The Bottleneck in Neuroblastoma
...e British journal Lancet. Maris is among the world leaders in neuroblastoma research, with a lab holding tissue samples from 5,000 patients--the world's largest sample collection for the disease. In his paper, Maris reviews new approaches to treatments for a particularly challenging set of patients--childr...Madhya Pradesh Bans Use of Vibrating Condoms
...e of condoms and arrest the spread of AIDS. BJP leaders had earlier banned sex education in the state, afraid that the graphics and pictorial descriptions in course material would corrupt innocent minds....Two MSU Professors Spearhead International Water Project
...by the National Science Foundation (NSF), the team leaders are bringing together domestic and international expertise, as well as investing in students, to develop water purifying strategies using what are called membrane-based technologies. Membrane-based technologies selectively remove things such as ch...U.S. Preventive Medicine(R) Encourages the International Community to Embrace Prevention
... Journal, persuading hospital executives, business leaders and consumers to embrace a prevention-based model of healthcare. This week Christopher Fey, Chairman and CEO of U.S. Preventive Medicine(R) and its subsidiary, Preventive Medicine International (TM), arrived in The United Arab Emirates (UAE) to begin...West Told to Stop Blaming China for Pollution
...bal warming problems, said business and government leaders at the World Economic Forum on East Asia meeting in Singapore. Singling out China is pointless, said Nor Mohamed Yakcop, Malaysia's second minister of finance. "It's wrong. There should not be hypocrisy," he added. Yakcop noted that polluting fac...Computerized Doctors Order Reduce Prescription Errors
... University Medical Center in Nashville, have been leaders in integrating computerized prescriptions, experts say. It takes 12 to 36 months to implement computerized prescribing system, Gumpper said. Currently, no industry standard system exists. Some hospitals use systems created in-house, while others us...India Records Substantial Decline in Polio Cases
...couraging. The government, WHO, NGOs and religious leaders are working in tandem to battle the disease,' said...o with any religion and we appeal to all religious leaders to lend their support to wipe out polio from India,' he said. The ministry has also asked the Bih...Back to Basics in Health in Advanced Countries Now
... treating patients with dignity and respect, union leaders stressed the need to improve the "patient experience". Prentis said the new health secretary should listen more to NHS staff and "switch the focus from endless and costly reorganisations and privatisation to more compassionate, patient-centred he...Experts in Istanbul Seek Nature and Measure of Happiness
... Policy." "But how well informed are in fact the leaders about what people want, feel and believe? We must seek tools that can improve rational policy-making." Professor Ruut Veenhoven of Erasmus University in Rotterdam said that in future statistics had to take into account how happy people felt they we...Indian Doctor Based in California Bags NECO Award
...x US presidents as well as Nobel Prize winners and leaders of industry, education, arts, sports and government. Both the US House of Representatives and Senate have officially recognised the Ellis Island Medals of Honor. The names of its recipients are listed in the Congressional record....Kerala Health Minister Charged for Infant Deaths in a Hospital
...Tuesday courtesy a local TV channel and since then leaders of all political parties, minus the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist, have staged protests at the hospital leading to clashes with the police. The Hospital Development Committee met under the leadership of the district collector and asked th...70-year-old, Three Sons Seek Mercy Death
..., neither government officials nor local political leaders have done anything for Hakimuddin's family. Finally they have appealed for mercy death. "In my letter to the President of India, prime minister and Orissa chief minister, I have urged them to take responsibility for my sons or else allow us to end ...Disabled Orissa Brothers Lives Saved by Timely Intervention
..., neither government officials nor local political leaders did anything for his family. "In my letter to the President of India, prime minister and Orissa chief minister, I have urged them to take responsibility for my sons or else allow us to end our lives," Hakimuddin had said. Meanwhile, his sons hav......ernal and child health sciences division, are team leaders of a research group that has zeroed in on one of the causes of cot death a flaw in the production of glucose. Elaborating on the challenge in front of them, Professor Burchell said, Figuring out why some babies and not others are more susceptible ...Number of Syphilis Cases Rising Among MSM in U.S.
...homosexual and bisexual communities, public health leaders and the medical establishment for failing to get across a message of prevention, citing "safe-sex fatigue" after the advent of antiretroviral drugs. "Once these wonder drugs came along, [HIV-positive people] no longer saw HIV as a death sentence, and...Sports Physiotherapy Boosted by New International Qualification
...se Medicine, to become recognised as international leaders in healthcare training. The sports physiotherapy programme has been developed in consultation with physiotherapists, professional bodies and allied healthcare associations. Following the graduation of the first cohort of students we hope that the...Britains Complacent Attitude To Uptake Of New Cancer Drugs Revealed
...hand, Austria, France, Switzerland and the US were leaders in using new cancer drugs. The study, published in cancer journal Annals of Oncology, was documented by Dr Nils Wilking, clinical oncologist at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, and Dr Bengt Jonsson, director of the Centre for Health ...Teens Need to Eat More Fruits, Veggies to Prevent Obesity
...ld be huge, Foltz said. Clinicians and community leaders need to focus on these four, simple goals to get the message across to adolescents and families that small changes can reap lifelong benefits, Foltz said. Doctors should be talking to their patients about nutrition, physical activity and screen time,...Three-year-old Abandoned in Box Meant for Unwanted Babies in Japan
...e find triggered a wave of outrage among political leaders on Tuesday, with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe saying "Anonymously throwing out a child is unacceptable." He urged parents to consult social workers for help if raising children gets too tough. The hospital has refused to comment on the case, citing pr...... at Princess Margaret Hospital is one of the world leaders in terms of PDT delivery, said Dr. Christopher Paige, Vice President, Research and Senior Scientist Division of Stem Cell and Developmental Biology, Ontario Cancer Institute. The cooperation between Dr. Zheng and Dr. Wilson, even before Dr. Zheng joi...