Differential heart-attack risks among blacks, whites remain mystery
...USTON, April 5, 2005 The latest findings from the historic Dallas Heart Study have ruled out one of the most prominent explanations of why elevated levels of a fat-carrying protein called "lipoprotein(a)" lead to increased risks for heart attacks among whites but not among African-Americans. Researchers say ...Breast-cancer risk linked to exposure to traffic emissions at menarche, first birth
...hicles. A geographic model was used to reconstruct historic traffic PAHs, using measurements of benzo[a]pyrene, a known potent mutagen and carcinogen, as a surrogate for total PAH exposure. Cruise emissions, cold engine emissions and intersection emissions were used to estimate total traffic PAH emissions. ...Children need better cancer drugs, says expert panel
...nalyzes childhood cancer treatment in the light of historic advances. "Over the past 40 years, researchers and clinicians have achieved long-term survival for most children and adolescents with cancer," said pediatric oncologist Peter C. Adamson, M.D., chief of the Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Therap...New pediatrician workforce policy addresses growing challenges in health care
... New majority status of female pediatricians, a historic first for any medical specialty in the U.S.; Positive growth in medical students choosing careers in pediatrics, leading to an 18% increase in pediatricians per child in the last decade; Increased reliance on international medical graduates, with a...Academic medical centers face multiple challenges for conducting medical research
...f information technologies. Any one of these three historic scientific achievements would have the potential t... of responsibility that formerly characterized the historic federal-academic partnership in the country's research enterprise. If some relief is not forthcoming...National funding goes to Johns Hopkins to advance research on stem cell therapies for heart attack
... States and it shapes the next chapter on Hopkins' historic role in cardiology," says Eduardo Marbn, M.D., Ph.D., professor and chief of cardiology at The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine and its Heart Institute. "The era of cardiac surgery was pioneered at Hopkins with the 'blue-baby' operation ...Dalai Lama, top scientists to discuss science & clinical applications of meditation
...05 at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington, DC. The historic conference on meditation, a convergence of Eastern...rence the Dalai Lama will participate in two other historic events in Washington, DC. First, he will address the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience,...Johns Hopkins celebrates its first century of neuroscience
...ads a symposium and celebration that looks back at historic discoveries at Hopkins and looks ahead to what's coming next in the brain sciences. What's in a name? At Johns Hopkins, a formal Department of Neuroscience was founded 25 years ago, but the institution's contributions to understanding and studying ...AIUM to host annual convention
...fers landmark charm and modern sophistication in a historic setting in the capital of the United States. Just minutes from the National Zoo and the National Cathedral, this stunning hotel sits on 16 lush acres of flowering plants and meticulously maintained gardens. While the hotel is away from the congestion...ESA participating in UN's Montreal summit working for a better atmosphere
...er. ESA will be manning an exhibit throughout this historic summit to communicate its own Kyoto-supporting services, and is jointly hosting a special side event together with national partner end-users. This is the first COP since the Kyoto Protocol to the UNFCCC entered into force in 16 February 2005. The P...Are US flu death figures more PR than science?
...tatistics data. For example, CDC states that the historic 1968-9 "Hong Kong flu" pandemic killed 34,000 Americans. At the same time, CDC claims 36,000 Americans annually die from flu. What is going on, asks Doshi? The CDC uses indirect modelling methods to estimate the number of deaths associated with infl...Guiding principles for facial transplantation unveiled
...tation procedures. "This is truly a remarkable and historic time in plastic surgery," said Bruce Cunningham, MD and ASPS president. "The ability to help restore some hope to a person who suffers from severe facial disfigurement for an improved quality of life is a wonderful thing. Still, there are many unansw...Rutgers College of Nursing hosts end-of-life conference
...untry on ethics, end-of-life care, hospice and the historic importance of the landmark decision. She received the New Jersey Hospice Community Leader Award for her efforts in establishing local community health initiatives in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Quinlan, author of "My Joy My Sorrow: Karen Ann's Moth...Avantogen and Innovate merge key oncology program, RP101, RP101
...l was increased to an average of 15 months, from a historic average of 7.5 months (p = 0.008) obtained at the ...was 447 days, which is statistically higher than a historic control from the same institution (p = 0.007). Time to Progression was 280 days, also statistically ...Former smoker-led intervention program helps women quit
...oundation a non-profit organization funded by the historic Master Settlement Agreement between a coalition of attorneys general in 46 states and five U.S. territories and the tobacco industry. The current Sister to Sister study, funded by the American Legacy Foundation and the Georgia Cancer Coalition, has e...Top cancer organizations launch first online portal of Asian language cancer information
...he National Cancer Institute is very proud of this historic database, which will improve the transfer of critical cancer information to Asians and Pacific Islanders. Advances such as this bring us closer to eliminating suffering and death due to cancer among Asians and Pacific Islanders," said Mark Clanton, ...Growing body of research links lead to osteoporosis
...provides a precise, noninvasive measurement of the historic accumulated exposure to lead, allowing researchers to place each of the research subjects into an either "low-lead exposure" or "high-lead exposure" category within their age groups. A DEXA-scan will then be used to measure bone density, and with the...ISHLT celebrates 20th anniversary of infant cardiac transplantation
... Transplantation Lecture" highlighting 20 years of historic advances in neonatal cardiac transplantation. Today, nearly 100 infants per year receive heart transplants. Dr. Bailey's hypothesis that infants' immature immune systems would make them more likely to accept transplanted organs than older patients i...Massive German floods monitored from space
...try over the weekend, flooding cities and damaging historic town centres. ESA's ERS-2 satellite has been monitoring the situation from space. The medieval city of Hitzacker, located in Lower Saxony about 100 kilometres from the Baltic Sea, was one of the hardest-hit areas with the Elbe reaching 7.63 metres a...Training on virtual 'patient' improves carotid angiography skills
...rks on a patient for the first time. And that is a historic breakthrough in medicine." Dr. Cates predicted that simulator training will become as routine in medicine as it already is in the airline industry and other fields. "What we are seeing is a paradigm shift in the way we train physicians in procedura...