ESC in partnership with EU to strive for European consensus on CVD treatment and prevention
... consensus. To tackle this, the ESC is working in partnership with the Irish Department of Health and Children, ...ovascular disease. The first initiative of this partnership will take place next week, from 24-26 February 2004, when Cork, Ireland, will be host to Promoting H...Mayo Clinic discovers important clue to new treatments for lymphoma, breast and colon cancers
...yo Clinic cancer researchers have discovered a key partnership between two genes in mice that prevents the develo... lymphomas, as well as other cancers in which this partnership exists, including breast and colon cancers. The Mayo Clinic research report appears as the cover sto...Major agreement reached at heart health conference
...om heart disease." The conference was organised in partnership with the European Society of Cardiology and the European Heart Network. The conclusions from this conference will be brought to the EU Health Council meeting in June 2004....UK Teenage Cancer Trust demands government action to aid young cancer patients
.... It cannot ignore what TCT has achieved, and as a partnership we could do even better." **************************************** Teenagers and young adults some of the ways they miss out summary The arbitrary age breakdown in national and international statistical databases [10-14, 15-19, 20-24] means it is...Study suggests better use of web could improve infectious disease reporting
...formation they need, but would also strengthen the partnership among clinicians and public health officials," he said. In addition to Welliver, Julian and M'ikanatha, the study team included: Dale D. Rohn, M.P.H., Maryland Department of Health and Mental Hygiene; Ebbing Lautenbach, M.D., M.P.H., M.S.C.E., Center...Top medical and scientific societies commit to providing free access to research
...commitment of not-for-profit publishers to work in partnership with scholarly communities such as libraries to "ensure that these communities are sustained, science is advanced, research meets the highest standards and patient care is enhanced with accurate and timely information." The DC Principles provide wha...Enrollment begins for osteoarthritis initiative
... Osteoarthritis Initiative (OAI), a public-private partnership between the National Institutes of Health and industry that funds a multisite contract to create a resource to hasten discovery of biological markers for osteoarthritis (OA). Men and women age 45 and older at risk for developing OA and those with ...Unmarried women say they feel misunderstood in doctors' offices
...about their intimate relationships. "Regardless of partnership preference, women in this age group were uncomfortable when their doctors assumed they did not have a partner because they were not married," said Melissa A. Clark, assistant professor of community health and the project leader. "Women wanted a trust...Improving the chances of successful organ transplants
...re underway to commercialise the project through a partnership with a leading company in the area of transplantation diagnostics. "The market in transplantation diagnostics is quite entrenched, with a few big companies dominating the field. It became clear that we should work with a market leader to successfully...How cancer neutralizes T cell attack
...rticipation in the Cancer Vaccine Collaborative, a partnership between LICR and the Cancer Research Institute based in New York. The LICR scientists will now also investigate how the CD8 T cell findings can be translated into practical application. An immediate consequence of their findings is the need to monito...Mayo Clinic establishes landmark research program to predict and prevent alcoholism
...to improved patient care. The early success of our partnership with the University of Minnesota through the Minne.... Tim Pawlenty's 2004 state bonding proposal. This partnership is a collaboration among Mayo Clinic, the University of Minnesota and the State of Minnesota. Mayo p...Discovery sheds light on how cancer cells grow and divide
...rosome poses the intriguing possibility that their partnership connects the cell's surface and its interior via s...l of a cell's "switchboard" -- if that's what this partnership turns out to be -- would be a promising potential strategy to pursue in designing new drugs for canc...ISSIR launches The Journal of Sexual Medicine with Blackwell
...l Publishing President, Gordon Tibbitts said, "The partnership between ISSIR and Blackwell will further the socie...Germany. Blackwell publishes over 700 journals in partnership with more than 550 academic and professional societies. This year alone, Blackwell will publish ove...First randomized trial of adult stem cell injections in heart failure patients shows benefit
... by the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center in partnership with the Sicilian government and the local health care community. In another study being planned to take place at the University of Pittsburgh, researchers will give stem cells to patients who are being implanted with heart assist devices. When a do...American Academy of Neurology and American Epilepsy Society guidelines for treating of epilepsy
... an American Medical Association media briefing in partnership with the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) and the American Epilepsy Society at the AAN's annual meeting in San Francisco. Because of their previous experience with the older anti-epileptic drugs, doctors are comfortable using them. They need guida...Epilepsy presents unique problems for women
... an American Medical Association media briefing in partnership with the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) and the American Epilepsy Society at the AAN's annual meeting in San Francisco. Hormonal changes may be responsible for some of the specific difficulties encountered by women with epilepsy. Many women find...Epilepsy guidelines will improve treatment and access
... an American Medical Association media briefing in partnership with the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) and t...epilepsy need to be made by informed physicians in partnership with their patients and not by Congress, HMOs [health maintenance organizations] or insurance compan...... an American Medical Association media briefing in partnership with the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) and the American Epilepsy Society at the AAN's annual meeting in San Francisco. Epileptic seizures are a sign of brain dysfunction. "A very simple way to explain a seizure might be as overactivity in the b...Fox Chase Cancer Center and the Girl Scouts partner to promote oncology nursing careers
...elphia area to complete this program. "Through our partnership with the Girl Scouts of Southeastern Pennsylvania, we were able to provide a closer, more hands on look at the profession of oncology nursing," said Mullin. "This was not just about aiding Fox Chase in the future, but about elevating the nursing sho......ique. A staff of lifestyle medicine experts form a partnership with patients to help set and achieve specific goals. About Northwestern Memorial Hospital Northwestern Memorial Hospital (NMH) is one of the countrys premier academic medical centers and is the primary teaching hospital of Northwestern Universitys...