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...esearch. An implication of the greater category of membership inclusiveness by individualists is that their stereotypes may be more malleable and less resistant to counter-stereotypical information. ...Poorer countries could struggle to implement new International Health Regulations
.... It says: "China fears that granting Taiwan WHO membership will be a step towards recognition of Taiwan as an independent state. But the greater fear should be the possibility that a public health emergency in Taiwan could rapidly spread throughout Asia and the around the world. For the IHR to work, no terri...Public health impact of climate change, poverty, disaster response and housing design
... action on social determinants of health. The core membership of KNUS consists of a dozen international experts, each from a different geographic region. Below is a full table of contents for the Journal of Urban Health supplement. "Urban Poverty is a Public Health Issue" Susan Mercado, Kirsten Haveman...ISHLT membership explores expansion of computer modeling system for organ allocation
...e system, an international representation of ISHLT membership will convene to evaluate this new modeling system to determine its effectiveness and Leah Edwards, Ph.D., United Network for Organ Sharing, will present How is the Lung Allocation Score Working in the US? during the Symposium. "Many patients, famil...Physicians should be able to review performance rates before release
...ent auditing process, the College will educate its membership about the appeals process and encourage its membership to use it judiciously to avoid frivolous appeals. ACP is willing to engage in a multi-stakeholder p...Connecticut's Hand to receive IADR Salivary Research Award
...ting professor, organizer of several meetings, and membership on several editorial boards and committees of professional organizations, including the IADR. The IADR Salivary Research Award, supported by the Wm. Wrigley, Jr. Company, was designed to stimulate and recognize outstanding and innovative achievemen...Conference honoring UH professor attracts researchers from United States, abroad
...ench Academy of Sciences in 2005. Other honors are membership in the French National Academy of Technology, the Academia Europaea and the Morningside Group, which promotes computational and applied mathematics in China; and induction as a chevalier in the Lgion d'Honneur, the French equivalent of knighthood. He...Joint Principles of PC-MH released by organizations representing more than 300,000 physicians
Washington -- Four physician membership organizations today released "Joint Principles of the Patient-Centered Medical Home (PC-MH)." The four groups the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP), the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), the American College of Physicians (ACP) an...National addiction treatment leaders to meet at first NIATx Summit
... the incredible rewards that we've reaped from our membership in NIATx. It has been a systems-changing experience." Leaders at New York's St. Christopher's Inn report, "We found that admissions increased by 14 percent in the month following the NIATx Change Project, compared to the same month the previous year....2007 ARVO Annual Meeting draws spotlight on aging eye
...i, CEO of AARP, the leading nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization for people age 50 and over in the United States. Novellis presentation is entitled "Public Health Impact of Eye Disease in the Elderly: What Can Be Done About It." In addition, Paul Lee, MD, JD, professor of ophthalmology at Duke Univ...Cardiology Society recommends high standards for PCI performed without on-site surgical backup
...nterventions, a professional medical society whose membership totals more than 3,700 interventional cardiologists. SCAIs mission is to promote excellence in invasive and interventional cardiovascular medicine through physician education and representation, and advancement of quality standards to enhance patient...SCAI issues clinical alert on drug-eluting stents and late thrombosis
...t risk of very late stent thrombosis. Since SCAI's membership includes the vast majority of practicing interventional cardiologists, we felt it was critical to give some practical advice and guidance in an attempt to ensure optimal outcomes for our patients with coronary artery disease. Coronary artery disease ...Importance of personal health records draws support of American College of Physicians
...ds. Representing primary care medicine through a membership of more than 120,000 members, ACP is the nation's largest medical specialty society. ACP emphasized that employers efforts will only succeed if they are integrated into clinical practice at the point of care as part of an ongoing relationship betwee...Einstein's Dr. Susan Band Horwitz elected to Institute of Medicine
...icine and health. Dr. Horwitz, who was elected to membership in the National Academy of Sciences in 2005, is world-renowned for her pioneering work in elucidating the mechanisms of action of anti-tumor agents. Her pivotal research in the 1980's eventually led to the development of Taxol, one of the most impor...Physicians slow to integrate information technology into patient practice
...surgery and cardiology randomly selected from the membership in the American Medical Association. Along with questions about many aspects of medical professionalism, respondents were asked to indicate how frequently they used five information technologies: e-mail communication with patients, e-mail communica...AACR CEO Margaret Foti receives cancer service award
...tor of Cancer Research. During Foti's tenure, AACR membership has grown to more than 24,000 scientists residing in more than 70 countries. "Dr. Foti's accomplishments at AACR are numerous and her exceptional stewardship of AACR has contributed significantly to the U.S. cancer research infrastructure's status a...Alcoholics Anonymous membership may decrease alcohol-related homicides
... and spirits. Conversely, as Alcoholics Anonymous membership increased, homicide levels decreased. Studies co...d older for the years of 1968 through to 1991. AA membership data was secured from the AA General Service Board Central Office in New York, which surveyed AA gro...Brain study yields insight into machinery of prejudice
...ach the arbitrary boundaries based on social group membership by focusing instead on the shared similarity between oneself and outgroup members," concluded Mitchell and his colleagues....Weekly religious attendance nearly as effective as statins and exercise in extending life
...ligious institutions, and the cost of a modest gym membership for exercise,. This lifetime cost was then divided by the additional years of life attributable to each behavior. Each year of life gained from statin therapy cost about $10,000 while religious attendance cost $7,000 per year of life gained. Physical...American Association for Dental Research presents awards, recognitions
...research. Under her leadership, Research!America's membership has more than quadrupled as it has earned the attention and respect of research, media, and community leaders with its signature public opinion surveys and advocacy resource materials. Ms. Woolley has served as President and CEO of Research!America s...