NYU Child Study Center raises a record $3.4 million at Seventh Annual Child Advocacy Award Dinner
...dream." ParentCorps, a Child Study parenting program aimed at promoting social and academic competence and preventing conduct problems in preschoolers was highlighted in a special reading by Uma Thurman. The presentation focused on one family who has benefited from the ParentCorps program. "Havi...Prevalence of overweight increasing in young children from low-income families
...state-specific data for participants in the PedNSS program in 1989, 1994, and 2000. They defined overweight as a body mass index (BMI) for age in the 95th percentile or higher, and underweight as BMI for age in less than the fifth percentile, following CDC growth charts. The overall trend in the study showed...Generic drug use varies widely by state, study reveals
..., the country's first prescription drug assistance program for generic drugs. Rx Outreach offers more than 50 different FDA-approved generic medications to lower-income adults and children for health problems such as diabetes, asthma, high blood pressure, breast cancer and depression. Medicines through Rx Ou...Grab 'n' go breakfast better serves middle school children
...ldren off to school without breakfast, but a trial program instituted in a Pennsylvania school may not only f...w the School Breakfast Program as much more than a program for children from economically disadvantaged homes," says Dr. Martha T. Conklin, associate professor...Ongoing transfusions needed to avoid strokes in children with sickle cell disease
...kle. Another approach is modifying the transfusion program to deliver less iron. Dr. McKie, Professor Emeritus of Pediatrics and STOP II co-investigator, concurs that STOP 2 is not the end of the story. "Now it's time to step back and see if we can figure out what it is about the 10 percent that makes them a...Dairy Council of California program receives high marks from teachers & students
... Me!, a first and second grade nutrition education program that reinforces language arts and math while teach... Developed by the Dairy Council of California, the program is available free of charge to all teachers in California. "We are pleased to see that our programs ...Dartmouth Medical School receives $1.6 million in AIDS funding
...teffens Endowment will support the director of the program for children in Tanzania, he said. "We are honored that the FTCA has chosen to award this major grant to the Section of Infectious Disease and International Health. This will allow Dartmouth Medical School to expand its focus on HIV and tuberculosis ...NIAID seeks applicants to lead revamped HIV/AIDS clinical trials networks
... the basis of the scientific merit of the proposed program components as determined by peer review, NIAID's programmatic priorities and the availability of funds. Between three and six network leadership groups will be funded; the number will be determined by the scope and quality of the clinical programs pr...Academy meeting examines the vaccine & avian influenza crisis
...dquarters, 2 East 63rd Street, New York, NY The program will feature four speakers who will speak on the following topics: "The Interferon Antagonist Gene of Influenza Virus as a Target for Attenuation in Live Influenza Vaccines." Speaker: Adolfo Garcia-Sastre, Mount Sinai School of Medicine ...Brains of people with autism recall letters of the alphabet in brain areas dealing with shapes
... shapes, according to a study from a collaborative program of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of Health. The study was conducted by researchers in the NICHD Collaborative Program of Excellence in Autism (CPEA) at the University of Pittsburgh and Carne...MRC study reinforces effectiveness of spinal manipulation
...doctors of chiropractic combined with an exercise program offers effective treatment for those suffering fro...er. Treatment options were: A physical exercise program Spinal manipulation alone A combined package of spinal manipulation followed by a exercise regime...Undertreatment spurs new arrests among drug ofenders diverted under California's Proposition 36
...ughout the state pose difficult challenges for the program administrators at the county level. "Our findings encompass only the early months of Proposition 36. New programs often need time to become established and to operate as intended. Program outcomes could therefore change," he said. "Also, the study wa...Computer program helps doctors diagnose lung cancer
...methods to make that assessment easier. A computer program reads the same scans the radiologist views, and th...ans and previous scans were fed through a computer program specially designed by the U-M researchers to evaluate the size, texture, density and change over tim...HHS awards $10.4 million to fight AIDS on three continents
...l and South America. More information on the CIPRA program is at www.niaid.nih.gov/daids/cipra . "In many countries with high rates of HIV/AIDS, the baseline clinical data and research infrastructure needed to accurately characterize the epidemic are lacking," noted NIAID Director Anthony S. Fauci, M.D. CI...Three-year health study of teenage girls is underway at Trenton Central High School
A novel program that measures the effect of intervention on the sy... Theta Tau of Maryland University. The Teen Esteem program also has support from ShapesUSA, Roma Bank, Griffith Electric, Century Kitchens and Bath, Trenton Fa...Researchers show the BEST way to reduce osteoporosis risk
...pically vulnerable areas of the spine and hip. The program includes daily calcium citrate supplementation (800 mg) to ensure adequate intake and three-times-a-week sessions of 20 to 25 minutes of resistance training--two sets of six to eight repetitions--using six core exercises: 1. Back Extension 2. Lat Pul...Tide of new nurses rises but shortages still loom large
...2001, and may represent the first wave of two-year program graduates." The number of men entering workforce has also been growing at a steady rate over the past two decades, increasing from 5 percent in 1983 with about 60,000 R.N.'s in the workforce, to nearly 9 percent, or 160,000 in 2003. "Both of these ...An apple a day could protect against brain-cell damage
...lso was supported, in part, by the KSEF fellowship program and U.S. Apple Association....Panel offers recommendations for monitoring adverse events from dietary supplements
...mmittee concluded that if a voluntary surveillance program were to be adopted by dietary supplement companies...oncluded that an effective postmarket surveillance program can enhance the likelihood that true adverse effects, unknown at the time of marketing, are identifi......uke Diet & Fitness Center, a residential treatment program for obesity that emphasizes lifestyle change, physical activity and healthful eating. Co-investigator Ronette Kolotkin, Ph.D., a clinical psychologist with experience treating obese patients, said losing weight and increasing physical activity can he...