ISHLT updates guidelines for heart and lung transplants
...e is a lot of knowledge out there that is robustly worthy of our support."...Rush designated Center of Excellence by Huntington's Disease Society of America
...ration of affected persons, our commitment to this worthy patient family grows. Huntington's disease is a devastating inherited disease, but we are poised on the threshold of discovering effective treatments. This grant will allow us to increase our commitment to this deserving community." The HDSA Center o...Short on time, long on feeling: Study suggests deadlines intensify emotions
...ved little attention," Teuscher said. "It would be worthy of further investigation both in the fields of life-span development and decision-making."...Parasite genome sequences offer hope for new drugs and vaccines, Science studies say
... would be effective against all three parasites, a worthy goal given the fact that there are currently no vaccines for these diseases, and only a few drugs, most of which are inadequate due to resistance, toxicity or expense. The sequencing initiative also identified genes specific to each parasite and thi...Experts discuss use of human stem cells in ape and monkey brains
...ies that are unique to humans in ways that make us worthy of higher moral status? What sets one primate, including us, apart from another primate, cognitively speaking? "There are biblical injunctions and secular reflection over the course of centuries, but nothing is certain or universally accepted, eithe...Armed forces search for ways to improve survival in the combat zone
...litary in determining which emerging products were worthy of further review and potential future funding. Of the 59 pre-proposals, 49 were in the pre-clinical stage of development, in which a product's effects and toxicity are evaluated using animal models and cell cultures. Ten of the pre-proposals were i...Justice at workplace associated with reduced risk of coronary heart disease
...uggest that organizational justice is also a topic worthy of consideration in health research."...Regular physical activity may strenghten knee cartilage
...se on cartilage. The conclusion, however, remains worthy of serious consideration: "Exercise may have important implications for disease prevention in patients at risk of developing knee OA."...Research by Mailman School of Public Health cites New Jersey's high healthcare costs
...ts to the state's hospital assistance program as a worthy innovation, targeting funds directly at needy patients rather than at the hospitals themselves. "The most broadly studied health policy innovations in New Jersey have been the individual and small group health plans. But it has been highly debatab...Annals of Internal Medicine tip sheet for Dec. 6, 2005
...e study affirms that "hospital-at-home care offers worthy net benefits" but does not provide objective evidence to judge the health or economic benefits of this type of care (Editorial, p. 840)....'Doctor Franklin's Medicine' explores founding father's vast medical legacy
...He also informed people about dangerous epidemics, worthy new cures and medical quackery. "Religious dogma, grandiose formulations and the gripping tentacles of the past did not hold him back, and he was anxious to develop and share medical ideas with anyone, anywhere," Finger writes. "Physicians all across...Flu not the only germ threat this time of year
...hough flu gets all the press, RSV is a stealth bug worthy of attention too. Ann Falsey, M.D., and Edward Walsh, M.D., faculty members in the University's Infectious Disease Unit of the Department of Medicine, have found that RSV affects elderly and high-risk adults as much as the flu. In a paper published l...UQ Australian of the Year will continue to fight for women's health
...n the backburner and that quality alone makes him worthy of the title 'Australian of the Year'," Professor Greenfield said....Public education key to ending bureaucratic regulation that stifles medical research
...ays by researchers, which results in important and worthy projects being delayed or blocked entirely. The Lancet comments: "Better public education about how research works and about the benefits that can accrue from investigation of population data is urgently needed, as is the need to convey the message ...Ronald Breslow to receive 2006 Othmer Gold Medal
...at really amazes Ron's colleagues and makes him so worthy of the Othmer Gold Medal is the astonishing range of important chemical fields that he's pioneered and continues to tackle." Ron Breslow is the author of about 400 publications, including a widely acclaimed 1996 book "Chemistry Today and Tomorrow: Th...Elsevier congratulates its award winning authors and editors
...om the beginning eight years ago that this was a worthy and worthwhile project and one that will make a real difference in the study of anatomy for medical students all over the world." Four other Elsevier titles were also given significant recognition at yesterday's award ceremony. Awards were recei...Gender practices inhibit men from being better dads
...re, or housework) were expected, and not viewed as worthy of notice," the authors state. On the contrary, highly responsive fathers tended not to operate from a set of assumptions that viewed women as homemakers and men as providers/protectors. Instead it was equal power between the spouses. By conducting...HUP welcomes a Swedish invasion
...edish Team will have accumulated a series of cases worthy of further study. "Between the observation and the case reports they will have a much better understanding just in case they are ever presented with something similar," added Braslow. "It's a natural part of what we do so we are more than happy to he...Karen Duff receives prestigious prize for Alzheimer's research
...ters under the age of 3. "There couldn't be a more worthy winner of the Potamkin Prize, nor a better role model for women in science," says Hardy.......illness susceptibility are particularly robust and worthy of comment. The finding is unique and is consistent with volumes of research on the linkages between the brain, behavior and immunity."...