Pezcoller Foundation-AACR International Award for Cancer Research
... AACR the world's oldest and largest professional society representing cancer scientists from the United States and more than 60 other countries to recognize world-class accomplishments in basic research, clinical care, therapeutics and prevention. ...Fink receives National Pharmacy Leadership Award
...ition provided by the national pharmacy leadership society for pharmacists and places recipients among the to... among pharmacy students. By peer recognition, the society encourages participation in all pharmacy activities. UK students who are members of the College of P...Pregnant women with epilepsy face dilemma
...shing Blackwell Publishing is the world's leading society publisher, partnering with more than 600 academic and professional societies. Blackwell publishes over 750 journals and 600 text and reference books annually, across a wide range of academic, medical, and professional subjects....Every birth and death must be counted
...of health among better-off and worse-off groups in society Governments are accountable to the public, communities have a right to the information they need to make healthy decisions, and individual autonomy should be supported--this means that governments should release information to the public in a meani...ASGE Foundation to hold first Crystal Awards Dinner
...m Honorary Members of the ASGE are selected by the society for their contributions to GI endoscopy. To date, 10 individuals have been so honored and are accorded the same benefits as all other ASGE members. Congressional Service Award Rep. Louise Slaughter (D-NY) Sen. Pat Roberts (R-KS) This award is giv...Health inequalities continue to widen, despite government rhetoric
...come inequalities are such that the poorest 10% in society now receive 3% of the nation's total income, whereas the richest 10% receive more than a quarter. Wealth (which can be financial, such as savings, or other assets, such as house ownership) is more unequally distributed than income. Since the 1970s we...Nation's leading researchers, scientists reveal findings at occupational therapy conference
...ncern to occupational therapy practitioners and to society as a whole. Home modifications can improve occupational performance, facilitate care giving, improve safety, reduce the need for personal care services, and even delay institutionalization. The Value of Occupational Therapy in Disaster Response Ter...Autism conference reports advances in early diagnosis, role of immune system and more
...al Society for Autism Research, a new professional society that emerged as a result of the conference. Financial support comes from the Autism Society of America, Cure Autism Now, Janssen, the National Alliance for Autism Research and the National Institute of Mental Health. The UC Davis M.I.N.D. (Medical I...Physical pain aggravates majority of Americans, according to poll
...o, in ever-widening circles, family, work and even society in general," Gaeta said. "I'm hoping for not only the clinical care to improve, but for the science to catch up and for us to make some dramatic breakthroughs in pain treatment." Pollsters queried 1,204 adults by phone, April 13-19, 2005. The results...UCI epilepsy researcher receives nation's top neuroscience prize
...overall economic cost of traumatic brain injury to society approaches $45 billion each year. The Soltesz lab uses a combination of experimental and computational modeling techniques to determine the nature of the key alterations that occur in neuronal circuits following head injury, in order to develop new a...Integrated chemical-dependency and mental-health treatment best for adolescents
...the better for the adolescent, their families, and society at large." "It is important for adolescents with drug and alcohol problems to also be assessed for mental health problems, such as depression, anxiety, oppositional defiant disorder and ADHD," said Sterling. "Parents of adolescents entering treatmen...UCLA study assesses cost-effectiveness of Hepatitis B drugs
...he general cost-effectiveness standard accepted by society and many insurers for treating a chronic condition like hepatitis B is roughly $50,000 or less per quality-adjusted life-year gained, which is a standard measure used in assessing the outcome of health care procedures or services. According to Kanwal...Cancer like colonisation for Aboriginal women
...eived cancer as a fatal disease whereas in Western society if you get a diagnosis of cancer early enough, we're all fairly optimistic about treatment." She said Aboriginal Women felt cancer was like colonisation because the disease would control them and the whiteman's hospital system compromised their cult...Hidden costs and invisible contributions of adults characterized as dependent
...s to create a deeper understanding of the place in society of those currently characterized as 'dependent,' specifically older adults and adults with chronic illness or disability. Co-investigator and local organizer Dr Jim Struthers says the symposium will provide an important opportunity for researchers, p...Infants with rare genetic disease saved by cord blood stem cells
...on, but the cost to the child, their family and to society at large is enormous when one considers the burden of caring for a severely disabled child," said Joanne Kurtzberg, senior author of the study. "It's simply impossible to put a price on a child's life." Kurtzberg pioneered the use of umbilical cord b...Umbilical cord-blood transplants save lives of babies with rare genetic disorder
...on, but the cost to the child, their family and to society at large is enormous when one considers the burden of caring for a severely disabled child. It's simply impossible to put a price on a child's life." The study also shows that newborns should be screened for Krabbe's disease, Kurtzberg said. In curr...ESMO Minimum Clinical Recommendations
...logy (ESMO) ESMO is Europe's leading professional society providing education and clinical guidelines for medical oncologists and other healthcare professionals, working to ensure optimal care for cancer patients. Since its inception in 1975 ESMO, currently with nearly 4,500 members throughout Europe and th...Surgery no better than rehabilitation for low back pain
... burden on individuals, the healthcare system, and society as a whole. Direct costs were estimated to be around 1.6bn in the United Kingdom in 1998, and the condition is estimated to account for close to 120 million UK work days lost per year. The trial involved 349 chronic back pain patients from 15 centres...Researchers largely at fault for health risk studies that influence and confuse the public
...nd adolescents exemplifies how research influences society and yet can paint a confusing picture. "In truth, these studies, which received much attention from the press, overestimated the risk and underestimated the benefit of prescribing antidepressants to children and teens. But clinicians and parents alik...... and terrorism. Fear of terrorism is so endemic in society that it is built into people's responses." This third survey suggests that, if there aren't any additional terrorist attacks, people's home desires will continue to move toward pre-9/11 levels, she said. "But it may be a new kind of normal in which ...