Knowledge, Attitudes, Barriers to Hepatitis B Screening Among Chinese Americans
Grace X. Ma, Ph.D. will discuss the high incidence of Hepatitis B in Chinese Americans and unveil her latest research, which will be used to design a community-based, culturally appropriate intervention to increase the screening/vaccine rates for Hepatitis B in Chinese Americans. (Embargo expired on 09-Nov-2004 at 14:30 ET)
American Public Health Association
—Temple University College of Health Professions

Isolation, Language Barriers Separate Immigrant Elderly from Health Care Professionals
Elderly immigrants and refugees suffer from low levels of health literacy. To determine the specific health literacy deficits and learn how to combat this problem, Temple University researchers and students evaluated Chinese, Hispanic, Russian and Korean elderly in Philadelphia. (Embargo expired on 09-Nov-2004 at 14:40 ET)
American Public Health Association
—Temple University College of Health Professions

Pioglitazone Shown to Reverse Thickening of Carotid Artery Wall
Clinical study results have shown that the drug pioglitazone significantly reduced the thickness of the carotid artery in patients with type 2 diabetes. By contrast, no change in carotid thickness was seen in a group of patients who received glimepiride, an older drug for type 2 diabetes. (Embargo expired on 09-Nov-2004 at 10:00 ET)
American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2004
—Ketchum PR, NYC

CRESTOR(R) Data in African Americans with High Cholesterol
New data showed that AstraZeneca’s CRESTOR(R) (rosuvastatin calcium) at 10 and 20 mg reduced LDL-C or “bad” cholesterol by 37 and 46 percent, compared to 32 and 39 percent at similar doses with atorvastatin in African-American patients.
American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2004
—Edelman PR, NYC

Findings in Neuro Outcomes, Heart Devices
Predicting neurological outcomes after newborn heart surgery, using implantable devices to prevent sudden cardiac death, and releasing protective genes directly into diseased arteries were among the research findings presented by pediatric cardiologists.
American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2204
—Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Drug-Coated Stent Induces Less Inflammation than Bare Metal Stent
In the treatment of coronary artery disease, a sirolimus drug-coated stent causes less inflammation than bare metal stents.
American Heart Association
—Loyola University Health System

IgG Treatment Reduces Severity of Liver Condition in Newborns
Treatment with high-dose immunoglobulin G (IgG) during pregnancy lessens the severity of hemochromatosis (NH), a rare, devastating gestational disease with abnormal iron accumulation in the liver and severe liver injury that almost always results in fetal death or acute liver failure in newborns.
Lancet, 6-Nov-2004
—Northwestern University

New Reports from Harvard Medical School Help People Manage Diabetes
Having diabetes requires adapting to a new way of life. Eating a meal, planning a vacation, or going for a run requires forethought and planning. Two new special health reports, Diabetes: A Plan for Living and Healthy Eating for Type 2 Diabetes, offer advice on how to live successfully with diabetes.
—Harvard Health Publications

Improving Winter Seasonal Forecasts and Siberia's Autumn Snows
Energy prices are at all-time highs, so winter weather, which significantly affects the U.S. economy, may have an even greater impact this season.
—National Science Foundation (NSF)

Sea Change: Skeletons of Ancient Corals Different from Today's
A Johns Hopkins graduate student may have solved a problem that has been baffling marine biologists and paleontologists: Why do coral reefs disappear from the fossil record during the beginning of the Cretaceous period only to reappear after its end 35 million years ago?
The Geological Society
—Johns Hopkins University

Sandia, Stirling to Build Solar Dish Engine Power Plant
The National Nuclear Security Administration's Sandia National Laboratories is joining forces with Stirling Energy Systems, Inc. of Phoenix to build and test six new solar dish-engine systems for electricity generation that will provide enough grid-ready solar electricity to power more than 40 homes.
—Sandia National Laboratories

Purdue, Japanese Researchers to Create More Human-Like Robots
Purdue University is leading a four-year project to enable humanoid robots to move more like people and adapt quickly to new situations so that they can complete a variety of tasks they weren't specifically programmed to perform.
—Purdue University

Scientist Wins Award For Breakthrough In Coding Theory And Practice
An article that developed an improved decoding algorithm for error-correcting codes that are used today in communication and storage devices ranging from computer hard drives to deep-space probes was selected as the top paper about information theory in the past two years.
—University of California, San Diego

Hospital for Special Surgery Receives More Than $10 Million in Grants
The Hospital for Special Surgery announced today that it has received more than $10 million in grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to fund basic and clinical research activities.
—Hospital for Special Surgery

$8 Million Grant from Flight Attendant Medical Research Institute
The American Committee for the Weizmann Institute of Science announced today that the Weizmann Institute in Israel has been awarded an $8 million grant from the Flight Attendant Medical Research Institute.
—Weizmann Institute of Science

Author Mark Winegardner Embarks on National Tour
When Random House offered up the literary target of a lifetime two years ago, a veritable mob of accomplished authors took aim. The publishing giant would ultimately choose one lucky writer to pen the sequel to "The Godfather," Mario Puzo's legendary 1969 novel.
—Florida State University

Intimate Homicides Decreasing Rather than Increasing
Recent high-profile incidents of husbands accused of murdering their wives might lead one to presume that such incidents are on the rise. In fact, they are not. A Kansas State University professor said such crimes are less common than in years past.
—Kansas State University

Societal Changes Require New Approach to Celebrating Holidays in the Classroom
The most important thing for a teacher to remember is to avoid having a narrow view of what holidays represent. That's the suggestion from a Kansas State University expert who prepares new teachers to succeed in the classroom.
—Kansas State University

Knight Foundation Funding Expansion of Training for Journalist Covering Nonprofits
The only national training program to help American journalists better understand how the nonprofit community operates will continue and expand with support from a national foundation.
—University of Mississippi

The Global Economy Has Too Much Liquidity
The U.S. and global economies are awash in liquidity, according to the latest economic analysis by The Conference Board.
—The Conference Board

MBA Students Unlock Their Leadership Capacity Through the Arts
Can leadership potential in business students be tapped through painting and Tai-Chi? Absolutely, according world-renowned McGill Management professor Nancy Adler.
—McGill University