Adverse housing conditions contribute to diabetes risk
...t how many middle-aged African-Americans live in a place like St. Louis, and if our sample is at all representative of the larger community, you can see that the number of people with diabetes is growing very rapidly over time. I also think it's likely that we would find comparable results if we had done s...New cause of tamoxifen resistance in breast cancer cells discovered at Lombardi
... is governed by the smallest alterations that take place within the proteins of the tumor cells, determining what treatments she can pursue with a hope of cure and those to which her cancer is resistant. Scientists from the Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center announced today the discovery of a new mecha...Drug-eluting stent controversy explored in the American Heart Hospital Journal
...of the future of DESs. While first generation DESs place great emphasis on efficacy, long-term safety issues have arisen, making DESs stand in an exquisite balance among occasionally conflicting effects. Careful reexamination of research findings, as well as redefinition of safe and effective outcomes, wil...Happier hospitals means healthier patients
...hey do move, should ensure a succession plan is in place to conserve productive relationships rather than destroy them. Commissioners and providers should be locally accountable. Clinicians and management should be involved in the development of performance data. Both sides should talk to staff...Scientists train nano-'building blocks' to take on new shapes, as reported in Science
...m will get rid of them in around a day. But if you place the molecules into long, floppy cylinders, they may stay in the body for weeks, Pochan noted. Changing the shape of the micelle could carry a drug in the human body for a long period of time, according to Pochan, potentially providing the sustained...Vicente Fox Center and RAND launch joint program to find policies to combat poverty
...ps in Mexico and Latin America. The signing took place at the Vicente Fox Center of Studies, Library and Museum an organization founded by Fox located near the former presidents ranch in Guanajuato, Mexico. The new research program announced today will be based at the Fox Center. Studies conducted by...Mapping mountains from space with GOCE
...the force of gravity actually varies slightly from place to place on the surface of the Earth. Due for launch in early 2008, ESA's gravity mission GOCE (Gravity fi...Nottingham center to help UK to meet its carbon targets
...does occur in nature only far more slowly, taking place over eons of time. Once the process is fully dev... it is estimated that the locking of CO2 will take place within minutes. The end product is a mineral such as magnesite, which can be used as aggregates fo...Floods and fires across Europe captured from space
...nt Agency still has three severe flood warnings in place two on the Thames around Oxford and one on the Ock River near Oxfordshire. In areas where flooding is beginning to recede, sanitation officials are warning of health risks posed by stagnant waters. Flooding is estimated to be the world's most co...Health reform bills could improve quality and efficiency, but fall short of national plan
...lth information technology, proposals would put in place mechanisms for setting standards, fund a national office for coordinating health information technology and provide modest grant funding, but fall short of removing the financial barriers to widespread adoption of information technology and creation ...ESA's Earth Explorer gravity satellite on show
...ravity satellite will measure Earth's gravity from place to place around the globe to provide a uniform global picture. It will do this with a level of detail and acc...The future of biofuels is not in corn
...m bill should include measures similar to those in place in Minnesota to ensure that subsidies are only provided to refinery operations that are farmer majority-owned. ...Speeding up CT scans with cellphone technology, ultrasound warning signal for breast cancer
...ciation of Physicists in Medicine (AAPM) will take place July 22-26, 2007 in Minneapolis, MN, at the Minneapolis Convention Center. Expected to be one of the most highly attended AAPM meetings to date, the conference will feature over 1,100 scientific papers on subjects at the intersection of medicine and...Polish journalist scoops first prize in prestigious European award
...ted with their prizes at a ceremony that will take place during ESOs forthcoming media event Cancer: Time for a Reality Check that will be held on Friday October 26 2007 in Rome, Italy. In order to further promote excellence in cancer journalism ESO is pleased to announce the launch of its Cancer Media...Cancer on the agenda of the Portuguese EU Council Presidency
...of such topics reflects the importance politicians place on assuring best quality healthcare, a service that touches the lives of every single EU citizen, as well as newcomers, said Pascale Blaes, Director of the ESMO Political Office in Brussels. The Round Table session on cancer, on Thursday afternoon,...Needle-stick injuries are common but unreported by surgeons in training
...peer esteem, Makary notes. The survey, which took place in 2003, revealed that 99 percent of surgeons-in-training suffered an average of eight needle-stick injuries in their first five years. Of these surgeons, only 49 percent reported injuries to an employee health service. Of those who reported, 53 perc...When minority patients have insurance and a medical home, their health care improves
...ical home when they: Have a regular provider or place of care Report no difficulty contacting a provider by phone Report no difficulty getting advice or medical care when needed on weekends or evenings Always or often find office visits well-organized and efficiently run Although there are many ...Taking animals out of laboratory research
...r healthcare challenges of the 21st century taking place at research centres around the world. The official opening of the new FRAME Alternatives Laboratory will be performed by Ed Balls MP at 11.30am on Friday, July 6. The event will also be attended by members of both FRAME and The University of Nottin...Stevens Roundtable: Health, Technology & Society, July 11
...7, 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. The discussion will take place in Room 104 of Stevens Babbio Center for Technology Management, located at 6th and River Streets in Hoboken, N.J. The event will feature a presentation, discussion and Q&A. The public and press are welcome to attend free of charge. Parking will be av......g and after a stroke, certain cellular events take place that lead to the death of brain cells. Compounds that inhibit a group of enzymes called histone deacetylases can modulate gene expression, and in some cases produce cellular proteins that are actually neuroprotective -- they are able to block cell de...