Governor Howard Dean to Appear at Barnes and Noble in Union Square

Former Vermont Governor to sign new book on healthcare reform BURLINGTON, Vt., July 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Howard Dean will appear Barnes and Noble's Union Square location in New York City to sign his new book, Howard Dean's Prescription for Real Healthcare ...

Governor Howard Dean to Appear at A Capella Books Event in Atlanta

BURLINGTON, Vt., July 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Governor Howard Dean will appear at an A Capella book event at Manuel's Tavern in Atlanta, GA to sign his new book, Howard Dean's Prescription for Real Healthcare Reform ( www.deanshealthcare.com ). During his appearance Dean will make brief remar...

Dr. Dean Dornic Certified to Perform Artificial Cornea Transplant

Eye Specialists of Carolina announced that medical director, Dr. Dean Dornic, has been certified to perform corneal transplants with the AlphaCor artificial cornea. (Vocus) June 15, 2009 -- Eye Specialists of Carolina announced that medical director, Dr. Dean Dornic, ha...

UTSA Dean George Perry co-edits textbook chronicling four decades of Alzheimer's research

(San Antonio) Two of the world's leading Alzheimer's researchers have co-edited a book critically synthesizing the major new developments in the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease. Building upon a 2007 Alzheimer's disease conference held in Chile, George Perry, dean of the College of...

Joseph C. Kolars, M.D., to be U-M Medical School's First Senior Associate Dean for Education and Global Initiatives

ANN ARBOR, Mich., May 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Joseph C. Kolars, M.D., has been named the University of Michigan Medical School's first Senior Associate Dean for Education and Global Initiatives, effective June 1, pending the approval of the U-M Board of Regents. Kolars will serve as...

Howard Dean to Join McKenna Long and Aldridge LLP

Chairman Emeritus of the DNC bolsters firm's national government affairs practice WASHINGTON, March 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Governor Howard Dean -- a nationally recognized political figure, presidential candidate and six term Governor -- has agreed to serve as an independent consultant exclusive to...

Gov. Howard Dean to Deliver Health Care Speech to Summit at National Institutes of Health

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Wednesday, December 17th Governor Howard Dean will deliver a speech at the National Institutes of Health Summit: The Science of Eliminating Health Disparities in National Harbor, MD. The summit will be held in conjunction with the Nation...

Gov. Howard Dean to Deliver Keynote Address at eHealth Initiative

WASHINGTON, Dec. 2 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Thursday December 4th Governor Howard Dean will deliver the Keynote address at eHealth Initiative's conference in Washington, DC entitled, "Taking the Pulse of Health IT: A Critical Review of Progress Over the Last Five Years and Key Rec...

Statement of DNC Chairman Howard Dean on World AIDS Day

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean today issued the following statement commemorating World AIDS Day on its 20th Anniversary: (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20080519/DNCLOGO ) "It's been 20 years since the...

Senator Dean Barkley Pledges Action on HIV/AIDS Epidemic

ST. PAUL, Minn., Oct. 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Dean Barkley, candidate for US Senate from Minnesota, has signed a pledge to support a comprehensive strategy to fight HIV/AIDS in the US and around the world. "We hope that Al Franken, Norm Coleman and other candidates from Minnesota will ...

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Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine Herald New Agreement To Continue Forty-Plus Year Historic Relationship

...framework that will streamline collaborations in clinical, research and teaching programs," said Allen M. Spiegel, MD, The Marilyn and Stanley M. Katz dean of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. "The agreement is forward looking and fortifies each of our missions and core programs," said Ste...

GeoVax Labs, Inc. Announces Results of 2009 Annual Shareholders Meeting

...nnual Meeting of Shareholders and until their successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified. They are: Donald Hildebrand, Andrew Kandalepas, dean Kollintzas, Robert McNally, Harriet Robinson, John Spencer and Peter Tsolinas. Additionally, stockholders ratified the appointment of Porter Keadle M...

School of Dentistry Studies Link Between Oral Health and Memory

... more reason to keep their mouths clean -- to brush and floss -- than ever," said Richard Crout, D.M.D., Ph.D., an expert on gum disease and associate dean for research in the WVU School of Dentistry. "You'll not only be more likely to keep your teeth, but you'll also reduce your risk of heart attack, str...

Boston Scientific Launches Third-Generation Platinum Chromium Drug-Eluting Stent

.... "It is particularly important to have a range of options when selecting the right treatment for patients with challenging coronary lesions," said dean J. Kereiakes, M.D., Medical Director at The Christ Hospital Heart and Vascular Center and The Lindner Research Center in Cincinnati, Ohio and a princi...

