AACR launches 'Saving the Science' initiatives
... for scientists, clinicians, students, and fellows displaced by the hurricane; Creation of a portal enabling re...ose wishing to sign up for the online registry for displaced scientists or for the portal for institutions volunteering to help should click on www.aacr.org . ...Study shows Hurricane Katrina affected 20,000 physicians, up to 6,000 may have been displaced
... Orleans parishes that were evacuated." The number displaced also was more than one-quarter of the total number of new physicians who start practice in the United States each year, said Ricketts, deputy director for policy analysis at UNC's Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research and professor of he...March of Dimes receives federal grant to help meet needs of pregnant women and infants in Louisiana
...antially over the next six months. "Many of these displaced women were already at risk to have their babies bo...nd blindness." "Our hearts go out to the families displaced by the storm. We believe that prompt action to help pregnant women and vulnerable children is one o...Hopkins emergency physician warns of post-hurricane disease and illness
... School of Medicine, reports that large numbers of displaced people are at increased risk of infectious diseases, such as chicken pox, gastroenteritis, scabies and influenza, which can spread quickly in disaster shelters. In these confined quarters, Kirsch says, crowded and poor sanitary conditions, including...Some masks used in children's asthma treatment not effective, research shows
...s used by parents when applying the mask. The face displaced water from the masks. With masks that fit better on the face and were flexible, more water was pushed out at each force and less remained in the mask as dead space volume. The researchers also measured how well the mask fit on the face by analyzing ...Johns Hopkins scientists map brain area that may aid hunt for human brain stem cells
... Quinones. The study also revealed that there were displaced ependymal cells in the SVZ that should not be there, according to Quinones. And although no firm connection has been established between astrocytes and ependymal cells, the fact that they are both in this region warrants further study. "We do not thi...Fighting the battle against disease - Leeds researchers take on the world
...in remote areas or insecticide-treated plastic for displaced people, to interactive theatre exploring the causes of stigma and discrimination associated with TB, which deter people with the disease from coming forward for treatment. The group prioritise situations where resources exist from national and intern...Youngest hurricane victims facing...
Already displaced by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, thousands of famil...d The Children's Health Fund. The study found this displaced group is suffering from a host of serious medical and mental health problems, but receiving little o...LSUHSC public health documents unmet health needs of Katrina-displaced
...s further complicated the overall health status of displaced residents, especially children. The students were part of the survey teams who collected data from 665 randomly selected households from February 11-20, 2006. Virtually all the respondents in the study came from one of five Louisiana parishes Orlea...Flooding in Suriname: International Charter activated
...en killed and an estimated 25 000 people have been displaced in Suriname as a result of flooding caused by torrential rains since 1 May. Approximately 25 000-30 000 square kilometres are currently under water, and the government has declared the southwest and central lowlands disaster zones. In response to th...Include Indigenous communities in MDGs or watch them die a slow death, experts warn
...oundational place in human society". Disappearing, displaced and undervalued a call to action for Indigenous Health worldwide by Carolyn Stephens, John Porter, Clive Nettleton and Ruth Willis, will be published later this month as part of the Lancet series on Indigenous health which begins today....ASH Katrina Relief Program receives ASAE's 2006 Associations Advance America Award of Excellence
...he New Orleans Tourism Workers Relief Fund to help displaced workers rebuild their lives and businesses. The Society has also pledged to return to New Orleans in 2009 for its 51st annual meeting. As part of the Katrina Relief Program, additional funds have been disbursed to aid hematology training programs a...Elevated rates of mental health problems among survivors of tsunami
...ion and associated factors among random samples of displaced and nondisplaced persons in the three Thai provinc...vey was conducted from February 15 to 22, 2005, of displaced (n = 371) and nondisplaced persons in Phang Nga province (n = 322) and nondisplaced persons in the p...Humanitarian response urgently needed to address Lebanese health crisis
...rt to achieve long-term stability and security for displaced and threatened peoples on all sides. The humanitarian indifference that typifies American and British policy is a betrayal of democratic principles of peace and reason. It is impossible to express the despair into which their empty leadership has plu...Louisiana Tech receives award for hurricane-relief efforts
... to clean and renovate the residence hall to house displaced evacuees. Tulane University's entire football pr...o accommodate the Tulane team. Tech admitted 289 displaced students from Gulf Coast colleges and distributed $310,796 in financial aid to many of them. "Our ...Pure carbon nanotubes pass first in vivo test
...es. The nanotubes, whose biocompatible coating was displaced by proteins in the blood, continued to fluoresce in the animals. "I still remember how excited we were when we confirmed that the tubes were fluorescing," said Paul Cherukuri, a doctoral degree candidate in Chemistry. The researchers used this fluo...Fluid displacement from legs to neck can lead to obstructive sleep apnea
When a person lies down, a small amount of fluid displaced from the legs to the base of the neck can narrow soft tissue around the throat and increase airflow resistance in the pharynx by more than 100 percent, predisposing the person to obstructive sleep apnea. The results appear in the second issue for D...Undergrad: Mothers in African study undereducated on diarrhea
...e town has become a temporary home to about 10,000 displaced Ethiopians. With approval from the university committee that oversees research on human subjects, he carefully designed a survey that assessed risk factors known to contribute to diarrheal disease in children, including socio-economic level, child...Embargoed March/April Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...a major disaster, the greatest medical need for displaced adult disaster victims is continuation of chronic disease care, and immediate mental health efforts should focus on practicalities, such as finding lost relatives. The authors suggest that these lessons and the success of their approach may he...Treating HIV in war zones -- Public health emergencies need rapid advice from WHO
...HIV care programs in neighboring regions, allowing displaced patients to continue to receive care Educating patients on the importance of not conserving their pills and trying to take them on time even during periods of instability. Culbert and colleagues' paper includes powerful testimonies from patients...