4th Annual Case for Inclusion Report Ranks All 50 States on Community-Based Support
Analysis of Medicaid Services to People with Disabilities Show Mixed Results WASHINGTON, Aug. 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- United Cerebral Palsy (UCP) released today the 2009 Case for Inclusion Report ( www.ucp.org/medicaid ), ranking all 50 states and the District of Columbia f...National Report Ranks Oklahoma as a Top State for Mental Health Services
OKLAHOMA CITY, July 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Over the past three years, Oklahoma has risen from a "D" to a "B" grade in the 2009 National Alliance on Mental Illness' Grading the States Report -- a state-by-state assessment of the nation's public mental health care syste...U.S. News & World Report Ranks Children's National Medical Center among Best Children's Hospitals
Children's National Medical Center (ChildrensNational.org) is once again ranked among America's best pediatric institutions by U.S. News & World Report. Children's National ranks among the elite of pediatric specialty care providers in the country in eight pediatric subspecialty areas. Ranked...Governor's Unallotment Will Force More Minnesotans into Ranks of the Uninsured
AARP State Director Michele Kimball released this statement today about the Governor's budget unallotment announcement ST. PAUL, Minn., June 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is a statement by AARP State Director Michele Kimball: "AARP is disappointed in Governor Pawlenty's de...CVS Caremark Ranks Among 50 Best Fertility- and Adoption-Friendly Workplaces in America
Conceive Magazine recognizes CVS Caremark's focus on family-building benefits for its employees WOONSOCKET, R.I., June 8 /PRNewswire/ -- CVS Caremark (NYSE: CVS ) is proud to announce it has been named one of Conceive Magazine's 50 Best Companies in the country for offering superior famil...ACSM American Fitness Index(TM) Ranks 50 Largest Metro Areas on Health and Community Fitness
Washington, D.C. Tops List of America's Fittest Cities SEATTLE, May 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Washington, D.C., metro area is the fittest of America's 50 most populous metropolitan areas according to the American College of Sports Medicine's (ACSM) American Fitness Index(TM) (AFI). A...UCSF Ranks Fifth in New "U.S News" Survey on Best Medical Schools
The UCSF School of Medicine ranks fifth among all medical schools in the nation in a new survey on ''America's Best Graduate Schools'' conducted by ''U.S. News & World Report.'' (Vocus) April 23, 2009 -- The UCSF School of Medicine ranks fifth among all medical scho...Project Zero Delay Accelerates Drug's Path to Clinical Trial
... Mallamaci, Steven Strand and Eileen Babcock. About M. D. Anderson The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston ranks as one of the world's most respected centers focused on cancer patient care, research, education and prevention. M. D. Anderson is one of only 40 comp...Popular Breast Cancer Drug Used with Certain Antidepressants Puts New Jersey Women at Risk
...ed to improving patient health and reducing costs for a wide range of public and private sector clients, and 2008 revenue exceeding $51 billion, Medco ranks 45th on the Fortune 500 list and is named among the world's most innovative, most admired and most trustworthy companies. For more information...Astrocytes Help Separate Man From Mouse
...edical Center receives more than $230 million in external research funding per year and the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry ranks in the top one-quarter of U.S. medical centers in federal research funding. The University's health care delivery network is anchored by Strong Memori...Scientists Discover Why Teeth Form in a Single Row
...edical Center receives more than $230 million in external research funding per year and the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry ranks in the top one-quarter of U.S. medical centers in federal research funding. The University's health care delivery network is anchored by Strong Memori...Report on 300 New Medicines in Development for Heart Disease and Stroke Released in Indianapolis
...n Indiana - hold particular relevance to Hoosiers because cardiovascular disease and stroke are the leading causes of death in the state. Indiana also ranks high for many factors that increase the risk of developing cardiovascular disease, including higher-than-national rates for smoking, high blood pressu...Rendell Administration Announces Health Research Grants From Tobacco Settlement Funds
...nfections are caused by bacteria resistant to most, if not all, currently available drugs. Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) ranks among the most prevalent causes of infections in hospitals. It is easily transmitted within the hospital and is now found in the community. Acinetoba...Fort Worth Surgeon Chosen as Investigator in Clinical Trial for Weight-Loss Device
...ccording to the Centers for Disease Control, 60 percent of Americans are overweight and nearly 30 percent have a body mass index of 30 or above. Texas ranks as one of the top five "heaviest" states in the nation. "The investigational device could provide a much-anticipated opportunity for Americans in...Pfizer Contributes Critical Data to URMC Drug Safety Initiative
...edical Center receives more than $230 million in external research funding per year and the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry ranks in the top one-quarter of U.S. medical centers in federal research funding. The University's health care delivery network is anchored by Strong Memori...New study ranks 'hotspots' of human impact on coastal areas
(Santa Barbara, Calif.) Coastal marine ecosystems are at risk worldwide as a result of human activities, according to scientists at UC Santa Barbara who have recently published a study in the Journal of Conservation Letters . The authors have performed the first integrated analysis of all coasta...BP funds scholarship for University of Houston to help fill industry ranks
