VA Suicide Prevention Hotline Credited with 2,600 'Saves'
WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the military deals with a record number of suicides among active-duty forces, Secretary of Veterans Affairs Eric K. Shinseki reminded Veterans and their families that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has an extensive array of services to help...One Million Americans - and Counting - Come Out Against President Obama's Health Care Plan
...ulation. More than 25,000 documents are accessible for research at www.ncpa.org . NCPA President and Kellye Wright Fellow John C. Goodman is credited by the Media Research Center as playing the pivotal role, along with former Sen. Phil Gramm and columnist Bill Kristol, in the defeat of "HillaryCar...Abbott Testifies Before U.S. Congress on Role of Private Sector in Advancing Science Education
...y. Chaired by Congressman Daniel Lipinski of Illinois' 3rd District, the hearing included representatives from a variety of stakeholder organizations credited with helping increase student interest in science education. In addition to Pickus, the panel included Maggie Daley, chair, After School Matt...Bally Total Fitness Flexes Fundraising Muscle to Fight ALS
...ourage everyone to come to Bally to improve their fitness while supporting a deserving cause." Augie's Quest was founded by Augie Nieto, who is credited with starting the cardio-equipment revolution beginning with the Life Cycle invention sold to health clubs across the country in 1977. Augie was diagn...LCA-Vision Reports Second Quarter Financial Results
...e surgical procedures, as well as to screen for various eye diseases and irregularities. During the test, we intend to charge an AVA fee that will be credited toward the purchase of laser vision correction at our Lasik Plus ((R)) vision centers. AVA will allow us to more fully utilize our skilled surgeons, ...Tight Management of Type 1 Diabetes Worth the Effort
...lives." Barbara Araneo, director of diabetic complications for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, called the study results "fantastic." She credited recent improvements in care on good blood glucose management plus a greater awareness of the need for controlling blood pressure and cholesterol level...RF Technologies Achieves Premier Certification From Cisco in United States
...less Call and Fall Management Solutions, Safe Place(R) ED and Infant Security Solutions, and PinPoint(R) RTLS Location-Aware Solutions. The company is credited with inventing the first RFID infant security system, which was designed and developed by nurse clinicians. It was the first in the industry to invent...J. Craig Venter, Ph.D. Receives Double Helix Medal from Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
...s of Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and won a Nobel Prize along with Francis Crick in 1962 for their description of the structure of DNA. Dr. Watson is credited for developing the modern vision for Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory. About the J. Craig Venter Institute The JCVI is a not-for-profit research inst...Artificial induction of immunity
...who had not publicized his discovery. Jenner described and generalised the process and then arranged to propagate cowpox for therapeutic use and he is credited with the discovery. [4] Vaccination took over from variolation. Jenner, like all members of the Royal Society in those days, was an empiricist...Partnership to accelerate Trudeau Institute discoveries to patient care
... was reorganized as a research organization, with a specific mission to learn how the immune system responds to infectious diseases. Today, Trudeau is credited with a host of scientific discoveries that have contributed greatly to the understanding of the immune system. Under the exclusive agreement betwee...Boston College chemistry professor Udayan Mohanty receives a 2009 Guggenheim Fellowship
...ong the 180 scientists, artists and scholars chosen from a field of 3,000 applicants. The only U.S. chemist to receive a Guggenheim this year, Mohanty credited his Boston College colleagues for their support of his interdisciplinary research. "When you work on these kinds of problems that take years of wor...UC and partners awarded $23 million to transform discoveries into real-world health solutions
...led by James Heubi, MD, of Cincinnati Children's and UC's department of pediatrics, and associate dean for clinical and translational research, and is credited with many research successes. UC faculty and Cincinnati Children's and VA researchers working in the GCRC have been at the forefront of Reye's Syndrom...Pest management specialist Charles Summers wins prestigious Woodworth Award
...shino in 1987; Thomas Leigh in 1991; and Harry Kaya in 1998. The award memorializes noted American entomologist Charles W. Woodworth, (1865-1940), credited with founding the UC Berkeley Department of Entomology and helping to develop the Agricultural Experiment Station, which later became the UC Davis Dep...Termite killer lingers as a potent greenhouse gas
...nger lifetime than previously assumed," added Mhle. "This has to be taken into account before large amounts are emitted into the atmosphere." Mhle credited the assistance of the chief manufacturer of sulfuryl fluoride in the United States, Dow AgroSciences, in the study. "They've been very cooperative...Scientists gather to protect global food security from return of devastating wheat fungus
...king with a team of scientists in Mexico, to develop highly productive, rust-resistant varieties that helped launch the Green Revolution. The work was credited with averting hunger and starvation for millions worldwide and earned Borlaug the 1970 Nobel Peace Prize. For decades, wheat varieties that were a pro...Safeway gives $685,000 to TGen for breast cancer research
...a TGen breast cancer researcher, said Safeway's donation would help accelerate work towards new treatments for breast cancer patients. Bassoff also credited the "extra gumption'' and hard work of Safeway employees who were willing to ask customers if they would contribute to breast cancer research. ...Winners of Tyler environmental prize announced
...ivities influence global climate, and alter oceanic, glacial and atmospheric phenomena in ways that adversely affect planet Earth." Alley is widely credited with showing that Earth has experienced abrupt climate change in the past, and likely will again. He based his work on a meticulous study of ice cores...Novel technique changes lymph node biopsy, reduces radiation exposure
...St. Louis, have used gold nanocages to map sentinel lymph nodes (SLN) in a rat noninvasively using PAT. Wang's lab is the largest PAT lab in the world credited with the invention of super-depth photoacoustic microscopy, and Xia's lab invented the gold nanocages. Their work can minimize invasive surgical l...Novel technique changes lymph node biopsy, reduces radiaiton exposure
...St. Louis, have used gold nanocages to map sentinel lymph nodes (SLN) in a rat noninvasively using PAT. Wang's lab is the largest PAT lab in the world credited with the invention of super-depth photoacoustic microscopy, and Xia's lab invented the gold nanocages. Their work can minimize invasive surgical l...Web-based reporting credited with state's top healthcare ranking
Web-based reporting credited with state's top healthcare ranking Madison, Wis. - Hospital officials in Wisconsin are crediting the state's web-based quality reporting system with the state's top ranking in data released by the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The AHR...BioMarin Announces Third Quarter 2008 Financial Results
...et sales. BioMarin recognizes a portion of this amount as product transfer revenue when product is released to Genzyme. This amount will eventually be credited against the calculated royalties earned when the product is sold by Genzyme to third parties. Net product revenue from Kuvan (sapropterin dihydrochl...Dorin Panescu Named NewCardio's Chief Technical Officer
...he development of heart failure trending and wireless remote monitoring features for implantable cardiac defibrillators and pacemakers. Dr. Panescu is credited with 130 issued U.S. patents and 70 published or pending U.S. patent applications covering a wide spectrum of technologies for medical devices, specif...Ventria Expands Lactoferrin Production
...science announced it has successfully increased production of lactoferrin. Lactoferrin is a protein that is found naturally in breastmilk and has been credited with improved health benefits for breastfed children. It is used worldwide in infant formula and other functional foods. Ventria produces its lactofer...Pharmasmart International Taps Top Executive Ashton Maaraba to Head Global Sales and Marketing
.... Previously as a senior executive at FLAVORx, Ashton presided over wide scale Domestic, US and international deployment of FLAVORx programs. He was credited with delivering results that helped make FLAVORx a standard throughout today’s core retail pharmacy practice. In addition to directing PharmaS...