'SCHIP funding levels too low' ACP tells Senate Finance Committee Leaders
...and Medicare insolvency. Children and seniors alike need Congress to take action to assure continued access to good health care, said Dr. Levine. We appreciate the efforts that Senator Baucus and Senator Grassley have made to maintain and improve SCHIP, and particularly, their courage in taking on big...Integrative Cancer Therapies journal accepted into prestigious ISI index
...dgment by ISI will help professionals and patients alike understand ICT is a forum for disseminating information about groundbreaking and forward-looking work and I congratulate our editorial staff, editorial and advisory boards, and contributors to ICT for this important recognition." ...3-D forms link antibiotic resistance and brain disease
...e two versions of the same enzyme that do not look alike and yet perform the same job differently. "In other words, the differences in the 'beads on a string' shapes that disappear when the strings fold into monomers suddenly reappear when the monomers combine to form even larger structures," White said. H...Inner-Sydney study to investigate causes of hayfever and seasonal allergies
...l specialists, allergists, botanists and residents alike have reached a consensus that more and better information is needed. Jason Sercombe, Allergy Researcher, Woolcock Institute of MedicalResearch said, "The object of this study is to determine the contribution of pollen and other airborne plant parti...Mowing the lawn is not child's play
...tine task can be dangerous for children and adults alike if proper safety precautions are not taken. In fact, more than 230,500 people -- approximately 20,000 of them children under age 19 -- were treated in doctors' offices, clinics and emergency rooms for lawn mower-related injuries in 2004, the U.S. Co...Brain study yields insight into machinery of prejudice
...at one way to reduce prejudice is to emphasize how alike different groups are, rather than highlighting their differences. The researchers, Jason P. Mitchell and Mahzarin R. Banaji of Harvard University and C. Neil Macrae of University of Aberdeen, reported their findings in an article in the May 18, 2006,...New kind of drug could increase number who quit smoking
...s. "This is good news for smokers and non smokers alike as many smokers are keen to quit and this gives them an added incentive. "Medicines like varenicline are very important as they will help many more people to quit smoking, including those who have failed with other methods."...Anti-inflammatory drug's potentially deadly side effect found to be rare
... he says. "But regulators, physicians and patients alike will first have to weigh the risks of a potentially fatal brain infection against the benefits that this drug may afford." A number of factors can affect the survival of patients with PML, but for now Clifford believes that developing a method to di...Clues to the progression of Alzheimer's disease revealed in brain imaging studies
...s compound easier on both patients and researchers alike could help accelerate the pace of clinical trials of Alzheimer's disease." Alzheimer's is a debilitating brain disease that affects memory and cognitive function in an estimated 4.5 million Americans, and if advances in treatments are not realized, w...Polar explorer delivers rare snow-depth data to ESA for CryoSat validation
...ngs home the dangers that researchers and explores alike face when out in the field in the name of science and climate research. In an interview with Marc, he recounts some of his experiences and expresses his concern about climate change: What were the biggest challenges you faced with this particular ex...Speed and endurance are doled out by the pound
...eadmill at different running speeds. Men and women alike hit with forces of about one-and-a-half times their body weight at slower speeds and with as much as two-and-a-half times their body weight at a sprint. The researchers established an "ideal" body size for each race distance by compiling the average...Study shows nicotine levels in Lexington service workers drop 56% after Smoke-Free Law
...the Law, illustrating that smokers and non-smokers alike reap the health benefits of smoke-free laws."...New technology can boost bottom lines for US hospitals
...at America's hospitals. Large and small facilities alike are seeking better ways to capture patient documentation in order to get more accurately reimbursed from insurance companies. A new software system launched today at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) may be just what the doctor order...Short on time, long on feeling: Study suggests deadlines intensify emotions
Amateur observers and scholars alike have remarked that older people often have more intense and complex emotional lives than their younger cohort. What accounts for the difference, wondered psychologist Ursina Teuscher: Wisdom gained with the gathering years? A shift in values thanks t...Researchers largely at fault for health risk studies that influence and confuse the public
... to children and teens. But clinicians and parents alike were at a loss to understand their meaning." "How do we sort out these contradictions?" questioned Dr. Kupfer. "We have a responsibility to the general public, who on a daily basis hear about new findings or ways to reduce risks of disease that are e...