HHS awards $14 million to support Bioethics Research Center
...am, which provides funding to public and nonprofit private institutions to expand, remodel, and renovate existing research facilities or construct new research facilities. These facilities must support basic and clinical biomedical or behavioral research and related research training....Georgetown University receives $6.5 million grant to enhance emergency preparedness in Washington
...y rooms, the D.C. Department of Health, and select private medical practices. This will allow for an immediate compilation and analysis of their respective clinical, public health, and surveillance data, and for patient symptoms and environmental factors to be rapidly analyzed across the emergency rooms. Wit...Study finds few substance abuse treatment programs for elders
...larly serious health concern. All known public and private facilities listed as providing substance abuse services were surveyed. Of the 13,749 eligible programs, only 17.7 percent (2,374) reported specialized substance abuse treatment provisions for elders. Hawaii, Kentucky and Iowa have few such programs (...World experts present respiratory and critical care research at CHEST 2003, intl scientific assembly
...of Chest Physicians. "Whether you're in academia, private practice, or a physician in training, this year's program offers something for everyone in every specialty within the realm of chest medicine." CHEST 2003 is the 69th annual international scientific assembly of the American College of Chest Physician...Minority children: over- or underrepresented in medical research?
...h from major medical centers to smaller, suburban, private practices, could reverse this trend. They conclude on a cautionary note. "Despite the participation of minority children in research, there are data that show that these benefits are not being translated into their clinical care. This should be a...Benchmark study of brain tumors points to resection over biopsy as one key to survival
...ica participated, from academic medical centers to private practices. The results are published in the September issue of the Journal of Neurosurgery. "The major advantage of this study is that it provides a contemporary benchmark analysis of patterns of care and outcomes for patients with malignant gliom...Emory's Jeffrey Koplan joins Hong Kong SARS expert committee in report to government
...planning,site-specific plans within the public and private sectors, and aclear chain of command in case of emergency also were cited as highpriorities. Inadequate surge capacity in hospitals and the publichealth system were noted as major problems during the SARS epidemic,and the committee recommended impro...Report shows high arsenic in some southeast NH private wells
...n three southeast New Hampshire counties are using private wells that contain arsenic in concentrations that ...rough, Rockingham and Strafford counties are using private wells with arsenic concentrations above 10 micrograms per liter, which will be the state and federal...Study: Racial, ethnic disparities seen in all types of pain
...these effects. "Clearly, local, state, federal and private sector initiatives, in combination with advocacy and scientific organizations, are necessary to understand racial and ethnic disparities in pain if we are to improve the quality of pain care for all," says Green. "In the meantime, it's important for ...Sept/Oct Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...em Change found that one out of six consumers with private coverage changed health plans over a one-year period, with 68 percent of those changes due to either employers changing plan offerings or individuals switching jobs. The study was based on a household survey conducted between 1996 and 1997. Recogniz...OHSU researcher co-authors National State-By-State Report Card on women and smoking; Oregon flunks
...tion programs. However, the state does not mandate private insurers do the same, and 17 percent of women in Oregon have no health insurance. Also, 53 percent of women smokers in Oregon are trying to quit, but that does not meet the national goal of 75 percent. While only 30 percent of the funding for Oregons...Uninsured face higher death risk from aorta problems
... of those on Medicaid and 13 percent of those with private insurance. "By the time many of the uninsured seek... participants, but only 1.2 percent for those with private insurance. When patients whose aneurysms had ruptured got help fast enough to be brought in for eme...Ultrafiltration device shown safe, effective and reduces hospital stay for heart failure patients
...d by Midwest Heart Specialists, one of the largest private cardiology practices in Illinois, who observed 25 heart failure patients receiving ultrafiltration with the System 100 in order to assess the effectiveness of the device on fluid-overload. Dr. Mitchell T. Saltzberg and Dr. Maria Rosa Costanzo led the...School PE lessons don't reflect kids' activity levels
... physical education in the curriculum. School 1, a private school, had extensive facilities and 9 hours a week of physical activity in the curriculum. School 2, a village school, offered 2.2 hours of physical education a week, and School 3, an inner city school with limited sports facilities, offered 1.8 hou...Lesbians' weight patterns may trigger more heart disease
... weight reduction efforts. Roberts, a physician in private practice, and her colleagues from the School of Nursing at the University of California, San Francisco, surveyed 324 lesbians living in California and an equal number of their heterosexual sisters closest in age. Their work reflects previous studies ...NIAID launches malaria vaccine trial in Africa
... Working with an international group of public and private partners, NIAID has launched its first trial of a candidate malaria vaccine in a country where malaria is endemic. The Phase I trial, taking place in Mali, seeks to confirm the safety and immunogenicity in adults of a candidate vaccine called FMP-1. ...High cost of life-saving childrens vaccine may be keeping some doctors from giving it
...er vaccine. Ironically, Davis notes, children with private insurance are most likely to be affected by this t...vaccine that doctors can administer to children in private insurance plans that don't cover all vaccines, or to all children regardless of insurance status. Bu...Progress shown in death rates from four leading cancers decline in overall mortality has slowed
...but will require strong federal, state, local, and private partnerships to apply evidence-based cancer control measures such as screening for colorectal cancer that reach all segments of the population. Analyses of the findings, including new data from the states, also highlight the need for improved deli...UNC study: Trails, places to excercise, streetlights can boost activity levels
...ban and suburban development can reduce public and private costs and how better land use planning can reduce contamination of public water supplies from sources such as rain runoff. "Our primary call to action is that we can create communities that encourage and support health-promoting behavior," said Dr. ...New fitness system turns couch potatoes into armchair troopers
...ng used by physiotherapists, Local Authorities and private gyms throughout the UK."...