Program Provides Treatment For Prison-Released HIV-Positive Women
...elease program for HIV-positive women successfully links clientswith medical care and substance-abuse treat... key sites to provide initial HIV-related care and links tocommunity follow-up. Between 1989 and 1993, for example, 39 percent of allHIV-infected women in Rh...A Helping Hand Could Save An Ailing Heart
...dicine. Previous studies have demonstrated links between social supportstructures - such as marital status, social networks, and membership in a churchor other group - and the onset, progression and management of a variety ofconditions, including heart disease. This is the first study to show anim...National Health Study Launched On The Internet
...he study, the greater the precision foridentifying links between lifestyles and health. The goal of the study is torecruit 20 million Americans into the first epidemiological mega-survey." Berkeley Lab ( http://www.lbl.gov ) is a U.S. Department of Energy nationallaboratory located in Berkeley, Calif. It ...Filmless System Puts X-Ray Images On The Web
...workstations wheredoctors view results. The system links the medical center with an outpatientbuilding in Baltimore as well as at Mercy Medical Center, where Universityradiologists provide diagnostic radiology services. The new system, featuringthe Sequoia 512 f and AEGIS mini-PACS , is manufactured by Ac...Health Risk To "Cigarette Babies" Is Neglected, Duke Scientist Charges
...he inadequacy of the SurgeonGeneral's warning that links evidence of smoking-related fetal damage primarilyto low birth weight. "We have fallen into the trap of thinking that if a baby is of normalweight, then no damage has been done. But in our animal studies -- in which wecould simulate smoking l...Scientists Report Cancer Fighting Drug As Possible Treatment For Multiple Sclerosis
...mmune diseases, of sensory neurosciencesand of the links between physics and biology.......oncern. Without a doubt, science will uncover more links between ecology and humanhealth in the future, making ecology ever more important and underscoring theimportance of cooperation between those working in the fields of ecology andpublic health. Annual Meeting Information Members of the media and fre...Encapsulating Insulin-Producing Cells For Possible Diabetes Therapy
...water content. In this case,the polymer chains are links of simple sugars and are thus known aspolysaccharides. The polysaccharide used in the experiments, hyaluronic acid, is anatural component of the lubricating fluid in human joints as well as thevitreous gel that fills the eye. It is therefore ......ion with immediate international access,and direct links to other information sources. In this medium, we are notlimited by the need to print, but we can use the entire resources of the web,"said Sade. AAPS is a professional, scientific society of more than 9,000 members employedin academia, industry, gov...UB Oral Biologists Find Link Between Gum Disease And Passive Exposure To Tobacco Smoke
...ditor's note at end of news release for electronic links to previous UBresearch reports on smoking and periodontal disease.) To investigate the relationship between passive smoking and periodontaldisease, Grossi and colleagues analyzed data from 13,798 participants in theThird National Health and Nutrition...Breast-Feeding Hormone Lowers Nursing Moms' Blood Pressure
... at the University of North Carolina at ChapelHill links increased levels of the hormone oxytocin to lower blood pressureamong mothers who nurse their babies. The findings help explain why many breast-feeding mothers report feeling mellowand relaxed after nursing. "Oxytocin is most commonly known for its...Chronically Ill Teens Turn To Internet For Peer Support, Researchers Report
...ual support group. The password-protected Web site links adolescent CF patients with one another andChildren's Center clinical staff. The site consists of personalized patientprofiles, question-and-answer pages, private pages, a group message board andreference information. Children's Center CF patients ac...Essential 'Allergy Feedback Loop' Discovered By Hopkins
... The biochemical loop, the scientists say, links the amount ofimmunoglobulin E (IgE) antibody, overabundant in people with allergies, to thenumber of immune cell IgE receptors, which, upon exposure to allergens, triggera cascade of biological events that cause wheezing, sneezing, itching andswellin...Cutting-Edge Discoveries In Transplantation To Be Revealed At National Medical Conference
...he media can access the technicalprogram including links to abstracts by visiting: www.a-s-t.org/18th For copies of abstracts, press releases, to arrange for researcher interviews,or to Pre-register for onsite press credentials, contact Kirk Monroe at 202-789-2892....Research Shows Religion Plays A Major Role In Health, Longevity
...said previous studies had examined and established links betweenreligion, health outcomes and lower risks of mortality but this research brokenew ground by testing those relationships against a number of variables. The research team factored in such elements as education and income, social ties(including m......lear industry family study to investigate possible links between child health and parents' occupational exposure to ionising radiation. They found that a total of 111 of the 46,107 children were reported to have developed a malignancy before their 25th birthday. Among children born in 1965 or later (two ...Aspirin's role in colon cancer prevention focus of $5 million grant
...rize the chemistryof these prostaglandins and then links that data with information about theirmetabolism and biologic activity, Morrow said. "This is a unique union thatcouldn't really happen anywhere except Vanderbilt," he said. "Most centers don'thave this capability. The other unique feature of this pr...Chill out: it does the heart good
... The Duke team already has demonstrated the links between negativeemotions and stress with the increased risk of heart abnormalities in peoplewith heart disease. After noticing in one of these earlier studies thatpatients with high levels of emotional responsivity also had increased bloodpressure, ...Senior volunteering indicates well-being
...ll-being in older life," she says. To examine the links between community participation and well-being, Moen andVivian Fields, a Cornell research associate, examined data from the CornellRetirement and Well-being Study. The study, funded by the National Institute onAging through its support of the Cornel...Hartford Institute sponsors SNAPP initiative to bring best practices to non-geriatric nurses
...cludes maintaining an on-lineresource website with links to gerontoloical Internet information, publishingand distributing Try This, a newsletter of user-friendly best practiceinformation, and helping to create geriatric nursing interest groups andgeriatric information columns in newsletters. "We...