Dental disease hits hardest among older blacks
...ced gum inflammation, where the ligaments and bone holding teeth in their sockets start to deteriorate. Using data from 3,407 dental exams performed as part of a nationwide health survey, the researchers examined periodontitis among white, black and Mexican-American survey participants ages 50 and older. B...Food displays, food colors affect how much people eat
...by, or if the package is open, or if the container holding the food is clear rather than opaque. "Many of us are reasonably diligent about what we eat, but we don't put that much thought into how much we eat," Wansink said. "People may decide to eat grapes instead of potato chips because it's healthier. O...Serono receives FDA approval for Gonal-f RFF Pen to treat infertility
...er 90 countries. Bearer shares of Serono S.A., the holding company, are traded on the virt-x (SEO) and its American Depositary Shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange (SRA)....3D neutron-based medical imaging, 4D lung scans, and hitting a moving tumor
...er can perhaps tailor an anti-cancer drug aimed at holding down angiogenesis, the formation of new blood vessels in the tumor, that is less toxic (because it targets the more sensitive tumor) than older drugs. The method Evelhoch ( jeffrey.evelhoch@pfizer.com ) used to evaluate drugs designed to exploit the...Case Western Reserve's Flight Nursing Academy holds camp for nurses in air medical services
...sing Academy at Case Western Reserve University is holding its second annual Summer Camp 2004 for intensive training of advanced practice nurses, flight nurses and emergency service personnel in emergency response. The camp will be held the week of August 9-13 at Case's Squire Valleevue Farm in Hunting Valle...U-M professor to test flu shot and nasal spray flu vaccine side by side
...Inc., and receives royalty payments in addition to holding a small equity stake in the company. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is monitoring conduct of the study, which is supported by a $3.6 million, three-year grant from the National Institutes of Health. The study will only includ...Innovative take-off system could lead to safer, cleaner air travel
... would also cover aircraft taxi-ing to the airport holding point, as well as those already waiting there. Res... constraints (e.g. runway controller workloads and holding point structure). Professor Edmund Burke of the University's School of Computer Science and Informa...Scientists turn on the 'gender lens' on cardiovascular disease research
...f Hamilton Health Sciences. The advisory board is holding its first meeting at McMaster University onThursday, Dec. 9, from 9 a.m. to noon. Dr. Anand was awarded about $1 million over five years by the CanadianInstitutes of Health Research and the Heart and Stroke Foundation toestablish the GRACE Network. C...Children's anxiety prior to surgery linked to behavioral changes
...ese children are significantly more anxious in the holding area and more anxious on separation to the operating room. This underscores the importance of finding ways to ease this parental anxiety, for example, by developing preoperative preparation programs directed at parents." Co-authors include Alison Ca...International gathering at UH examines top computer code
...sts go to explore the make up of matter and forces holding it together, and the National Institute of Nuclear Physics (INFN), the Italian funding agency for nuclear physics. Physicist Johann Ranft at the University of Leipzig in Germany originally developed FLUKA in the 1960s while he was working with CERN...Drivers with epilepsy are on the road again
...WE are still banned from driving. Restrictions on holding a driving license vary from country to country and even state to state in the U.S. For most, the main requirement to be met is a minimum seizure-free period ranging from a few months to a couple of years. Often times, this must be followed by sever...New 'ITN Scholars Program' provides junior faculty opportunity to develop clinical trials expertise
...y. The ITN Scholars Program is open to those holding an MD or equivalent degree and a faculty appointment at instructor level or higher. Having already completed their residency and specialty fellowship training, preferred candidates will have a serious, demonstrated interest in pursuing a career in cl...'Temp doctors' choose career for flexibility, easier lifestyle
...re known as locum tenens (LT), from the Latin "one holding a place." Hospitals, clinics and physician practices hire LTs to cover for vacations, short-term leaves and seasonal demand, as well as other reasons, such as shortages of various specialists. Although the number of LT physicians is not known for sur...Spinal repair pioneer to speak in NY on 20th Jan
...iled up in a great scar. The scar has the value of holding the flood water back but forms an impenetrable barrier to the cars. "The way out of the impasse came from the discovery that there is one part of the nervous system, and only one, in which nerve fibres are in a state of continuous growth throughout a...Hands-on or hands-free, using a cell phone while driving is not safe, researchers find
...es it could be even more distracted than by simply holding the phone. Things could get worse: The next generation of communication technology -- such as wireless Internet, speech recognition systems, satelitte radio, and e-mail -- could be far more distracting for drivers, creating even greater risk on the r...Beta-blockers may help broader group of patients with heart problems
...t, oxygen-rich blood moves from the left atrium, a holding chamber, to the left ventricle, which squeezes or ejects the blood out to the rest of the body. When the mitral valve does not close well, blood can flow from the ventricle back into the atrium-a condition called mitral regurgitation. That means bloo...Professionalism and professional ethics in medicine
...f the crisis in health care today by returning and holding fast to these long-held values." (Arch Intern Med. 2005; 165: 607 608. Available post-embargo at www.archinternmed.com .) Related Articles: Negative Physician Attitudes Toward HIV-Infected Injection Drug Users To contact corresponding author, Paul......a role in angiogenesis, integrins are important in holding tumor cells together and connecting them with the extracellular matrix; what happens when these interactions break down is one of the keys to determining how tumors metastasize. Haubner and colleagues' work, in a mouse with human melanoma and in a...