W.M. Keck Foundation announces 2007 class of Distinguished Young Scholars in medical research
...t this group of Young Scholars who clearly exhibit extraordinary promise for future research and academic leadership. Under the program, each grant recipients sponsoring institution receives an award of up to $1 million to support the scientists research activities for a period of up to five years, as well as to e...ACP commends proposed changes to payments for physician work at nursing facilities
... These increases in value are a testament to the extraordinary level of work required of physicians that work in ...ician. These work values are a reflection of this extraordinary responsibility. ACP has recommended that CMS include the proposed increases in nursing home work v...Weill Cornell Medical College announces gifts totaling $400M
...rience in other parts of the world." "With this extraordinary and generous gift, Joan and Sandy Weill are not on...orld. With this amazing gift, on top of an already extraordinary history of giving, Joan and Sandy Weill honor, reward, and inspire the dreams of a new generation of...Susan G. Komen for the Cure and American Society of Clinical Oncology partner in national initiative
...ased to be working with Komen for the Cure on this extraordinary partnership. The initiative will also focus on solutions to the projected shortfalls of the oncology workforce in the next decade by creating and sustaining an adequate workforce in all geographic areas, particularly those with large underserved po...Scripps Research awarded $17 million for adult stem cell use to treat eye diseases
...ory-but thats what we want to find out. This is an extraordinary opportunity to take highly novel laboratory concepts, test them experimentally, and translate them into therapies for the treatment of blinding eye disease."...UCLA Nobel Laureate honored with membership in the American Philosophical Society
...s the countrys oldest learned society, recognizing extraordinary achievements in science, letters and the arts. Ignarro joins an illustrious group of members that has included Charles Darwin, Marie Curie, Albert Einstein, Andrew Carnegie and Beverly Sills. The American Philosophical Society promotes knowledge...$10M grant to VCU to develop new cancer treatments
...ch grants, securing such large-scale funding is an extraordinary achievement by Dr. Williamson and his colleagues," added Jerome Strauss, M.D., dean of the VCU School of Medicine.Williamson and colleagues also will collaborate with investigators from Stanford University, the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center at the Univ...New class of HIV drug attacks previously untargeted enzyme
...retrovirals help to bridge this gap, or will these extraordinary scientific achievements make the current differences even more painful?"...Nancy Brinker and Lance Armstrong honored with Centennial Medals at the AACR 2007 Annual Meeting
...nnual Meeting. Both are being recognized for their extraordinary contributions to cancer research advocacy and awareness. Nancy Brinker, is the founder of Susan G. Komen for the Cure, formerly the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation. She is being recognized for her significant and sustained effort in the f...Margaret Foti receives AACR Award for Leadership and Extraordinary Achievements in Cancer Research
...search journal in the world. Recognized for her extraordinary leadership of the AACR and her sustained dedication to the conquest of cancer through research, scholarly publications, communication, science education and training, and public education, the Board of Directors chose to perpetuate her leadership qua...Study details catastrophic impact of nuclear attack on US cities
...hospital. "Under the current system and in these extraordinary conditions, they're going to be able to treat a hundred people well and not treat 99,900 people," Dallas said. "So we've got to change those gears." On April 19, Dallas will address the United Nations for the second time in as many years. He will d...Aga Khan University team discover which patients keep on taking their medicine
...ch as Pakistan because this country could have the extraordinary ability to move straight into the practice of 21st century medicine within a very short time. One powerful angle to address the issue of the individuals putative readiness for prevention is to evaluate the adherence to treatment in existing patients...National addiction treatment leaders to meet at first NIATx Summit
...ared with a larger group at the summit, we have an extraordinary opportunity to create sustained benefits for states, providers, individuals in treatment, and their families." NIATx invites interested parties to announce the first NIATx Summit - which takes place during San Antonio's FIESTA! Celebration - or to ...Billions of dollars saved in US by polio vaccination
...an expert on polio said, "This study documents the extraordinary power of vaccines not only as highly effective tools to prevent disease, disability, and death, but to provide enormous economic savings to society." Although the last case of paralytic polio from wild poliovirus occurred in the U.S. in 1979, poli...Rice's Drezek wins $3M grant for breast cancer research
...eer scientists who have demonstrated through their extraordinary creativity, vision and productivity that they are the best and brightest in their fields." Drezek, associate professor in both bioengineering and in electrical and computer engineering, was selected for her translational research developing miniatur...Gene chip discovery may lead to individualized treatment for 5 hereditary liver diseases
...resent in the patient. "The jaundice chip is an extraordinary advance for our patients with liver diseases. It will improve diagnostic accuracy for perplexing diseases in infants and children, potentially decrease the need for invasive and costly studies, and allow us to develop specific treatment plans based ...Woodruff Foundation gives major boost to Emory University's strategic plan
...ities of the university. The announcement of the extraordinary financial commitment, one of the largest in American higher education, came at Emory's Nov. 16 Board of Trustees meeting. Board of Trustees Chairman Ben Johnson, managing partner in the Atlanta firm of Alston & Bird, said, "Robert W. Woodruff and th...Want fair and affordable health insurance for the uninsured? Ask the public to design it
...ut it wouldn't cover last-ditch catastrophic care, extraordinary end-of-life care, and conditions that interfere with quality of life but aren't seriously disabling. In all, the authors calculate, the plan would cost two-thirds of the average cost for insurance plans in California. But still, the study participan...Rutgers College of Nursing to host Preparing for Natural Disasters Forum November 3
...ina have challenged health care professionals with extraordinary demands for services," said Felissa R. Lashley, dean and professor at the Rutgers College of Nursing and interim director of the Nursing Center for Bioterrorism and Emerging Infectious Diseases Preparedness. "This conference will present personal ex...