Pitt marks 50th anniversary of its Salk polio vaccine with reunion, scientific symposium
...gold medal in her sport; Peter L. Salk, M.D., vice president and scientific director of the Jonas Salk Foundation and the eldest of Salk's three sons, all of whom received one of the earliest test vaccines; John Troan, former editor of the Pittsburgh Press, who as a medical reporter, closely followed the devel...Corrected metabolism leads to health benefits and weight loss
... and food preferences. Dr. Claude Morin, twice president of the General Practice division, British Columbia Medical Association, screens the initial blood tests. The blood tests reveal many deficiencies or abnormalities such as elevated uric acid level, elevated cholesterol, iron deficiency, or abnorma...Oral bacteria may predict pregnancy outcomes
... gestational age," said Vincent J. Iacono, DMD and president of the American Academy of Periodontology. "Future studies should evaluate both oral bacteria and bacteria that are not related to periodontal diseases to better understand this potential important link between periodontal status and prematurity." Th...Kandel pays tribute to Hubel's and Wiesel's 25-year partnership and work in neurobiology & vision
... Leon Levy Center for Mind, Brain and Behavior and president emeritus of The Rockefeller University. He is als...ary general of the Human Frontier Science Program, president of the International Brain Research Organization, and chairman of the Board of the New York Academy ...Flu pandemic coming, US not prepared
...icans die of influenza," says Walter E. Stamm, MD, president of IDSA. "These recommendations will make the nation better prepared for both pandemic flu and the perennial flu threat."...NJIT taps into solar energy to power new campus center
..., the engineer who installed the system. Baptiste, president of LB Electric, Newark, received an electrical engineering degree in 1991 from NJIT. He also participated in NJIT's Educational Opportunity Program (EOP), which helps minority students earn technological degrees and become engineers. Baptiste is edu...HIV and ID doctors oppose ideologically driven STI prevention policies
...e have to face reality," says Walter E. Stamm, MD, president of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA). "Most teenagers have sex before they graduate from high school. Millions of young people, as well as adults, are sexually active outside of monogamous relationships. We need to supply them with...Protecting human subjects focus of national FDA conference at UH
...troduce Jay Gogue, chancellor of the UH System and president of UH, who will officially open the conference at 9 a.m., April 21. To kick off day one, OHRP Director Bernard A. Schwetz, D.V.M, will deliver the first keynote address "Aspects of the Human Subjects Enterprise." Following, will be David A. Lepay,...Cardiovascular health disparities must be eradicated
...rt O. Bonow, M.D., chairman of the summit and past president of the American Heart Association, said the association has an aggressive goal to reduce coronary heart disease, stroke and risk by 25 percent by 2010. "Without improving these disparities in access to care and health information we will never achie...GlaxoSmithKline receives unanimous favorable recommendation by FDA Advisory Committee for Boostrix
...ory Committee," said David M. Pernock, senior vice president Pharmaceuticals, Philadelphia & Vaccines, GlaxoSmithKline. "As a leader in combination vaccines, GlaxoSmithKline will be proud to introduce Boostrix as the first of a number of new and important candidate vaccines from our pipeline specifically targ...SAM on the favorable recommendation by FDA Advisory Committee for Boostrix
...s," said Vaughn I. Rickert, Psy.D., immediate past president of the Society for Adolescent Medicine. "Pertussis is a serious and growing public health threat, with outbreaks occurring nationwide. Pertussis among teens may cause severe coughing fits, which may last up to 100 days and significantly impact the ...Drug that hinders blood vessel growth under study in ovarian cancer
...e 1 clinical trials, according to Virgil Thompson, president and chief executive officer of Angstrom Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Daily injections of A6 also were well-tolerated by patients in the earlier study, according to the San Diego-based company. About 24,000 new cases of ovarian cancer are diagnosed each y...American Academy of Neurology presents 57th Annual Meeting in Miami Beach
... Session on April 12 at 9:00 a.m. The outgoing AAN president Sandra F. Olson, MD, will give the Presidential Lecture on "Women in Neurology." Nobel Prize winner Stanley B. Prusiner, MD, will discuss "Synthetic Prions: Diagnosis and Treatment of Prion Disease." Ira Shoulson, MD, will lecture on "Equipoise and t...Northwestern Memorial Hospital honored with one of the nation's top awards for quality
... care for our patients," said Gary A. Mecklenburg, president and chief executive officer, Northwestern Memorial...The jury, chaired by NCQHC board member Ken Samet, president and chief operating officer of Medstar Health, was impressed with Northwestern Memorial Hospital's s...Student identifies electrical changes preceding heart failure
..., Steven Knapp, university provost and senior vice president for academic affairs, will host the 12th annual Provost's Undergraduate Research Awards ceremony, which honors the 45 winners who conducted their projects in the summer and fall of 2004. Since 1993, about 40 students each year have received PURA gran...eDocAmerica launches Hispanic Website for members
...policies throughout Latin America. Raul Pozo, Sr., president of Morgan White's international division, said, "The response to eDocAmerica is excellent. The launch of eDoc in Spanish was a must for us, due to the nature of our international business. Our block of business in all of Latin America, not just South...Breast implant Website launched by leading plastic surgery societies
...akes careful consideration," said Scott Spear, MD, president of the American Society of Plastic Surgeons. "With...e online about breast implants," said Peter Fodor, president of the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery....Columbia researchers receive $3 million to combat genetic killer of infants & toddlers
...arch nucleus." Most recently, Columbia University president Lee Bollinger and Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) executive vice president and dean Gerald Fischbach, M.D. announced the creation of a Neuroscience Institute which will bring ...Top honor for head of Epilepsy Foundation
... the Board of Community Health Charities, and vice president of the International Bureau for Epilepsy. The International Bureau for Epilepsy (IBE) was established in 1961 as an organization of laypersons and professionals interested in the medical and non-medical aspects of epilepsy. The IBE addresses such soc...Most advanced CT scanner improves imaging of heart, avoids need for surgical inspection
...ine Myron L. Weisfeldt, M.D., a professor and past president of the American Heart Association, notes that the time between new generations of imaging technology has shrunk dramatically. "Within just the last few years, CT scanning technology has made incredible strides as a diagnostic tool," he says. Weisfel...