UC Santa Barbara named to National Cancer Institute's multi-center nanotechnology collaboration
...at establishes seven university centers across the country to develop nanotechnology platforms to treat and monitor cancer. The effort is part of a $144.3 million five-year initiative for nanotechnology research funded by the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health. Researchers...NIMH expands public health education effort
...created to help Spanish-speaking people across the country and from all over the world to understand more about depression, a serious illness. As the nation's primary mental health research agency, NIMH is dedicated to reducing the burden of mental and behavioral disorders through research on mind, brain, an...Pain drives Canadian youth to seek alternative medical treatment
..."what's concerning is that young people across the country have different levels of access to alternative therapies as publicly-funded services," says Dr. McColl. "There are noticeable differences in access and utilization based on education, income and geographic location."...UK liver services need urgent improvement
...ngdom, he suggests. At present, large areas of the country currently lack a transplant centre, and it was once estimated that a patient living in Cornwall was four times less likely to be referred for a liver transplant than someone in Leeds. Clearly, specialised services for liver disease and transplantatio...New one week radiation treatment for breast cancer patients offers promising results
...Florida. "There are 100,000 women per year in this country alone that could benefit from this treatment." Many women with breast cancer are able to undergo breast conserving therapy to keep their breast after treatment. Typically, this means they first have surgery to remove the cancer (a lumpectomy) follo...Nutrition expert evaluates new weight-loss medication
...cky. "The number of overweight individuals in this country continues to increase each year, and the risk of these folks progressing to obesity - and the resulting more serious medical problems - is significant."...HIV mortality in India drops with introduction of generic antiretroviral therapy
...online. The introduction of generic drugs into the country has encouraged people to seek HIV treatment because of the cheaper cost, the article states. Many of the more than 5 million HIV-infected people living in India have been unable to obtain treatment due to the high cost. With the introduction of gener...Qld Brain Institute gains $650,000 spinal research bequest from courageous Lisa Palmer
... early twenties. An evening car accident on a NSW country road in 1997 left Lisa with quadriplegia and dependent on a ventilator. SpinalCure Australia CEO Bob Turner, who presented a cheque to Professor Hay, said the executors of Lisa's estate and SpinalCure Australia had agreed that the bequest should be ...Children's Hospital of Philadelphia physician elected to Institute of Medicine
... programs. She has lectured extensively around the country on pediatric nutrition and bone health issues. After receiving her bachelor of science degree from Auburn University, she earned a master's degree in human nutrition from Cornell University and a medical degree from the University of Alabama School ...Researcher says flu responders can learn from 1918 epidemic
... pat in the projects and poor neighborhoods of our country and watch as their family and friends, their very communities, die? I don't see why there wouldn't be civil unrest." What is certainly likely to repeat itself is the swiftness with which the flu raced through communities. In many cases, he said,...Innovate or perish? Helping developing countries fight neglected diseases
...s in the world. Now, Korea is a high middle-income country with membership in OECD (Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) and a per capita gross domestic product exceeding $10,000. Krattiger added that "Whether or not Bayh-Dole type of legislation should be introduced in developing countrie...Study reveals hormone can reduce food intake, body weight
...uthor and ONPRC scientist Judy Cameron, Ph.D. "The country is currently facing an obesity epidemic. This health crisis can also be linked a variety of associated disorders, including skyrocketing diabetes rates and heightened heart and stroke risks. Clearly, by attacking the obesity issue, we may be able to ...US health care cuts are costing lives
...e US, she writes. After all, the US is the richest country in the world. However, human rights violations and suffering are prevalent and growing rapidly. She describes how, after losing her job and accompanying health insurance through illness, she was one of 150,000 people removed from Tennessee's medical ...New mechanical heart implanted at the MUHC
...tient's needs; it is also the first program in the country to implement this new "bridge-to-recovery" technology. "We have the kind of comprehensive multi-disciplinary program that is vital in order to successfully conduct this kind of procedure," noted Dr. Cecere....Single-visit program for cervical cancer screening increases rate of follow-up, treatment
...The majority of cervical cancers diagnosed in this country are among women who have never received a Papanicolaou test or who are noncompliant with screening and follow-up. The incidence of cervical cancer is higher among low-income and minority women. The barriers to cervical cancer screening and managemen...Evacuation of elders during disasters to be addressed at GSA's upcoming annual meeting
...on civic engagement held in four cities across the country earlier this year, in conjunction with the upcoming 2005 White House Conference on Aging (WHCoA). Based on input from these events, a set of policy recommendations were submitted to the WHCoA. This symposium will explore potential policy options, inc...Five questions that need to be addressed at international flu meeting
...ality from a human H5N1 pandemic After the summit, country responses must show the seriousness with which they are taking the threat of a possible pandemic. They must be willing not only to cooperate but also to cede a certain amount of sovereignty to limit that threat. After the summit, the World Health Org...Aspirin & similar drugs may cut risk of esophageal cancer in people with Barrett's esophagus
...ing fourfold to ninefold in different areas of the country since 1974. Esophageal adenocarcinoma, which accounts for about 60 percent of esophageal-cancer cases, is most prevalent among residents in western Washington for reasons not yet known, Vaughan said.While the condition is eight times more common in m...University's HIV diagnostic test expands into European market
...nely sent to Liverpool by 120 hospitals across the country and analysed to establish the amount of HIV drug in patients' blood. This enables doctors to identify the correct dosage for patients. The service - the only one of its kind in the UK - examines 12 different drugs used by HIV patients. Assessing ......s surprised that the regional variation across the country was still so high after accounting for other known...being low birth weight, researchers then split the country into three groups that were above, the same, or below the national average of 6 low birth weight bab...