New Report Finds 10 Early Lessons Learned From the H1N1 Outbreak
... Providing clear, straightforward information to the public was essential for allaying fears and building trust; School closings have major ramifications for students, parents and employers; Sick leave and policies for limiting mass gatherings were also problematic; Even with a mild outb...Fall Prevention/Protection - Slip and Fall Accredited Training for Legal Practices
...pkins, an expert legal witness, demonstrates the current standards of care in fall prevention and bed safety. Also discussed in detail, are the legal ramifications of not following these practices. Root causes and specific solutions for patient falls, resident falls, and in home falls are also described in de...Marijuana rivals mainstream drugs for HIV/AIDS symptoms
...nd may be less costly than prescribed or OTC drugs, is there a reason to make it available?" asks study leader Inge Corless. "These are the political ramifications of our findings. Our data indicate that the use of marijuana merits further inquiry." ...Plaques, Tangles in Brain Don't Always Lead to Alzheimer's
...people over the age of 75 had signs of significant clogging in their brains but still managed to avoid senility. The findings don't have immediate ramifications for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease, which remains incurable and only somewhat treatable. But in conjunction with other studies, they could redir...Refusing Shots Puts Kids at Higher Risk for Whooping Cough
...nente's Institute for Health Research, said in a Kaiser news release. "It also shows that the decision to refuse immunizations could have important ramifications for the health of the entire community. Based on our analysis, we found that one in 10 additional whooping cough infections could have been prevented ...Refusing immunizations puts children at increased risk of pertussis infection
...a senior scientist at Kaiser Permanente's Institute for Health Research. "It also shows that the decision to refuse immunizations could have important ramifications for the health of the entire community. Based on our analysis, we found that one in 10 additional whooping cough infections could have been prevented ...ACRO Comments on NEJM Article on Globalization of Clinical Research
...y on Clinical Research Participation, 80% of clinical trials in the United States are delayed at least one month because of unfulfilled enrolment. The ramifications of this limited participation are clear. According to the National Cancer Institute, fewer than 5% of cancer patients participate in clinical trials; ...Report updates guidelines on how much weight women should gain during pregnancy
...ain for the fetus with the risks of too much or too little increase, which can result in consequences for both mothers and children. For mothers, the ramifications of excess weight gain include increased chances of retaining extra pounds after birth or needing a Caesarean section; for children the risks include b...Genes that influence start of menstruation identified for first time
...ed in determining when girls begin menstruation. The work will be published in Nature Genetics this weekend. The findings of the study could have ramifications for normal human growth and weight too, because early-age menstruation is also associated with shorter stature and increased body weight. In general, ...TGen researchers discover possible way to block the spread of deadly brain tumors
...n treatments and conventional anti-cancer drugs. "A chemotherapeutic treatment which targets these migrating cells would therefore have significant ramifications on patient survival," said Dr. Jennifer M. Eschbacher, a Neuropathology Fellow at Barrow Neurological Institute, who examined tumors for the study. ...Scientists identify key gene that protects against leukemia
...AM cells, a highly purified HSC population, they found that the two groups displayed in fact identical engraftment. This finding may have important ramifications for patients undergoing bone marrow transplants, for leukemia, lymphoma, multiple myeloma and certain cancers. "Currently, patients undergoing bone...'Undesirable' evolution can be reversed in fish, Stony Brook University scientists show
...Dr. Conover said. Dr. Ellen Pikitch, Executive Director of the Institute for Ocean Conservation Science, said, "We now have proof that the negative ramifications of common fishing practices can linger for decades, leaving future generations to grapple with a legacy of diminished ocean productivity. It is essen...Ancient geologic escape hatches mistaken for tube worms
...but that solid particles that had adhered to the bubbles were also being ejected from the fossil vents. Although the results may be surprising, the ramifications are even more so. The fact that methane gas can escape from a thick shale seafloor may demonstrate that there needs to be more research done on the...HSPD-24 White Paper Now Available From WCC Smart Search & Match
...ifies the use of a layered approach to identification utilizing biometric, biographic, and related contextual data. WCC's new white paper explores the ramifications of HSPD-24 and explores its implications for the matching software that supports these processes, with a close look at how WCC's ELISE ID supports the...Understanding extinct microbes may influence the state of modern human health
...se found todaya discovery that, if true, would change the way NIH and others look at human microbiomes. Geographically structured microbiomes have ramifications for human health. Pioneering work on modern microbiomes has shown that certain bacteria can impact disease and health states, including diabetes and i...Ocean acidification could have broad effects on marine ecosystems
...e said. Developing organisms are most likely to be affected, due to their low range of environmental tolerances, but it is unclear what the ecological ramifications will be. Ocean acidification may not affect all parts of the oceans equally. Within 100 kilometers (62 miles) of shore, the pH of ocean water is mo...Researchers enlist DNA to bring carbon nanotubes' promise closer to reality
... the same way that biological molecules recognize each other by structure. Jagota, who directs Lehigh's bioengineering program, says the biomedical ramifications of the researchers' discovery are particularly exciting. One potential application for CNTs, for example, is to place them on substrates that can be d...Cordex Pharma Presents 'New Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicines' on January 29
...red on elucidating the fundamental physiological regulatory roles of nitric oxide mediated by S-nitrosylation, a ubiquitous protein modification. The ramifications of his work extend to all major classes of proteins: ion channels, receptors, G proteins, transcription factors, membrane trafficking proteins and num...Molecular sleuths track evolution through the ribosome
...und correlations between some ribosomal protein and RNA signatures, which they say is evidence that the ribosomal RNA and proteins co-evolved. "The ramifications of this work are it gives you a much better way to probe how this universal machinery changes from one organism to another," Luthey-Schulten said. ...Marshfield Clinic charges ahead in genetic research
...al relevance makes it worth doing. The research will be the cornerstone of a national resource for genetic study that will have far-reaching social ramifications in how health care is practiced, Caldwell hopes. Lets say I put you on a particular type of medicine, he theorized. The whole population would resp...Sarbanes-Oxley Act: The Next Y2K For IT Budgets?
...st rely on someone elses summary or interpretation. If you are in charge of IT, the CFO or anyone else in charge, you must totally understand the full ramifications of this act. Some people are saying that the CIO or some other person in charge of IT is going to be held responsible or have liability for IT infor...