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...ates which of the people he or she met would be of interest for the future. HurryDate also collects survey data from participants, including age, height, education, income, drinking behavior, smoking behavior, race and religion. For this study, HurryDate also collected answers to optional questions about su...Brain synapse formation linked to proteins, Stanford study finds
...ded by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, whose interest in the work stems from the possibility that new synapses are what keep recovered addicts craving drugs. Barres said the relationship remained hidden in past research because of the neuron's complete dependence on glial cells for survival in a lab dis...New stroke-prevention drug unlikely to be cost-effective except in patients at high risk of bleeding
...leeding," Gage says. "That's why there was so much interest in Exanta--it reduces the risk of major hemorrhage by 26 percent and doesn't have warfarin's interactions or dosing problems." The current study was undertaken to provide physicians with a rational way to choose among the three potential therapies. ...Public interest advocates question NIH Enhanced Access policy
...hursday, February 3, 2005 (Washington, DC) Public interest supporters of the NIH Enhanced Public Access Plan today declared the just-announced policy falls short of their expectations and long-standing recommendations. In a letter addressed to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Michael Leavitt, the Al...NHS Trusts meeting government target on stroke units 'in name only'
...sciplinary rehabilitation; staff with a specialist interest in stroke or rehabilitation; routine involvement of carers in the rehabilitation process; regular programmes of education and training; and information provided to patients and carers. But fewer than half (46%) the units claimed to have all five key ...Neoadjuvant and adjuvant systemic therapy for breast cancer give equivalent survival, study finds
...thout risking patient survival. For these reasons, interest in the use of neoadjuvant therapy has been increasing. To investigate how the timing of systemic therapy affects breast cancer outcomes, John P.A. Ioannidis, M.D., of the University of Ioannina School of Medicine in Greece, and colleagues performed a...$10-million study explores men's role in transmitting HPV
...nal against cervical cancer. The study is of great interest in Latin America, where rates are higher than in the United States. Hispanic women in the United States have significantly elevated rates compared to other women, according to Giuilano. Why study men in regard to a cancer that hits women? "We n...Medical meeting to feature research findings and disease prevention and health promotion sessions
...sicians and other healthcare professionals with an interest in preventive medicine. The forum serves as the annual meeting for the Washington, D.C.-based American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM), a national professional society for physicians dedicated to disease prevention and health promotion. Schedu...The American Academy of Nurse Practitioners and Blackwell Publishing announce partnership
...ctitioners leads the field in publishing topics of interest to NPs. It is designed to serve the needs of NPs ...nd other healthcare professionals who have a major interest in primary, acute or long-term healthcare. The Journal of the American Academy of Nurse Practitione...Yale cardiovascular researcher named Bayer Fellow 2004-05
... medicine or health care management. Of particular interest are the areas of obesity, diabetes, cardiovascular...cal economics and marketing. Bayer's long-standing interest in cardiovascular risk management emphasizes innovative therapies to treat coronary heart disease, a...Genes in the interferon system important in SLE
...eld of research that has attracted a great deal of interest in the pharmaceutical industry. This picture has now been further reinforced by new findings - the result of multidisciplinary and international collaboration involving world experts on the interferon system, immunology, and the disease SLE, combined...Multiple therapies curb declining ability to learn with age
...Department of the Army. The following conflict of interest was declared by the authors with respect to publication of this paper: investigator Steven Zicker is an employee of Hill's Pet Nutrition Inc., which has commercialized the antioxidant fortified food used in the study....A site for sore eyes: New target for allergies found under the eyelid
...ma and cataract formation, so our study will be of interest to allergists and ophthalmologists. Many current allergy treatments target symptoms rather than the cause of the disease, meaning this discovery could constitute a new target for the treatment of allergic diseases. "We are currently carrying out s...Marijuana associated with same respiratory symptoms as tobacco
...s compared to those who smoked tobacco only. "Our interest is in the additive effect of marijuana," Moore said....Alliance for Taxpayer Access asks NIH 'Who really owns publicly-funded medical research?'
...H research. We cannot understand, given the vital interest and importance of this research, especially to Americans awaiting the medical innovation that this public investment fuels, that there is any reason to further delay statement of a clear and open NIH policy." ...Scents and emotions linked by learning, Brown study shows
...ing of olfaction. Results, however, may also be of interest to marketers. Herz said retailers and restaurateurs want to offer a pleasant experience. A small but growing group, Herz said, use signature scents to create a positive association with consumers. "Using odor to improve mood has industrial applicatio...New 'ITN Scholars Program' provides junior faculty opportunity to develop clinical trials expertise
...erred candidates will have a serious, demonstrated interest in pursuing a career in clinical investigation and have a demonstrated interest in clinical immunology in the field of transplantation, autoimmunity or asthma/allergy. Applicat...Homes need more protection against falls
...er, it does require that homeowners take an active interest in installing these devices. Rebates and educational campaigns are potential tools for encouraging this behavior change."...Government solutions won't cure kids' obesity, survey says
...d or proposed. Such data are likely to be of great interest to policymakers and others who might consider endorsing specific interventions," Evans says. "However," he adds, "relatively little scientific information exists on which of these interventions are effective in actual school, community and media sett....... "The aging of the U.S. population has increased interest in treatments for geriatric cancer patients, but there is very little data about treatment of cervical cancer in the elderly," says first author Jason Wright, M.D., a Washington University gynecological oncologist and part of a team of investigators ...