Surgery to treat vocal-cord spasms shows high success rate
... conversations on work projects, family, religion, politics and pop culture. Telephone communication and job interviews become impossible. The difficulties are especially pronounced in the elderly, whose friends may have difficulty hearing even without the challenge of interpreting spasmodic speech....Seven deadly sins: A new look at society through an old lens
...e extravagant claims made in the 1990s about a new politics of better participation for ordinary citizens....... together opinion leaders to discuss the effect of politics on science. The event will be held at HMS on Wedne...his example and others as they consider the effect politics has on science. WHO: Allan M. Brandt, PhD, Professor of the History of Science and Chair, Departme...Polio vaccination strategies assessed as eradication nears
...iated with doing so. Whereas Hull and Minor blame politics and complacency as ultimately being the biggest threats to polio eradication, they conclude that choosing an appropriate vaccination strategy to prevent poliovirus re-introduction is an important and unavoidable task. Founded in 1904, The Journal of ...Failure to resolve budget reconciliation leaves patients and doctors uncertain
...sicians will not understand why technicalities and politics are delaying congressional action to halt devastating Medicare cuts," said C. Anderson Hedberg, MD, FACP, president of the American College of Physicians (ACP). "We call on Congress and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to do what...Emory study lights up the political brain
... The study has potentially wide implications, from politics to business, and demonstrates that emotional bias can play a strong role in decision-making, Westen says. "Everyone from executives and judges to scientists and politicians may reason to emotionally biased judgments when they have a vested interest ...From pills to bills: Pharmacist turned senator to speak at UH event
...of her intimate knowledge of pharmacy practice and politics in Texas." WHO:Texas State Senator Leticia Van de Putte WHAT:James T. McCarthy Leadership Lecture Series WHEN:11:45 a.m. to 12:50 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 15 WHERE:University of Houston,Cullen Performance Hall,Entrance 1 off University Drive and Texas...Study: Local TV news covers health a lot, but not always well
...ion for the majority of Americans -- whether it be politics or health -- and understanding what sorts of health information people are being exposed to demands that we analyze the content of this most prevalent source." Thousands of hours of local news broadcasts were recorded and compiled by Newslab, a uniqu...NYAS Conference highlights latest advances in primary immunodeficiencies (SCID)
...uring a wide range of diseases and the presence of politics and government in science....Computer information systems in hospitals: What works and what doesn't?
... maintains that resistance is not due to power and politics but rather to the fact that physicians often end up having less time to spend with patients....The risky business of having a baby: why birth interventions are on the rise
... hosting, 'Risking birth: culture, technology, and politics in 21st century maternity care' - a conference org...ne. Experts from around Australia will discuss the politics of maternity care- issues such as society's constructions of childbirth, obstetricians' views on mat...... state to support young children. She said that in politics most arguments revolve around philosophical differences. Should the government get involved in children's lives? Which is a better use of the government's money, home visits or after school programs? "This information gives us a scientific argument f...SOPHE journals examine new research & practice solutions
...ry July 2006 issue of HPP looks at health funding, politics and policy impacting health disparities. Experts working on the front lines discuss ways to improve health literacy and to encourage communities to eliminate health disparities, as well as innovative mentoring programs to encourage a more diverse pub...Allocating HIV drugs to South African cities would prevent the greatest number of infections
...allocation strategy will be determined by a mix of politics and feasibility." She added: "Unfortunately, you can't have the maximum impact on the epidemic and be ethical." The methodology and results in the paper can also be very easily applied to other regions with scarce drug availability, said Dr. Davi...Political party policies to reduce social inequalities have better health outcomes
...nd colleagues investigated the mechanisms by which politics determines public policy and therefore affects population health outcomes in selected North American and European members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) over a 50 year period (1950-2000). They categorised politic...'Living While Black' index measures variety of stress factors for African Americans
...nal justice, and Dr. Steven Peterson, professor of politics and public policy, both at Penn State's Harrisburg campus, recently published their findings in the September issue of the Journal of Black Studies. "There are many previous studies on the impact of health, economic, sociological and criminological ...'Deserving Poor' or 'Greedy Geezers'? New book debunks aging crisis
...w book by two leading experts on the economics and politics of aging. Aging Nation: The Economics and Politics of Growing Older in America, addresses contentious issues ranging from the mushrooming market in "fountain of youth" anti-aging products to the ongoing battle over "saving" Social Security and other...Medicare facing future bankruptcy: 'IEEE-USA Today's Engineer' cites $30 trillion unfunded liability
...r those actions will be," McClure writes. "But the politics are daunting."...