Study of energy and health in Africa focuses spotlight on charcoal and forest management
...pment goals' at the same time. It also presents an opportunity for the developed world to invest in the African c...e of the world's most impoverished areas offers us opportunity to significantly reduce premature deaths, especially among women and children," said Ezzati....Charcoal and forest management could reduce greenhouse gas levels & save lives in Africa
...e of the world's most impoverished areas offers us opportunity to significantly reduce premature deaths, especially among women and children."...UCSF study offers insight into human circadian rhythms
...al fellow in the Fu lab. "These models provide the opportunity to begin study of the similarities and differences between circadian clocks in model organisms and humans." While the internal clock of most people operates in just over a 24-hour time period, the clock of those with FASPS advances an average of 45 m...Pitt marks 50th anniversary of its Salk polio vaccine with reunion, scientific symposium
...lk vaccine. Those attending the event will have an opportunity to share their stories about their roles in making medical history with videographers as part of the University's effort to document that important time. Already, the University has heard from hundreds of people who have provided memories of that fri...Advertising by academic medical centers may risk eroding public trust, says study
...demic medical centers will view our findings as an opportunity for improvement and a stimulus for developing guidelines for their advertising procedures," said Larson "If they are going to advertise, we would like to see them promote evidence-based services or at least those likely to improve overall public hea...Tracking trends in cochlear implant complications using a federal database
... believe that the MAUDE database afforded a unique opportunity to use worldwide data collected and organized by an impartial source, with a mandatory reporting requirement," the authors write. "Confirming other studies, we found device failure to be the most commonly reported complication," the authors report. ...Epidemiologist Trichopoulos receives $5.8 million Department of Defense 'Innovator Award'
...lanation for the slow progress is that a window of opportunity for the prevention of breast cancer lies much earlier in life, as early as in utero or in the first years of life." Since 1990, Trichopoulos has advanced a theory that exposure to certain levels of naturally occurring hormones amplifies the number of...Disfigured patients may be forced to forego surgery
...e to contractual (insurance plan) language with no opportunity to appeal. At least one national company has excluded breast reduction surgery as a covered benefit. Breast reduction and breast reconstruction procedures dropped 7 percent and 8 percent respectively in 2004. Facing large price tags for these medical...Earlier use of prostate cancer vaccines urged by Hopkins scientists
...ohns Hopkins Kimmel Cancer Center. "The window of opportunity is narrow for vaccination, designed to reinvigorate the immune system's attack on cancer cells, and it occurs right after hormonal therapy begins to wipe out the tumor and immune cells outnumber cancerous ones," according to Charles Drake, M.D., Ph.D...Simple blood test may help to predict cardiovascular risk in older women
... across the United States, this cohort provides an opportunity to determine whether the association of white blood cell count with future cardiovascular events is present in postmenopausal women and to examine the independence of this association from other known CVD risk factors and biomarkers," the authors wri...Awards & fellowships at the International & American Association for Dental Research General Session
...the next generation of deserving students have the opportunity to pursue their dreams of becoming dentists, doctors, and educators. E.W. Borrow Memorial Award Presented to George Stookey (Indiana University, Indianapolis, USA), this award, established by the Borrow Foundation, recognizes and stimulates rese...Many children are undervaccinated or have delayed vaccinations in their first 2 years of life
...s," the authors write. "These results confirm that opportunity exists for improvement in vaccine administration in the United States to ensure that all children remain fully vaccinated and optimally protected from vaccine-preventable diseases throughout early childhood--the time when children are most at risk fo...Student identifies electrical changes preceding heart failure
...nning federal research and development grants. The opportunity to be involved in important research is one of the distinguishing characteristics of an undergraduate education at Johns Hopkins. The Provost's Undergraduate Research Awards program provides one of these research opportunities, open to students in ea...Northwestern Memorial physicians encourage screenings during colon cancer awareness month
...though if found and treated at an early stage, the opportunity to cure it is 90 percent or better. Screenings are used to reveal the presence of polyps, which are growths of tissue projecting from the inner lining of the colon or rectum. Some polyps are more dangerous than others, but most are benign if removed...New trials for counseling caregivers and patients with Alzheimer's begin
...ll receive written self-teaching materials and the opportunity to contact an NYU counselor for further information. Half the participants will also participate in two workshops and an individual counseling session, tailored to the needs of each caregiver. Caregivers will learn about the typical needs, skills and...Columbia researchers receive $3 million to combat genetic killer of infants & toddlers
... Neuron (SMN) protein leads to SMA and provides an opportunity to test the drugs that Dr. Stockwell identifies. Brent Stockwell, Ph.D., Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences and the Department of Chemistry at Columbia University leads drug discovery efforts. He focuses on chemical genet...Three out of the four million newborn babies who die each year could be saved
...tries are most likely to die and a vital window of opportunity to save lives exists." Richard Horton, Editor of The Lancet, comments: "While the infant and mother have been at the centre of efforts to protect early childhood, the newborn period has been relatively neglected. This marginalisation is difficult to ...Ten-minute emergency room intervention for problem drinkers
...ergency Medicine. "The emergency room is an ideal opportunity to identify and treat alcohol-related problems," said Gail D'Onofrio, M.D., acting chief of emergency medicine at Yale-New Haven Hospital and associate professor of surgery at Yale School of Medicine. "Patients with alcohol use disorders, which is es...Men more likely to get screened for prostate cancer than colon cancer, U-M study finds
...n annual prostate cancer screening might be a good opportunity to urge men to be screened for colon cancer too. R...to be debated. If we can turn the PSA test into an opportunity to encourage men to get their colons checked too, it would take advantage of the public demand for P......unch of the journal." "We are thrilled to have the opportunity to work with the Society on the launch of the new journal and the ongoing publication of their Hospitalist member newsletter," said Shawn Morton, vice president and publishing director, Medicine, John Wiley & Sons, Inc. Currently the SHM produces on...