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Cryosurgery: Primary treatment option for prostate cancer

After years of innovation and intensive research, a team of Binghamton University (BU) researchers working with Cell Preservation Services, Inc., Owego, NY has broken extraordinary new ground in the recognition of cryosurgery as a primary treatment option for prostate cancer.

16 Sep 2009

Somatic Systems launches its second Clinical Somatics Professional Training Program

Somatic Systems, Inc. is pleased to announce the launch of a second Clinical Somatics Professional Training Program this year. The program will begin December 5, and feature a convenient, innovative modular format to accommodate a variety of professional schedules.

16 Sep 2009

Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation launches second video awareness contest on YouTube

To celebrate National Sudden Cardiac Arrest Awareness Month in October, the Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation today announced the launch of its second 'You Can Save a Life(TM)' video awareness contest on YouTube.

16 Sep 2009

Primary care shortage could worsen under reform

The shortage of primary care physicians could prove a major challenge to health reform. To make matters worse, some doctors are considering early retirement because of the high cost of practicing medicine.

16 Sep 2009

NIBIB awards University of Miami a $735,000 grant to develop a bioreactor system for tissue engineering

A new grant from the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering (NIBIB), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), will provide funding for University of Miami (UM) College of Engineering researchers to develop a novel bioreactor system that will control mechano-electrochemical environment for tissue growth and also provide on-line monitoring for the properties of engineered tissues.

16 Sep 2009

Transcendental Meditation aids students diagnosed with ADHD

A panel of physicians and scientists will report on the benefits of a simple meditation practice for aiding students diagnosed with ADHD during a national medical webinar, which will be hosted by the David Lynch Foundation on Wednesday, September 30, 12 noon (ET).

16 Sep 2009

Findings could lead to new neurological treatments

The power of the imagination is well-known: it's no surprise that scary music is scarier with your eyes closed. But now neuroscientist and psychiatrist Prof. Talma Hendler of Tel Aviv University's Functional Brain Center says that this phenomenon may open the door to a new way of treating people with Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other neurological diseases.

16 Sep 2009

Engineering researchers receive funds to design liver mimics

Virginia Tech College of Engineering researchers will use more than $1 million in grant funding to study engineered tissues that mimic the liver, one of the human body's most complex organs.

15 Sep 2009

Prenatal testing helps to bring down the birth rate of babies with Down syndrome

With new prenatal tests for Down syndrome on the horizon promising to be safer, more accurate, and available to women earlier in pregnancy, the medical community must come together and engage in dialogue about the impact of existing and expected tests, argues a new leading article published Online First by Archives of Disease in Childhood.

14 Sep 2009

Boston University launches $10M, 5-year Global Health Center

Boston University (BU) on Monday launched a five-year, $10 million global health initiative that aims to "bolster research and education" and "build a nationwide consortium of universities devoted to improving health in the Third World," the Boston Globe reports.

14 Sep 2009

Campaign for prevention and control of head lice

The National Association of School Nurses (NASN) announced today the kickoff of S.C.R.A.T.C.H. (School and Community Resources to Avoid and Take Control of Head Lice), a campaign to educate school nurses, students, parents and the general public about the prevention and control of head lice.

14 Sep 2009

HRSA receives funds to train health care professionals

HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius today announced awards totaling $33 million to expand the training of health care professionals. The funds are part of the $500 million allotted to HHS’ Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) to address workforce shortages under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA).

14 Sep 2009

Communicable and Chronic Disease and AIDS course on biological agents causing diseases

Indiana State University's exposure this week to the H1N1 virus has one of the school's environmental health sciences professors using the campus as her classroom.

14 Sep 2009

Immigration and education policies to impact United states' leadership in science and discovery

Immigration and education policy experts gathered on Capitol Hill today to address the impact of policies related to U.S. medical innovation. The briefing, titled Education & Immigration: The Building Blocks of Innovation, was sponsored by the Council for American Medical Innovation as the first in a three-part series, Recovery Through Discovery, which examines medical innovation as a driver of U.S. economic recovery and enhanced global leadership in science.

11 Sep 2009

Quidel Corporation expects highest quarterly revenue due to brisk sales of flu tests

Quidel Corporation (NASDAQ: QDEL), a leading provider of rapid point-of-care diagnostic tests, announced today that it currently anticipates its highest quarterly revenue and operating income in its history, driven by global shipments of its QuickVue® Influenza A+B tests in the third quarter of 2009.

11 Sep 2009

Grant awarded to support six students in FNP program

The University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies is receiving a grant from the Dr. John T. Macdonald Foundation in the amount of $30,000 to support six students in its Family Nurse Practitioner Master of Science of Nursing program.

11 Sep 2009

Kaiser Permanente hosts in-person and virtual Residency Program Open House

In September, medical students begin searching for residency training programs. In today's economy, especially with college loans entering repayment, medical students have fewer dollars available to visit multiple residency programs. Kaiser Permanente, a leader in graduate medical education and technology, is responding to this need by hosting both an in-person and virtual Residency Program Open House.

11 Sep 2009

Students News and Research

Cryosurgery: Primary treatment option for prostate cancer

Somatic Systems launches its second Clinical Somatics Professional Training Program

Sudden Cardiac Arrest Foundation launches second video awareness contest on YouTube

Primary care shortage could worsen under reform

NIBIB awards University of Miami a $735,000 grant to develop a bioreactor system for tissue engineering

Transcendental Meditation aids students diagnosed with ADHD

Findings could lead to new neurological treatments

Engineering researchers receive funds to design liver mimics

Prenatal testing helps to bring down the birth rate of babies with Down syndrome

Boston University launches $10M, 5-year Global Health Center

Campaign for prevention and control of head lice

HRSA receives funds to train health care professionals

Communicable and Chronic Disease and AIDS course on biological agents causing diseases

Immigration and education policies to impact United states' leadership in science and discovery

Quidel Corporation expects highest quarterly revenue due to brisk sales of flu tests

Grant awarded to support six students in FNP program

Kaiser Permanente hosts in-person and virtual Residency Program Open House

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UTSA receives grant from NSF to study nanomaterials

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