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...disabled, and portrayals of disabled people in the media and advertising. Slightly more than half (54.3%) of the respondents reported knowing about a "law" regarding disabilities that was passed within the ten years before their interviews. Approximately that same number could identify it as the ADA. Th...Vaccine against childhood pneumonia shows promise
...ous bloodstream infections, meningitis, and otitis media (inflammation of the middle ear). Felicity Cutts (Medical Research Council, UK and WHO) and colleagues recruited children aged 6-51 weeks in The Gambia from August 2000 to February 2003. Children were randomly assigned to receive either, three doses...Malt liquor beers, and the people who drink them, are different
...r culture references to MLBs are more prevalent in media that is likely to be seen or used by African Americans. In short, south Los Angeles seemed to fit the profile we needed." The sub-sample that reported drinking in the previous 90 days (n=297) was 88 percent African American, 72 percent male, and 35 ...ESMO Scientific & Educational Conference (ESEC)
...ree Media Registration is granted to all bona fide media representatives. The Media Registration Form can be requested to the ESMO Communication Dept. ( media@esmo.org ). Details about hotel accommodation are available at www.esmo.org/ESEC/Budapest2005/Accommodation.htm For those who will not be able to ...ENDO 2005 - The Endocrine Society's 87th annual meeting
...ting.Information about press conferences and other media events planned for ENDO 2005 will be available in The Society's Online Press Room in spring 2005. Check http://www.endo-society.org/media/pressroom.cfm for more information...American Academy of Neurology presents 57th Annual Meeting in Miami Beach
...sts, the on-site Press Room will host a variety of media briefings based on research presented during the meeting. The Press Room will also have information on major awards, including the Potamkin Prize for Research in Pick's, Alzheimer's, and Related Diseases and the Public Leadership in Neurology Award. ...Tobacco industry pays scientists to challenge secondhand smoke's link to infant death risk
...hma, respiratory infections, cough, wheeze, otitis media (middle ear infection) and sudden infant death syndrome. In addition, public health officials have concluded that secondhand smoke can exacerbate adult asthma and cause eye, throat and nasal irritation." "The new study shows clearly that Philip Morri...School-based smoking prevention programs ineffective
... reduction programs reviewed included community or media programs, which have been shown to negatively influence adolescent smoking. There were wide variations in study populations, type and intensity of intervention, and outcome measures. Along with Dr. Wiehe, the study was authored by, Michelle M. Garri...83rd General session & exhibition of the IADR
...ymposia/workshops (green). Representatives of the media may present credentials at the Membership Pavilion...ration Area at the Baltimore Convention Center. No media representative will be admitted to any part of the IADR General Session without first checking in an...LA BioMed medical/research briefs March 2005
... or call 1-877-788-3908 x 104. For members of the media who wish to talk to Dr. Khalkhali, please contact Dave Feuerherd at df@issuesmanagement.com . To obtain technical information on the breast imaging camera, please contact Patrick Moody at patrickm@gammamedica.com . Polycystic Ovary Syndrome has L...Elderly receiving inappropriate prescriptions from their doctor's office
... States despite more than a decade of research and media coverage of this issue," the authors write, calling their work indicative of "the need to understand more fully the rationale behind the continued use of these medications." An association between potentially inappropriate medications and negative ou...Americans support most uses of reproductive genetic testing, report on US attitudes reveals
...tic characteristics of a child. "Public debate and media coverage of reproductive genetic technologies hide a surprising level of concordance among Americans for using genetic testing to identify risks of disease," says Kathy Hudson, director of the Johns Hopkins University-affiliated Center, which evaluat...Violence in the media can lead to aggressive behaviour in young children
Violent imagery in the media can have a substantial short-term effect on young ...x North American reviews looking at the effects of media violence on children. They found that for passive viewing (television and film) and interactive view...Surgeon General at Children's Hospital & Research Center at Oakland
...ry 22, 2005 from 12:30 p.m. to 1: 30 p.m. No other media opportunities are available WHERE: Children's Hospital & Research Center at Oakland, Outpatient Center, 744 Fifty Second Street, Oakland, CA 94609 (the building with attached garage) Children's Hospital Oakland childhood obesity programs: Way-To-G...Impact of scientific advances on drug studies and membrane research to be explored
...space for science writers and other members of the media is limited; to register, media should contact B.J. Almond in the Office of News and Media Relations at Rice at balmond@rice.edu o...Dedicated hospital stroke centers improve quality of acute care
...tals that become designated as stroke centers have media campaigns educating the public about how to recognize strokes and get immediate help. "The success of this system depends greatly on people's ability to recognize signs and symptoms of a brain attack, or a stroke, and getting to the hospital, fast,...HIV/AIDS conspiracy theories may hamper efforts to halt the disease
... importance that black community leaders and black media outlets make challenging these conspiracy theories a priority."...Third of European cancer patients use complementary and alternative therapies
... about CAM from friends (56%), family (29%) or the media (28%), while 18% were informed by their physician. Under 10% had heard via the internet. Overall, patients tended to be satisfied and felt their particular therapy was effective, with only 3% saying it was useless. On a scale of 0-7, the mean satisfa...State of the heart news conference
...00 p.m. EST Telephone news conference for off-site media To participate call: 1-800- 581-5838 Ask for the American Heart Association's Go Red For Women news conference Where: The New York Marriott East Side, 525 Lexington Avenue (between 48th and 49th Sts.) NYC Presen......children experience at least one episode of otitis media (middle ear infection) yet whether to "watch and w...s to 5 years in whom a new episode of acute otitis media was diagnosed received either amoxicillin or placebo. The authors report a higher rate of cure afte...