Study finds majority of women willing to accept cervical cancer vaccine for self and children
... next couple of years, and that this vaccine would work by preventing HPV, which is transmitted through sexual contact. Results showed that 76 percent of women surveyed would be willing to accept a cervical cancer vaccine for themselves. Sixty-seven percent of women who had a daughter would consent to ha...Kandel pays tribute to Hubel's and Wiesel's 25-year partnership and work in neurobiology & vision
...Better Than One Taking a cue from their book (the work contains biographical information and a collection...prefaced by newly written forewords that put their work in perspective with today's research), the two Laureates will describe the seeds of their partnershi...Employment prospects good for most cancer survivors -- but not all
...eyed in a Penn State study were disabled or out of work four years after treatment, but a minority suffere...ercent of women) and most of those who returned to work did so during the first year after treatment. The rate of return to work after four years was 84 pe...Simple intervention encourages sun protection behaviors
...about what they had learned. "Assuming that future work confirms the efficacy of the intervention using more objective indicators of behavior, this appearance-based intervention can have important practical applications," the authors conclude. "Ultraviolet instant cameras are readily available, relatively...Scientist works on innovative treatments for brain tumors
...sted in patients, the grant will allow Debinski to work to improve this treatment approach. For example, he hopes to re-engineer Il 13 so that it recognizes cancer cells and completely spares normal tissues, something that cannot be achieved with normal chemotherapy. "We want to examine opportunities to t...Rural America vulnerable to bioterrorism and natural disaster threats
...lth and health care leaders in rural areas need to work together to assure that emergency preparedness is achieved in a cost-effective manner. Paul Campbell, Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) faculty member, and Joshua Frances, research assistant and co-investigator of the report, are leaders in rur...Boston University team finds link between high cholesterol and better cognitive performance
...lopment in infants and plays a role in how neurons work in adults. High blood cholesterol level is still considered a risk factor for stroke and heart disease, however, and physicians may decide that those risks outweigh any modest benefits for cognitive function. Scientists have not yet determined whet...Envisat enables first global check of regional methane emissions
... across tropical land regions. The report concerns work carried out by the Institute of Environmental Physics (IUP) at the University of Heidelberg in cooperation with the Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute (KMNI), based on interpretation of methane observations made by the SCanning Imaging Absorp...Diagnostic test for range of blood disorders on the horizon
...ofibrosis. It is also important to acknowledge the work of several other research groups who have similar data submitted for publication. These exciting results have important implications for the classification, diagnosis, and treatment of the myeloproliferative disorders and provide insight into their p...Protein that helps skin cancer spread identified by Stanford researchers
...ed cancer-forming ability. Further proof came from work in normal skin cells. The group blocked that prote...ng the skin intact. Khavari stressed that all this work took place using human cells. "Cancer processes are very different in humans and mice," Khavari said...Public policy should address the social factors behind ill health
...minants. The circumstance in which people live and work are as important. As a response to this challenge WHO is launching an independent Commission on Social Determinants of Health, which will review evidence, raise debate and recommend policies to improve health on a national and global level. The Commi...The European Society of Cardiology launches Women at Heart
... Through Women at Heart, the ESC will call for and work towards the following key objectives: Increased awareness across Europe that CVD is the primary cause of death in women Better understanding of women's risk factors / presentation profiles by the medical profession Improved treatment of women with ...Protecting human subjects focus of national FDA conference at UH
...ll begin at 8 a.m. each day that represent student work in the area. Montoya, the conference moderator and coordinator, will introduce 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. S...Employees with diabetes are not more tired
...t automatically more tired due to a combination of work and illness. However, Dutch researcher Iris Weijma...nagement activities as a burden. A decrease in the work pressure and in particular the support of colleagues and managers are very important factors in redu...Mountaineering doctors hike medicine to new heights with Xtreme Everest
...o finish the job. The summiting team, all of whom work with anaesthesia, intensive care or remote medicine, hope to draw parallels between the human body pushed to its limits during critical illness and changes that occur in extreme environments. Low levels of oxygen in the blood of high altitude climber...Liverpool to lead 20M Department of Health initiative to develop medicines for children
... and children on intensive care. Researchers will work towards developing treatments for a range of diseases in children such as meningitis, asthma, epilepsy and migraine. The network will involve all types of health professionals, the pharmaceutical industry and most importantly, children and parents, i...Mechanism of RNA recoding: New twists in brain protein production
...al nervous systems--including the human brain. The work appears in the March 17 issue of Nature. DNA seque...tion of these genes. What's more," she adds, "this work is revealing a new type of genetic code, which incorporates both sequence and structural signals." ...Half-million cosmetic plastic surgery procedures for Hispanics in 2004 - up 49% from 2000
...astic surgeon questions about how the surgery will work for you: identify expectations and understand side effects and recovery time. Be Informed: Talk to patients who have had your procedure so you know what to expect. Require a Medical Evaluation: Consult with your plastic surgeon for an evaluati...Cardiovascular health disparities must be eradicated
...ese include community outreach programs in school, work and faith-based settings. And all Americans, regardless of their race, socio-economic status or where they live, need to have access to evidence-based cardiovascular care. To educate the public and the government, the report supports the American He...Health care report cards may increase racial/ethnic disparities in bypass operations
..."One implication of our study is that report cards work in ways that are more complicated than we assumed, and some physicians may respond to them inappropriately." The researchers reviewed physician-specific report card data in New York. New Jersey and Pennsylvania also publish physician-specific CABG r...