Hmong face high rates of some cancers
...ion information. In addition, AANCART-UC Davis has launched a patient "navigator" program in which a Hmong medical interpreter accompanies Hmong cancer patients to their medical appointments, helps them understand and follow treatment plans, and provides assistance as needed with insurance, transportation and...... Beginning in the late 1980s, California launched what is now the largest national public education campaign to increase fruit and vegetable consumption for cancer prevention. The California 5 a Day Campaign has since been tailored for Latinos, African Americans, children and low-income families. ...Worldwide approach tackles kidney disease
...ctice and outcomes. Similar initiatives have been launched in other countries." Dr. Eknoyan is one of the co-chairs of KDIGO. The International Board of KDIGO will work to develop, implement and evaluate plans to improve outcomes of CKD. Success will depend on this development and on how it is receive...Outstanding efficacy of Crestor (TM) in treating range of patient populations at risk of CVD
...n 65 countries across five continents and has been launched in over 50 countries worldwide, including 13 European markets, the US and Canada. Over 3 million patients have been prescribed CRESTOR and more than 10 million prescriptions have been written worldwide. The post-marketing experience supports the fa...TIGER Workshop puts focus on space for African water management
...esburg Summit. It was within this context that ESA launched TIGER, as a response to the challenges set during Johannesburg. Satellites yield information for study and monitoring of the water cycle, and water is a resource crucial for all three areas of sustainable development. "Our intention is to develop wa...Cancer researchers seek to predict tumor growth
...niversity schools of medicine and engineering have launched a revolutionary investigation in cancer research as part of a National Cancer Institute (NCI) effort that challenges engineers and oncologists with the development of a systems biology approach to gain understanding and to unlock issues of the most c...NIH launches new study to compare prostate surgery and drugs
...sortium for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) has launched a new study to compare long-term benefits and risks of transurethral needle ablation (TUNA) and transurethral microwave thermotherapy (TUMT) to a regimen of the alpha-1 inhibitor alfuzosin and the 5-alpha reductase inhibitor finasteride. The Nationa...Chemoprevention backgrounder: Working for a future of cancer chemoprevention
...al of new agents. But several of the first studies launched at M. D. Anderson are looking at very old remedies. Arun, for example, is intrigued by the Far Eastern spice turmeric (also known as curcumin), which has demonstrated anti-cancer properties in laboratory and animal studies of lung, colon and breast ...Tide of new nurses rises but shortages still loom large
...cholarships to nursing students. Johnson & Johnson launched the multi-million dollar "Campaign for Nursing's Future." The campaign focused on the image of nurses, educating the public on the opportunities offered by a career in nursing, improving retention of nurses in clinical positions, raising funds for sc...The NIH funds network to study drug-induced liver injury (DILIN)
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has launched a network of five clinical centers and a data coordinating center to conduct studies over the next three years of patients who have suffered severe liver injury because of both prescription and "over-the-counter medications," nutritional supplements,...Generic drug use varies widely by state, study reveals
...the 20 modules available. Express Scripts recently launched Rx OutreachSM, the country's first prescription drug assistance program for generic drugs. Rx Outreach offers more than 50 different FDA-approved generic medications to lower-income adults and children for health problems such as diabetes, asthma, hi...Success of new treatment halts international blood pressure drug trial
... of the main clinical elements of the ASCOT trial, launched in 1997. ASCOT study co-chairmen Bjrn Dahlf, from the Sahlgrenska University Hospital, stra, Sweden, and Peter Sever from Imperial College London, UK, comment: "This is excellent news for the many people who suffer from high blood pressure. Althou...Book celebrates centenary of city's advances in public health
...alth of Edinburgh residents in the past century is launched today, Wednesday (8 December) at the University of Edinburgh. Written to celebrate the founding of the Usher Institute for Public Health in Edinburgh in 1902, the book describes the fight to beat the killer diseases of smallpox and tuberculosis which...Fred Hutchinson receives $9.7 million to lead early detection consortium
...nson's Early Detection and Intervention Initiative launched last year through $4.4 million in private funding represents the latest in a series of major biomarker-research funding grants to institutions within the new consortium, underscoring their stature in the field of proteomics. Last year...Study shows long-term use of NSAIDs causes severe intestinal damage
...uently than previously reported." In 2003, the AGA launched the R.E.D.U.C.E. (Risk Education to Decrease Ulcer Complications and Their Effects from NSAIDs) Campaign to help explain the potentially harmful effects of NSAIDs and how Americans can lower their risk for serious gastrointestinal problems....New programme will train the next generation of health leaders
...ive leadership training, thanks to a new programme launched today by Imperial College London and the London School for Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. The Public Health Leadership Programme, funded by the Soros Foundation, is designed to support health professionals who have taken on training and managerial re...Outlook is bleak for the smallest premature babies: 80 percent have impairment
...r mental disability. In 2003, the March of Dimes launched a five-year, $75 million Prematurity Campaign that includes more funding for medical research, services and education for women and their providers, and help and hope for families in crisis. It includes March of Dimes NICU Family SupportSM, a nation...Simple sputum test for confirmation of childhood tuberculosis
...s (FIND), an independent not-for-profit foundation launched in 2003 by the Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Disease with funding from the Gates Foundation, has chosen tuberculosis as its first target. Several innovative and rapid tests are being developed with the support of FIND. The d...Women In Government report on eliminating cervical cancer
...n 13 states. In August 2004, Women In Government launched its HPV & Cervical Cancer Policy Resource Center, which provides state legislators with a centralized clearinghouse for sharing ideas, drafting legislation and obtaining up-to-date information. The Resource Center can be contacted at 1-888-333-0164 o...Researchers to put changing public services under the microscope
...ong-term effects. The 'Public Services' programme, launched on January 14, at the British Academy in London, will run for five years. Its Director is Christopher Hood, of the University of Oxford. It will examine, in particular, costly and complex services such as healthcare and education. And it will have th...