More exhaust inhaled by kids inside school buses than by others in the area, says new UC study
...hers at the University of California. The results highlight the problem of "self-pollution," or exhaust from the vehicle leaking into the cabin, particularly among older buses. This also is the first study to specifically look at how much exhaust is breathed in on school buses. "Although environmental regula...AACR celebrates 20th anniversary of minority scholar awards
...ssion will be divided into two segments that will: highlight the milestones in cancer research and minority populations over the past 20 years; and emphasize the current status of minorities in cancer research and how minority investigators are shaping the future. Several awards will be given to honor past a...Neurology Now magazine launches at AAN meeting
...n easy-to-read language. Each quarterly issue will highlight the latest advances in neurology research and treatment. Articles will provide tips for living and coping with disorders including Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, migraine, multiple sclerosis, neuropathy, Parkinson's disease, and stroke, among other c...Combination vaccine produces lower immune response than vaccines administered separately
... contained pneumococcal serotypes." "These results highlight the unpredictability of immune responses to individual vaccine antigens after incorporating multiple antigens into combination vaccines and underline the importance of assessing the immunogenicity of all coadministered vaccine antigens in prelicensur...Cancer research could lead to improved detection methods
...n the development of pre-cancerous cells and could highlight those at risk of developing cancer at a much earlier stage than current screening processes allow. Dr Lakis Liloglou, Head of the University's Lung Cancer Molecular Biomarkers Group, explained: "These breaks occur preferentially in certain sites of t...Researcher sheds light on ghostwriting in medical journals
...rin and had apparently commissioned the article to highlight problems with warfarin. Fugh-Berman says that the true sponsorship of articles is often fuzzy because pharmaceutical companies hire medical education companies to act as intermediaries with researchers. She says that the current voluntary standards ...Obesity adds risk of cardiovascular disease in siblings in families with a history of heart problems
...and therapy can be performed." The study's results highlight the importance of BMI in assessing overall risk to heart health and supplement traditional risk assessments, such as the Framingham Risk Score (FRS), the researchers say. Traditional FRS scoring measures the likelihood of developing major heart prob...The Neurosciences and Music in Leipzig: Registration boom and over 140 posters
...obiology, psychiatry, child neurology. In order to highlight the most dynamic aspects of these activities, the leading and most representative members of the specialist community have been asked to participate in the various sessions as moderators, and to identify the younger and most promising scientists of t...American Society of Travel Agents urges healthy travel for consumers
...eived a hepatitis B vaccine. "These survey results highlight the importance of consulting a physician about the right protection against malaria and vaccine preventable hepatitis before traveling overseas," said Dr. Neumann. "To prevent malaria, the physician may recommend an antimalarial medication, such as ...Anthrax treatments' cost effectiveness shown in Stanford study
...ine. As he and his co-authors note, their findings highlight "the critical need for distribution systems that can provide prophylaxis and vaccination rapidly for hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions, of exposed people." Anthrax is an acute infectious disease caused by the spore-forming bacterium Bacillus an...The Roll Back Malaria partnership has done more harm than good
... and the World Bank, was set up seven years ago to highlight the existence of low-cost and effective interventions for malaria and low levels of spending on this disease. RBM is the main instrument through which African leaders were hoping to achieve the goals of the Abuja Declaration of 2000--where 53 African...The power of drug advertising: Patients often get what they ask for
...und a cautionary note for DTC advertising and also highlight opportunities for improving care of depression (and perhaps other chronic conditions) by using public media channels to expand patient involvement in care."...Direct-to-consumer advertising may influence physicians' prescribing decisions
...und a cautionary note for DTC advertising but also highlight opportunities for improving care of depression (and perhaps other chronic conditions) by using public media channels to expand patient involvement in care. Furthermore, physicians may require additional training to respond appropriately to patients'...New prognostic markers help identify risk of relapse
...enesis Program at CCIA. "Our work is the first to highlight the fact that the differences in the responses of normal and malignant blood cells may vary between individuals, and, moreover, that this information might be used to adjust therapy on an individual basis." The study also found, as investigators expe...Watching metals melt, nanometer-scale views inside cells
...o discussthe business and science sides of optics, highlight the mostintriguing new research in the field, and offer an overarchingperspective on significant new developments to be unveiled duringCLEO/QELS and PhAST. The panel will also introduce some of the mostpromising applications for optical technology. ...Medical-errors gap widens between best and worst hospitals: Healthgrades study
... for Patient Safety TM . The award was designed to highlight hospitals with the best records of patient safety in the nation and to encourage consumers to research their local hospitals' patient-safety records before undergoing a procedure. Methodology The study is based on 13 of AHRQ's patient safety indica...Mailman School shares new virus identification technologies
...c fever due to exposure to Marburg virus in Angola highlight the importance of ensuring that as many labs as possible have access to new pathogen identification technologies as they are developed. Currently, clinical samples must sometimes be sent great distances for analysis, and the sensitivity of the techn...More effort needed to prevent pattern of child abuse developing in families
...luated in their study. Whilst these findings might highlight the importance of the primary prevention of child abuse and neglect, primary prevention will not be effective in all cases, and there is an urgent need to identify an effective secondary preventive intervention to reduce the recurrence of abuse, and ...Latest research and emerging treatments for osteoporosis focus of NYAS conference
...atest and emerging therapies for osteoporosis? To highlight the latest research on osteoporosis and the effect of health, disease and aging on skeletal development, the New York Academy of Sciences is sponsoring a conference, Skeletal Development and Remodeling in Health, Disease and Aging on May 18-21 at the...Decline in major heart disease offset by rise in diagnosed angina among British men
... for angina and suspected angina. The results also highlight the need for continued emphasis on the prevention of coronary heart disease, they conclude....