AUA Guideline: Full Kidney Removal Not Necessary for All Kidney Tumors

... during the AUA Annual Meeting in Chicago, IL. For more information on covering the press conference or to schedule an interview, please contact Lacey dean at LDean@AUAnet.org " target="_new"> LDean@AUAnet.org . Panel Members included: Steven C. Campbell, MD, PhD, Co-Chair; Arie Belldegrun, MD; Mi...

Generic Substitutes Less Effective/Safe Than Branded Medications in Treating Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms

...utside normal briefing times. To arrange an interview with an expert, please contact the AUA Communications Office at the number below or e-mail Lacey dean at LDean@AUAnet.org " target="_new"> LDean@AUAnet.org . Kaplan, S; Chung, D; Sandhu, J; Te, A. Generic substitutes are neither as safe nor eff...

New Body of Research Suggests Statin Use Benefits Multiple Areas of Urologic Health

...utside normal briefing times. To arrange an interview with an expert, please contact the AUA Communications Office at the number below or e-mail Lacey dean at LDean@AUAnet.org " target="_new"> LDean@AUAnet.org . About the American Urological Association: Founded in 1902 and headquartered near...

Increased Mortality Associated With Nocturia

...utside normal briefing times. To arrange an interview with an expert, please contact the AUA Communications Office at the number below or e-mail Lacey dean at LDean@AUAnet.org " target="_new"> LDean@AUAnet.org . Nakagawa, H; Niu, K; Hozawa, A; Ikeda, Y; Kaiho, Y; Masuda-Ohmori, K; Nagatomi, R; Tsu...

Obesity Associated With Higher Risk for Urinary Tract Infections

...utside normal briefing times. To arrange an interview with an expert, please contact the AUA Communications Office at the number below or e-mail Lacey dean at LDean@AUAnet.org " target="_new"> LDean@AUAnet.org . Semins, M; Shore, A; Steele, K; Makary, M; Matlaga, B. The effect of increasing body m...

Men Treated for Localized Prostate Cancer Could Benefit From Pomegranate Juice Consumption

...utside normal briefing times. To arrange an interview with an expert, please contact the AUA Communications Office at the number below or e-mail Lacey dean at LDean@AUAnet.org " target="_new"> LDean@AUAnet.org . Pantuck, A; Zomorodian, N; Rettig, M; Aronson, W; Heber, D; Belldegrun, A. Long term f...

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Neuropsychiatry

...prochement of neurology and psychiatry, forming a speciality above and beyond a subspecialty of psychiatry. For example, Professor Joseph B. Martin, dean of Harvard Medical School and a neurologist by training, has summarized the argument for reunion: "the separation of the two categories is arbitra...

Ramón Carrillo

...isely who persuaded Ramón Carrillo of collaborating in planifying the national health polítics. Soon afterwards Carrillo, at age 39, briefly served as dean of the Medicine Faculty, acting as a go-between in a fierce, highly politized, Left-Right university conflict. For early 1946 , both sides were resen...

Sexual orientation and medicine

...th organization replaces its categorization of homosexuality as a mental illness with the diagnosis of ego-dystonic homosexuality. 1993 Dr. dean Hamer publishes a paper suggesting a genetic component to sexual orientation. [3] 1995 Saquinavir , the first protease inhibitor is ap...

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Water Birth

...ed by Russian Igor Tjarkovsky in the 1960's, ... However, the First International Water Birth Conference, held in the UK in 1995, ... Mary and dean tried water birth for the first time with their daughter Aubrey's delivery. ... I think the reason I like water birth so much is the baby's ...

Shellfish

...ts ... How to Read a Label for a Shellfish -Free Diet. The Food Allergy News Cookbook ... Indulge your taste buds with Seafood Shellfish from dean & DeLuca, showcasing an exclusive selection of fine gourmet food, gift baskets, wine and more. Order today. Looking for shellfish recipes? A...

Pharmacology

...cology . ... ... a Visiting Professorship in Pharmacology at Tufts University in honor ... of Dr. Louis Lasagna, Professor of Pharmacology and dean of the Sackler School ... Chapter 31: Gonadal Physiology and Pharmacology . Practice question set #1 ... This Web-based pharmacology and diseas...

