St. Jude Medical announces publication of results of its ADOPT-A trial
...n of the ADOPT-A trial results, in addition to the presentation of the OASES trial data at NASPE's Late-Breaking Clinical Trials session in May 2003, will increase awareness of the clinical utility of this algorithm in the medical community and bring this benefit to more patients." Decreasing AF burden has been s...Talented Hokies research brain impacts while battling Aggies
...he idea for the project in February after seeing a presentation about a new type of sensor system that can be used to record impacts to football helmets. The system -- called HITS (head impact telemetry system) -- is manufactured by SIMBEX, a company in Lebanon, New Hampshire. After talking with SIMBEX president...Experts present new research on the hot topics of aging at GSA's Annual Meeting
...ging: Who Cares?" The talk will be followed by the presentation of the award to the 2003 winner, Dr. Marshall B. Kapp of the Wright State University School of Medicine. November 24 at 12:30 p.m. Minority Issues: Health disparities among ethnic and racial minority elders will be addressed in a symposium that ...How can doctors best communicate health risks?
... clarify their values in healthcare decisions. Bad presentation of medical statistics can lead to patients being misled or making uninformed decisions about treatment, warn Gerd Gigerenzer and Adrian Edwards in a third article. They demonstrate that simple mind tools can reduce confusion and suggest that efficien...New study of obesity, genes and socio-economic status uses individual growth curves
...ned) will discuss their approach and findings in a presentation entitled, "Effects of Candidate Genes on Growth Curves for Adiposity." The investigators are Robert H. Podolsky, Hyun-Sik Kang, Paule Barbeau, Frank A. Treiber and Harold Snieder, all of the Medical College of Georgia. They will appear during the upc...Study shows that forgiveness can be taught
...ery, cognitive disputation and discussion. This presentation will briefly review some of the studies to show the efficacy of this particular forgiveness methodology. Study One: Stanford Forgiveness Project: 259 community dwelling adults in the SF Bay Area, average age 41. Final assessment is 4 and one half ...Duke study links forgiveness to less back pain, depression
... promoting forgiveness in medical patients. This presentation will report data on baseline correlates of forgiveness and preliminary treatment outcomes among patients with persistent low back pain who are enrolled in a novel intervention study. Chronic pain is a medical condition which is particularly relevant ...The Gerontological Society of America confers 2003 Mentorship Award to Amherst's Whitbourne
...on is sought by students and colleagues. The award presentation will take place at GSA's 56th Annual Scientific Meeting, which will be held from November 21st-25th, 2003 in San Diego, California. The meeting is organized to foster interdisciplinary interactions among gerontological health care clinical, administr...Nesselroade to receive The Gerontological Society of America's 2003 Distinguished Career Award
...a significant problem in the literature. The award presentation will take place at GSA's 56th Annual Scientific Meeting, which will be held from November 21st-25th, 2003 in San Diego, California. The meeting is organized to foster interdisciplinary interactions among gerontological health care clinical, administr...U. of Michigan's Whall wins The Gerontological Society of America's 2003 Schwartz Award
...tribution to geriatric nursing research. The award presentation will take place at GSA's 56th Annual Scientific Meeting, which will be held from November 21st-25th, 2003 in San Diego, California. The meeting is organized to foster interdisciplinary interactions among gerontological health care clinical, administr...The Gerontological Society of America confers 2003 Freeman Award to U. of Washington's Abrass
...the Society's Clinical Medicine section. The award presentation will take place at GSA's 56th Annual Scientific Meeting, which will be held from November 21st-25th, 2003 in San Diego, California. The meeting is organized to foster interdisciplinary interactions among gerontological health care clinical, administr...Ikeno set to present the Geron Corporation - Samuel Goldstein Distinguished Publication Lecture
...iversity School of Medicine, Carbondale. The award presentation will take place at GSA's 56th Annual Scientific Meeting, which will be held from November 21st-25th, 2003 in San Diego, California. The meeting is organized to foster interdisciplinary interactions among gerontological health care clinical, administr...The Gerontological Society of America confers 2003 Lawton Award to Columbia University's Gurland
...at improves the lives of older persons. The award presentation will take place at GSA's 56th Annual Scientific Meeting, which will be held from November 21st-25th, 2003 in San Diego, California. The meeting is organized to foster interdisciplinary interactions among gerontological health care clinical, administr...Yale University's Levy wins The Gerontological Society of America's 2003 Margret M. Baltes Award
...ns in behavioral and social gerontology. The award presentation will take place at GSA's 56th Annual Scientific Meeting, which will be held from November 21st-25th, 2003 in San Diego, California. The meeting is organized to foster interdisciplinary interactions among gerontological health care clinical, administr...McConnell to receive The Gerontological Society of America's 2003 Maxwell A. Pollack Award
...ing the worlds of research and practice. The award presentation will take place at GSA's 56th Annual Scientific Meeting, which will be held from November 21st-25th, 2003 in San Diego, California. The meeting is organized to foster interdisciplinary interactions among gerontological health care clinical, administr...Wright University's Kapp wins The Gerontological Society of America's 2003 Donald P. Kent Award
...on of gerontology to the larger society. The award presentation will take place at GSA's 56th Annual Scientific Meeting, which will be held from November 21st-25th, 2003 in San Diego, California. The meeting is organized to foster interdisciplinary interactions among gerontological health care clinical, administr...The Gerontological Society of America bestows Kleemeier Award to Idaho's Austad
...ng research in the field of gerontology. The award presentation will take place at GSA's 56th Annual Scientific Meeting, which will be held from November 21st-25th, 2003 in San Diego, California. The meeting is organized to foster interdisciplinary interactions among gerontological health care clinical, administr...The Gerontological Society of America confers 2003 Kalish Award to Utah's Pasupathi
...t in the behavioral and social sciences. The award presentation will take place at GSA's 56th Annual Scientific Meeting, which will be held from November 21st-25th, 2003 in San Diego, California. The meeting is organized to foster interdisciplinary interactions among gerontological health care clinical, administr...Substantial survival increase after highly active antiretroviral therapy for HIV-1 infection
...age at seroconversion, exposure category, sex, and presentation during acute HIV-1 infection pre-1997 (pre-HAART), in 1997-98 (limited use of HAART), and 1999-2001 (widespread use of HAART). Compared with pre-1997 data, death rates were reduced by 50% in 1997, and by over 80% by 2001; during this time use of HAAR...Hormones increase side effects, complicate treatment decision for prostate cancer patients
...l, but a new study shows at what cost. In an oral presentation today at the 45th annual meeting of the American Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ASTRO) in Salt Lake City, Utah, Steven J. Feigenberg, M.D., a radiation oncologist at Fox Chase Cancer Center, explained the increased risk of both urina...