New Orleans levee report finished by panel including University of Texas at Austin engineer
...o Louisianas constitution has led to two new levee boards in New Orleans, replacing roughly a dozen agencies who previously handled oversight. These boards involve engineers and others with flood control experience who oversee the maintenance and operation...Study: Who claims to be a pediatrician?
...and certification" Freed says many state licensing boards allow physicians to self-declare their areas of expertise without verifying the information. To study the accuracy of such self-reporting systems, the CHEAR Unit team gathered state licensure data for all active physicians in two randomly selected...New reforms could cut the number of unexplained infant deaths
...the 1980s, he says. The reforms mean new local boards will have to collate information on all deaths in their regions, which will feed into a national enquiry and that can draw nationally applicable conclusions. However, the article does raise concerns about whether there will be adequate staffing to...Darveau receives Periodontal Disease Research Award
...Foundation Series. Dr. Darveau is on the editorial boards of the Journal of Antibiotics and the Journal of Periodontal Research, and he is a regular reviewer for many other journals, including the Journal of Dental Research, the Journal of Clinical Investigation, Infection & Immunity, and Microbiology. ...IADR presents Research in Prosthodontics & Implants Award to Stanford
...nt of 16 academic awards, and serves on the review boards for nine journals and as associate editor for three additional journals. He has also been invited to give multiple national and international presentations on both clinical and basic research topics. Dr. Stanford received his BS (1984), DDS (1987),...Connecticut's Hand to receive IADR Salivary Research Award
...eral meetings, and membership on several editorial boards and committees of professional organizations, including the IADR. The IADR Salivary Research Award, supported by the Wm. Wrigley, Jr. Company, was designed to stimulate and recognize outstanding and innovative achievements that have contributed to ...IADR to present Behavioral Science Award to Harvard's Douglass
...f Oral Care Report and has served on the editorial boards of major scholarly journals, such as Medical Care and Compendium. Dr. Douglass major research interests are related to the epidemiology of dental diseases. He has added to the scientific base knowledge on the structure of dental care delivery and hea...85th General Session, International Association for Dental Research
...s, located in the IADR Registration Area. Bulletin boards will be available to job recruiters to post job vacancies. There will also be a New Member Orientation Reception (Wednesday, March 21, 1:30-2:00 p.m.), where new members can find out about becoming more involved in the IADR and its specialty Groups a...Leading advocates express support for microbicide research, despite disappointing trial results
...im Dickson, an African physician who serves on the boards of both GCM and AMAG, noted that care and treatment of trial participants are among the top concerns of both groups, along with clinical trial ethics. "At civil society's insistence, the trial investigators forged written agreements in advance to as...Hurricane Katrina Community Aadvisory Group Survey Findings
...r. Powers serves on numerous regional and national boards for mental health services organizations. He has published in the fields of clinical psychiatry, experimental neuropathology and the application of forensic pathology to persons with disabilities. Anthony H. Speier, Ph.D. Director of Disaster Men...Going to church to lose weight
...o access the site's moderated chat rooms, bulletin boards and e-mail. Furthermore, members of the research team will teach individual church members how to provide counsel to study participants during the program and after it ends. "Sustainability is one of the biggest challenges with weight loss," says ...Research finds vigorous exercise equals better academics
...hind" and standardized testing, many public school boards think physical education is a luxury they just can't afford. "If kids have PE every day, is it going to hurt grades? The answer is no," Pivarnik said. "But, maybe if we pump up the volume a little bit, if they are a little more vigorously active, i...2007 ARVO/Pfizer Ophthalmics awardees announced
...Award. Aiello has served on a number of editorial boards including that for ARVO's Investigative Ophthalmol...ts Fellow Award. He serves on numerous editorial boards including those for Clinical Research and Regulatory Affairs and Current Eye Research. "We are del...ASTRO announces 2006 Gold Medal winners
...rapy Oncology Group. He also sits on the editorial boards of many journals including the International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, ASTRO's official journal. ...Goldberg to receive major IADR research award
...cipation and leadership in the scientific advisory boards of international conferences, and the mentoring of younger researchers. The IADR Pulp Biology Award is sponsored by L.D. Caulk Dentsply International and consists of a cash prize and plaque. The award recognizes, encourages, and stimulates outstandi...Ferracane to receive Wilmer Souder Award from IADR
... member of NIH Study Sections and on the editorial boards of several journals. Dr. Ferracane has been an outstanding member of the dental materials community through his research, teaching, and service to the profession. Initiated in 1955, the Wilmer Souder Award is the oldest of the IADR's 15 Distinguished...The greater the number of bars in a neighborhood, the higher the rates of assault
...grees. "Local city and county planning and zoning boards have the ability to regulate sales of alcohol through outlets," he said. "Although the numbers of alcohol outlets in California have slowly declined over the past decade, concentrations of these outlets in urban areas, particularly impoverished area...Did you know that tooth decay is still the most common human disease?
...s, located in the IADR Registration Area. Bulletin boards will be available to job recruiters to post job vacancies. There will also be a New Member Orientation Reception (Wednesday, June 28, 1:30-2:00 p.m.), where new members can find out about becoming more involved in the IADR and its specialty Groups an...Aspirin shows promise in combating a common, antibiotic-induced hearing loss
...fter receiving approvals from institutional review boards at U-M and the Fourth Military Medical University, the otolaryngology department in Xi'an conducted the prospective, randomized, double-blind trial at Xijing Hospital and Airforce Chengdu Hospital from 1999 to 2003. All of the participants were ages ...Forearm supports reduce upper body pain linked to computer use
...il 18 issue, the study shows that use of large arm boards significantly reduces neck and shoulder pain as we...ia, San Francisco. Study findings also show arm boards and ergonomics training provide the most protective effect, with a statistically significant reducti...