Malt liquor beers, and the people who drink them, are different
...mly selected alcohol outlets in south Los Angeles, gathering information on items that included socio-demographic characteristics, alcohol-use history, drinking patterns, and drinking context. "Based on previous research," said Bluthenthal, "we know that MLBs because of price per volume and availability are ...ENDO 2005 - The Endocrine Society's 87th annual meeting
...ety's annual meeting, ENDO, is the world's largest gathering of endocrinologists. This meeting features more than 2,500 abstract presentations of the latest research in all areas of endocrinology. During the meeting, the Society also hosts several press conferences to highlight some of the most exciting resear...How the stories of ordinary people could give them more say over planning decisions
...sity of East Anglia. The study will concentrate on gathering stories - or narratives - from two contrasting com...m of our project is to offer some insight into how gathering the stories of people in this way can help in the deliberations between them and the authorities, an...Leading researchers in allergic disease to gather for 2005 AAAAI Annual Meeting
...l Meeting. The AAAAI Annual Meeting is the largest gathering of allergists/immunologists, allied health professionals and researchers from around the world. Educational sessions will explore: Hot topics in allergy and asthma Advances in peanut allergy Treatment of asthma in early childhood Allergic rea...Sudden death from stress linked to wonky signals in the brain
...uring a stressful or emotional event like a family gathering or even a boisterous New Year party." "Efforts to prevent the development of potentially dangerous heart rhythms in response to stress have focused on drugs which act directly on the heart, but results have so far been rather disappointing. Our resea...Safety of childbirth after C-section examined
...is often unreliable. This study was prospective in gathering data by trained nursing personnel and underwent central renew by the investigators for cases of uterine rupture. This is particularly important with respect to the fetal outcomes associated with uterine rupture. It is important to share this new data...Imaging tool may help physicians diagnose bipolar disorder
...s studied 60 to 70 regions of the brain at a time, gathering thousands of data points. The spectroscopic scans enabled the research team to perform statistical analysis on 14 separate areas of the brain and five metabolites, chemical substances found in brain tissue. The preliminary findings indicated th...Advances in plasma physics at Annual APS Meeting
...ysics Annual Meeting is the world's largest yearly gathering of plasma physicists, with more than 1500 attendees presenting 1425 papers covering the latest advances in plasma-based research and technology. HIGHLIGHTS: Here is a sampling of some of the topics and events that will be included at the 46th annual ...Advances in plasma physics at Annual APS Meeting
...ysics Annual Meeting is the world's largest yearly gathering of plasma physicists, with more than 1500 attendees presenting 1425 papers covering the latest advances in plasma-based research and technology. HIGHLIGHTS: Here is a sampling of some of the topics and events that will be included at the 46th annual ...Journal of Alzheimer's disease to publish ISOA Catalyst Conference
...ategies was held 3-4 June 2004 in New York. This gathering of leading researchers in Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and other neurodegenerative disorders was highlighted by 15 contributions addressing potential therapies and treatments for these devastating illnesses....The cancer patient's journey: An uphill climb
... the fact that hundreds of leading oncologists are gathering for the 29th ESMO Congress to give cancer patients the latest news about chemotherapy and drugs. There are few fields in clinical medicine that are expanding as rapidly as oncology."The patient seminar is a really fantastic idea, and I'm proud to be ...Optics meeting tips: Internal fingerprints, no cell left behind, 3-D reality
... 2004/Laser Science XX meeting, the premier annual gathering place for members of the Optical Society of America, will take place October 10-14, 2004 at the Rochester Convention Center in Rochester, NY. In addition to quality and cutting-edge content, attendees will have the opportunity to attend The Institut...Envisat's rainbow vision detects ground moving at pace fingernails grow
...arthquakes as well as volcanoes - Envisat has been gathering data on one extremely lively example of the latter. Standing 2631 metres above the Indian Ocean, the Piton de la Fournaise volcano is not situated along seismic belts or the associated 'Ring of Fire' but like Hawaii on the other side of the planet ...Antipsychotic drug prescriptions nearly double for kids with ADHD
..., were assisted by the state's TennCare program in gathering data for the study....Different subgroups of alcoholics respond differently to serotonin-acting medication
...), about their alcohol consumption, if any. After gathering data at two, four, six, 12 and 24 weeks after treatment, researchers compared monthly alcohol consumption for the six months following treatment to alcohol consumption during the last month of treatment. The Type A alcoholics who had been treat...AIDS toll in African heartland isn't always what people think
...for the pre-conference session to this major world gathering of scientists and policy makers. Besides Weber, MSU faculty and graduate student authors from the department of agricultural economics, and economics, are David Mather, Cynthia Donovan, Thomas Jayne, Edward Mazhangara, Linda Bailey, Kyeongwon Koo, Ta...Antioxidant controversy: Scientists seek measurement standards
An international gathering of researchers from 19 countries has agreed for the first time to establish uniform measurement standards for antioxidants. The decision could ultimately produce more reliable data for consumers, who face misleading claims about the amount and effect...More than one-third of US adults use complementary and alternative medicine
...nish, and Zone diets), 4 percent. In addition to gathering data on the use of CAM practices, the survey also sought information about why people use CAM. Key findings indicate that: 55 percent of adults said they were most likely to use CAM because they believed that it would help them when combined with...UCSD researchers determine fatty liver disease different in obese children than in adults
... meeting in New Orleans, the largest international gathering of gastroenterology and hepatology physicians, surgeons and researchers, the findings describe a new paradigm for diagnosis of this common condition found in obese children and offer the potential for improved care. Between 1997 and 2003, the investi...Research hones in on therapies and diagnosis of bowel diseases
...ve Disease Week (DDW) is the largest international gathering of physicians, researchers and academics in the fields of gastroenterology, hepatology, endoscopy and gastrointestinal surgery. "We are pleased to see more attention directed toward improving the lives of people suffering from inflammatory bowel dis...