Study: many poor children live in pain because barriers to dental care too great
...do better for these children. Numerous prominent organizations ranging from the American Dental Association and the General Accounting Office to the National Governors Association and the N.C. Institute of Medicine have wrestled with the problem of preventing dental disease in low-income people and boosting acce...Rollins family gives $4.2 million to establish new Office of Public Health Preparedness at Emory
... agencies as well as foundations and other private organizations to address public health needs related to bioterrorism, emerging infectious diseases, and other public health threats. Dr. Berkelman, a native Atlantan, served with the Centers for DiseaseControl and Prevention from 1980 to 2000, when she retired f...Organizations renew professionalism vows
PHILADELPHIA -- Three influential organizations of internal medicine physicians have unveiled a ne...tion -- is affecting the practice of medicine. The organizations ask all physicians to reaffirm their professional commitments to their patients and the public. ...Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet Feb. 5, 2002
... Monday, Feb. 4 at 5 p.m., EST. Internal medicine organizations renew vows to professionalism (See attached news release.) Moderate alcohol may be good for the heart, but the line between its risks and benefits on heart health is still trickytwo studies in Todays Annals (See page 2.) Chiropractic treatment at...$3 million gift from Purdue Pharma to support MGH Pain Program
... Fund, which will focus contributions on nonprofit organizations dealing with education, treatment and research involving patients with pain. "Pain is enormously devastating and debilitating, and those who experience pain deserve nothing less than our undivided attention, our creative thinking and our best effor...Wake Forest establishes Maya Angelou Research Center on minority health
... collaborate with other institutions and community organizations in how we attract volunteers for clinical trials and expand the scope of our research regarding the major killers of minorities in America. Our goal is full inclusion of all people in the scientific discussion of how we live, stay well and manage il...Mayo Clinic Health Management Resources offers employee e-health management case study
...aking a new case study available free-of-charge to organizations interested in developing successful e-health management programs for their employees. The case study details the experiences and approaches of Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc. in implementing a multifaceted health management program for its employees and thei...ORNL helping make tomorrows soldiers all they can be
... and a team from Oak Ridge National Laboratory and organizations throughout the country. The goal is to develop a high-tech soldier with 20 times the capability of todays warrior and to have that soldier commissioned by about 2010. With advanced technologies, the Army plans to create an overmatch and greatly minim...Most child care is provided by 'informal' providers, study finds
...partnership for children. The money will allow six organizations to establish and strengthen programs for FFN caregivers. The 130-page UW report offers an unprecedented, scientifically sampled picture of the characteristics, motivations and preparation of Family, Friend and Neighbor providers and the care they o...UNC, Wake Forest scholars work to reduce crimes against Hispanics in North Carolina
...chief goal was to develop materials that community organizations and law enforcement agencies could use to educate people about ways to reduce crime victimization, Acury said. The materials, especially the photonovela, have been very well received, and reactions of the groups and police have been really positive. ...Study shows weight loss with an antidepressant medicine in combination with lifestyle intervention
...al Nutrition Week conference, co-hosted by several organizations including the American College of Nutrition. Bupropion SR is marketed as Wellbutrin SR (bupropion HCl) Sustained-Release Tablets for the treatment of depression, and Zyban (bupropion HCl) Sustained-Release Tablets, as an aid to smoking cessation tre...New report links birth defects, premature birth to being overweight before pregnancy
...scientists, administrators, and policy makers from organizations such as the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the World Health Organization, and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. #...ACP-ASIM updates ethical advice for relationships between physicians and industry
...SIM urges individual physicians, medical education organizations and other medical professional societies that accept pharmaceutical industry support for educational activities to avoid all industry relationships that might diminish their objectivity as they act in their patients best interests. 1. ACP-ASIM st...Patient trust is not harmed when HMOs pay doctors a bonus for holding down costs
...opular belief, patient trust of health maintenance organizations (HMOs) increases when patients are told that their physicians are rewarded for saving money, according to a Wake Forest University study reported in the March issue of Health Affairs. "The findings are based on a controlled study that observes the...Examining the effects of managed care on alcohol and other drug treatment
Different types of managed care organizations as well as contracting arrangements will affect ac...viders, employers and insurers. Many managed care organizations (MCOs) tend to provide some degree of mental health and alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment as pa...Majority of parents schedule child's first dental visit two years too late
...ndations Good Health Starts Here campaign. The two organizations conducted a similar study in 1996. A comparison with the findings of the earlier study reveals that todays parents are more informed and involved in their childrens oral care routine. For example, in 1996, only one-third of parents were aware that t...SNM Technologists Section announces 2002 Fellows
...t of the SNMTS has announced the recipients of the organizations prestigious 2002 SNMTS Fellowship. The 2002 winners are April Mann, (RT(N)), of Hartford Hospital in Holyoke, Massachusetts, and Valerie R. Cronin, (CNMT), of Mercy Hospital in Buffalo, New York. We are honoring April and Valerie this year for their...Eliminating health disparities requires community involvement
...r and beauty shops, neighborhoods and professional organizations all over the United States. This theme issues addresses critical factors related to health disparities -- socioeconomics, historical mistrust of research and medical institutions, lack of culturally relevant interventions, inaccurate individual heal......ution for reducing youth smoking. Tobacco control organizations and researchers must continue to find answers and implement comprehensive policies and programs that are proven effective."...