National Academies news: Gulf War and Health
...health policy advice under a congressional charter granted to the National Academy of Sciences. A committee roster follows....PENN study emphasizes need for national guidelines for assisted reproductive technology programs
... found that a couple on welfare is as likely to be granted access as they are to be denied. "The frequency of these variations highlight the need for a formal policy and common guidelines for candidate screening utilized by all ART facilities," states co-author Arthur Caplan, PhD, Chair of the Department of...From town planning to intimate sex: Understanding the risks in our lives
..., and the opportunities that our children take for granted were simply unknown a generation ago. "We have made considerable progress in understanding risk and how people respond to it, but much of our knowledge is divided up between different academic disciplines. There is also a need to make sure that the...Privacy rule cuts research recruitment by more than half
...ry among universities. In Pittsburgh, a waiver was granted in 2003 and rescinded in 2004. "Recruitment with a HIPAA waiver decreased by half, and recruitment without a HIPAA waiver fell by half again," said Dr. Ness. Internal university efforts continue to resolve these kinds of conflicts for researchers, bu...ASGE announces grant recipients in annual research awards program
...cations for research project funding last fall and granted a total of $234,700 to the 11 institutions that were chosen to receive grants, including nine from the United States and two from Canada. "Each grant application undergoes a vigorous peer review process," stated James Scheiman, MD, chair of the ASGE ...US FDA grants full approval to DOXIL(R) following submission of phase III data
...-- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted full approval to DOXIL (doxorubicin HCl liposome injection) for the treatment of patients with ovarian cancer whose disease has progressed or recurred after platinum-based chemotherapy. DOXIL, marketed in the United States by Tibotec Therapeutics, D...AACR recognizes women in cancer research
...merican Association for Cancer Research (AACR) has granted a scholarship to two outstanding women in cancer research through the AACR-Women in Cancer Research (WICR) Brigid G. Leventhal Scholar Award in Cancer Research program. Melissa J. Parsons, B.S., graduate student of Emory University, Atlanta, Ga., an...Physicians call for increased funding for federal infectious disease programs
...s Administration (HRSA). Also, the small increase granted to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will not keep pace with inflation. IDSA is urging Congress to increase funding for federal programs on biodefense preparedness, pandemic influenza, antimicrobial resistance, emerging infections, HIV/AIDS, a...Murder, eyewitness identification and the limits of human vision
...ss identification. In late 2004, an appeals court granted a new trial. "It is becoming more apparent that there are serious problems with eyewitness testimony," said Loftus. "Misidentifications can occur, and the quality of memory is limited by the distance at which a witness sees a person. This research...Pioneering nanosystems degree wins approval
The Louisiana Board of Regents granted final approval Thursday for Louisiana Tech (in Ruston, La.) to offer a nanosystems engineering degree program, the nation's first such undergraduate degree. Tech's new Bachelor of Science degree program will be implemented this fall. According to th...ESMO Scientific & Educational Conference (ESEC)
... preliminary program.) Free Media Registration is granted to all bona fide media representatives. The Media Registration Form can be requested to the ESMO Communication Dept. ( media@esmo.org ). Details about hotel accommodation are available at www.esmo.org/ESEC/Budapest2005/Accommodation.htm For those w......cepted indication. Two families had their requests granted through referral elsewhere. Twelve families made a formal complaint to the hospital or their MP about some aspect of care. Despite the fact that psychological factors are known to have a role in this condition, only 13 families accepted referral to ...