Stevens Roundtable: Health, Technology & Society, July 11
...ors; legislators; physicians; legal professionals; academics and researchers; information/security specialists; and health/medical media professionals. ...Millennium development goals: Are we on track?
...olders, as well as non-governmental organizations, academics and foundations concentrated on the theme Eradicating poverty and hunger Joining forces to make it happen. The conference explored the issues and set the groundwork for the ECOSOCs first Annual Ministerial Review (AMR) this summer in Switzerland. W...Groundbreaking principles on sexual orientation and human rights released
...mer members of human rights treaty bodies, judges, academics and human rights defenders. The full text of the Yogyakarta Principles on the Application of International Human Rights Law in Relation to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity is available at: http://yogyakartaprinciples.org...UCL scientist receives Max Planck Research Award 2007
...ation and Research. It sponsors German and foreign academics from disciplines of particular relevance to the future. The award is granted to one researcher working in Germany and one working abroad who have already achieved international recognition and who are expected to continue producing outstanding academ...MGH research award helps women establish scientific careers
...even more substantial startup funding for women in academics at the university." Tarbell is the C.C. Wang Professor of Radiation Oncology at Harvard Medical School....Existing research supports metabolic syndrome link to cardiovascular disease
...good" cholesterol and hypertension. Physicians and academics have disputed the syndrome's existence and whether it predicts cardiovascular danger. The central question of this debate has been whether the gathering of these conditions in a single person conveys a risk of heart disease greater than that conveyed...International Conference on Evidence for Health System Reform
Over 300 ministers, policymakers, and academics from around the world will convene in Mexico City, Oct 4-6, to discuss the results of Mexico's work with health system reform over the past 6 years. The International Conference on Evidence for Health System Reform: Global Lessons from National Exper...New Orleans 'toxic soup' a less serious problem than initially believed
...ronmental consequences of Katrina's storm surge to academics reporting on damage and recovery of universities in the Gulf disaster zone. In one report, Michael T. Abel, Ph.D., of Texas Tech University in Lubbock, describes finding potentially hazardous levels of lead and arsenic in New Orleans soil samples c...One in 10 teenage girls have self-harmed, study shows
...f-injury amongst teenagers. However, research by academics from the universities of Bath and Oxford has found that only 13 per cent of self-harming incidents reported by the pupils had resulted in a hospital visit. Although self-poisoning is the most common form of self-harm reported in hospitals, the stud...Schools should take the lead in increasing kids' activity
... (PE) teachers. "It doesn't mean backing down on academics it's not an either/or thing. A balanced academic program should include PE and should also incorporate strategies to increase physical activity throughout the school day," Pate said. "Physical activity shouldn't stop at PE class." The policy...University of Leicester produces the first-ever 'world map of happiness'
...ed that regular testing as a collaboration between academics in different countries would enable us to track changes in happiness, and what events may cause that. For example what effect would a war, or famine, or national success have on a country's members' happiness. . Adrian White said: "The concept of...4th International Conference on Memory
...Auditorium (map reference C24). UNSW speakers 27 academics and postgraduate students from UNSW's psychology department will speak at ICOM-4. They include: Richard Bryant (posttraumatic stress disorder), Richard Kemp (face recognition and eyewitness memory), Amanda Barnier (autobiographical memory), Rick Rich...Eighth International Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant
...ce is expected to draw more than 1,000 scientists, academics and policymakers from more than 44 countries, as well as representatives of industries and nongovernmental organizations involved in mercury issues. A primary goal of the gathering is to distill current scientific knowledge about mercury in the envir...Proposed changes to obesity guidelines may harm children in the US
...en greeted with alarm by some senior public health academics who have written to the committee. Dr. Jenny O'Dea from the University of Sydney, for instance, warned that labelling children as overweight or obese can lead to stigmatization, eating problems and avoidance of exercise. Mr. Moynihan points out that ...Blood pressure drugs associated with reduced risk of esophageal, pancreatic and colon cancers
...rnational gathering of physicians, researchers and academics in the fields of gastroenterology, hepatology, endoscopy and gastrointestinal surgery. Using a study population of nearly 500,000 U.S. veterans, researchers from the Overton Brooks VA Medical Center in Shreveport, LA, completed three case-controlled...Alcohol consumption habits may threaten GI health
...rnational gathering of physicians, researchers and academics in the fields of gastroenterology, hepatology, endoscopy and gastrointestinal surgery. "Many factors come into play when managing a healthy lifestyle. In this case, patterns of alcohol consumption may significantly affect digestive health," said Lee...Friedman addresses UN-sponsored African workshop on E-Governance
...rovides a forum for policymakers, researchers, and academics to examine the relationship between governance and utilization of ICT for development and enhanced service delivery in countries in the region in the context of the research work that SACI has undertaken." The workshop is organized jointly by RSC/SAC...Is society losing control of the medical research agenda?
...99 were funded by industry alone. Participation of academics in influential medical research has remained strong, despite the perceived crisis in academic medicine, say the authors. Yet industry funds an increasing proportion of this research, especially randomised controlled trials, most of which are now fund...Liverpool study highlights national crisis in pathology
... Pathologists, said: "The loss of working clinical academics is directly linked to the conflicting academic and service pressures they face, as well as staggering workloads. Additional pressure is felt in light of the upcoming Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) in which the quality of their research is assess......eers Panel - made up of eminent medical and dental academics - meeting in February to consider their proposals. It has now granted funding for 104 programmes, 11 of them at The University of Manchester. According to the Department of Health the quality of academic and clinical training available was the key c...