NHS England extend BioMed Central membership to 2008
...lthcare for the British public, the NHS also has a commitment to invest in developing future treatments and expanding medical knowledge. Ben Toth, Programme Director, National Library for Health, explains why NHS England made the decision to renew: "The principal and practice of open access is good for the 1.4...Multilateral initiative on malaria seeks international effort
...laria Conference, said unless there is a long-term commitment to their development, there is a danger that Africa's new cadre of malaria experts will go the way of many of their compatriots--to Europe and North America. "That is always the dilemma with training African scientists," he said. "They become expert...Penn researcher wins awards from two major cardiovascular research organizations
...e it puts an ultimate finishing touch on the AHA's commitment to see population science as a critical dimension in the bigger picture of cardiovascular research. It is a challenge because of the bigger picture. Population research addresses the impossible to control, difficult to modify, socially fluctuating a...Alcohol biomarker test cuts care costs for chronically ill patients
...hat's a benefit for a company that has a long-term commitment to a patient it may not be for a patient that's changing insurance companies every year," he said....Synaptic connections need nurturing to retain their structure and keep outsiders at bay
...ansmit and process information requires a lifelong commitment to maintaining the integrity of synapses--the spec... 15 issue of Nature Neuroscience. This long-term commitment requires proteins called synaptotrophins, the prototype of which is Cbln1, to maintain countless mil...GSA confers 2005 M. Powell Lawton Award to Yale University's Tinetti
...alize in the study of the aging process. Tinetti's commitment to translating her research into practice is evidenced by her many collaborative efforts with top health and safety organizations, such as the Centers for Disease Control, the National Council on the Aging, and the Home Safety Council. At Yale, she h...The British National Space Centre and DMC join the International Charter 'Space and Major Disasters'
...disasters. Each member agency has demonstrated its commitment for using space technology to serve humankind when it is most in need of assistance when disasters of both natural and human origin strike the world's communities or wreak havoc on the environment. To date, the Charter has been activated more than 90...Making primary health care work: New research
...grams around Australia were examined. The will and commitment of people running the programs was an important factor, Dr Sibthorpe said. The RAISE Wellbeing program in Port Augusta brought various Aboriginal health services and mainstream mental health groups together to tackle shortcomings in Aboriginal mental...ESA participating in UN's Montreal summit working for a better atmosphere
...where ESA comes in: the Agency has a long-standing commitment to extend the use of satellite data beyond science into operational applications, and in particular to strengthen the effectiveness of international conventions. So work began on the Kyoto Inventory service for land cover mapping back in November 200...NYU Child Study Center raises $4 million at eighth annual child advocacy award dinner
...y Award Dinner celebrates the Child Study Center's commitment to its mission: to apply the best of science and medicine to the problem of mental illness in children. Past honorees include: Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg; First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton; Mayor Rudolph Giuliani; Tipper Gore; Governor George E. Pata...Updated infection-control guidelines focus on patients, personnel in the cardiovascular cath lab
...se updated guidelines demonstrate SCAI's continued commitment to the safety of our patients and staff in the cardiac catheterization laboratory."...Institute for Reproductive Health celebrates 20th year of expanding family planning options
... and reproductive health issues illustrates a deep commitment to public health in the United States and around t...zation CEMOPLAF at the event for its long-standing commitment to the use of research for program improvement in family planning. CEMOPLAF is a leading provider of...Progress conference on child survival as called for in 2003 Lancet series to take place next week
...nnium Development goal (MDG) documents the world's commitment to reducing by two-thirds the 108 million deaths o...er of Senegal, describe their respective country's commitment to child survival....Food insecurity and food stamps: How is the US doing?
...countries at the 1996 World Food Summit, pledges a commitment to work toward the goal of a 50 percent reduction in the number of undernourished people by no later than 2015." Wilde points out that a family's food security status can fluctuate greatly from one year to the next. Commenting in a paper that he pre...New cocoa evidence on why plant foods are beneficial to cardiovascular health
... these ivestigations. "After more than 15 years of commitment to cocoa science research, we are excited to see such great progress in uncovering the link between cocoa flavanols and heart health," said Harold Schmitz, PhD, chief science officer of Mars, Incorporated and co-author of the study. "Traditional coc...Emergency angioplasty patients do best at hospitals where it's the 'default' treatment
...ber of the U-M Cardiovascular Center. "The overall commitment to doing emergency angioplasties, and the protocols and staffing that come out of that commitment, appear to be key." The bottom line for anyone having a heart attack, he adds, is still to call 911 and let the emergency medical staff decide which hos...Autism Speaks makes major funding commitment for unprecedented national autism database
...se. Autism Speaks is making an initial three-year commitment to the project, beginning with an award of $2,266,000 for the first year. This is the first award of over a million dollars given out by Autism Speaks, which was founded in February 2005. "The funding of this program is an important first step in A...Mount Sinai expands cutting-edge molecular testing
...is distinction raises the bar and the level of our commitment in providing high quality clinical services that support research and patient care."...Funds needed to scale up global efforts to control avian influenza
...ng global response. A restatement of rich nations' commitment to helping poorer countries is especially important now since global momentum at the end of last year was in danger of waning after some commentators took the scarcity of human infections as an indication that warnings of mass casualties were an over...CNIC commits 5 million Euros to the Mount Sinai School of Medicine
...os III, commonly referred to as CNIC) today made a commitment in the amount of 5 million euros, which is nearly $6 million USD, to the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. The contribution will be used to fund the Valentin Fuster Laboratories, new research facilities at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine. "The CNIC...