American Cancer Society to hold third annual Virtual Relay For Life in Second Life
...ack that encompasses a 512-acre park. Using the theme Quest for a Cure, volunteers are planning to use action adventure movies as inspiration for the games, scenes and activities that will greet participants during this years Relay. The Second Life community continues to show unwavering support, dedic...Cancer on the agenda of the Portuguese EU Council Presidency
...g for aspects related to cancer. Under the broad theme of creating a European Health Strategy, this Round Table will address crucial issues in terms of the EU health agenda, such as facing specific health problems, health determinants, health services and patient mobility. The selection of such topics...Millennium development goals: Are we on track?
...ons, academics and foundations concentrated on the theme Eradicating poverty and hunger Joining forces to make it happen. The conference explored the issues and set the groundwork for the ECOSOCs first Annual Ministerial Review (AMR) this summer in Switzerland. Webb concluded by stating that in order to ...Malaria 2007 -- Progressing research, persisting challenges
...e." "Notably, few submitted manuscripts for this theme issue on malaria evaluated completely novel approaches to the management of this ancient disease. There likely will be a role for vaccine development in disease prevention, but new drugs appear to be few and far between. The recent sequencing of the ...Certain combination therapy found more effective for treating malaria in African children
...rding to a study in the May 23/30 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on malaria. Malaria is one of the leading causes of death in children in Africa. One of the reasons the control of malaria has been difficult is because of increasing resistance to some drugs, leading to changes in antimalarial treatment reco...Diagnostic tests for malaria underused in Zambia
...rding to a study in the May 23/30 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on malaria. The recent introduction of the effective but expensive artemisinin-based (a type of medication) combination therapy for malaria throughout Africa has led to renewed interest in improving the accuracy of diagnosis. The use of rapid...Sight specialists to shed light on vision loss at UH conference
...t optce@uh.edu . "The Continuum of Care," the theme for the symposium, will cover problems ranging from macular degeneration, which is the leading cause of vision loss in Americans aged 65 and older, cataracts solutions and tips for improving daily life. "There are some really small things that ca...Conference to focus on transfer of knowledge from research to practice in emergency medicine
...er and Barney Eskin have assembled 13 high-profile theme leaders who will give attendees the chance to brainstorm with teams and contribute to an ongoing consensus-based process. Principal Chair Eddy Lang, MD, of McGill University and the Jewish General Hospital, recognizes the importance of the conferen...SNM's 54th Annual Meeting speakers address state of molecular imaging/nuclear medicine technologies
...pact on understanding how the brain works. A major theme of Gores work is the development of methods for studying human brain structure and function using magnetic resonance and spectroscopy and for integrating fMRI data with other imaging methods. He is the Chancellors University Professor of radiology an...IOF and EU panel prepare osteoporosis audit
... the occasion of World Osteoporosis Day 2008. The theme for IOFs World Osteoporosis Outreach Campaign 2008-2009 is Stand Tall, Speak Out for Your Bones which will focus on policy change. This 2nd European Union Osteoporosis Audit will be a significant contribution to advance osteoporosis policy not only i...Sustainability of energy, food and water theme of ACS national meeting
...nability of energy, food and water is the featured theme of the 233rd national meeting of the American Chemical Society, March 25-29 in Chicago. Representatives from academia, government and industry will discuss a wide range of topics that fall within this theme, including alternative energy sources, gene...Uninsured often receive less medical care, take longer to improve after sudden health change
...ording to a study in the March 14 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on access to care. Jack Hadley, Ph.D., of the Urban Institute, Washington, D.C., presented the results of the study today at a JAMA media briefing on access to care at the National Press Club. The large and increasing number of uninsured in...A new focus for health care reform -- realigning competition around patient value
...ing to an article in the March 14 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on access to care. The only real solution to the national health care problem is to dramatically increase the value of the care delivered for all the money being spent. And that, the authors argue, is an effort that must be market based, medic...Policy makers, networking agencies told to get their act together for nanoscience
...ope and even fear for the past few years, were the theme of discussion for a recent two-day conference in B...ges and issues were highlighted but one underlying theme remained: nanotechnology has the power to transform healthcare and everyday lives but Europe will lo...Authors of obesity/gas consumption study to speak at Pittsburgh meeting of operations researchers
... Meeting November 5-8 in Pittsburgh. The meeting's theme is Celebrate the Renaissance of Operations Research. Information about the annual meeting is at http://meetings.informs.org/Pittsburgh06/ . Additional plenary speakers include former Secretary of the Treasury Paul O'Neill, IBM Vice President William...Former Treasury Secretery O'Neill will urge scientists in Pittsburgh to speed social change
... Meeting November 5-8 in Pittsburgh. The meeting's theme is Celebrate the Renaissance of Operations Research. Information about the annual meeting is at http://meetings.informs.org/Pittsburgh06/ . Additional plenary speakers include IBM Vice President William Pulleyblank, Patrick Harker, Dean of the Whart...Study identifies possible mechanism for brain damage in Huntington's disease
...of nerve cell dysfunction and death is an emerging theme in neurodegenerative disorders, but the mechanism behind HD has been elusive." HD causes the degeneration and death of cells in the basal ganglia an area deep within the brain particularly in a structure called the striatum. Although the precise...Tibotec Therapeutics announces start of largest US study on HIV treatment in women
...ased focus on women living with HIV/AIDS was a key theme of the recent AIDS 2006 conference in Toronto, Canada. GRACE is an example of the steps that need to be taken to address the evolving HIV epidemic. The development of this trial included extensive collaboration with the HIV community," said Dawn Av...About 5 percent of adults with insomnia use alternative therapies
...ember 18 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, a theme issue on sleep. Approximately 10 to 34 percent of Americans regularly experience difficulty sleeping, also known as insomnia, according to background information in the article. Treatment options include prescription and non-prescription medication......ember 18 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, a theme issue on sleep. Frequent pauses in breathing, labored breathing or reduced breathing during the night are hallmark signs of sleep-related breathing disorder, according to background information in the article. The disorder has been linked to a vari...