NJIT Presidential Award winner takes stem cell research another step
Treena Arinzeh, a young professor who last year won a Presidential Award, the nation's highest scientific honor, is bringing the promise of stem cell research one step closer to reality. Arinzeh, PhD, assistant professor of biomedical engineering at NJIT, is researching the use of stem cells to induce bone repair. Her research will help diabetics whose impaired bones will not properly heal...President Bush's cut to AIDS prevention in Africa would be devastating
Twenty-eight years after intense selective logging stopped in the region now known as Uganda's Kibale National Park, the red-tailed guenon (Cercophithecus ascanius) is a primate still in decline. The logging practice, scientists report in a new study, changed the ecological balance for these monkeys, leading to behavioral changes and opening the door for multiple parasitic infections. The...Human testis harbors HIV-1 in resident immune cells
Researchers have demonstrated HIV replication within resident immune cells of the testis, providing an explanation for the persistence of virus in semen even after effective highly active antiretroviral therapy. The related report by Roulet et al., “Susceptibility of human testis to human immunodeficiency virus-1 infection in situ and in vitro,?appears in the December issue of The American Journa...Quintessence Biosciences names new president
The appointment was made by the company's board of directors and announced at the company's annual shareholder's meeting. <...Hendee promoted to president of MCW Research Foundation; Gutterman steps up
T. Michael Bolger, the college's president and CEO, made the announcement on Friday. "Over the past 14 years, Bill Hendee has provided outstanding leadership...New Cape Clear president is UW business alum
Joe Voica, whose MBA and undergraduate degree were minted at the University of Wisconsin, has been named president of Cape Clear Software's North American operations, the company said on Wednesday. He has 20 years of management experience. Cape Clear, headquartered in Massachusetts, provides "enterprise service bus" technology to a list of clients that includes the State of Wisconsin Dep...Covance Appoints Co-Presidents for Early Development Services
PRINCETON, NJ - Covance Inc. has promoted Wendel Barr to the position of president, early development, in Madison, Wis., and Anthony Cork to the position of president, early development, in Harrogate, UK. The company said the move supports the regional decision-making employed by its clients in the preclinical segment. With the promotion, Wendel and Tony have become corporate senior vic...Siemens health services president calls IT benefits unassailable
- both recently were named among the T...Clinton's new problem - Is the outgoing American president suffering from skin cancer?
The outgoing U.S. president Bill Clinton will be remembered as one of the most controversial presidents ever. He created history by becoming the first American president in history to be impeached by the House of Representatives. Only because he managed to win at the senate did he save himself and his country further damage. He has been the center of many burning controversies throughout...President Bush proposes HSAs scheme for the benefit of both the workers and the country
President Bush in his State of the Union address encouraged Americans to open health savings accounts (HSAs). He said that it would help to fight the nation's out-of-control medical costs. It was // well received by many lawmakers. But the local employers say that HSAs are the means by which the doctors cure the country's health finance ills. Gary Laugharn, regional client leader in H...Resident Physicians Need More Preparations To Treat Patients From Different Cultures
Research shows that resident physicians are often less prepared to treat patients from different cultures, especially those with practices that differ from certain medical practices // . According to an article in the September issue of JAMA, many resident physicians report a lack of preparedness in caring for patients with specific cultural characteristics, such as those who have beli...Past President Narayanan's Condition Still Critical
New Delhi: Former Indian President K.R. Narayanan continues to be in critical condition in a hospital here where he is being treated for acute pneumonia, an Aide of government said. // Narayanan, who turned 85 on Oct 27, was admitted to the Indian Army's Research and Referral Hospital two days later and has been on a ventilator since then. There is no change in his condition....Time For Jodhpur Residents To Have A Health Check: New Hospital Coming Up
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) proposes to construct a new tertiary care hospital in Jodhpur following the consent of the Government to provide land for construction.// The hospital would be built with all ultra-modern facilities. The Central Arid Zone Research Institute (CAZRI), engaged in research dealing with arid regions has agreed to provide 100 acres of land...President Bush Ignores America's Plea for Support of Stem Cell Research
WASHINGTON, June 20, 2007 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Thefollowing statement may be attributed to Sean Tipton, president,Coalition for the Advancement of Medical Research (CAMR): "In the face of spiraling health care costs, President Bush onceagain used the stroke of his veto pen deliberately to hamper theprogress of scientific and medical research, as well as endangerthe future hea...Dean: President Bush Has Turned His Back on the American People
WASHINGTON, June 20, 2007 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- DemocraticNational Committee Chairman Howard Dean issued the followingstatement today after President Bush once again put politics aheadof science by vetoing the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act of2007. The legislation, providing federal funding for life-savingembryonic stem cell research, has the overwhelming support of theAm...Remarks by President Bush on Stem Cell Veto and Executive Order
WASHINGTON, June 20, 2007 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Thefollowing is a transcript of remarks by President Bush on stem cellveto and executive order: THE PRESIDENT: Welcome. I'm glad you're here. America is anation that leads the world in science and technology. Ourinnovative spirit is making possible incredible advances inmedicine that could sa...