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"Cyberbullying" leads to depression in LGBT youth

Schools are typically on guard against students who bully by inflicting repeated violence on other students. But technology has given rise to a relatively new form of bullying which inflicts emotional harm in a stealth manner, working through Web sites, chat rooms, e-mail, cell phones and instant messaging.

9 Mar 2010

Type of specialist that men with prostate cancer see can influence form of therapy they ultimately receive

New research published in today's issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine (Vol. 170, No. 5), by an investigator at The Cancer Institute of New Jersey and colleagues at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in New York, shows that the type of specialist that men with localized prostate cancer see can influence the form of therapy they ultimately receive.

9 Mar 2010

Smith & Nephew to launch new product lines at AAOS Annual Meeting

Smith & Nephew plc, the global medical technology business, continues to deliver on its strategic priorities by introducing new and innovative products from its Orthopedics and Endoscopy business units at this year's American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Annual Meeting.

9 Mar 2010

Study focuses on disability and employment among working-age immigrants in the U.S.

Currently, foreign-born people make up approximately 13 percent of the total U.S. population. As the immigrant population grows, understanding its disability status and employment characteristics becomes increasingly important.

9 Mar 2010

Safe, adequate food and nutrition services for older adults receiving health care at home and in communities

The Society for Nutrition Education (SNE) has partnered with the American Dietetic Association (ADA) and American Society for Nutrition (ASN) to publish a position paper, "Position of the American Dietetic Association, American Society for Nutrition, and Society for Nutrition Education: Food and Nutrition Programs for Community-Residing Older Adults," focusing on access to safe and adequate food and nutrition services, including nutrition education, for the increasing number of older adults who receive health care in their homes or communities rather than in nursing homes or other residential facilities.

9 Mar 2010

ONE launches Women ONE2ONE campaign to increase opportunities for women live in extreme poverty

This International Women's Day, March 8, 2010, ONE will launch Women ONE2ONE, a major new campaign designed to save lives and increase opportunities for women who live in extreme poverty.

9 Mar 2010

Three graduate students to receive 2010 AIBS Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award

The American Institute of Biological Sciences has selected Meredith Niles, a graduate student at the University of California, Davis, Ryan Richards, a graduate student at the University of Maryland, College Park, and Leslie Smith, a graduate student at the University of Rhode Island, to receive the 2010 AIBS Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award.

9 Mar 2010

March designated as 'National Autoimmune Diseases Awareness Month'

On the evening of March 4, 2010, the U.S. Senate passed a resolution designating March as "National Autoimmune Diseases Awareness Month" and supporting efforts to increase awareness of autoimmune diseases and increase funding for autoimmune disease research. The Senate resolution (S.RES.372) was introduced by Michigan Senator Carl Levin on December 8, 2009.

9 Mar 2010

ESRC Festival of Social Science to showcase baby-sign language event

How important is it for mothers to use hand gestures to communicate with their infants? This is the key question investigated by new research being showcased at the Economic and Social Research Council's (ESRC) Festival of Social Science on 18 March.

9 Mar 2010

Gaps in lupus research and understanding have profound effect on people living with disease

On March 16, 2010, an anticipated 1,000 advocates will band together for lupus in person and virtually by phone, email, and through social media networks, to share their personal stories with Members of Congress during the Lupus Foundation of America’s Twelfth Annual Advocacy Day.

9 Mar 2010

FoodMinds survey: Americans believe they are individually responsible for making right food choices

Americans recognize things need to change in the grocery aisle, and they support Uncle Sam's efforts to overhaul what is included in their food and on the packages. The majority also believe they are individually responsible for making the right food choices to avoid obesity, but will readily accept the government's help to be successful, according to a new survey by FoodMinds.

9 Mar 2010

QoLT Center receives $1.5M NSF Innovation Award

An already promising initiative to assist start-up firms that commercialize technologies associated with the Quality of Life Technology (QoLT) Center is now expanding thanks to a three-year, $1.5 million Innovation Award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Engineering Education and Centers.

