New AMA Ad Emphasizes Common Ground on Health Reform, Shares Vision to Fix Broken System
CHICAGO, July 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Underscoring the need for meaningful health system reform for America's patients and physicians, the American Medical Association (AMA) is running an ad today emphasizing common ground on health reform to remember what's at stake - access to ca...OMTEC's Opening Keynote Emphasizes Increasing Demand for Orthopaedic Procedures
CHAGRIN FALLS, Ohio, June 24 /PRNewswire/ -- Renowned orthopaedic industry expert, Shirley A. Engelhardt, kicked off the 5th Annual Orthopaedic Manufacturing & Technology Exposition and Conference (OMTEC), reminding attendees that 6.5 billion people on the planet will one day need orthopaedic ...American Society for Microbiology Emphasizes Hand Hygiene as Flu Protective Measure
Educational Resources Available WASHINGTON, May 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As H1N1 influenza A (swine flu) spreads, keeping hands clean is one of the most important ways to prevent infection and illness. "Frequent handwashing is probably the single most effective and simplest intervention ...Milliman Care Guidelines(R) 2009 Release Emphasizes Efficiency, Quality Solutions
Enhancements to Interactive Workflow Tool, Emerging Technology Authorizations Among Highlights SEATTLE, April 7 /PRNewswire/ -- Milliman Care Guidelines LLC, A Milliman Company, today announced release of its 13th Edition of the Care Guidelines clinical guidelines and software to more than ...PA Education Secretary Emphasizes Importance of Breakfast for Student Performance
Department Announces Steps to Increase Participation in the School Breakfast Program HARRISBURG, Pa., March 24 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Education Secretary Gerald L. Zahorchak today ate breakfast with 3rd graders from Harrisburg City School District to highlight school breakfast programs an...Photos: Georgia Pecan Campaign Emphasizes Nutritional Importance of Breakfast
ATLANTA, Oct. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- The Georgia Pecan Commission has launched "Georgia Pecans Fit! for Breakfast," a new campaign that emphasizes healthy morning eating habits. It is being promoted with new findings from a survey of EatingWell.com newsletter subscribers, information about the hea...AHCA Emphasizes Quality Improvement in America's Nursing Homes
CMS "Five-Star" Should Include More Components to Fully Measure Quality WASHINGTON, June 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Health Care Association (AHCA) today commended the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) for their commitment to quality nursing home care through the n...June 2009 Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource Highlights Summer Skin Problems, Low Vision and Pilates
...it: puh-LAH-teez. The June issue of Mayo Clinic Women's HealthSource addresses this increasingly popular low-impact fitness technique. Pilates emphasizes mind-body connection and breath control to build strength, endurance and flexibility, particularly in the trunk muscles. Many women opt for Pila...Newly Published Article Details How PGS Techniques Directly Effect Successful Pregnancy Outcomes
...hat errors can be made along the way. The article, published in the latest edition of Fertility and Sterility, details when PGS should be used, emphasizes proper embryo biopsy technique and reveals the most common errors made with the ultimate goal of educating clinics, embryologists and other experts to...CVS Caremark Data Confirms Improved Outcomes for Women with Osteoporosis Who are Adherent to Therapy
...er, as in most observational studies, the causal nature of this relationship cannot be strictly determined. "The National Osteoporosis Foundation emphasizes the importance of patient adherence and persistence to a prescribed treatment regimen in order to get the maximum benefit from a medication," said Rob...University of Redlands Student Cody Unser Documentary Run to Start Today in L.A.
