Forecasting Killer Heat: UD Systems Predict Deadly Weather Worldwide
...ealth commissioner for public healthpromotion, who oversees Philadelphia's emergency heat program. "The UD systemallows us to launch these special services exactly when they are needed to savelives." The UD program analyzes National Weather Service forecasts, in light of a city'shistoric mortality rates, as w......esting, and more. Inaddition, because Cedars-Sinai oversees more pituitary disease clinical trialsthan almost any other facility in the country, patients will have unparalleledaccess to these research protocols. "We currently have three large NIH grants in pituitary disease and research, aswell as an NIH trai......e Human Genome Project. Dr. Peck, who supports and oversees Washington University's human genome initiatives, discussed how drug discovery works and explored the most promising areas of drug development expected to emerge from genomic research over the next five years, including key therapy classes, technolog...Panel advises easing selection criteria to boost supply of donor hearts
... United Network for Organ Sharing the agency that oversees donor organ allocation and maintains the transplant waiting lists are considering changing donor management paperwork so that each donor can be assessed for compliance with the new recommendations....USF headache specialist writes Q&A book in Spanish
...y dedicated to women with hormonal headaches. She oversees several ongoing clinical trials for adults and adolescents with headaches. Dr. Wilson is on the Board of Directors of the American Council of Headache Educators, an officer of the American Headache Society and editor of the journal Headache....Vaccine shortage study exposes nations 'patchwork' system
... as director of the Division of General Pediatrics oversees primary-care pediatrics at UMHS. The efforts by doctors' offices and clinics to make sure that infants and toddlers got at least some Prevnar injections shows how important the vaccine is considered, Freed explains. The seven strains of Streptococc...UCLA study examines health of California seniors
...o-Omi, senior program office of The Endowment, who oversees a program that is focused on prevention strategies, and works to build the leadership and advocacy skills of this population. Among the report's specific findings: Smoking and drinking are relatively uncommon among older Californians. Fewer than ...Jeffrey S. Flier, M.D., elected to Institute of Medicine
...d as Chief Academic Officer of BIDMC, for which he oversees research and academic affairs. The medical center ranks third in National Institutes of Health research funding among independent hospitals nationwide. "Beth Israel Deaconess is extraordinarily fortunate to be the beneficiary of Dr. Flier's vision an...UCF research could help airport security screeners become more efficient
...he best procedures to train new screeners. The TSA oversees the hiring and training of screeners. The results may eventually lead to improved safety and more convenience for travelers, said Stephen Fiore, a scientist at UCF's Institute for Simulation and Training. "Travelers want to be safer without being inc...New drug may help cancer patients in need of stem cell transplants, Jefferson trial shows
...edical College of Thomas Jefferson University, who oversees the trial at Jefferson. Dr. Flomenberg presents the trial's interim results December 7 at the American Society of Hematology's 45th Annual Meeting and Exposition in San Diego. As a result, he says, there were fewer stem cell collections necessary and...Early fevers associated with lower allergy risk later in childhood
... largely unproven," says Kenneth Adams, Ph.D., who oversees asthma research funded by NIAID. "The findings of this study strengthen the hypothesis and, after more research, could lead to preventative therapies for asthma and allergies." The authors of the study followed the medical records of 835 children fro...NIH asks participants in women's health initiative estrogen-alone study to stop study pills
...y committee which regularly reviews study data and oversees the safety of study participants, reviewed the latest data from the estrogen-alone study. The DSMB was split as to whether the study pills should be stopped or whether the pills should be continued, provided that a letter would be sent to the partici...Painkiller linked to rise in overdose deaths
...on in Rockville, Maryland- the federal agency that oversees methadone distribution for addiction treatment- the amount of the drug dispensed by pharmacies has more than trebled since 1998, while its use in addiction treatment has hardly changed. This suggests that the rising death toll is mainly due to misus...Enrollment begins for osteoarthritis initiative
...ter at the University of California, San Francisco oversees the study conduct and will manage the resulting data. The Ohio State University and University of Pittsburgh centers enrolled their first participants the week of February 23, and centers in Maryland and Rhode Island will begin enrollment in late Mar......l, MD of Harbor-UCLA Medical Center). Dr. Nelson oversees the Women's Health Care Programs at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center in Torrance, CA and in the Coastal County Clinics of Los Angeles County. She is Medical Director of the Research Division of the California Family Health Council. She serves on the editor...Monitoring life, one breath at a time
...l Business Innovation Research Program officer who oversees the Nanomix award. "This is a high-risk, high-return technology. On a larger scale, the finalized product would lower the cost of respiratory track monitoring, becoming an essential tool for intensive care units and during anesthesia." -- Winslow Sa...NIAID launches influenza genome sequencing project
...nst influenza," says Maria Y. Giovanni, Ph.D., who oversees the NIAID Microbial Sequencing Centers initiative. "Putting influenza sequence data in the public domain will help epidemiologists and other researchers improve their understanding of the overall molecular evolution of influenza viruses and the genet...2005 NIH Director's Pioneer Award program opens
...DrugAbuse, are co-chairs of the NIH committee that oversees the Pioneer Awardprogram. The complete Pioneer Award announcement is posted at http://grants1.nih.gov/grants/guide/notice-files/NOT-OD-05-021.html . The NIH, a part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, isthe primary Federal agency for...NIAID begins enrolling volunteers for novel HIV vaccine study
...ic use, says Margaret (Peggy) Johnston, Ph.D., who oversees HIV vaccine research at NIAID's Division of AIDS. The Merck vaccine contains a weakened adenovirus that serves as a carrier for three subtype B HIV genes. Subtype B is the most prevalent HIV subtype in the regions of the study sites. Adenoviruses ar......ngineering expert and the NSF program director who oversees the agency's support of the Northwestern NSEC and several other bioengineering centers. "This will be a biosensing system with high sensitivity and specificity that can help health professionals diagnose many debilitating diseases. This is particular...