Higher education representatives advise chemistry faculty candidates on how to apply for positions
...ty, the worlds largest scientific society, college representatives tell candidates that: Universities are looking for candidates whose research fits into their themes. Cover letters should be distinctive and should show how a candidate would fit into the schools department. While post doctorate experience is...Soft drinks consumption may increase the risk of childhood obesity
...atements, and editorials from researchers and from representatives in the soft drink industry. Although no single factor can be cited as the sole cause, many of the articles showed a correlation between soft drink consumption and the risk of childhood obesity. Dr. Murray points out that "the typical teen consumes ...Lighting of the future among topics at BGSU Emerging Technology Forum
...f lighting will be among the subjects discussed by representatives of academia and industry when they meet June 3 at ...ming session" will bring the academic and industry representatives together to discuss what researchers in higher education can do to help meet market demands, Manea s...Medical whistleblowers speak out
...panies bought doctors' prescribing records so drug representatives knew "to the dime" what drugs doctors were prescribing and could tailor their marketing to them. Lenzer concludes in her account that each of these whistleblowers, in very different ways - from making a satiric film to speaking out in Congress - h...Heart Health Conference to promote heart plan for Europe
...Commission's (EC) Heart Health Conference convened representatives of health ministries, national cardiac societies, and heart foundations, and was organised by the EC's Directorate General Health and Consumer Protection, and the Luxembourg Presidency in partnership with the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). Whi...Do free drug samples influence residents' prescribing decisions?
...here was no contact between pharmaceutical company representatives and residents all samples were stocked in a cabinet in the clinic and there was periodic monitoring of the cabinet to ensure that the study drug classes were available. Richard F. Adair, MD, writes, "We found that resident physicians with access to...Experts on global nursing shortage provide recommendations to stem crisis
...d The University of Pennsylvania, brought together representatives of universities in Canada, the U.K., the U.S., four Sub-Saharan African countries, India, the Philippines, China, and the Caribbean, as well as The World Health Organization, The International Council of Nurses, The Commonwealth Secretariat, and the ...'I'm a Kid Too' project completes first phase
...stories. The children, their families, and program representatives celebrated their work with a dinner and presentation of their photo-essays on July 28 at the Downtown Arts Center. "I'm a Kid Too" engages adoptive children with severe medical diagnoses to use photo-documentation as a healing and self-expressive too...Medical students at risk for influence from pharmaceutical companies' marketing efforts
...ludes 60 million visits annually by pharmaceutical representatives and most of the $1.54 billion spent annually on continuing medical education. Drug companyphysician interaction presents information favoring the sponsor's product and increases the likelihood of prescribing that product. Prescribing may be inconsis...NIH launches National Commission on Digestive Diseases
...d of scientists, physicians, patient advocates and representatives of federal agencies. According to "The Burden of Gastrointestinal Diseases," a study conducted by the AGA in 2001, disorders of the digestive tract comprise a spectrum of gastrointestinal and hepato-biliary diseases that affect hundreds of millions...NIH establishes National Commission on Digestive Diseases
...DDK. The other "ex officio" members will be senior representatives from the following government organizations: National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), NIH National Cancer Institute (NCI), NIH National Center on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NCMHD), NIH National Institu...Cancer treatment illustrates UI, private sector partnership
...officials, along with state government leaders and representatives from Coley Pharmaceutical Group of Wellesley, Mass., today celebrated a milestone in Coley's development of a cancer treatment, CPG 7909. This promising anti-cancer agent is based on intellectual property discovered at the UI. Last March, the UI Res...The Epilepsy Foundation issues Call to Action
...as created in cooperation with medical experts and representatives from leading medical professional and voluntary health organizations. Anticonvulsants are used to control seizures in people with epilepsy, but are more frequently prescribed for the treatment of non-epileptic neurological pain symptoms, such as migr...Call for research funding to prevent pregnancy complications
State representatives and senators got a call for more research funding ...onal researchers, health care professionals, state representatives and senators attending the conference. "We need more federal funding to understand this complex set ...Preventing chronic diseases - need for concerted action
...embourg Declaration (5), undersigned by high-level representatives of the Ministries of Health of EU Member States and Candidate Countries together with presidents of the National Cardiac Societies and Heart Foundations, reiterated the importance of conclusions from the Heart Health Council Meeting held in June 2004...Tracking desertification with satellites highlighted at UNCCD COP
...ently gathered in Nairobi have been briefed by ESA representatives and national partners on how satellites are being used to track desertification in Europe. The Seventh Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 7) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) began in Kenya's capital on 17...Public forum on breast cancer issues 'call to action'
...nd Richland-based Kadlec Medical Center as well as representatives from the Washington State Department of Health, the PugetSound Affiliate of the Susan G. Komen Foundation and the Gloria Meek-GarlickFoundation. "We are committed to addressing this critical issue," said Washington Governor, Christine Gregoire. "Our ...Epidemic of chronic diseases focus of Oxford Health Alliance Conference
...nce are a multi-disciplinary consortium, including representatives from industry, non-governmental organizations, academia and U.N. agencies, who work together on many fronts, including community-based initiatives designed to raise awareness about the need for intervention and advocacy for effective policies. "The W...Global health histories: A symposium at NIH
...resence of World Health Organization officials and representatives from the Fogarty International Center and other branches of the National Institutes of Health is intended to encourage participants to consider how insights and understanding gleaned from history can enrich and inform efforts to respond to the global...... expanded the reach of the project to include more representatives from the financial sector, allowing deeper exploration of the links between health, environmental and economic consequences of the changing climate. Risks and opportunities were addressed, as were policies and measures commensurate with the magnitude...