Fink receives National Pharmacy Leadership Award
... mater. His scholarly works include more than 260 publications in the fields of law pertaining to pharmacy, pharmacists and pharmaceuticals, food and drug law, and health care law. For more than 20 years he has been an editor of Pharmacy Law Digest, the most widely used pharmacy law text and reference in the Uni...Researcher sheds light on ghostwriting in medical journals
...he pharmaceutical industry relies on ghost-written publications in peer-reviewed journals as part of their marketing plans, said Fugh-Berman. Physicians rely on information in the medical literature to make treatment decisions, so hidden sponsorship of articlesand lectures at medical conferencesis not only uneth...University of Nevada, Reno professor showcases 'mini' ion accelerator
... to $8.5 million. Papers published in top refereed publications such as Nature, Physical Review Letters, Physical Review and Physics of Plasmas, as well as refereed conference proceedings, has grown nearly six-fold in four years to 46 papers in 2004. Cowan joined the Nevada's physics department in April 2003. He ...Nestler elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
...Academy directs a program of projects, studies and publications regarding critical issues and current topics confronting society. Other UT Southwestern faculty who are members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the year they were elected are:Dr. Donald Seldin (1974), Dr. Michael Brown (1981), Dr. Jo...Arabic translation of doctoral thesis on Yemeni health workers
...government and the female health workers. The NWO publications subsidy covered the translation and publication costs of De Regt's thesis. The author paid for the printing and distribution costs. With this translation the book is now also accessible for health workers and other Arabic speakers who are interested ......Board. "It is likely to become one of the premier publications in every pharmacy." The publication was formally unveiled at the International Association of Compounding Pharmacists (IACP) Conference June 57 in Washington, D.C., and at the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) Summer Meeting in Bos...Loss of body mass linked to development of Alzheimer's disease
...he website and phone number above for a variety of publications and fact sheets, as well as information on clinical trials....Sharper picture of major depression and alcohol disorders
...ta and additional alcohol research information and publications are available at www.niaaa.nih.gov . *The NESARC defined lifetime MDD as having had at least one major depressive episode (at least 2 weeks of persistent depressed mood accompanied by at least five symptoms of DSM-IV major depression without hist...The ACCP strives to close the 10/90 gap between rich and poor nations
...n was offset by offering electronic access to ACCP publications in place of surface mailing print copies. Chai... to world health through its educational programs, publications and international professional network."...NIMH expands public health education effort
...feelings of depression." The new materials include publications and broadcast and print public service announcements (PSAs) in English and Spanish. The PSAs feature Rodolfo Palma-Lulin, a recent college graduate who shared his experience with depression in the hopes of encouraging other Latino men to talk about t...Sirolimus-eluting Coronary Stent outperforms paclitaxel eluting stent in seven study meta-analysis
...ollow-up data and initiated an extensive review of publications and information on these trials, many of which have been published in major medical journals. The meta-analysis of the seven head-to-head drug-eluting stent trials TAXI, SIRTAX, ISAR DESIRE, ISAR DIABETES, REALITY, CORPAL and BASKET - demonstrated t...Floyd E. Bloom wins 2005 Sarnat Prize in Mental Health
...nd honorary degrees. He has written more than 600 publications and co-authored multiple editions of textbooks on neuropsychopharmacology. Bloom received his undergraduate degree from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, and went on to receive an M.D. from Washington University in St. Louis. After completing...Leading groups offer NIH direct links to journals to make research access easy for public
...ne involved." Lenne P. Miller, senior director of publications at The Endocrine Society, said the proposal underscores the fact that nonprofit scientific and medical societies have worked closely with NIH for many years to see that important research findings are published and disseminated to the public. "This ...The Gerontological Society of America bestows Robert W. Kleemeier Award to Duke University's Blazer
...Affairs at Duke University. His numerous scholarly publications often deal with depression, epidemiology, and consultation liaison psychiatry, especially with the elderly. He is renowned for his involvement in epidemiological studies of mood disorders in old age, helping researchers to understand risk and protect...The Gerontological Society of America confers 2004 Richard Kalish Innovative Publication Award
...guished honor recognizes insightful and innovative publications on aging and life course development in the behavioral and social sciences. The award presentation will take place at GSA's 58th Annual Scientific Meeting, which will be held from November 18th-22nd, 2005 in Orlando, FL. The actual conferral will occ...Young women who smoke higher risk of breask cancer
...chronic diseases in postmenopausal women. Over 200 publications from this cohort of women have been published to date. The research team also included: Celine Vachon, Ph.D.; Robert Vierkant; Paul Limburg, M.D.; James Cerhan, M.D., Ph.D.; all of Mayo Clinic; Carol Sweeney, Ph.D., of the Department of Family Prev...Nov/Dec 2005 Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...e measured in units of health, not simply dollars, publications and services. Teutsch argues that such an effort cannot move forward without strong leadership from the federal government. In a second editorial, Richard L. Kravitz, M.D., M.S.P.H. with the University of California, Davis, challenges several of Woo...Mayo Clinic Cancer Center reports advancements and solutions for quality of life assessments
... the future. Issues addressed in this first of two publications include: Optimal Timing for QOL Assessments Combining Information Across Symptom Studies Presenting Longitudinal Data Incorporating Clinical Significance into a Study Handling Missing Data Quality of Life from a Patient's Perspective: Can We B...Role for medical journals and general news media to raise awareness of child survival
...rently huge and inequitable imbalances in research publications between high and low income countries. Journals, general and specialised, have an important part to play in shaping the views and behaviours of scientists, clinicians, and policymakers about issues of urgent global concern. We can be a vital bridge b...Blood flow in brain takes a twist, affecting views of Alzheimer's
...ergaard, M.D., Ph.D., who has produced a string of publications fingering astrocytes in diseases like epilepsy and spinal cord injury. "In a disease like Alzheimer's, for instance, perhaps it's the astrocytes themselves that are damaged first," she said. "It may be that for whatever reason, astrocytes are not doi...