A $750,000 grant from one of the worlds largest energy companies, BP America, will help the University of Houston recruit and offer scholarships to students in engineering, sciences, mathematics and business. Spread out across three years, the BP Scholarship/Fellowship will be distributed to the...$2 million grant aids study of lung cancer in people who never smoked
...cent of men and 20 percent of women for a total of 27,000 cases per year). "If you consider lung cancer in never-smokers as a separate category, it ranks as the seventh-most common cause of cancer deaths worldwide," Dr. Gazdar said. "Lung cancer among never-smokers is really an ignored disease, yet it i...Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology increases impact, international reach
...the past five years, and the increase in its impact factor to 2.217 in 2008 ranks JVIR in the top half of 90 radiology, nuclear medicine and medical imaging ...ncy with which an average article in a journal is cited. Additionally, JVIR ranks in the top half of 56 journals in the field of peripheral arterial disease,...Mount Sinai's Dr. Benjamin tenOever to be honored by White House
...g an innovative approach to medical education. With a faculty of more than 3,400 in 38 clinical and basic science departments and centers, Mount Sinai ranks among the top 20 medical schools in receipt of National Institute of Health (NIH) grants. For more information, please visit www.mountsinai.org. ...Antibiotics take toll on beneficial microbes in gut
...versity of Michigan scientists have shown for the first time that two different types of antibiotics can cause moderate to wide-ranging changes in the ranks of these helpful guardians in the gut. In the case of one of the antibiotics, the armada of "good bacteria" did not recover its former diversity even ...Story tips from the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory, June 2009
..., shows Oak Ridge National Laboratory's Amit Goyal ranks No. 1 worldwide in the total number of citations ...ield of high temperature superconductors research, ranks authors, institutions, and countries worldwide by ...er of papers and average citations per paper. ORNL ranks third world-wide in the total number of citations ...Women faring well in hiring process for science faculty jobs at research universities
...men full professors were paid on average 8 percent less than their male counterparts, the report says. This difference in salary did not exist in the ranks of associate and assistant professors. CLIMATE AND INTERACTION WITH COLLEAGUES: Female faculty reported that they were less likely than men to e...New early detection studies of lung cancer in non-smokers launched today
...se in men and 50 percent of those in women are not attributable to smoking. "If you consider lung cancer in never smokers as a separate category, it ranks as the seventh most common cause of cancer deaths worldwide, even before cancers of the cervix, pancreas and prostate," commented Adi Gazdar, M.B.B.S....Millennium Ranks in the Top 10 Best Biopharma Employers in the World by Science Magazine
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Millennium: The Takeda Oncology Company today announced it has been named among the best biopharmaceutical companies in the world, according to Science magazine's annual survey of Top Employers in the biotechnology, biopharmaceutical, pharmaceutical and...Ohio's Bioscience Industry Ranks Among Top in the Nation
Business Facilities Magazine Ranks Ohio 4th in Nation for Bioscience Strength COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Ohio ranks best in the Midwest and 4th in the nation for its strengths in the bioscience industry according to a new report released by Busines...Manhattan Research Ranks the Top Pharmaceutical Branded Websites by Rx Request Rates
While Chantix and Cialis Lead, Many Heavily Advertised Brands Lag Behind NEW YORK, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Manhattan Research, a leader in syndicated research and marketing services for the health and pharmaceutical industry, today revealed the top pharmaceutical branded product websites ranked...Ohio Ranks Best in the Midwest for Venture Capital Investment in Health Care Bioscience Industry
Strategic location and cross-collaboration throughout bioscience industry attracts investors COLUMBUS, Ohio, Aug. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- A new report ranks Ohio best in the Midwest for venture capital investments in biotech innovation and business growth, according to the ...Wisconsin ranks low in mid-year health care capital investment report
Cleveland, Ohio - A new report of health care sector venture capital shows Wisconsin near the bottom for investments in the first half of 2005, but its position could shoot up as the state's investment funds begin a new cycle. The report was compiled by BioEnterprise , a business formation a...New guide ranks UW-Madison tops in research
Madison, Wis. - The University of Wisconsin-Madison has been named the nation's top research university in a new college guide that attempts to measure higher education's contributions to society. In September, Washington Monthly magazine debuted a college guide that emphasizes outcomes o...UW-Madison MBA ranks 51st in U.S., from no ranking last year
The University of Wisconsin-Madison MBA program was ranked 51st in the nation, 80th in the world, and 19th among U.S. public university programs by the London Financial Times this week. It didn't make the list in 2005. These rankings are based on alumni careers and salary, diversity, and resea...Aurora ranks among most wired systems
Milwaukee, Wis. - Consumers seeking increased connectivity with their healthcare providers hope that digital and Internet-based tools will help reduce medical errors and make services easier to access. Although the streamlining of clinical practices with secure, transferable medical data is evolv...