UNC-CH Study Shows State Protects HMO Clients Poorly
...aws,” she said. “However, North Carolina lacks an adequate array of laws to ensure that consumers are fully protected.” Silberman directed the study of state oversight of HMOs in partnership with Dr. Thomas C. Ricketts, deputy director for health policy analysis at the center. The research......em meets less than 20% of the estimated need. IHS lacks the authority to enter into risk contracts with st...nt on annual Congressional funding decisions. IHS lacks authority to operate with flexibility in procurement, personnel, andcontracting that is necessary to...Stress: It's Not Just All In Your Head; Scientists Map The Wear And Tear Of Daily Life
...vingin poverty, or working in a low-level job that lacks autonomy, or residingin an unhealthy, polluted environment has an enormous impact on healthstatus that researchers are only just beginning to understand. The research was funded by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundationas part of its Res...Mother's depression impedes baby's development
...pressed mothers talk to their babies, their speech lacks many of thefamiliar characteristics of "baby talk" and may consequently hamper theirchildren's ability to learn language and other skills. Researchers have found a significant difference in associative learningbetween infants who listened to voice sa...Using spatial illusion to learn how the brain processes sound
...f Michigan Medical School. But our auditorysystem lacks the ability to pinpoint the location of narrow-band sounds withjust a few frequencies, like a beeping pager. Middlebrooks and his colleagues at the U-M Kresge Hearing Research Institute aretaking advantage of this inability to localize narrow-band fr...Wide use leads to push to test safety of four herbs
...lly occurring in plants, a researchsubstance that lacks drug industry sponsorship but might also have potential forreducing the risk of cancer. 1,3-Dichloro-2-butene, a high production industrial chemical with apotential for worker exposure and with a structural similarity to a knowncarcinogen. ...Welfare to work does not improve mental health
...nd gastrointestinal disorders, and employment that lacks authority, is not interesting, not challenging and is repetitious. Those characteristics are frequently found in the low-wage jobs typically available to welfare recipients looking for work, Kneipp said. In addition, such jobs often do not include be...American Thoracic Society Journal news tips for February (first issue)
...y. The authors data showed that, although Bla g 2 lacks enzymatic activity, it is apotent allergen, inducing IgE responses at exposure levels that are often one to two orders of magnitude lower than that from dust mite allergens. They believe that other genetic and environmental factors are important det...Many patients with coronary artery disease still fail to use aspirin therapy
...ake it regularly. The health care system currently lacks effective methods to ensure that patients who have coronary artery disease have adequate follow-up concerning aspirin use," Califf said. A small proportion of people should avoid aspirin use, Califf said. These include people with allergies to as...Estrogen's role in preventing female cardiac disease
...the so-called knock-out mouse (or null mouse) that lacks the gene to produce the binding protein FKBP12.6. The protein is associated with receptors in heart muscle cells that signal for the contraction of muscle cells when calcium ions pass through channels, causing the heart to pump blood. The Cornell-V...Duke Cancer Center, ABC2 join to test brain cancer drugs
... cell cultures, then in mice, just to find that it lacks the same effect in humans. The cost for such endeavors is huge. Few companies can afford to invest their research dollars on finding cures for rare diseases that affect small percentages of the population, as does brain cancer. Thus, funding sources ...Study finds public lacks awareness of effective alcohol control policies
...of the leading causes of unintentional injury, but lacks awareness of alcohol control policies proven to reduce traumatic deaths, according to a study in the June 2002 Annals of Emergency Medicine. (Alcohol's Contribution to Fatal Injuries: A Report on Public Perceptions) For three of the five injuries stu...Hebrew University student developing drug to treat epilepsy, migraines, chronic pain
...t is more potent than valproic acid and apparently lacks the major side effects, she said. At 27, Ms. Isoherranen is the youngest of this year's Kaye Prize recipients. She immigrated to Israel four years ago, after completing a masters degree in analytical chemistry at the University of Helsinki, Finland....New NCI grant will support Jefferson trial to study test to diagnose colorectal cancer spread
...ntially missing a cancer. In addition, such a test lacks sensitivity, relying on a pathologist's eye to see colon cancer cells in a field of cells on a slide. "There's clearly a problem with that system because about 20 percent of patients thought to have disease confined to the bowel show up with recurren...Understanding genetic cancer risk might not help smokers kick the habit
...chers likened the enzyme to detergent: if a person lacks the gene, it is as if their body does not have the detergent it needs to clean itself of cancer-causing agents. "It's a fine line we are walking," McBride said. "If we tell someone that they don't have the enzyme, we aren't saying that if the person ...Developer of anthrax quick test finds similar test for strep throat
...s wanting. He suggests that rapid antigen testing lacks sensitivity, negative results require a back-up culture and that its sensitivity may be declining. One alternative is rRNA (ribosomal ribonucleic acid) testing which has enhanced sensitivity but is still not as effective as a culture. His conclusio...The case for a global development organisation
...o implementing institution to do so. Globalisation lacks governance. Without a Global Development Organisation there is no prospect that the UN's development goals will be met. Indeed, human development may actually go into reverse. A decade of governmental paralysis and institutional fragmentation has see...Researchers discover target for new anxiety-reducing drugs
...conduct this study, we used a strain of mouse that lacks an enzyme called protein kinase Ce (PKCe)," said Raber. "Earlier work showed that this enzyme interacts with GABA A receptors in the brain. As activation of GABA A receptors reduces anxiety, we tested whether PKCe deficiency reduces anxiety. This res...Marked crosswalks may pose risk to older pedestrians
...who is crossing the street at an intersection that lacks a traffic signal or stop sign, according to researchers at the Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center. "Crosswalk Markings and the Risk of Pedestrian-Motor-Vehicle Collisions in Older Pedestrians" will be published in the Nov. 6 issue of th......cose. "This is interesting because 2-deoxyglucose lacks a key molecular feature needed for the Maillard reaction," says Ganem. "That's where my letter to Chemical & Engineering News comes in. By focusing on explaining how carbon dioxide might be released, I recognized another plausible reaction pathway ...