St. Paul researcher receives national award
...ry from the American Chemical Society at its 219th national meeting in San Francisco. Like other biologically active compounds, opioids -- drugs derived from opium, such as morphine and heroin -- work by binding to receptors, specific protein pockets on the surfaces of cells. "As researchers gain more insight...Piedmont researcher receives national award
...cs from the American Chemical Society at its 219th national meeting in San Francisco. Water is where 99 percent of all chemistry takes place, from making pharmaceuticals to conceiving children. Because water is so familiar, it's easy to forget its properties are highly unusual and extreme, said Saykally, a ph...Nanostructures for drug delivery
...r on his research at the American Chemical Society national meeting today (March 27) at the Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco. Cypes, who is from Darnestown, Md., comes to this cutting-edge research at a very young age. He is only a sophomore at Cornell, majoring in chemical engineering and studying...Pharmaceuticals and personal care products
...ested or applied. A daylong symposium at the 219th national meeting of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society, explores the implications for public health and the environment. Selected studies are described below. First broad overview of the subject at a major U.S. scienti...Synthetic rubber kills germs on contact
...s on contact was described here today at the 219th national meeting of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society. The material - whose killing power is renewable - proved effective in laboratory tests against Staphylococcus aureus and other major sources of hospital infections. The...New horizons, treatments in anticancer chemistry
...ymposium on the topic will take place at the 219th national meeting of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society, in San Francisco, Calif., March 26-30. Selected studies are described below. Squeezing hope from a marine organism: Bryostatin, a promising new anticancer a...Tobacco chemical protects against Parkinson's disease
...he findings were presented here today at the 219th national meeting of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society, by Kay Castagnoli, a senior research associate in the Department of Chemistry and a member of the school's Harvey W. Peters Center for the Study of Parkinson's Disease.......ymposium on new drug delivery systems at the 219th national meeting of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society. Selected studies are described below. Electronic inhaler targets the bloodstream via the lungs: This handheld device allows precise doses of tiny liquid particles to...Artificial liver moves toward commercialization
...n the future, will be highlighted at the 219th national meeting of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society. Upgraded device awaits human trials: The University of Minnesota bioartificial liver is among the earliest prototype devices still under developme...National Alcohol Screening Day (April 6) A national wake-up call
...nd annual National Alcohol Screening Day (NASD), a national outreach program designed to educate people about ...s, hospitals, and colleges will participate in the national program, which is aimed at all segments of the general public. The college component specifically ta...Psychologist finds low-cost methods to prevent pharmacy mistakes
...UC psychologist Tony Grasha, meanwhile, is getting national attention for his work to reduce mistakes at the c...itled "Seven Habits of Effective Pharmacists" to a national pharmaceutical meeting March 13 in Washington, D.C. Grasha's results indicate that inexpensive chang...'Handwriting challenged' doctors to take penmanship class at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
... decided to offer this class in response to recent national studies, like that of the Institute of Medicine, which highlight the need to reduce medical errors. He cited a widely publicized 1999 case in Texas where a jury awarded a woman $450,000 because her husband died from taking the wrong medication. "Be...... of the ceremony. Ms. Angier is the author of the national bestseller, Woman: An Intimate Geography. Dr. Carla J. Shatz, recipient of the Women & Science Award, is Chair of the Department of Neurobiology at Harvard Medical School in Boston. She has made many key discoveries about the mechanisms that co...Castagnolis discover compound in tobacco that may protect against Parkinson's disease
...rch was presented at the American Chemical Society national meeting in March. This summer, the Castagnolis, along with Ashraf Khalil, will look for other neuroprotective agents in tobacco. ......ous centers, the Association is a leading voice on national public policy issues related to cancer, in particular, the importance of both increased funding for basic and clinical research and reimbursement for patients who participate on cancer clinical trials. The Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center ...Media coverage of new drugs is often misleading
... U.S. newspapers, including both large-circulation national papers and regional papers, between 1994 and 1998. Approximately 400 stories were reviewed, and 180 were included. From television, coverage from nightly network news and a 24-hour news station was included. Ninety television stories were identifi...Study: crime, lack of PE, recreation programs lead U.S. adolescents to couch-potato lifestyles
...jor target," Popkin said. "This is the first major national study of the importance of PE. Moreover, it shows that few adolescents participate now in PE." The project also provides the first evidence that community recreation facilities are important for adolescent activity -- a very important factor conside...Despite the national 21-year minimum drinking age law, underaged drinking is pervasive on college campuses, according to a new study. "In these settings, where about one half of students are under age 21, regular use and abuse of alcohol is part of many students' enviro...Establishing "stroke centers" in hospitals would reduce deaths and disabilities, say stroke experts
...ished in June 21 issue of JAMA BETHESDA, MD -- A national stroke coalition today announced it is advocating for all hospitals to establish stroke centers or other programs to reduce deaths and disabilities from stroke. The June 21, 2000, issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) featur......ars of age and older brings new perspective to the national debate over providing a prescription benefit throu.... Ornstein covered numerous initiatives, including national healthcare expansion, patients' bill of rights legislation and a Medicare prescription benefit. Orns...