Gastric bypass surgery riskiest for those who need it most
...en tried." Surgeon Thomas Stellato agrees: "Many media stars have popularized this surgery which, for the right patient, is a true life-saver. However, surgery like this must never be taken lightly. The more than 500 patients who underwent surgery at UHC were very carefully selected and very closely mo...Wanted: people to test orgasmatron
...ministration. The device was the focus of massive media attention two years ago, after New Scientist broke the news of its existence and used the term orgasmatron to describe it (10 February 2001, p 23).But despite all the coverage, few people are volunteering for the trial. "I thought people would be bea...Major prostate-cancer prevention study to launch awareness campaign in churches nationwide
... through their educational systems, churches, news media and community leaders. SELECT Sunday is a great opportunity for doing just that," said Counts, a member of Fred Hutchinson's Clinical Research Division who serves as a senior adviser on special populations for the HIV Vaccine Trials Network, a global...First international conference on women and blindness
...day, November 7, from 8 am to 5 pm. Members of the media are invited to attend. The conference, which will be attended by public health policy makers, health care providers, scientists, organizations for the blind, the women's health collaborative, and vision experts, is also the first public forum held by...Childhood obesity? School food service personnel say NIMBY
... identified parental attitudes, peer pressure, and media as top barriers to students' healthful eating behaviors prior to participating in the training. After the training, they saw the lack of nutrition education in the curriculum as a barrier and nutrition lessons as an effective strategy to increase he...ACP Foundation health communication conference to discuss literacy, technology, & ethnic disparities
...re communication, as well as government officials, media representatives, and leaders of organized medicine and other clinical disciplines will gather from around the country at the National Academy of Sciences to discuss current issues. The Institute of Medicine, Regenstrief Institute, Robert Wood Johnson...New scientific advances in gastroenterology presented at college's 68th annual meeting
...AM (EDT) on Wednesday, October 15, 2003. Lunchtime media briefings are planned on the following topics: Monday, October 13, 2002, 12:30 PM (EDT) "Translating New Advances into Real Relief for IBS Sufferers" Call-in number: 1-800-588-5167, access code 9944# Lawrence J. Brandt, M.D., MACG, Montefiore Ho...Annals of Internal Medicine, tip sheet, October 7, 2003
... infections and 813 deaths, probably received more media and public attention than it warranted compared to other illnesses, such as HIV/AIDS, malaria, TB, pneumonia, and diarrhea that each cause more sickness and death every year, says Ezekiel Emanuel, a physician and ethicist (Perspective, p. 589). In fa...Stanford computer model shows bypass surgery more cost-effective than stents
...so patients get an imbalanced perspective from the media about therapeutic options available to them. I don't think people realize they can have 15 years of symptom-free life with bypass surgery." One of the biggest problems with stents is that the blockage often reappears, a process called restenosis, re...Novel technology to monitor 'hidden depths' of silent killer
...l be measured by using MRI. Changes in the intima media thickness of the carotid arteries will also be mea...e the effects of CRESTOR 40mg or placebo on intima media thickness of the carotid arteries in 840 asymptomatic patients with sub-clinical atherosclerosis who...Post-Sept. 11 study results published by U. of Colorado Center
...ave a central role in terrorist disasters. More media attention to the broader political, social, religious and other aspects of Sept. 11 and similar disasters could help Americans better understand the terrorism risk and the consequences of preventative actions the country might take. Researchers and...Experts present new research on the hot topics of aging at GSA's Annual Meeting
...he Aged: Another topic receiving a great deal of media attention in recent months is that of volunteerism and social activity among older Americans. A number of presentations at the GSA meeting will focus on this issue. The proportion of older adults who volunteer has significantly increased in recent de...Pain is America's number-one public health problem
...s most prominent pain organizations will brief the media on the pain crisis in America and relate how HR 18...l be available for interviews after the event, and media kit and beta copies of the PSA will be distributed.......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 www.newscientist.com is also required. Advance permission is required before any and every repro...HIV seen as less threatening in era of new treatments
...erapies. "It is crucial that public statements and media reports are accurate and conservative in describing the latest HIV treatments and that they do not mislead people into thinking that HIV is no longer a serious disease," Demmer adds....Chest 2003 registration open to media
...Internet media. Press representatives must present media identification or a business card issued by a recognized news organization or publication. For a copy of the CHEST 2003 Press Room Policies, please call 847-498-8306. For more information or to register for CHEST 2003, please visit www.chestnet.or...Afghanistan's health challenge
...udes this week's editorial. At a time when global media attention is focused on the instability of Iraq, Afghanistan is quietly developing health-care policies that could have considerable positive impact on its 25 million inhabitants. The editorial comments how remarkable progress has been made by a fled...National enforcement program galvanizes action at the state and local levels to reduce teen drinking
...large increases in the number of states sponsoring media campaigns and media advocacy to educate the public about the problem of underage drinking. He said that prior to the st...Most physicians willing to serve but unready for bioterrorism
... of September 11, the anthrax mailings, widespread media coverage and a proliferation of programs to teach physicians about bioterrorist agents, a survey conducted in early 2002 by University of Chicago researchers and published in the September 9, 2003, issue of Health Affairs, found that most doctors did......f Prozac began in the late 1980s, the printed news media are now far more likely to depict women's mental i...at gender stereotypes increasingly pervade popular media discussions of mental illness. From women's magazines to the health section of the daily paper, the...