Philadelphia hosts health fair Aug. 25 for women and children
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...ent rulings in 2003 prohibited American scientific journals "from accepting, reviewing, or publishing manuscri...al peer review process conducted by all scientific journals constitutes a form of editing that is prohibited under the trade embargo. While the rulings have si...Antioxidant controversy: Scientists seek measurement standards
...samples, said Finley, adding that other scientific journals also will be expected to follow these standards. Some meeting participants felt the intense focus on methodology distracted from the real significance of antioxidants for consumers, which is their potential health benefit. Antioxidant news is increas...Grants from Research to Prevent Blindness to support eye researchers surpassed $8 million in 2003
...83 scientific papers published in 198 professional journals acknowledged RPB for grant support. The organization has posted a complete bibliography of those papers on its web site, www.rpbusa.org , along with its 2003 Annual Report containing highlights of those findings and a listing of the new 2003 grants....Health education PhD program ranked one of top in nation
... journals, editorships in health education-related journals and external research funding obtained. USF was one of only six programs ranked in the top 10 for both student and faculty criteria. Weighting for the ranking system was established by scholars and leaders in the field of health education.......blished in 6 leading international general medical journals (including CMAJ) that same year. Rochon and colleagues determined that only 16% of the trials were highly relevant to international health. In a related commentary, Jha and Lavery take a wider perspective, pointing out that RCTs are only one componen...ISSIR launches The Journal of Sexual Medicine with Blackwell
...enmark, and Germany. Blackwell publishes over 700 journals in partnership with more than 550 academic and professional societies. This year alone, Blackwell will publish over 600 text and reference books across a wide range of academic and professional subjects. For more information on Blackwell Publishing,...Blackwell Publishing acquires BMJ Books
...h year, Blackwell publishes over 100 books and 350 journals in medicine, biomedicine and allied health. With the acquisition of BMJ Books, titles in specialties such as pediatrics, accident and emergency medicine, anesthesia and intensive care, cardiology, and evidence-based medicine will be added to the com...Top medical and scientific societies commit to providing free access to research
...visibility that have helped to establish scholarly journals as reliable filters of information that is generat...ng in many low-income nations, 3. the full text of journals worldwide immediately or within months of publication, 4. content for indexing by major search engin...JCO to offer free online access to archived content
...er research and ranks first in impact-factor among journals focused solely on clinical oncology research. The Journal is available online at www.JCO.org. "The JCO is committed to improving cancer care worldwide by providing a forum for sound, peer-reviewed clinical cancer research, and by increasing access t...2004 Dean Award to Steven Levy
...c health. He has published widely in peer-reviewed journals on nutrition, dental caries, and fluoride; the latter has been recognized by his appointment to a fluoride working group at the Centers for Disease Control. Dr. Levy has been a mentor to award-winning dental students and has lectured by invitation in...2004 Craniofacial Biology Award to Paul Sharpe
... boards of many scientific societies and scholarly journals and lectures internationally on his research. The Craniofacial Biology Research Award, supported by the IADR, was established to recognize individuals who have contributed to the body of knowledge in craniofacial biology over a significant period of......an to publish scientific papers in general medical journals highlighting the issue. In living patients, the dose someone has been given is calculated by multiplying their body weight, the concentration of the drug in their blood and a constant called the "apparent volume of distribution" (Vd). The Vd is a fu...Majority of authors retract 1998 Lancet paper-Lancet editor points to implications
...ment information sources. While editors of medical journals should continue to publish original and sometimes unpopular ideas in responsible ways, they must take greater care to appreciate that their responsibility extends to all aspects of the public dissemination of the work they print. A collaborative con...UCSD's Dr. Leon Thal to receive Potamkin Prize, one of neurosciences' highest honors
... Thal serves on the editorial board of seven major journals including Neurobiology of Aging and J of Molecular Neuroscience. He is a frequent reviewer and consultant for the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the National Science Foundation and the Veterans Administration. He serves as a permanent advisor o...Rare disease endemic in South America is model for studying autoimmunity
... the town. Last year she published six articles in journals including the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology and the Journal of Dermatologic Science detailing unique aspects of the disease. Her latest finding, detailed in the February issue of Archives of Dermatology Research, is an inexpensive bl...Open-access publishing: The debate continues
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...n 130 original or review articles in major medical journals has served as consultant in the life sciences for the third edition of The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language....Minority children: over- or underrepresented in medical research?
...ngth articles in the three main pediatric research journals (Pediatrics, Journal of Pediatrics, and Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine) from July 1999 through June 2000. They found 128 articles that included data on race and ethnicity. The number of subjects ranged from eight (their lower limit...