50 years after Salk polio vaccine: Status of global eradication efforts
...l, 4227 Fifth Ave. Reporters may participate via telephone conference call by dialing 800-860-2442 and referencing "polio briefing." WHY: Because of the development of the Salk and Sabin polio vaccines, polio was eliminated from the Americas in 1994, but it still circulates in Asia and Africa. The Global...Salk's legacy, current and future challenges to vaccine development topic of briefing
...l, 4227 Fifth Ave. Reporters may participate via telephone conference call by dialing 800-860-2442 and referencing "vaccine development briefing." WHY: The development of the Salk polio vaccine at the University of Pittsburgh is considered one of medicine's greatest milestones. April 12 marks the 50th an...The world's leading researchers in clinical immunology to gather for FOCIS 2005
...room with interview space, computers, modem lines, telephone and fax services will be available upon request. To download a FOCIS 2005 preliminary program and registration materials, visit www.focisnet.org/meetings/am05 or contact Gail Bast, FOCIS Executive Driector, at (414) 276-3349....Alcohol-impaired driving on the increase, study shows
...rchers, all based at the time at the CDC, analyzed telephone surveys with more than 100,000 people in the United States in 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999 and 2002. Respondents, aged 18 or older, were asked about their drinking habits, especially binge drinking. Those who did drink alcohol were asked: "During the pas...Relatively few US adults report having a healthy lifestyle
...urveillance System, annual statewide random-dialed telephone surveys, to determine the prevalence of four healthy lifestyle characteristics (HLCs): nonsmoking; healthy weight; consuming five or more fruits and vegetables a day; and regular physical activity. The researchers combined these four characteristics ...Study examines influence of celebrity endorsements of cancer screening
...colleagues at Dartmouth Medical School conducted a telephone survey of American adults from December 2001 through July 2002. Almost three-quarters (73%) of women age 40 and older (the age group potentially eligible for breast cancer screening) reported that they had seen or heard celebrities talk about mammog...CPR instructions should focus on continuous chest compressions, UT Southwestern physicians recommend
...r emergency dispatchers who may need to give rapid telephone instructions on how to perform CPR. The council's recommendations were based largely on experimental data and a supportive clinical trial that found improved survival with a "compressions-only" approach. The council's recommendations were also based...Study: Physicians need to be more vocal about encouraging diabetic patients to exercise
...l activity patterns, she added. The study analyzed telephone responses from 274 people with diabetes who lived in rural parts of southeastern Missouri, Tennessee and Arkansas. Of the sample, 37 percent reported they had no activity, 13 percent reported irregular activity and 50 percent reported regular physica...UCLA researchers find common gastrointestinal condition keeps patients up at night
...rticipants with GERD were identified from a random telephone screening of more than 200,000 households. Out of the 1908 participants, 984 were formally diagnosed by a physician with GERD, acid reflux, or heartburn and had received prescription medication for the condition at some time and 924 were undiagnosed...Ultrasound images transmitted over phone allow real-time diagnosis of patients in poorer countries
...sible to inexpensively send adequate images across telephone lines," said Dr. Harris. The next step is to use satellite in an effort to expand bandwidth and speed file transfer, he said. "Our objective is to use technological advances in places in the world, such as in Yugoslavia, where they are not readily av...Ultrasound images transmitted over the phone allow radiologists to diagnose patients in real time
...sible to inexpensively send adequate images across telephone lines," said Harris, who directs the ultrasound program at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. "Our next step," said Popov, is to utilize satellite capability in an effort to expand bandwidth and speed file transfer, and connect remote areas of the w...Protecting Europe from epidemics: official inauguration of ECDC on 27 May
...Press contact for Mr. Kyprianou: Bjorn Kjellstrom, telephone +46 709 380 730 / email bjorn.kjellstrom@cec.eu.i...Press contact for MS Jakab: Helena Holland-Burman, telephone +46 8 734 20 50 / email helena.holland-burman@ecdc.eu.int Press contact for Mr. Johansson: Kicki M...Queen's poll - Ontarians don't want to close institutions for those with intellectual disabilities
...several countries, but never before in Canada. The telephone opinion poll was conducted over a three-week period, two months after the government announced its institutional closure policy in 2004. There were a total of 680 respondents, which represents 1 in 284 households, 1 in 626 adults across southeastern ...Cancer patients have increased risk of cognitive dysfunction, study finds
...Cognitive function was assessed using a structured telephone interview.) Cancer survivors were also twice as likely to be diagnosed with dementia, but this result was not statistically significant. The authors conclude that cancer patients have an increased risk for long-term cognitive dysfunction compared wit...Home-based intervention increases physical activity in breast cancer survivors
...roup received 12 weeks of PA counseling via weekly telephone calls, as well as weekly tip sheets through the mail. At the end of 12 weeks, researchers also found that participants in the PA group improved significantly on a field test of fitness; after intervention, they were able to complete a 1-mile walk te...International conference on bipolar disorder June 16-18 a forum for new research
...the meeting may participate in press briefings via telephone conference call. Among the research studies to be presented and featured in the press room are: The incidence of bipolar disorder in the general population is considerably higher than earlier studies have stated, according to preliminary resu...Men, women disagree on number of guns at home, new study finds
...hose 18 and younger. The new research consisted of telephone interviews with both adult male and adult female residents of households with children who had visited a hospital emergency department. Interviews with people married or living together took place not only separately for the first time but also on di...Johns Hopkins study shows home test kits highly effective against sexually transmitted diseases
...ilable to the women within two weeks via a secured telephone answering service that used kit numbers and passwo... clinic for treatment, as part of the confirmation telephone message. Ninety-five percent of women who tested positive for Chlamydia sought treatment, which, a...Research results from the 'Era of Hope' Department of Defense breast cancer research program meeting
... log, which they discussed with the trainer during telephone interviews or weekly visits to the Penn State campus. During the first three months, compliance with the exercise regimen was about 82%, dropping to 76% during the second three-month period. According to feedback, distance from the university was a......ility. Through annual clinic exams, home exams and telephone interviews, researchers discovered that mobility loss in older persons who do not exercise can be reduced by having an active lifestyle. Recommendations for exercise such as 1.5 to 2 hours of walking per week can help to decrease mobility loss with a...