The mysteries of the emotions: The Good, Bad, and the Learned
...investigators from the New York area. This is the inaugural meeting of the Academy's new Imaging Discussion Group, the most recent addition to the Academy's Frontiers of Science Program. WHEN: Tuesday, February 1 at 5 p.m. WHERE: New York Academy of Sciences, 2 East 63rd Street WHO: Joseph LeDoux, New...Generation gap found in chronic pain
...al and ethnic groups." Green recently was named an inaugural Mayday Pain and Society fellow by the Mayday Pain Project. The new study examined detailed data from 5,823 black and white adults treated at the U-M Multidisciplinary Pain Center over eight years. They were divided into two groups: those under age 50...Future of clinical medicine research is at risk, warns professor
...niversity of Edinburgh Professor will state in his inaugural lecture on Tuesday,18 January,2005. Professor Andr...involved in clinical research, he will say. In his inaugural lecture, Professor Greening, will highlight the key role of the academic clinician in helping to tra...Chemoprevention backgrounder: Working for a future of cancer chemoprevention
...in Cancer Prevention Research. The previous year's inaugural award went to Michael B. Sporn, M.D., of Dartmouth Medical School, for his work on the basic science of chemoprevention. "As complicated as cancer is, oncology is decades behind cardiology in this respect, but we will get there. It is just going to r...Lung cancer specialist calls for cash to beat 'Cinderella' disease
... says a University of Edinburgh specialist. In his inaugural lecture today (Tuesday, 9 November), Professor Tariq Sethi claims that because lung cancer patients are perceived to have brought the disease on themselves, more research into the disease is not thought to be necessary. Professor Sethi, who criticise...Michelle Trudeau wins 2004 Victor Cohn Prize for Excellence in Medical Reporting
...e for Excellence in Medical Science Reporting. The inaugural award went to Laurie Garrett of Newsday and Lawrence K. Altman of The New York Times. Subsequent recipients were Jon Palfreman, who has made more than 30 documentaries for public television, Daniel Q. Haney, the medical editor of The Associated Press...UCI launches nation's first medical education program focused on Latino culture
...care access for America's migrant farm workers. As inaugural class members of UC Irvine College of Medicine's Program in Medical Education for the Latino Community (PRIME-LC), each of these future physicians is committed to closing the health care gap for the nation's fastest-growing ethnic group. PRIME-LC, in...New program establishes distinguished scholar in thrombosis
...nthelabo Distinguished Scholar in Thrombosis. The inaugural scholarship was awarded this week to Timothy Morris, MD, FCCP, Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, at the Convocation Awards Ceremony of the CHEST 2003 meeting in Orlando, Florida. Dr. Morris...Medical professionals embrace patient-focused care revolution
...t of practicing patient-focused care by taking the inaugural Patient-Focused Care Pledge instituted by the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP), signifying the first time a specialty medical society has announced an initiative of this kind. The Patient-Focused Care Pledge was introduced as part of the ...Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Alveolus, Inc., announce agreement
... stents. "We selected BIDMC as the location of our inaugural program based on the medical center's longstanding commitment to advancing research and education in interventional pulmonology."...American Academy of Ophthalmology announces new award, its highest honor
...ions to the science of ophthalmology. This year's inaugural recipients are Charles D. Kelman, MD, Robert Machemer, MD and Charles L. Schepens, MD. The awards presentations will be at the Opening Session of the Academy's Annual Meeting, Sunday, November 16, 2003 in Anaheim.Dr. Kelman, clinical professor of oph...Is there a way to derail the children's 'Allergy March'?
...They can include the first steps, spoken words, an inaugural journey on a two-wheeled bicycle, or entrance into junior high. Unfortunately, there can also be unpleasant milestones, such as allergic diseases occurring at a specific age range. These include eczema shortly after birth, gastrointestinal diseases ...Bridge Medical shares expertise at Washington Patient Safety Conference
...on safety issues?" by appointment only. One of two inaugural winners of the "Individual Leadership in Patient Safety Awards," Sprenger was honored by JCAHO and the National Committee for Quality Assurance last year for his safety efforts as chair of the American Hospital Association's Board of Trustees and for...Dartmouth researcher Michael B. Sporn, M.D. honored for pioneering work in cancer prevention
...search Foundation of America (CRFA) to receive the inaugural award for Excellence in Cancer Prevention Research. The international award recognizes the individual whose contributions in cancer prevention research have had a major impact and stimulated new directions in the field. Sporn, the Oscar M. Cohn '34 ...Leading American, German chemists converge to share research, vision
...iplomacy at the U.S. Department of State. The inaugural Frontiers of Chemistry Symposium was held in 2000 in Munich, Germany. WHAT: German-American Frontiers of Chemistry Symposium WHERE: New England Center in Durham, N.H WHEN: Aug. 23-25, 2002...Computational innovation predicts how patients will respond to drug treatments
...anada. Korenbergs work is detailed in the Feb. 21 inaugural issue of the Journal of Proteome Research, a new peer-reviewed bimonthly journal published by the American Chemical Society, the worlds largest scientific society. Based on mathematical techniques devised by Korenberg, cancer-treatment effectivene......he Ford Amphitheater at University Hospital as the inaugural Horace P. Davenport Lecture on the History of Health, Disease and Society. Martha Jones, assistant professor of Afroamerican and African studies, and of history, will offer commentary. Foster rose to national attention after his article, "Jefferson......ation errors. The center has already designed four inaugural projects that attack the problem of medication errors in real-world clinical settings. The projects are based at Penn and linked to the government of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania as well as a national network of medication education and research ...Society of Nuclear Medicine launches Virtual Library
...ed to be online and operational. Sessions for the inaugural webcasts range from Cutting Edge of Clinical Nuclear Medicine (including Breast Cancer in PET and PET fusion imaging) to Nuclear Cardiology in 2001, The Sentinel Nodes in Surgical Oncology, and Applications of Radioimmunotherapy. According to SNM Dir...Women's and Children's Hospital, Adelaide brings home national Diamond Serif Award
...an Institute of Professional Communicators for its inaugural Young Investigator Award 2000. The award was presented at the Gala Dinner at the Brisbane Conrad International On Friday 27th October. The Diamond Serif Award has not been won by a South Australian organisation for over eight years. Hospital Public R...