Test project of patient-centered medical home model endorsed by American College of Physicians
...hat physicians-in-training signed up for when they elected to become internists and this is the care that patients want and deserve, Kay Mitchell, MD, FACP, the other ACP Florida chapter governor, said. The PCMH has great promise for overcoming many of the challenges including quality, patient satisfaction ...UCLA, Italian chemists move closer to solving Lou Gehrig's disease mystery
...team is testing the hypothesis. Valentine, who was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 2005 and to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences this year, praised her colleagues. This research is the result of a long, successful international collaboration between UCLA and the University of Florence,...Flaxseed stunts the growth of prostate tumors
... an undigestible seed coat, she said. Participants elected to mix it in drinks or sprinkle it on food, such as yogurt. "The results showed that the men who took just flaxseed as well as those who took flaxseed combined with a low-fat diet did the best, indicating that it is the flaxseed which is making the...Boston University School of Medicine faculty member receives honorary degree from alma mater
...edicine at Syracuse in 1960 cum laude where he was elected to Alpha Omega Alpha. He was an intern in medicine at the former Boston City Hospital, an assistant resident in medicine at the Peter Bent Brigham Hospital and a resident in neurology and neuropathology at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Bosto...UCLA Nobel Laureate honored with membership in the American Philosophical Society
...nner of the 1998 Nobel Prize in medicine, has been elected to the American Philosophical Society. Founded ... for Cell Communication and Signaling. He has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and has published ...Decorated professor adds Farfel Award to his long list of honors
...of Aeronautics and Astronautics. He also has been elected to the National Academy of Engineering. He focuses primarily on the search for 'order within disorder' in fluid turbulence. His interests include aircraft drag and reduction for lower fuel consumption and pollution, as well as abetting wake haza...Greenberg Prize awarded to Dr. Joseph G. Hayes
...shortly thereafter to be the associate dean. As an elected member of the Caduceus Society, Dr. Hayes is an ho...airman of the resulting committee. In 1996, he was elected a fellow of the American College of Physicians. The Maurice R. Greenberg Distinguished Service Awa...Honor for University of Nottingham professor
A University of Nottingham academic has been elected to the Fellowship of the Academy of Medical Scienc... a resounding endorsement of his work Fellows are elected for outstanding contributions to the advancement of medical science, for innovative application of s...Annual meeting of the National Academy of Sciences
...igning of the "Registry of Membership" for members elected in 2006. A reception will follow from 9 p.m. to 10 p.m. APRIL 29, 9 A.M. TO 10:30 A.M. Science, Health, and an Aging Society. At this symposium, experts will discuss research on people in mid-to-late life. APRIL 29, 11 A.M. TO 12:30 P.M. Ene...World-renowned chemist honored with inaugural lectureship
...Center. A celebrated researcher, Danishefsky was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1986 and received its Award in Chemical Sciences in 2006. His many awards include the Wolf Prize in Chemistry in 1996; the ACS Cope Medal in 1998; the Bristol Myers Squibb Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006; th...Leader of the pack: Dog groomer turned UH pharmacy professor honored
.... Third-year UH pharmacy student Jason Lovero was elected one of two National Members At-large on the five-member 2007-08 APhA-ASP National Executive Committee that represents pharmacy student interests in the national parent organization....NOVA to air two-hour documentary on pioneering African American chemist
... eight years later for $2 million. In 1973, he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Julian died on April 19, 1975. (For more on Percy Julian's life, please visit the National Historic Chemical Web site at http://chemistry.org/landmarks/julian.html .) "Forgotten Genius" had financial support fr...Einstein's Dr. Susan Band Horwitz elected to Institute of Medicine
...ollege of Medicine of Yeshiva University, has been elected to the Institute of Medicine. Members are elected through a highly selective process that recognizes people who have made major contributions to the a...Columbia pediatricians, Anne Gershon and Richard Polin, awarded top honors
...s work that as a pediatric specialist she has been elected to a top leadership role within our nation's most prestigious infectious disease professional organization." Dr. Gershon, professor of pediatrics and director of the Division of Pediatric Infectious Disease within the Department of Pediatrics at Col...William Tierney elected to Institute of Medicine
...rowing number of other African countries, has been elected a member of the prestigious Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Sciences. Dr. Tierney is an IUPUI Chancellor's Professor and director of the Division of General Internal Medicine and Geriatrics of the Department of Medicine at the Indi...NOVA documentary honors pioneering African American chemist Percy Julian
...ears later for $2 million dollars. In 1973, he was elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Julian died on April 19, 1975. ...Human rights abuses frequent in Haiti's capital
...al city, after the departure of the democratically elected President in 2004, according to an Article published online by The Lancet. In February 2004, armed rebels overthrew Jean-Bertrand Aristide. Since then, reliable evidence of the frequency and severity of abuses has been scarce. Neither the UN nor the...Emeritus Director leading the way at Prince Henry's
...ian cancer. Most recently, Professor Burger was elected to Honorary Membership of the prestigious UK Socie...n of the Order of Australia (A.O.). In 1994 he was elected to Fellowship of the Australian Academy of Science (F.A.A.) and was chosen as the winner of the US E...Israel/Lebanon conflict should not overshadow crisis in Gaza
...onal donors cut direct aid in protest at the newly elected Hamas leadership of the Palestinian Authority. The transfer of taxes from Israel, comprising 50% of the Authority's budget, was also halted. The suspension has led to many problems, including increases in malnutrition--from which 70% of the populatio...Rutgers College of Nursing professor elected Academy of Emergency Nursing Fellow
...-- A Rutgers College of Nursing faculty member was elected as a fellow to the Academy of Emergency Nursing. Linda Scheetz, assistant professor at the College of Nursing at Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, will be among the 13 fellows inducted during the Emergency Nurses Association's (ENA) Scie...