Summer update: Melanoma research progress suggests optimism for future cures
...also founded the Melanoma Research Congress, which brings together clinicians and researchers to discuss the latest developments in the field, and helped establish the Foundation for Melanoma Research, which raises awareness about melanoma and supports scientists conducting melanoma investigations. In other...WHAT: The 2006 Heart Valve Summit brings together several of the world's leading cardiologists and cardiac surgeons to provide a comprehensive review of recent advances in the treatment of valvular heart disease. The new ACC/AHA Guidelines will be presented at the Summit. WHO: ...Men and women may need different heart transplant assessment criteria
...e an editorial in the journal that said this study brings forward "a provocative and potentially contentious idea--that men and women are not the same and should be treated differently." He cautioned that the characteristics of this study and the lack of an explanation for such gender differences make the r...Daniel Zheng wins SIAM's first prize at INTEL-ISEF
...rding to his teacher and coach Bill Boulger, Zheng brings a broad and deep background to the Math Team. "He is able to assume several key roles on the Math Team: introducing younger students to ideas they have not studied, volunteering for the most difficult events during competitions, and leading problem-s...Women who drink alcohol during pregnancy
...d be much less, but that is not the fact." "This brings us to another issue," said Kaskutas, "what was these women's drinking like before they knew they were pregnant? We can't answer that from this paper. Furthermore, given that 88 percent of the drinkers said they had abstained during pregnancy, this ......nal progress toward reducing the harm that alcohol brings to our campuses by shifting some of our focus away...eriously." White added that the alcohol industry brings in an estimated $20 billion in revenue from underage drinkers each year. "In my opinion, if the ind...Study: Super-sizing your food takes a hidden toll on your pocketbook
...y type. The bottom line: Although upsizing a meal brings you 73 percent more calories for only an additional 17 percent in price, the hidden financial costs drive the price of that meal up between 191 and 123 percent. "While there's an immediate savings in upsizing a meal, we've shown that the hidden co...Treatment for anorexia nervosa appears to have improved outcome
...suggests that this single-minded rejection of food brings relief, in the absence of other psychological defences, from what has become overwhelming panic. This panic results from problems experienced during the development of puberty, which have previously seemed insoluble. Only such panic-driven flight, he...Canadian Blood Services scientist invents potential alternative for high-demand blood product
...t know how it works. Dr. Lazarus' research finding brings us one step closer to understanding how we can develop better treatments for these patients, and how best to use this treatment in patients with other autoimmune disorders, not only ITP," says Dr. Heather Hume, Executive Director of Transfusion Medic...Digestive Disease Week 2006 highlights 'state of the art' research in GI health
...se Week 2006 (DDW), May 20-25 in Los Angeles. DDW brings together more than 16,000 attendees each year from around the world and is the largest meeting of its kind. From GI cancers and related diseases to analyses of best practices and innovative diagnostic approaches, this year's presentations will featu...Packard scientists announce first international gene search for typical ALS
...ose to 1,200 ALS patients and healthy controls. It brings in international scope: half of the study focuses on Italian populations. But most important, its razor-sharp technology - a high-throughput variety that uses robotics and just-available gene finder chips - mines each patient's DNA for informa...New treatment for food poisoning
...g will not work in the infected patient. This work brings some optimism to the highly worrying problem of the increasing resistance to antibiotics." The Listeria bacteria causes the food-borne disease, listeriosis. It often triggers a brain infection and kills up to 30% of those affected. To test whether a...National study finds off-label prescribing common, often not backed by data
...ite. "The ability to prescribe medicines off label brings greater latitude to turn scientific knowledge into innovative clinical practice," they conclude. "Although attention should be given to the situations where evidence-based off-label use is clinically beneficial, policy makers must begin to consider ......analysis used a computing Grid, a new network that brings together worldwide computer resources to solve scientific problems. The computing Grid used in the UK was originally built to help particle physicists examine the huge amounts of data from their experiments. But it is now part of a wider project call...Physician approaches to patient spirituality vary according to doctors' religious characteristics
...scuss religious or spiritual issues when a patient brings them up and three out of four encourage patients' religious beliefs and practices, only half inquire, even occasionally, about a patient's faith, report researchers from the University of Chicago in the May issue of the journal Medical Care. Only one...Study first to show potential of light-activated gene therapy for knee injuries
...tments if successful because nothing out there yet brings about true regeneration of lost tissue."...Innovations in the care of women during pregnancy and labor
...section of the journal, guest editor Merry-K Moos, brings together experts who explore new innovations in caring for pregnant women and their families to improve the birthing experience for not only the mother, but also the healthcare provider and the institution. "these articles were written to promote ref...$500,000 grant launches health literacy project to benefit older adults
...ove the health literacy of adults and families and brings faculty and staff together from the colleges of Nursing; Communication and Information; Education, Health, and Human Services; as well as from Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine. Better understanding of the means to present and delive...Novel device shows potential in better detecting oral cancer
...ter in Vancouver, Canada. "The VELScope literally brings this natural fluorescence to light, helping dentists to answer in a more informed way a common question in daily practices: To biopsy or not to biopsy." Because developing tumors in the mouth are often easily visible, public health officials have lo...... Isaacowitz. "This is naturally very good news and brings us that much closer to understanding the dynamic relationship between cognition, emotion and aging."...