Call for increase in flu vaccination among young children
...tions. Third, children with recurrent acute otitis media [middle-ear infection] or respiratory-tract infections, and healthy children attending day-care centres or elementary schools, should be included among the paediatric groups requiring vaccination to reduce the direct and indirect costs of influenza i...American Stroke Association's 29th International Stroke Conference
...ame badges: You must wear your badge while in the media center and to gain access to news conferences, ses... news conference offers brief presentations to the media by three to five speakers on their research that is being presented at the Stroke Conference. The n...Tip sheet for the January 27, 2004 Neurology Journal
...January 27, or can be obtained in advance from AAN media relations staff. ...Issues in medical ethics: 2004 Special challenges for pediatrics
...s in Children." A topic that received considerable media attention in July 2003 when the FDA approved its use for children who are much shorter than their peers. John Lantos, MD of the University of Chicago and a panel of experts from Mount Sinai School of Medicine and elsewhere will discuss the difficult ...Neurologists take on challenge of advocacy work
...t year's program. Courses on legislative advocacy, media training, and facilitating organization change were included. Neurologists identified the following critical issues facing neurologists and patient care: Medicare payments, medical liability reform, neurological workforce shortages (particularly...Risk for lowered cognitive performance is greater in people at high risk for stroke
...ias spoke today at an American Medical Association media briefing on Alzheimer's disease in New York City. "This study shows that people who are at higher risk for stroke are at risk for lowered cognitive function and show a pattern of deficits similar to that seen in mild vascular cognitive impairment," D...Normal aging versus Alzheimer's disease and the potential for prevention
...ert spoke today at an American Medical Association media briefing on Alzheimer's disease in New York City. Changes in brain chemistry that result in changes in the way the neurons communicate are more likely to be responsible for the memory problems associated with normal aging, according to Dr. Albert. "...New method of distinguishing Alzheimer's from Lewy body dementia
...man spoke today at an American Medical Association media briefing on Alzheimer's disease in New York City. Some of the common behaviors of DLB that comprise fluctuating cognition include episodes of confusion, excessive sleepiness, a waxing and waning of cognition, inattention, incoherent speech and varyi...AGA launches Obesity and Nutrition Education Initiative
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...is site to give advance access to other authorised media who may wish to quote extracts as part of fair dealing with this copyrighted material. Full attribution is required, and if publishing online a link to http://www.newscientist.com is also required. Advance permission is required before any and ev...Drop in hormone therapy use shows physicians heed clinical trial findings, Stanford researchers say
...the evidence is widely publicized through the news media and discussed by the general public. Randall St..., said the findings suggest that consumers and the media play a pivotal role - one that is often overlooked by scientists - in establishing the pace at which...Trials on hormone therapy and hypertension treatment change practice, medication usage of patients
... in clinical practice. In addition, the subsequent media cascade undoubtedly enhanced dissemination. Our findings support prior literature suggesting that physicians may rapidly abandon well-established therapies when studies demonstrate harm. Whether acting alone or with the involvement of physicians, pat...Tip sheet for the December 23, 2003 Neurology journal
...ecember 23, or can be obtained in advance from AAN media relations staff. People with Down syndrome may shed light into what causes dementia Adults with Down syndrome are at increased risk for dementia and provide an opportunity for researchers to study patterns of brain activity that may precede dementi...Third International Conference on Cancer and the Adolescent
...t its web site at: http://www.teencancer.org/ A media conference registration form and conference progra... 1000 Email: lucys@teencancer.bdx.co.uk or TCT media consultant Margaret Willson: Tel: +44(0)1536 772181 Email: m.willson@mwcommunications.org.uk Earl......al School, Gibbet Hill, University of Warwick, and media are welcome to attend....The NCOA and The Epilepsy Foundation launch initiative to educate about epilepsy in the elderly
...NGTON, DC and BOSTON December 9, 2003 Today at a media briefing in Boston, The National Council on the Aging (NCOA), The Epilepsy Foundation and UCB Pharma, Inc. announced an initiative to raise awareness of the national concern of epilepsy in the elderly and highlight the increasing incidence of the dis...How harmful are additives and preservatives in childhood vaccines?
...ved considerable scrutiny by Congress and the news media since its removal from most U.S. childhood vaccines in 2001. Thimerosal was removed from vaccines as a precaution, even though there has never been scientific evidence of a link between thimerosal and adverse effects. One confusing element, say the......sie spoke today at an American Medical Association media briefing on advances in neurology in New York. "Children with ADHD have problems that are associated with the part of the brain called the frontal lobes," said Dr. Courvoisie. "The frontal lobes are like the 'boss of the brain,' responsible for what...... New York today at an American Medical Association media briefing on advances in neurology . About 25 to 30 million Americans experience migraine headaches and many more are undiagnosed. Migraine is more prevalent in women: 18 percent of women and six percent of men (12 percent of the overall U.S. populat...