...st universities in the nation by U.S. News & World Report. Since its founding in 1907, the university has been committed to a mission that emphasizes academic rigor, personal development and interdisciplinary studies. In the residential College of Arts and Sciences, 2,400 graduate and under...CareHere's Electronic Medication System Proves 100 Percent Effective in Response to Recall
... and prevent dangerous drug interactions, dosage errors and allergic reactions. In addition to providing primary care services, CareHere strongly emphasizes preventive medical care with a variety of wellness programs that have produced positive results in clinics nationwide. For more information abou...New Aspirin Recommendation Can Help Prevent Heart Attacks & Strokes, Says Partnership for Prevention
...tnership's Task Force and chief of general internal medicine at the University of North Carolina , commented that, "The updated USPSTF recommendation emphasizes the importance of considering the potential benefits and downsides of using aspirin for cardiovascular prevention. It's clear that discussing aspirin...Carnegie donates landmark clones to biology
...to control uptake and prevent toxicity. "The newly donated 2010 clones will now be used to see how common such regulation by neighbors is. It also emphasizes the importance and the potential that the new clones have for understanding a spectrum of problems from kidney diseases to engineering better crops," ...Animal and plant communication at the ESA Annual Meeting
... produce, the benefits outweigh the costs, says Whitehead. "Here, the bugs have tapped into a resource in a competition-free space," she says. "It emphasizes that even the most classic examples of mutualism in nature are not infallible." Pitcher plants' red colors don't attract prey Pitcher plant...Urban water ecology at the ESA annual meeting
... of energy. Lower energy intake can slow growth and compromise fish reproduction, she says, which will ultimately lead to population declines. But she emphasizes that even a small amount of shoreline vegetation can serve as insect habitat. "Our shorelines need to remain as intact as possible, with a mix of tr...UC San Diego engineer provides insights to decades-old DNA squabble
...otal number of variables in the system by eliminating the variables that are not important at the length and time scales of interest. "This research emphasizes how engineering tools can provide new insights into biology," he added. "When we talk about cancer and its link to abnormal gene regulation, we hav...PNNL scientist garners early career presidential award
...lar processes occur when injected carbon dioxide meets what's underground. According to Mike Kluse, PNNL's laboratory director, Tartakovsky's award emphasizes the importance of computational science in solving complex energy and environmental challenges. "Alex has been developing and using computational ...Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology: New patient radiation safety guidelines
...sistant professor at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, Mass. This radiation management guideline, tailored to interventional radiology practice, emphasizes the need for increased diligence to safely manage the risks of radiation exposure from such procedures as embolization (including chemoembolization fo...Study on keeping nuclear bombs from US ports shows misplaced fear over cargo scanning cost
...ted by the international community can only handle a small percentage of the total load," the authors maintain. "An alternate inspection protocol that emphasizes screening (a rapid primary scan of all containers, followed by a more careful secondary scan of only a few containers that fail the primary test) hold...Researchers observe single protein dimers wavering between two symmetrically opposed structures
...tists say their discovery, published in the online Early Edition of in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences ( PNAS ) on June 8, 2009, emphasizes that such shape shifting by proteins is a common way of regulating cellular activities. This direct view provides a neat example of the dynamic and co...RadMD First to Offer CME-Certified Education and Training For Medical Imaging in Clinical Trials
...g in clinical trials. The curricula were developed to reduce bias, increase data reliability and improve the accuracy of the results. "The FDA emphasizes the role of training trial personnel but there are no standards in place to govern the use of medical imaging for this purpose," said Dr. Richard Patt...Study on keeping nuclear bombs from US ports shows misplaced fear over cargo scanning cost
...ted by the international community can only handle a small percentage of the total load," the authors maintain. "An alternate inspection protocol that emphasizes screening (a rapid primary scan of all containers, followed by a more careful secondary scan of only a few containers that fail the primary test) hold...Stanford researchers find a quicker, cheaper way to sort isotopes
...an alternative to isotope ratio mass spectrometry. However, this is still 10 to 30 times less accurate than isotope ratio mass spectrometers. The team emphasizes that their current results are preliminary and are only used to demonstrate the viability of their technique. "My goal is to become better than an...Bilayer graphene gets a bandgap
...electronic states through electrical doping, dual-gated bilayer graphene becomes a remarkably flexible tool for nanoscale electronic devices. Wang emphasizes that these first experiments are only the beginning. "The electrical performance of our demonstration device is still limited, and there are many rout...Allied Minds Establishes New Company to Commercialize Novel UC Irvine Tinnitus Therapy
...Technology Alliances (OTA) exists to foster faculty/industry alliances and commercialization of UC Irvine technology for the broad public benefit. OTA emphasizes accessibility, timeliness, and flexibility in its operations and negotiations to ensure that the federal, state and private investment in UCI research...Marinus Pharmaceuticals Raises $20 Million in Series B Financing
...Ventures Founded in 1974, Sofinnova Ventures is a venture capital firm specializing in corporate spin-outs with over $1B under management. The firm emphasizes a diversified investment strategy through the financing of early-stage companies in the life science and information technology sectors. Sofinnova Ven...University of Maryland Announces Finalists for $75K Business Plan Competition
...zation of innovative ideas and university-created technologies by offering faculty and students prizes for the best new venture plans. The competition emphasizes learning by offering one-to-one coaching for finalists, as well as the experience of presenting ideas to an experienced panel of judges. The Univer...