Exposed: Tobacco companies efforts to influence industry privatisation
... to gain favour in various ways including donating funds in aid of flood relief and providing Moldova with agricultural machinery. Despite hoping to establish a monopoly, BAT planned intensive marketing, as if in a competitive market, aiming to target young people in cities. In doing so it predicted that s...Lupus and the role of Epstein-Barr virus
...lth Sciences is a federal agency that conducts and funds basic research on the health effects of exposure to environmental agents....10 years before malaria vaccine is ready for widespread use
...he past few years, helped by the availability more funds and by improved organisation mediated through organisations such as the Malaria Vaccine Initiative. However, it is likely to be at least a decade before an efficacious vaccine is available for widespread use in malaria-endemic countries."...New grants to Georgetown to help build national cancer biomedical informatics grid
...unced the receipt of more than $800,000 in federal funds to help create the emerging "world wide web of cancer research" a technological feat that is expected to revolutionize the way that cancer research is conducted in the United States and around the globe. "This new interactive grid has the potential ...ASGE Foundation to hold first Crystal Awards Dinner
...e Society's highest honors, but it will also raise funds for gastrointestinal endoscopy-related research and public education. The event will feature live music, dinner and presentations to awardees by ASGE President, Dr. David Bjorkman; ASGE Foundation Chair, Dr. Michael Kimmey; and ASGE Past President an...'Surprising' findings reported about iron overload
...abama at Birmingham received $3.1 million of study funds to screen 20,000 people for the group of disorders called hemochromatosis and iron overload. Ronald T. Acton, Ph.D., professor of microbiology and director of the UAB Immunogenetics Program, is principal investigator for the Birmingham Field Center ...CONRAD receives $24 million from Gates Foundation and USAID for HIV microbicide trials
...nda Gates Foundation, with $12 million in matching funds committed by the US Agency for International Development (USAID), for a total of $24M. This grant plus the USAID award will allow two multi-country Phase III clinical trials of a product to prevent the transmission of HIV/AIDS. The main goal of th...Medical journals are an extension of the marketing arm of pharmaceutical companies
... that the results of a trial are influenced by who funds it. "The evidence is strong that companies are getting the results they want, and this is especially worrying because between two thirds and three quarters of the trials published in the major journals are funded by the industry." Smith says that jo...World Bank and IMF preventing transfer of foreign aid to HIV/AIDS programmes
...their health budgets. If a sector receives any new funds that were not initially budgeted for, a comparable...re ceilings. In September 2004, the IMF claimed no funds for HIV/AIDS projects had been rejected by Uganda because of expenditure limitations, while concedin...Harvard Medical School and Project A.L.S. join forces to target ALS research
...and Project A.L.S., a non-profit organization that funds research seeking effective treatments and a cure for ALS, have agreed to join forces to advance ALS research. Across Harvard, they will identify and pursue unique research opportunities for understanding and treating ALS, and will fundraise toward a ...UNC launches study of liver injury caused by drugs
...one of five clinical centers nationwide to receive funds from the National Institutes of Health to study why good medications are sometimes bad for the liver. During the next seven years, the Drug-Induced Liver Injury Network, or DILIN, will study patients who have suffered severe liver injury caused by p...Cancer as major cause of childhood death in developing countries not being adequately addressed
...the authors say. Local charitable groups can raise funds to support an oncology program. Another benefit of twinning would be broadening the scope of cancer research to include cases in developing countries. This would facilitate studies of the roles that genetic background, environment and lifestyle play...Oslo press event launches 46664 Arctic and spearheads a four-day spotlight on Africa
... agenda of g8 with the power of music, calling for funds to save lives of people in poorest nations Sp... of global health, will urge the G8 to provide new funds for healthcare systems strained by AIDS and preventable childhood diseases, and will release new dat...Use of high hydrostatic pressure to inactivate Hepatitis A virus in oysters studied
...nd ocean and coastal resources. Virginia Sea Grant funds marine science research in aquaculture, seafood safety and quality, marine resources, coastal ecosystems through a competitive, peer-reviewed grant proposal process. In addition to its core programs, Virginia Sea Grant coordinates research in oyster ...$3.68 millon grant to boost public health 'informatics'
...matics researchers and professionals. The program funds educational training sites at four universities--Columbia University, the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, the University of Utah, and the University of Washington. Students at the sites will receive training in basic information science ...Tight glucose control lowers CVD by about 50 percent in diabetes
...evelopment Agreement with the NIDDK. The NIH also funds a great deal of research aimed at developing new approaches to help patients control diabetes, which is difficult for many people. About 18.2 million people in the United States have diabetes, the most common cause of blindness, kidney failure, and a...Non-invasive MRI technique distinguishes between Alzheimer's and frontotemporal dementia
...stem was recently installed at SFVAMC with support funds from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and the Department of Defense. "At 4 Tesla, measurements of brain blood flow will be more accurate than at 1.5 Tesla due to a higher signal intensity and prolonged lifetime of the polarized protons," Schuf...Saving six million children each year is affordable
...ven the poorest nations, if outside donors provide funds to buildup the health systems of these countries, state the authors. In 2003, a study published in The Lancet (Lancet 2003; 362: 65-71), estimated that the lives of 6 million children could be saved each year if 23 proven interventions** were univers...Harvard scientists report public health impact of 1990 Iraq invasion of Kuwait
...ublic health will not be advanced by a transfer of funds to Kuwait, it is important that international organizations such as the UN establish the precedent that public health impacts are fully compensable," said Evans. "It is well established that individuals may recover compensation for the loss of life,......ny grants have strict guidelines governing how the funds must be spent, this award offers intellectual flexibility, and is designed to encourage scientists to take calculated risks and follow unanticipated leads. Since 1985, the Pew trusts have invested more than $100 million to fund nearly 400 scholars. ...