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Representatives from Bush and Kerry campaigns to present health plans at University of Michigan

With health care on the short list of hot topics for this year's presidential election, many voters want to know exactly what the two leading candidates propose to do about Medicare, the uninsured, prescription drugs and rising health care costs if they're elected.

12 Oct 2004

Research examines why a person’s mental health is important for maintaining a satisfying marriage

Results from the research show that each spouse’s level of anxiety and depression predicted not only their own marital satisfaction but their spouse’s as well.

11 Oct 2004

Study raises important questions about the use of drugs that promote or prevent angiogenesis

Dartmouth Medical School cardiology researchers have discovered a new mechanism for what drives the growth of muscle tissue in the lining of injured heart vessels that can eventually lead to blockage.

11 Oct 2004

Treatment of obesity reduces the onset of lifestyle diseases such as hypertension, high cholesterol levels, diabetes mellitus, and even erectile dysfunction

And according to the University of Adelaide’s Associate Professor Gary Wittert, who is championing The Florey Adelaide Male Ageing Study, there is a compelling argument for an aggressive intervention program given the high prevalence of obesity and the relationship to the aforementioned health problems.

11 Oct 2004

Black women are three times more likely than white women to die during pregnancy

Black women are three times more likely than white women to die during pregnancy, and twice as many black babies as white babies die in infancy. Yet researchers know little about why pregnancy and infant health differ by race, despite massive efforts to address this persistent problem.

10 Oct 2004

Pilot study of mind-to-movement device shows early promise

In March 2002, Brown University researchers published an astounding piece of science. Three rhesus monkeys, they reported, could control a computer cursor without their hands. They used their minds instead.

10 Oct 2004

First use of technology called ubiquitin-mediated fluorescence complementation to study a cell-signaling mechanism called ubiquitination

Researchers at the University of Michigan Medical School and Howard Hughes Medical Institute have found a way to see proteins in cells that have been tagged by a molecular “sticky note” called ubiquitin.

8 Oct 2004

Research shows C. botulinum uses SONO to detect nitric oxide

A deadly bacterium's defense against a mortal molecular enemy illuminates the origins and structure of a vital protein involved in human cell signaling, University of Texas Medical School scientists report in Science Express.

8 Oct 2004

Researchers have created a theoretical model that may shed light on a brain science mystery

A research team based at Brown University has created a theoretical model that may shed light on a brain science mystery: What happens to cells when humans learn and remember?

7 Oct 2004

Survey results show significant positive impact on quality of care from use of PDAs in pediatric practice

Survey results released today in time for the American Academy of Pediatrics 2004 National Conference & Exhibition show significant positive impact on quality of care from use of PDAs in pediatric practice.

7 Oct 2004

18 percent of seniors with chronic conditions such as heart disease and depression skip medicines due to costs

A recent nationally representative survey of older adults finds that 18 percent of those with chronic conditions such as heart disease and depression skip some of their prescription medicines because of out-of-pocket cost pressures, and 14 percent do so at least every month.

6 Oct 2004

Veterans in rural areas are in poorer health than their urban counterparts

The findings, reported in the October American Journal of Public Health, validate recent and ongoing VA efforts to expand health care for rural patients.

5 Oct 2004

Study suggests that radiation oncologists can and should be more aggressive in their treatment of prostate cancer

Increasing the radiation dose delivered by highly conformal external beam radiation to men suffering from early stage prostate cancer shows an advantage in terms of increased disease-free survival rates

5 Oct 2004

Linda Buck has been named winner of the 2004 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine

Linda Buck, Ph.D., a member of Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center's Basic Sciences Division, has been named winner of the 2004 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine.

5 Oct 2004

A new study shows that sick children can go home from the hospital more quickly

A new study shows that sick children can go home from the hospital more quickly, less expensively and with less chance of a repeat visit if children's hospitals use a unique source of national data to check their performance against other children's hospitals and show them where they can improve.

5 Oct 2004

Researchers pinpoint genetic cause of Timothy syndrome

Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers have pinpointed the genetic cause of a devastating but rare childhood disorder, called Timothy syndrome, which underlies a form of severe cardiac arrhythmia.

4 Oct 2004

A revolutionary approach to angiogenesis could make cancer treatment more effective at killing tumours

Dr. Olivier Feron and his team from the University of Louvain Medical School in Brussels have turned the whole concept of targeting tumour blood vessels on its head. Instead of the conventional approach of trying to starve tumour cells of the blood supply they need to grow, they are doing the opposite – opening up the tumour blood supply to allow better access for cancer drugs and more effective radiotherapy.

30 Sep 2004

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Representatives from Bush and Kerry campaigns to present health plans at University of Michigan

Research examines why a person’s mental health is important for maintaining a satisfying marriage

Study raises important questions about the use of drugs that promote or prevent angiogenesis

Treatment of obesity reduces the onset of lifestyle diseases such as hypertension, high cholesterol levels, diabetes mellitus, and even erectile dysfunction

Black women are three times more likely than white women to die during pregnancy

Pilot study of mind-to-movement device shows early promise

First use of technology called ubiquitin-mediated fluorescence complementation to study a cell-signaling mechanism called ubiquitination

Research shows C. botulinum uses SONO to detect nitric oxide

Researchers have created a theoretical model that may shed light on a brain science mystery

Survey results show significant positive impact on quality of care from use of PDAs in pediatric practice

18 percent of seniors with chronic conditions such as heart disease and depression skip medicines due to costs

Veterans in rural areas are in poorer health than their urban counterparts

Study suggests that radiation oncologists can and should be more aggressive in their treatment of prostate cancer

Linda Buck has been named winner of the 2004 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine

A new study shows that sick children can go home from the hospital more quickly

Researchers pinpoint genetic cause of Timothy syndrome

A revolutionary approach to angiogenesis could make cancer treatment more effective at killing tumours

British Medical Association says no place for bullying in medical schools

Study reveals 'hidden' curriculum of humiliation in medical school

Antiretroviral treatment may provide protection against HIV transmission during breast-feeding

Bringing real-time analytics to downstream bioprocess monitoring

Designing fluidic architecture for scalable diagnostic platforms

Evaluating new approaches for rare disease genomics

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