactive computer system
...ce and the wisdom shared by young women and men in focus groups held throughout Newark and Jersey City. CIM... year. That grant allowed Jones to conduct several focus groups with men and women and develop a series of digital video vignettes concerning trust, sexual p...Researchers offer emergency workers a lifeline
...police officer or firefighter loses the ability to focus on the task at hand, a skill that is a lifeline in...orm. "It's important in doing that kind of work to focus on the task itself, not on the meaning of the task," says Regehr. "The trouble is it's not always po...Penn joins major NCI research initiative to advance breast cancer therapies
...more than 50 institutions in the US and abroad and focus on mouse models for cancers of major organ systems including prostate, breast, lung, ovary, skin, colon, brain, and the blood and lymph systems. Lewis A. Chodosh, MD, PhD, Vice Chair, Department of Cancer Biology, Associate Investigator in the Abram...Nonhuman primate males more susceptible to age-related cognitive decline than females
... in humans and in nonhuman primates, we decided to focus our study on determining how cognitive aging differs between the sexes," said Lacreuse. According to Lacreuse, such sex differences have not been studied frequently in humans, and when they have, the data has been inconsistent. In the study, the res...British conservatives should beware of Australian health service reforms
...ly in the public hospital system. "The ideological focus of these reforms makes them attractive to those who prefer private institutions to fund health care," say the authors. "They show, however, that such policies create increased fiscal burdens for government, increase in equality in funding care, and h...Elderly people cared for by spouse are at greater risk for abuse, Pitt researchers find
...ning and intervention efforts. "Clinicians should focus not only on treating the depression, but also on providing these caregivers with alternatives that might ease the burden of caregiving, such as support group referral or arranging for other family members, friends, or formal service providers to perf...Risk factors affect parents' attitudes about STD vaccinations
...nes in general. Dr. Zimet said future studies will focus more specifically on this group of parents to better understand the source of their reluctance....