Other highlights in the September 3 issue of JNCI
...American Association of Central Cancer Registries, updates statistics on lung, female breast, prostate, and colorectal cancers and highlights the uses of selected surveillance data to assist in the development of state-based cancer control plans. The authors note that observed cancer incidence rates for all...Patients find answers about lab tests at Lab Tests Online
...ls. The challenge now is to continue to make these updates a more routine part of the ongoing development of the web site....Preventive Medicine 2003 to feature research findings, plenary sessions on disease prevention
...place when the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force updates meeting registrants on their most recent preventive health recommendations. In addition to the formal plenary and concurrent sessions, original research oral presentations, and new research poster presentations, the meeting will feature an exhi...New recommendations to prevent high blood pressure issued
...visory reflects the latest scientific evidence and updates the first recommendations on preventing high blood pressure released nearly a decade ago. Like the 1993 advisory, the new report emphasizes two overall strategies to keep blood pressure from rising: a population-based strategy and an intensive strat...Fred Hutchinson Research Center awarded $7 million grant
... the third year of their investigations to present updates and discuss findings. The Society's Translational Research Program was created in 1995. The goal of the program is to accelerate transfer of findings from the laboratory to clinical application. The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society established the SCOR ...American Heart Association updates heart attack, stroke prevention guidelines
... or guidelines to ensure the consistency. Notable updates to the guidelines include: low-dose aspirin for people who have an increased risk for coronary heart disease; and blood-thinning drugs to reduce stroke risk in people who have atrial fibrillation an abnormal heart rhythm that can propel blood clots ...Treatment guidelines for HIV infection announced by international panel of AIDS experts
... last version was issued in January 2000. Notable updates in the new recommendations include: More data have emerged to support using the CD4 cell count as the primary indicator for when to start therapy. Previous guidelines used the plasma HIV RNA level (i.e., viral load) as a key laboratory indicator, bu...First large doctor-patient e-mail study finds positive attitudes on both sides
... doctors needed to see or answer, such as patients updates on their condition, questions about their health, and prescription and referral requests. Now, the same researchers have expanded their study to the World Wide Web, through grants from Intel and the U-M Medical School to develop and implement a web ...Bethesda 2001: A revised system for reporting pap test results aims to improve cervical cancer
...m at the National Cancer Institute. Bethesda 2001 updates the earlier Bethesda System, first published in 1989 and revised in 1991. The 2001 version reflects the most current knowledge about the biology of Pap test abnormalities and addresses new screening technologies that appeared in the past decade. Ke...Most popular websites not necessarily of highest quality
...ore popular sites were also more likely to provide updates on other breast cancer research, information on legislation and advocacy, and a message board service. More popular and less popular websites did not differ in any of the quality measures studies. Furthermore, the presence of inaccurate information d...ACP-ASIM updates ethical advice for relationships between physicians and industry
... of Internal Medicine. The two-part paper, which updates a 1990 American College of Physicians paper on physician-pharmaceutical industry relations, contains four guiding positions derived from the medical professions basic responsibility to advocate for the patients best interests. The first part of the p...NIMH expands national outreach partnership
...assistance in project-related activities, research updates through annual meetings, teleconferences and the Web, educational materials, opportunities to network on-line and collaborate with affiliates of diverse national organizations, and an annual stipend. Partners are invited to provide direct feedback t...Risk map will help predict encephalitis outbreaks
...ary and updated monthly through April, after which updates would become weekly through the end of mosquito season. Day and his colleagues begin tracking St. Louis encephalitis in Florida each January. A series of events has to occur for an epidemic to take place. The first event, a freeze, never materialize...New web site provides access to information on sleep and sleep disorders
...other resources and an opportunity to register for updates are also available. Healthcare professionals and researchers will be able to access the most up-to-date information on the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disorders, keep abreast of activities of the Sleep Disorders Research Advisory Board, sear...Brain Tumor Support Group Meeting Scheduled At Cedars-Sinai Maxine Dunitz Neurosurgical Institute
...Thursday of each month,provides support as well as updates on the latest medical advancements in braintumor research and treatment. Upcoming meetings will focus on using humor toheal, organizational skills for daily living, legal resources and nutritionalsupport. The internationally recognized Institute is a......ilies withpsychological support as well as monthly updates on the latest in treatmentoptions, including radia...mmunology. The series of programs combines medical updates withpsychological support groups. Interview: World-renowned brain surgeon Keith L. Black, M.D., and ...