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SAMHSA Appoints Elinore F. McCance-Katz, M.D. To the New Position of Chief Medical OfficerThe Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA) Administrator Pamela S. Hyde is announcing the appointment of Elinore F. McCance-Katz, M.D., Ph.D. as SAMHSA’s first chief medical officer. In this capacity she will provide medical-scientific expertise to SAMHSA’s major behavioral health efforts including those promoting the prevention of mental illnesses and substance use disorders, as well as the treatment and recovery of people from these conditions. |
Released: 5/20/2013 5:50 PM EDT
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA) |
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WCS Informs Discussion of Responses to a Changing Arctic
In two critical reports released at the Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting in Kiruna, Sweden on May 15th, the scientific expertise of the Wildlife Conservation Society helped inform an international body of senior government officials about changing conditions in the Arctic, and potential responses to those changes. |
Released: 5/20/2013 5:00 PM EDT
Wildlife Conservation Society |
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New Test Better Detects Elephantiasis Worm Infection
A new diagnostic test for a worm infection that can lead to severe enlargement and deformities of the legs and genitals is far more sensitive than the currently used test, according to results of a field study in Liberia, in West Africa, where the infection is endemic. |
Embargo expired: 5/20/2013 5:00 PM EDT
Released: 5/17/2013 2:00 PM EDT
Washington University in St. Louis |
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Older Prostate Cancer Patients with Other Underlying Health Problems Ought to Think Twice Before Getting TreatmentOlder prostate cancer patients with other underlying health conditions should think twice before committing to surgery or radiation therapy for their cancer, according to a multicenter study led by researchers in the UCLA Department of Urology. |
Embargo expired: 5/20/2013 5:00 PM EDT
Released: 5/16/2013 5:35 PM EDT
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences |
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Iowa State Design Prof Leads Team in Autism Research, Outreach
What started as a school project for a cognitively disabled son turned into a career focus for an Iowa State graphic design professor. Since Debra Satterfield discovered her son's talents as a painter, she has led a team who design educational, social inclusion and play experiences for kids with cognitive disabilities, including ASD. |
Released: 5/20/2013 4:25 PM EDT
Iowa State University |
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Annual Sustainability Research Conference Inspires Collaboration and Shares SolutionsThe Alliance for Research on Corporate Sustainability (ARCS), housed at the University of Virginia Darden School of Business, held its fifth annual research conference at the Berkeley-Haas School of Business on Monday, 29 April through Wednesday, 1 May. |
Released: 5/20/2013 4:00 PM EDT
University of Virginia Darden School of Business |
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IUPUI Professor Provides Retrospective as Rockefeller Foundation Turns 100The Rockefellers' contributions went beyond funding to creating the mechanisms for dispersing funds. Lessons learned by the Rockefeller Foundation could well serve today’s leading philanthropic giants, said IUPUI Professor William H. Schneider. |
Released: 5/20/2013 4:00 PM EDT
Indiana University |
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Less Sleep Associated With Increased Risk of Crashes for Young DriversA study by Alexandra L. C. Martiniuk, M.Sc, Ph.D., of The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney, Australia, and colleagues suggests less sleep per night is associated with a significant increase in the risk for motor vehicle crashes for young drivers. |
Embargo expired: 5/20/2013 4:00 PM EDT
Released: 5/16/2013 8:00 PM EDT
American Medical Association (AMA) |
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Association Between In-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Survival Rates, Prevention of Cardiac ArrestsHospitals with higher rates of survival among patients who experience in-hospital cardiac arrest also appear to have a lower incidence of in-hospital cardiac arrest, according to a study published Online First by JAMA Internal Medicine, a JAMA Network publication. |
Embargo expired: 5/20/2013 4:00 PM EDT
Released: 5/16/2013 8:00 PM EDT
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Two Radiotherapy Treatments Show Similar Morbidity, Cancer Control After ProstatectomyUse of the newer, more expensive intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and use of the older conformal radiotherapy (CRT) after surgical removal of all or part of the prostate gland were associated with similar morbidity and cancer control outcomes, according to a study published Online First by JAMA Internal Medicine, a JAMA Network publication. |
Embargo expired: 5/20/2013 4:00 PM EDT
Released: 5/16/2013 8:00 PM EDT
American Medical Association (AMA) |