Probable cause sequences for WTC collapses finalized
...eleased for public comment in June, along with the draft of the final investigation report and drafts of 27 reports from the remaining five projects. The NIST WTC investigation's goal is to recommend improvements in the way people design, construct, maintain and use buildings, especially high-rises. Sund...Medical journal editors condemn ghostwriting
...performed a review of the evidence and written the draft manuscript. There were two substantial problems, though. First, the contribution of the initial manuscript's original author(s) was not recognized by co-authorship and taking direct responsibility for the work. Second, the financial relationship betw...Innovative study finds way to 'bio-synthesize' an anti-cancer compound
...al system related to patellamides in the microbe's draft genome sequence, they examined alternative biosynt... acids constituting the cyclic patellamides in the draft genome. Ravel's group found the sequence for Patellamide A, and after further examination Schmidt'...Survey of academic medical centers' standards for clinical-trial agreements with industry
...Asked whether or not sponsors should be allowed to draft manuscripts reporting research results and limit the role of academic investigators to suggesting revisions, 50 percent of the schools said they would allow it, while 40 percent would not. Twenty-four percent of schools would allow industry sponsors...Leading sleep expert at Wake Forest to speak at NIH Consensus Conference
...irst two days, members on the consensus panel will draft and present a state-of-the-science statement answering the key conference questions....Panel calls for a new look at treatments commonly used for chronic insomnia
... and panel deliberations. Full text of the panel's draft state-of-the-science statement will be available late today at http://consensus.nih.gov . The final version will be available at the same Web address in three to four weeks. Statements from past conferences and additional information about the NIH C...Independent panel to evaluate a chemical used in some plastics for hazards to human health
...valuation of the potential toxicities of DEHP. The draft report is available for review at http://cerhr.niehs.nih.gov/news/dehp/DEHP-Update-Report-08-08-05.pdf Background: The Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction (CERHR) was established by the NIEHS as part of the National Toxicol...National and regional leadership needed to coordinate response to avian flu pandemic
...n editorial in this week's issue of The Lancet. A draft of the US preparedness report was leaked to The New York Times last week. One of its major shortcomings is that it does not say who is in charge of coordinating a response to an avian influenza pandemic. The Lancet comments: "The pandemic of 191819 a...Tuberculosis, infertility may have influenced George Orwell's writing
... significantly just as he was working on the first draft of 1984. Fever, weight loss, and night sweats sent him to the hospital, where he underwent "collapse therapy," a treatment designed to close the dangerous cavities that form in the chests of tuberculosis patients. Orwell described his experience with...Public health tool from the '60s could help mitigate potential flu disaster
...t countries pandemic influenza plans are only in a draft form and lack legal status. The researchers say that the "Haddon matrix," a tool developed by Dr William Haddon Jr. for improving traffic safety, could help public health officials tackle the challenges of an influenza pandemic. The original 1960s ...Radiologists tackle diagnosis of puzzling football injuries
... 330 candidates for the 2005 professional football draft and found 57 tears of the lateral meniscus, a flat...y 18 candidates for the 2005 professional football draft who were found to have a history of high ankle sprain. Fourteen x-rays showed an abnormal growth of ...As Montreal Conference considers deforestation issues, ESA presents space solution
...reed to establish a contact group on the issue, to draft conclusions for consideration next week. That same day, ESA sponsored a special Conference side event addressing the topic of deforestation monitoring, together with the national delegations of Greece, Italy, Spain, South Africa and Switzerland. The ...Mayo Clinic co-sponsoring FDA forum on patient-reported outcomes
...2006, in Chantilly, Va., to discuss and respond to draft FDA guidance on how to best incorporate Patient-Re...es discussing the five major themes covered in the draft guidance: Conceptual Issues; PRO Instrument Selection; PRO Instrument Development Issues; Validation...Experts to address use of patient-reported outcomes in clinical trials at joint Mayo-FDA forum
...and feedback regarding the soon-to-be-released FDA draft guidance for industry on using PRO measures to support medical product labeling claims. The draft guidance will be published in the Federal Register with an invitation for public comment. "Exactly h...Vol. 42, No. 5 JRRD tipsheet: Focus on spinal cord injury and prosthetics
...omains. The process resulted in the development of draft clinical guidelines for prescription of prostheses for the lower limb. Lip perception of electrotactile stimulation, pg. 705 An initial study on tactile sensory characteristics of the lips showed that the lips required very low intensities for effec...Panel finds insufficient evidence to recommend for or against maternal-request Caesarean delivery
...and panel deliberations. Full text of the panel's draft state-of-the-science statement will be available late today at http://consensus.nih.gov . The final version will be available at the same Web address in three to four weeks. Statements from past conferences and additional information about the NIH...Heart Rhythm Society releases draft recommendations on pacemakers, ICDs on April 26
The Heart Rhythm Society will release draft policy recommendations for pacemaker and implantab...riefing on Wednesday, April 26 at 10:00 AM ET. The draft offers specific recommendations to industry, FDA, Congress and physicians for the surveillance, anal...Heart rhythm society issues draft recommendations on performance policies for pacemakers and ICDs
...mplantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs). The draft guidelines offer detailed recommendations to physi...ent of the Heart Rhythm Society. "We believe these draft guidelines are an important step towards strengthening patient and physician knowledge, confidence a...Heart Rhythm Society holds town hall meeting
...ay, May 17 in Boston to discuss its newly-proposed draft policy recommendations for pacemaker and implantab...l participate in a series of panels to discuss the draft recommendations. The three panels and facilitators include discussions on: 1. Recommendations to FD......the women born in these years were assessed by the draft board at age 17, during which time any psychiatric...recorded. Dr. Reichenberg and colleagues obtained draft board information and the age of the father for 318,506 individuals; age of the mother was available...