American Journal of Public Health: June 1998 Highlights. Trends in Student Marijuana Use. Smoking and Breast-feeding Increases Infant's Exposure to Tobacco Products 10-Fold. Teens Have Less Sex And Use Condoms More Often. Aerobic Exercise at School Lowers Blood Pressure in High-Risk Girls.
North America - the U.S., Canada, and Mexico -- will grow 3.5% in 1998 and 2.7% in 1999, according to a three-nation study released today by The Conference Board, Inc., The Conference Board of Canada and Centro de Estudios Economicos del Sector Privado A.C. of Mexico.
A scientist from the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia has discovered a new bird high in the Andes mountains of Ecuador. The new bird is a species of Antpitta, one of a group of notoriously secretive, terrestrial forest birds.
A link has been found between leptin, a protein product of the obesity gene, and risk for coronary heart disease, the cause of heart attacks, say researchers in a study published today in an American Heart Association journal.
Eating a "Western" diet with lots of processed or fried foods can raise blood levels of "oxidized" cholesterol -- a particularly damaging form of cholesterol -- and could increase heart attack risk, scientists say.
California Sea Grant and California Coastal Commission will propose the establishment of a national marine science education effort focused on in-field experience for K-12 students with a series of marine "sea camps" located around the country. Monterey Bay is proposed for pilot project.
"Once upon a time in a faraway land..." begins a chapter in the newest book by Larry Seidman, University of Delaware professor of economics. But this book is not a fairy tale for children. Instead, "Economics Parables and Policies," published by M.E. Sharpe, is a book of lighthearted and fanciful econo-tales for adults who might not normally read a book by an economist.
UC Irvine's Chancellor Laurel L. Wilkening will award 3,742 undergraduate and graduate degrees at its 33rd commencement Saturday, June 20.
It's human nature to party, says a Vanderbilt University specialist in organizational behavior. As companies across the country - from Fortune 500 corporations to family-run businesses - plan summer picnics, barbecues and other informal outings, it's important for employers to recognize that corporate celebration is essential during the bad times, too.
June science tips from Iowa State: 1.) Use of x-rays to inspect grain 2.) Making sure chicks survive their trip 3.) Photonic band gap materials aid astronomy 4.) Measuring mercury in coal emissions
People who live in poverty areas are 80 percent more likely to die than comparable people who live in better areas
Johns Hopkins physicians have designed a series of implants that restore bulk to weakened vocal cords, returning the power of speech to those who have lost their voices from paralysis associated with throat cancers, strokes or other conditions. The patented implants were approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in early spring.
1) Awakening a "Sleeping Beauty" -- Fish Gene Shows Promise in Animal Genetic Engineering, Human Gene Therapy, 2) Experimental Crab Bait Looks Promising
Like a sponge, the Earth's oceans store the greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide--but certain coastal waters can't perform this trick because they lack iron, a University of Delaware researcher reports in the June 11 issue of the journal, Nature.
Results from a phase II dose ranging trial presented today suggest that the investigational drug alosetron hydrochloride provides adequate relief of pain and discomfort for females with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).
Radio astronomers have found a way to use the twinkling of stars to measure the velocity and distance of speeding neutron stars called pulsars that have escaped from the galaxy. Cornell University professor of astronomy James Cordes and Barney Rickett, an astronomer at the University of California, San Diego, have devised a method that combines computer modeling with two of the world's largest radio telescope, the Very Long Baseline Array and the Arecibo Observatory, to measure the speed and distance of pulsars well above the galactic plane.
Effective senior management teams play a greater role in company success than charismatic CEOs, according to a new study by Randall S. Peterson of the Johnson Graduate School of Management at Cornell University. In successful companies, the study found, the CEO fosters healthy group dynamics among his immediate subordinates.
A project incorporated into introductory courses in the Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences teaches students how to find and contact alumni advisors for career advice, and helps them get over any fears of contacting strangers.
Chronic pot smokers may find their drug use holds more than psychological addiction according to a study in progress at the University of Connecticut Health Center.
Regardless of their backgrounds, children as young as 3 have the ability to recognize numbers, and add and subtract, according to research by Susan Levine and Janellen Huttenlocher, both Professors of Psychology at the University of Chicago.
The inctedible burst of gamma rays detected last December 14, surpassed in power only by the original Big Bang, may be the lingering cry of millions of stars being engulfed by a newly born monster black hole at the edge of the universe.
Rice University researchers David Applegate, Robert Bixby and William Cook, and Vasek Chvatal of Rutgers University have determined a breakthrough solution to the Traveling Salesman Problem (TSP), a method for finding an optimal path for a salesman to take when traveling through a specified number of cities.
The National Weather Service and the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at The University of Arizona in Tucson will host the Southwest Weather Symposium at the Marriott University Park Hotel. The aim of the symposium is to bring the latest research in atmospheric sciences to bear on proglems faced by professionals who issue daily weather forecasts and special storm warnings. Invited speakers from several research and forecasting facilities around the United States and Mexico.
Norman Davis and his colleagues may have found what makes sphinx moths tick, or at least what helps them tell time. Sphinx moths, like other animals, tell time with an internal biological clock. It regulates the activity cycles of their days and nights, such as when to rest or fly.
It is one of the most sophisticated and expensive cameras in the world, built for the most ambitious mapping of the universe: the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. Helping construct the survey's critical piece of equipment is 26-year-old Connie Rockosi, a graduate student at the University of Chicago--and one of the most knowledgeable scientists in the world in electronic imaging.
