Columbia leads national effort to develop early intervention for schizophrenia
... research and clinical efforts to bear on the question of how to reduce the burden to patient, family and society of this devastating disease." Dr. lieberman will lead a team of researchers from Columbia University Medical Center, the University of Maryland; University of North Carolina, UCLA, Dartmouth Col...As Work Stress Rises, So May Depression
... started in 2000 and had a follow-up period that included the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001, which would have changed the course of the results, lieberman said. "Workers in Finland would have been impacted by the 9/11 terrorist attack that targeted workers in the U.S.," she said. "It is likely that a...Job Losses Carry High 'Stress Tag'
...rms of feeling less singled out, and it's easier to get extended benefits," lieberman noted. U.S. Labor Department statistics released last week back that theory...e, even if it's just learning how to deal with stress better." McKee and lieberman noted that it's not only those who've lost their jobs who are feeling stres...In Time, Cream Might Prevent Herpes Transmission
... journal Cell Host & Microbe . "People have been trying to make a topical agent that can prevent transmission, a microbicide, for many years," lieberman said. "But one of the main obstacles for this is compliance. One of the attractive features of the compound we developed is that it creates in the ti...Black Americans are at higher risk for colon polyps
...d undergone colonoscopy screenings at 67 sites across the United States. lieberman and colleagues found that of 5,464 black patients and 80,061 white patients...idence rates are 15.5 percent to 23 percent higher in black individuals. lieberman and colleagues published the first large study using colonoscopy for colon ...Newer antipsychotics no better than older drug in treating child and adolescent schizophrenia
...erated. The TEOSS results are similar to those found in the NIMH-funded Clinical Antipsychotic Trials of Intervention Effectiveness (CATIE), for which lieberman was the principal investigator. CATIE found that the newer antipsychotics were no more effective than an older antipsychotic in treating adults with s...First generation antipsychotic drugs as effective as newer ones in some children
...sychiatry . Co-author Jeffrey Lieberman, M.D., led the earlier CATIE trial at UNC, a landmark study that compared antipsychotic medications in adults. lieberman is now at Columbia University Medical Center. The study is the largest head-to-head trial comparing the newer drugs, which became available in the 1...John McCain's Record on Helping Families Facing Medical Bankruptcy: Bankrupt.
...led 34-65: R 0-49 D 34-16] McCain Voted Against A Measure Authored By Joe lieberman That Included A Provision To Exempt Hurricane Katrina Victims From the 2005...e hurricane from the 2005 bankruptcy law. During the debate on the measure, lieberman described his amendment, saying "for victims of Hurricane Katrina and survi...Interview of the Vice President
...ill, in what used to be his party -- I guess he's not formally a Democrat these days, although he caucuses with them. But I think what happened to Joe lieberman says a lot about the party; that he was, in effect, purged by the Democrats on this issue because he supported the President on the war on Iraq, and o...Taxpayer Alliance applauds bill to broaden access to federal research results
... Washington, DC Senators Joseph lieberman (I-CT) and John Cornyn (R-TX) today introduced the Federal Research Public Access Act (FRPAA), a bill to ensure free, timely, online access to the pub...World's rarest big cat gets a check-up
...w enforcement training, and other conservation efforts. This bill has received support from several leaders in the U.S. Congress notably Senators Joe lieberman (CT-I), Barbara Boxer (CA-D) and Sam Brownback (KS-R) and Representatives Tom Udall (NM-D), John Tanner (TN-D), Hal Rogers (KY-R) and Ed Royce (CA-R)....Fossil record reveals elusive jellyfish more than 500 million years old
... Brazil; and Allen G. Collins, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C. lieberman said the jellyfish the group describes, found in Utah, offer insights into ...fe forms such as jellyfish, because they leave little behind when they die, lieberman said. That means that we are still working to solve the evolutionary develo...First IEEE-USA Innovation Forum coming to Washington area in November
...era of breathtaking transformation. Howard Lieberman, founder and CEO of the Silicon Valley Innovation Institute, will deliver the keynote address. lieberman invented new technologies at the Bose Corporation, Apple Computer and each of the five companies he founded. Forum attendees will learn to innovate...Putting feelings into words produces therapeutic effects in the brain
...he right ventrolateral region is responsible for,” lieberman said. If a friend or loved one is sad or angr...d. These effects are likely to be modest, however, lieberman said. “We typically think of language process...ink this is a way to make themselves feel better,” lieberman said. “People don’t do this to intentionally overc...Americans support free access to research
... community furthers the public health agenda." In another strong signal of broad support for public access, Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Sen. Joseph lieberman (D-CT) recently introduced the Federal Research Public Access Act of 2006 (S.2695). The bill requires federal agencies that fund over $100 million in...Wild birds help to create human flu vaccine
...m, we must track wild migratory birds and the viral storms they carry over oceans and continents and share that data with the world," said Senator Joe lieberman (D-CT), who recently introduced the Global Network for Avian Influenza Surveillance Act and has been working with congressional leaders to address thi...Merkle selects Firstlogic data quality software
...emands from customers, and required a highly scalable data quality solution that could readily keep up with demand," said Firstlogic President Eric J. lieberman in a release. ...