Nocturia

...d nocturia . ... But, persons with nocturia get up more than once during the night to urinate. ... Evaluation of Nocturia in the Elderly | By dean A Kujubu, MD; Sherif R Aboseif, MD ... 500 NE Multnomah St., Suite 100, Portland, OR 97232. 503-813-3286 / fax: ... Nocturia is having to get up...

Homeopathy

...cures, homeopathy books, information, software ... Endeavour College of Natural Health - A Commitment to Homeopathy ... Dr. Andre Saine DC ND, dean of the Academy. Practice and teaching is based on a twenty year study of homeopathy . Includes information about references on the subject. Home...

Hair

...in this article. ... KidsHealth>Teens>Your Body>Taking Care of Your Body>Taking Care of Your Hair ... Choose hair products by Chaz dean - WEN hair care includes conditioner that eliminates the need for ordinary shampoo and leaves hair strengthened and moisturized. - - Special...

Compulsion

...room drama tells the story of two wealthy psychopaths (Bradford Dillman and dean Stockwell) who consider... Directed by Richard Fleischer. With Orson Welles, Diane Varsi, dean Stockwell. ... Discuss this movie with other users on IMDb message board fo...

Aldolase

...milies, represented by multiple sequence alignments and hidden Markov models (HMMs) ... KDPG and KHG aldolase ... Disclaimer. Copyright 2003 Dr. dean R. Tolan, Biology Department, Boston University, Boston, MA ... "Human aldolase A gene. ... "Crystal structure of human muscle aldolase comp...

Acoustic

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US Senate confirms Clemson University engineering Dean Esin Gulari to National Science Board

The U.S. Senate has confirmed the appointment of Esin Gulari, dean of the College of Engineering and Science at Clemson University, to serve on the National Science Board (NSB). President George W. Bush nominated Gulari for the post along with six other distinguished scientists. "This is a trem...

Nanodiamonds deliver insulin for wound healing

...hed online July 26 by the journal Biomaterials. "This study introduces the concept of nanodiamond-mediated release of therapeutic proteins," said dean Ho, assistant professor of biomedical engineering and mechanical engineering at the McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science. Ho led the re...

University of Minnesota research leads to new technology to protect human health

...is Initiative. "This is an example of how a small but strategic investment in scientific research can make a big difference," says Robert P. Elde, dean of the College of Biological Sciences and interim director of the Biotechnology Institute. Melamine was originally used to make durable plastic fo...

University of Miami receives stimulus funds for study of hurricane impacts on structures, ecosystems

...ill help us further investigate how hurricanes and other extreme weather phenomena affect our natural and manmade environment," said Dr. Roni Avissar, dean of the Rosenstiel School at the University of Miami. "The facility will allow us to continue to expand our research capabilities and attract the highe...

$20 million NIH grant to transform clinical research at UIC

...s at UIC as well as great collaborations with the Urbana-Champaign campus, and the medical campuses at Peoria and Rockford," said Dr. Joseph Flaherty, dean of the UIC College of Medicine. The scope of the collaborations make the UIC center "unique as a statewide translational science program," he said....

$29.4 million grant establishes CTSI at NYU in partnership with Health and Hospitals Corporation

...ole in our shared goal of transforming medical research and reducing healthcare disparities in New York City and beyond," said Robert I. Grossman, MD, dean and CEO of NYU Langone Medical Center. "This grant recognizes the extraordinary researchers and scientists at NYU and its School of Medicine and buil...

Mount Sinai's Dr. Benjamin tenOever to be honored by White House

...f Dr. tenOever's work and contributions will help us further the study of viral infection," said Dennis S. Charney, M.D., the Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz dean of Mount Sinai School of Medicine and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs at The Mount Sinai Medical Center. "Mount Sinai's ability to secur...

SF State professor honored by President Obama for science mentoring

...d in the United States because many students have not had appropriate encouragement and opportunity to pursue scientific careers," said Sheldon Axler, dean of the College of Science and Engineering. "Frank Bayliss has created an imaginative array of programs that help students succeed in science, with a p...

Natural compound stops retinopathy

...r pharmaceutical companies to target," said Jay Ma, the principal investigator on the project and a research partner at the OU Health Sciences Center, dean A. McGee Eye Institute and the Harold Hamm Oklahoma Diabetes Center. Diabetic retinopathy is the most common diabetic eye disease and a leading c...

Reading the brain without poking it

... and computer engineering; Kyle Thomson, a doctoral student in bioengineering; and Richard Brown, professor of electrical and computer engineering and dean of the university's College of Engineering. Microelectrodes on the Brain May Last Longer than Those Poking Inside Not only are the e...