Pain and tingling resulting from HIV or AIDS associated peripheral neuropathy were significantly reduced in patients treated with LamictalÆ (lamotrigine), according to preliminary results from a small study (n=42) presented today at the Eighth Annual Neuroscience of HIV Infection meeting in Chicago.
Leading headache specialists recently convened in New York City to develop a step system to help migraine sufferers communicate more effectively with their health-care providers. The results of this summit are being released as part of National Headache Awareness Week, June 7 - 13, which is themed ìMaking Headway in Headache Relief.î
Two major clinical studies presented today at the Digestive Disease Week meeting add important new information about the anti-viral drug, lamivudine, in the treatment of patients with chronic hepatitis B.
Viruses are normally all together too good at entering our cells. But when scientists alter them to carry desirable genes for genetic therapy, they usually have difficulty getting into the cells where their cargo is needed. Harvard Medical School researchers seem to have overcome this obstacle by building these weighty, less pugnacious viruses a bridge.
Dr. David Driscoll, a member of the American Heart Association's writing group which issued the nation's first set of standardized recommendations for screening young athletes for potentially fatal cardiovascular disease, will be available on June 8 and 9 to speak to reporters about the JAMA paper. The AHA guidelines were issued in August 1996.
While peering through the heavens with a network of 17 radio telescopes scattered in Europe and the United States, a team of astronomers has detected something unusual in the center of a nearby merging galaxy: a quasar in the process of being formed.
Animal studies using human cancer cells show that a natural sugar-phosphate compound found in rice and wheat bran and in legumes slows or stops teh growth of several kinds of cancer and shrinks existing tumors, a University of Maryland pathologist reports.
Scientists at the Penn Medical Center and NIH identified a new molecular target that could lead to novel therapies for ischemic cardiovascular disease. The research team found that a receptor for adenosine found on the surface of ventricle cells exerts a powerful, sustained protection against injury during exposure to ischemia.
A minimally invasive procedure for repairing abdominal aortic aneurysms gets people back on their feet sooner -- and with fewer complications -- than traditional open surgery, a Stanford surgeon reports.
A type of drug that lowers high blood pressure improves a person's odds of surviving after a heart attack, say researchers reporting on a study of nearly 100,000 heart attack patients that appears in today's Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
DALLAS, June 9 -- The American Heart Association and the American College of Sports Medicine today announced a new health-screening tool to help fitness clubs keep their clients' interests at heart.
Urologists at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas will soon test whether severe incontinence can be improved by applying electrical stimulation to a spot near the ankle to stimulate the nerves that affect bladder control.
It's Election Day. An exhausted businesswomen rushes into the voting booth five minutes before the polls close and in less than three minutes, punches through her ballot to indicate her preferences. As she votes she vaguely recalls the political ads she saw on television a few night ago, the few pieces of direct mail....
A leading advocacy group for improved mental health care, the National Mental Health Association, today expressed public support for new quality measures for depression treatment released by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).
Mayo Clinic Health Oasis (www.mayohealth.org) provides important advice about keeping healthy this summer season.
Grains of carbonate minerals believed to signal previous life on a Martian meteorite are most likely non-biologic in origin, according to new studies by chemists at the University of California.
H. Robert Horvitz is the 1998 Alfred P. Sloan Prize awarded by the General Motors Cancer Research Foundation.
Pax genes are identified as a culprit in the development of tumors that occur in children and young adults
Two of the biggest nuisances of having braces -- the monthly visit to the orthodontist and the tooth and gum tenderness that lasts for days after a tightening -- can be eased thanks to a new type of brace system being used at the Temple University School of Dentistry.
Well maintained farmsteads speak for themselves, but farmers are finding that's not enough when they're trying to impress a potential landlord who lives miles away. Farmers in that position probably need to write resumes, says a Purdue University agricultural economist.
In a Purdue University study of morality and motivation in sports, teen-age athletes rated coaches as having the most influence on their likelihood to be overly aggressive or to chat in sports. Parents also were a factor, with dads having the most influence on cheating and moms influencing aggression.
A Japan-U.S. physics collaboration that includes a team from the University of Washington has found evidence indicating that subatomic particles known as neutrinos have mass. The findings counter assumptions in the Standard Model of particle physics, which has held that the electrically neutral, weakly interacting particles have no mass.
The Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health, the National Football League Players Association, and the Nick Lowery Charitable Foundation are bringing together 300 American Indian children with 25 heroes from the NFL, the National Basketball Association, and other professional sports leagues. The camp, which will expose the youth to successful professional athletes with healthy lifestyles, is part of the Native Vision Initiative and will take place June 9-11 at the Native Vision Sports and Life Skills Camp on the Wind River Reservation in Wyoming.
Behavioral healthcare benefit costs have been slashed 670 percent more than general healthcare benefit costs over the past 10 years (1988-1997), according to a new study by the Hay Group, an actuarial and benefits consulting firm in Washington, DC.
As part of a Sandia National Laboratories-led effort to create a worldwide disease tracking network, hospital emergency rooms in three New Mexico cities and in a formerly secret Russian city this week began gathering and posting on the Internet information about an emerging disease, hepatitis C, that physicians say could have major world health implications.The primary goal of the international project, though, is to show how monitoring unusual outbreaks of disease can serve as a worldwide early-warning system for covert biological weapons development.
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