Media invitation: The Movement Disorder Society's 7th International Congress
...til date and time of presentation Members of the media are invited to attend the 7th International Congre...he Congress on Sunday, November 10. Members of the media may register without charge for the Congress. A media room with interview space, computers, modem li...Brain images from patients with schizophrenia will be shared in first nationwide imaging network
...igent transportation, biomedical research, and new media arts....Children in deprived areas three times more likely to be hit by a car
...ar the government has been weak in the face of the media and motoring lobby on the questions of traffic speed, pedestrian safety and street liveability. Making streets safe and liveable for children is not just the right thing to do. It is also a potentially popular political agenda." Dr Daniel Graham, Se...Children's Hospital Boston releases results at the American Academy of Pediatrics Annual Meeting
...from the amniotic fluid and cultured in laboratory media that favor the growth of specific cell types. They...ices at Children's Hospital Boston, will present a media briefing on this subject at the AAP 2002 National Conference in Boston. The release of biological to...Trauma surgeon seeks change in law that discourages counseling of problem drinkers
...ts in peer-reviewed journals and insurance-related media outlets. Gentilello will work with the Insurance Legal Foundation (ILF), a nonprofit, nonpartisan research and education arm of NCOIL, in conducting and disseminating results of a survey of legislators on their attitudes toward UPPL and obstacles to ...The Lancet Neurology November press release
It is well known in media circles that including the word "sex" in a headlin...transmitted infection?" was well covered by the UK media on Sept 19. Unfortunately, however, the news stories understandably upset many patients with multipl...Drinking during pregnancy: Information may not be enough
...s. Most of their information was gathered from the media and family. A majority of the women considered som...ost of their information was gleaned from the mass media (65%) and relatives (40%). A majority of the women (76%) considered some alcohol during pregnancy t...Antibiotic slows atherosclerosis in people with Chlamydia pneumonia antibodies
...and 73 to placebo. Researchers measured intima to media thickness (IMT) of the common carotid artery with ultrasound. Increased IMT indicates atherosclerosis. Each patient had undergone both IMT and blood tests for Cp antibodies at least three years before the start of the study's antibiotic regimen. P...Antibiotics not always beneficial for childhood ear infections
... for a less common ear infection, bacterial otitis media or "pus drum", characterized by bulging eardrums and visible pus. In addition, Hendley's review sheds light on the increasing use of tympanostomy tubes in the eardrum to help drain fluid from the middle ear in children with recurrent ear infections...The lancet infectious diseases (TLID) October press release
Bacterial eradication in the treatment of otitis media Otitis media (middle-ear infection) is a common infectious disease of early childhood; an estimated 20 million ca...Review of preliminary observations concludes the Mayo Clinic Natl Conf on Medicine and the Media
...physician readers. These journals rely on the news media to convey medical information to the public. Journ... The reporting of a medical news story by the news media may itself become the news and compete for attention with the findings of the study published in a s...Fogarty International Center announces first awards for international tobacco and health program
...om-based behavioral curricula, parental education, media advocacy, peer leadership, and community linkage programs. Dr. Richard Peto of the Clinical Trial Service Unit in Oxford, United Kingdom, will collaborate with colleagues at the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences in Russia. The project will study ...Public strong on opinions weaker on knowledge
...e relationship between science, the public and the media by combining the results of the knowledge and opinion survey with a detailed media analysis of television, newspaper, radio and magazine content. The survey asked more than 1,000 peop...First trial of endostatin shows biological activity
...n (rh-Endo), the agent was heralded in 1998 by the media and some scientists for its ability in animal research to dry up a tumor's source of blood, starving it. Human tests of this angiogenesis inhibitor were launched in 1999 at M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, the University of Wisconsin and Dana Farber Ca...Media focus on endostatin helped -- not hurt --
HOUSTON -- Widespread media coverage of an untested but promising cancer thera...suggests that some patients who follow the medical media are sophisticated enough to understand the purpose and limitations of the clinical trials process --...Early mental health intervention reduces mass violence trauma
...some interventions -- including mass education via media outlets -- although beneficial, have the potential for unintended harm. The report recommends that the leadership select professionals who have the training, expertise, accountability, and responsibility required to provide these interventions. Als...Fogarty International Center announces new research program in stigma and global health
...ught together health professionals, scientists and media and policy experts from around the world, including more than 100 from developing countries. The conference was notable because it was the first to address the relationship of stigma to global health, including infectious and non-infectious diseases...Is government health policy based on evidence or assumption?
...quently cited in journals, at seminars, and in the media without close reference to the original source material. If these three studies had concerned an issue not so eagerly espoused by many in central and local government and public health, and by the public too, and if the issue had been more contentiou...Emergency physicians to convene in Seattle in October
...ies, highlights of significant courses, and a news media registration form, call 202-728-0610, ext 3006. Em... ACEP will sponsor a special briefing for the news media about the state of emergency medicine during the meeting. In addition, award-winning author, televis...Sandia helps public health officials with anti-terror 'decision analysis' tool
...gency management personnel, elected officials, and media - must quickly decide how to respond. The speed and effectiveness with which they do so may mean life or death for dozens - or thousands - of citizens. Officials at the local, state, and federal levels are actively addressing this problem, and effort...