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Navitas Names Dr. Dean Gesme as Medical Director

DENVER, Oct. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Navitas Cancer Rehabilitation Centers of America, Inc. (Navitas), the market leader in providing integrated and comprehensive cancer rehabilitation services, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dean H. Gesme, Jr., M.D. as Corporate Medical Director. In ad...

Sonic Foundry appoints Engineering Dean and Cometa CEO to Board of Directors

MADISON - Sonic Foundry, Inc. , today announced the addition of two new members to its board of directors, Paul Peercy and Gary Weis. The Madison-based media communications company hopes to broaden the higher education and telecommunications market experience of its board of directors with the ...

UW Medical School dean to return to research

Philip M. Farrell The University of Wisconsin Medical Schools dean of more than a decade plans to leave administrative office at the end of 2005 to go back to research. Philip M. Farrell is a pediatric pulmonologist whose studies focus on cystic fibrosis, an inherited condition that leads t...

UW-M engineering dean heads for promising medical business

Milwaukee As William D. Gregory, dean of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee's school of engineering, leaves his post behind, he has more to look forward to than fewer budget headaches. Gregory, who is stepping down as dean of UW-M's College of Engineering and Applied Science in June, will ...

UWM research dean promotes building boom

Milwaukee, Wis. - Abbas Ourmazd could look 80 miles to the west and be extremely jealous of the pace of building at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He's not. UW-Madison is an institution he deeply admires, but he also believes his own institution, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, ha...

Medical College grad school dean Bill Hendee to retire

Wauwatosa, Wis. - William R. Hendee will retire effective June 30 as dean of the Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences at the Medical College of Wisconsin , and devote more time to editing a leading scientific journal. Hendee, who also will retire as president of the MCW Research Foundation,...

UW-Madison dean predicts bio-economy will fuel Wisconsin

Madison, Wis. - Molly Jahn is a realist, and she's telling anyone within ear shot that Wisconsin has a realistic chance to lead the drive toward energy independence. Molly Jahn The new dean of the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences (CALS) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison , J...

IT is critical for economic growth, says UW business dean

Madison, Wis. — To find the catalyst for the United States' economic growth over the past 10 years including the nation's astounding 26 percent gain in productivity look no further than market flexibility and incentives, says University of Wisconsin Business School Dean Michael Knetter. ...

UW-Madison medical school names new dean

Madison, Wis. Robert N. Golden, vice dean of the University of North Carolina School of Medicine and former chair of the UNC Department of Psychiatry, has been named the dean of University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health. Golden, 52, will assume the SMPH top leadersh...

UWM accepts resignation of research dean

Milwaukee, Wis. - The resignation of University of Wisconsin- Milwaukee vice chancellor of research Abbas Ourmazd was made official today in a statement released by the university. UWM Chancellor Carlos E. Santiago accepted the resignation Friday, the university said. Ourmazd, who also serv...

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Evolution

...tic scientists that the stories of the creation in the Judeo-Christian Bible could not be reconciled with reality. Certain religious geologists like dean William Buckland in England, Edward Hitchcock in America and Hugh Miller in Scotland continued to explain the evidence in terms of a universal d...

Ichthyology

...East Indies Marcus Elieser Bloch George Albert Boulenger Edward Drinker Cope Georges Cuvier Francis Day - India Bashford dean Carl H. Eigenmann Samuel Garman Charles Henry Gilbert Theodore Nicholas Gill Charles Girard George Brown Goode Albert G...

Louis Pasteur

...s doctoral thesis on crystallography got him a position of professor of chemistry at the Facult (College) of Strasbourg . In 1854, he was named dean of the new College of Science in Lille . In 1857, he was made administrator and director of scientific studies of the cole Normale Suprieure . ...

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Phylogenesis

... (1999) is a science fiction novel written by Alan dean Foster. The full title is sometimes shown as Phyl...g of the Commonwealth, Bk 1) (9780345418616): Alan dean Foster: Books Shop for Phylogenesis - Books a...back|Fictio n|Fiction Genres|Ballantine Books|Alan dean Foster|Founding of the Commonwealth, phylogene...

Heteroduplex analysis

...roduplex analysis over a wide temperature gradient allows for simultaneous ... Other methods such as heteroduplex analysis (HDA; Gerrard and dean 1998), single ... Heteroduplex analysis has a distinct advantage over SSCP in that there is either ... Heteroduplex analysis by capillary ...