9 Mar 2010

Atherotech to exhibit VAP Cholesterol Test at ACC 2010

Atherotech Inc. today announced it will be presenting research in two poster sessions and exhibiting its VAP® Cholesterol Test in booth #1311 at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 59th Annual Scientific Session Exposition. The annual meeting takes place March 14-16, 2010, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.

9 Mar 2010

Saddle Up Safely campaign: Understanding how diseases of horse can affect humans

Although it is rare for humans to pick up a disease from a horse, education on the subject is the best source of prevention, and the Saddle Up Safely campaign addresses diseases, clinical signs and professional advice in a new booklet on this topic.

9 Mar 2010

Bread for the World recognizes International Women's Day: Celebrate the achievements of women

Bread for the World announced that it recognizes today as International Women's Day, and called it an opportunity to celebrate the achievements women make in the workplace and at home, as entrepreneurs and as mothers.

9 Mar 2010

National Asbestos Awareness Week to raise awareness about prevalence of asbestos-related diseases

The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization, the leading organization serving as the voice of asbestos victims, today applauds Representative Steve Cohen (D-TN - 09) and cosponsors for introducing a resolution that declares the first week of April as “National Asbestos Awareness Week” and seeks to “raise public awareness about the prevalence of asbestos-related diseases and the dangers of asbestos exposure.”

9 Mar 2010

Surgeons complete first phase of certification training to implant temporary CardioWest Total Artificial Heart

On March 4 & 5, the surgical team from the Onassis Cardiac Surgery Center, led by Dr. Petros Sfirakis, Director of the Transplantation Department & Mechanical Support Unit and Dr. Louis Louca, Surgeon/VAD Coordinator, completed the first phase of certification training to implant the SynCardia temporary CardioWest™ Total Artificial Heart.

9 Mar 2010

Elderly women over 70 have higher prevalence of cancer detected in second breast by MRI

Postmenopausal women, including those over 70 years old, who have been newly diagnosed with cancer in one breast have higher cancer detection rates when the other breast is scanned for tumors with MRI, compared to premenopausal women, say researchers at the Mayo Clinic campus in Florida.

9 Mar 2010

Novel interventions for New World hemorrhagic fevers needed

New World hemorrhagic fevers are emerging infectious diseases found in South America that can cause terrible, Ebola-like symptoms. Current treatments are expensive and only partially effective.

9 Mar 2010

Chicago Female Condom Campaign: Educating women about HIV/AIDS and FC2 Female Condom

The Female Health Company is supporting the launch of a social marketing campaign in Chicago that will educate women about HIV/AIDS and boost awareness, availability, and access to the FC2 Female Condom®, the only FDA approved woman-initiated HIV prevention method currently available.

9 Mar 2010

Education News and Research

"Cyberbullying" leads to depression in LGBT youth

Type of specialist that men with prostate cancer see can influence form of therapy they ultimately receive

Smith & Nephew to launch new product lines at AAOS Annual Meeting

Study focuses on disability and employment among working-age immigrants in the U.S.

Safe, adequate food and nutrition services for older adults receiving health care at home and in communities

ONE launches Women ONE2ONE campaign to increase opportunities for women live in extreme poverty

Three graduate students to receive 2010 AIBS Emerging Public Policy Leadership Award

March designated as 'National Autoimmune Diseases Awareness Month'

ESRC Festival of Social Science to showcase baby-sign language event

Gaps in lupus research and understanding have profound effect on people living with disease

FoodMinds survey: Americans believe they are individually responsible for making right food choices

QoLT Center receives $1.5M NSF Innovation Award

Atherotech to exhibit VAP Cholesterol Test at ACC 2010

Saddle Up Safely campaign: Understanding how diseases of horse can affect humans

Bread for the World recognizes International Women's Day: Celebrate the achievements of women

National Asbestos Awareness Week to raise awareness about prevalence of asbestos-related diseases

Surgeons complete first phase of certification training to implant temporary CardioWest Total Artificial Heart

Elderly women over 70 have higher prevalence of cancer detected in second breast by MRI

Novel interventions for New World hemorrhagic fevers needed

Chicago Female Condom Campaign: Educating women about HIV/AIDS and FC2 Female Condom

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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