Flu experts call for mandatory shots for health care workers
... an outbreak of pandemic influenza. Continue to strengthen leadership, international collaboration, and communication. Continue clarifying lines of authority, holding tabletop exercises, issuing national standards and guidance, and involving experts and stakeholders in discussions and decision-making. Comm...Emory and Finland Public Health Institute to build global health network with $20M Gates grant
...structure around the world. IANPHI's goals are to strengthen and link national public health institutes (NPHIs), facilitate collaboration and collective action, and build a new international community of public health leadership focused on information sharing, networking and advocacy. Jeffrey Koplan, MD, MPH,...St. Jude, El Salvador create research ethics committee
...institutions in high-income countries to create or strengthen existing RECs in low-income countries, the investi...rs and investigators have an ethical obligation to strengthen the ethical review of medical research in the host country. The El Salvador REC enabled the Hospit...New dyslexia theory blames 'noise'
...from intensive training under"noisy" conditions to strengthen their mental templates,said University of Southern California neuroscientistZhong-Lin Lu. Lu was a co-author on three studies, along with lead authorand former USC graduate student Anne Sperling (now atthe National Institute of Mental Health), USC...Congressional action strengthens internal medicine ACP says
...t Medicare payment cuts to physicians will work to strengthen the future of internal medicine, the American College of Physicians (ACP) said today in a statement of appreciation to lawmakers. ACP told members of Congress that it is very pleased that the Medicare physician payment "will avert a 5 percent payme...Liverpool launches 20 million project to develop medicines for children
...n initiative funded by the Department of Health to strengthen and facilitate clinical research across the UK with the aim of improving the quality, speed and coordination of research. The network involves all types of health professionals, the pharmaceutical industry and most importantly, children and parents...Structure essential for brain remodeling identified
...understanding of how cells develop new synapses or strengthen existing synapses, the study may give researchers new ideas for developing drugs that target these critical cellular processes. A variety of neurological disorders, including Alzheimers disease, autism and early forms of age-related memory loss, are ...Georgetown establishes leading institute for global and national health law
... Developing disease surveillance initiatives to strengthen the capacity of health care providers in the detection, screening and reporting of health data, particularly for vulnerable and "silent" populations. Examining the impact of increased life expectancy and other demographic trends and the effect on...Yale School of Medicine awarded $57 million for bench-to-bedside research
...s $31.5 million in new resources that will greatly strengthen clinical research at Yale and $25.8 million to continue existing programs in education and the activities of the General Clinical Research Center at nearby Yale-New Haven Hospital, where medical school scientists have carried out clinical research si...Drug used for advanced cancer could cause exposed bone in jaw
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- A type of drug used to strengthen bones when cancer has spread there may be linked to a side effect that involves deterioration of the jaw bone, according to two new reviews of cancer literature. The condition, called osteonecrosis of the jaw, is marked by exposed bone in the jaw and...MRIs made safe for people with modern defibrillators and pacemakers
... measurements showed that scans did not deplete or strengthen the battery's charge. Indeed, pacemakers and defibrillators performed successfully after the scans without any premature firing or false alarms. Pacemakers and defibrillators are implantable devices used to treat people with an abnormal heartbeat...Muscle cells self-destruct rather than grow with use
...g components of the muscle cytoskeleton that helps strengthen and organize cells. "The muscle, in structure, seems normal at birth," Dr. Takayama says. "But after four days, their Z-disc structure is disrupted." Myofibrils, thin, cylindrical filaments that run the length of muscle cells, then begin to degenera...Certification of UK doctors would improve quality of care
...r recently recommended certification of doctors to strengthen professional regulation. Specialist certification ...alidation within the UK context, provides a way to strengthen and bolster that vital protection and reassurance....NASA technology helping injured US troops
...ery day and even using SAM to perform exercises to strengthen his leg muscles." The SAM walker, born by way of... to stand on their own. "SAM helps us to help them strengthen their whole lower body. The technology has a lot of promise," said Castleberry. "It's very importa...Strokes will cost US $2.2 trillion by 2050 if prevention & treatment don't improve
...roke in African Americans and Latinos further, and strengthen efforts to improve stroke prevention and acute stroke treatment for all patients, but especially these two groups," says senior author Lewis Morgenstern, M.D., professor of neurology, neurosurgery and emergency medicine at U-M and director of the U-M...Routine use of Hib vaccine could lead to virtual elimination of killer disease in Africa
...o implement programs to improve health systems and strengthen surveillance networks. This study further supports the WHO's Strategic advisory Group of Experts (SAGE) and Africa's Task Force on Immunization's recommendations for global implementation of Hib vaccine and suggests that routine use could help re...New hope in cancer vaccines emerges as novel therapies are developed and tested
...ria or a virus (see sidebar). They are designed to strengthen the body's natural defenses against a cancer that has already developed, and this could stop an existing tumor from growing further, prevent cancer from coming back after it has been treated, or eliminate cancer cells not killed by previous treatment...Penn researchers examine the effects of meditation on early cognitive impairment
... exercise for the brain which enables the brain to strengthen itself and battle the unknown processes working to weaken it. We want to keep the mind sharp and work that muscle," Newberg adds. "We might see improvements in baseline activity levels in the brain and these patients might be able to activate their b...Tuberculosis must be tackled among socially excluded groups
...s in London clearly illustrates the urgent need to strengthen tuberculosis control among socially excluded groups. The occurrence of tuberculosis in England closely reflects indices of poverty and overcrowding, they add. If the major determinants of a disease are social, so must be the remedies. Tuberculos...UCLA leads national effort to address New Orleans' mental health needs
...ure that they are taking care of themselves and to strengthen their emotional reserves, said Mays, whose UCLA center is funded by the National Institutes of Health EXPORT program. She noted that many health care and mental health care professionals have not returned to New Orleans. The multiethnic, multidenom...