New Nano Reauthorization Bill Includes Crucial Safety Research Mandates
The nearly $800 billion stimulus package being debated in Congress contains a number of measures intended to improve information technology, infrastructure and the energy economy in the United States – all areas that will be greatly aided by nanotechnology. However, without an increased focus by the federal government on possible risks posed by engineered nanomaterials,
Majority Of Ex-Inmates In Texas Delay HIV Treatment, Study Finds
A majority of HIV-positive prison inmates in Texas do not fill their prescriptions in an appropriate amount of time after release, creating a threat to public health, according to a study published Wednesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association, the Houston Chronicle reports. According to researchers from the University of Texas Medical Branch-Galveston,
Stanford Medicine Outpatient Center Set To Open On February 17
Patients can now visit a wide array of Stanford outpatient clinics, from orthopaedic surgery and sports medicine to pain management and sleep medicine, through one main door. The Stanford Medicine Outpatient Center, which opens Feb. 17 in Redwood City, is the new home of specialized services that were previously located on the main campus at
Links Examined Between Childrens Development And Housing Choices Of Low-Income Families
Boston College Associate Professor of Education Rebekah Levine Coley and colleagues from Duke and Tufts have been awarded a $900,000 grant from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to examine the role that housing plays in the development of children from low-income families. Coley, with Tufts University’s Tama Levanthal and Duke University’s Linda
CCNY And Memorial Sloan-Kettering Receive NIH Award Of $15.9 Million To Create Partnership
The National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute (NCI) has awarded The City College of New York (CCNY) and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) a $15.9 million grant to implement a unique partnership in cancer research, education, and outreach. The five-year, renewable award is funded by NCI’s U54 program, an initiative created to develop partnerships
Alliance Between Arizona’s TGen And Michigan’s Van Andel Research Institute To Promote Worldwide Science And Health
The Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen) and the Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) will forge a strategic alliance that will enable both to maximize their worldwide contributions to science and health. The non-profit research institutes jointly announced today the initiation of an “alliance and affiliation agreement.” The partnership between Phoenix, Ariz.-based TGen and Grand Rapids,
Hospital Outpatient Department And Office-based Provider Visits For High Cholesterol And Other Conditions Soar In A Decade, USA
Americans visited a hospital outpatient department or office-based provider for high cholesterol 300 percent more often in 2006 than they did in 1996, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. This translates to 44 million visits for treatment of high cholesterol in 2006. Trauma related disorders and
Senate, House Begin Negotiations Over Economic Stimulus Package
The Senate on Tuesday voted 61-37 to pass an $838 billion economic stimulus package with the support of only three Republicans — Sens. Olympia Snowe (Maine), Susan Collins (Maine) and Arlen Specter (Pa.), the Los Angeles Times reports (Hook, Los Angeles Times, 2/10). After the vote, House and Senate negotiators began discussions to reconcile the
Teen’s Best Friend: Young Dog Owners More Physically Active
They’re furry, fun loving and could be the key to getting your sedentary teen off the couch, finds a new study on dog ownership and adolescent physical activity. “You can think of your dog not only as your best friend, but also a social support tool for being active,” said John Sirard, Ph.D., the study’s
More U.S. Residents Will Lose Health Coverage As Economy Weakens, Health Insurance Becomes More Costly, Fewer Employers Offer Coverage, IOM Says
More U.S. residents will lose their health insurance as the economy weakens, health care costs increase and fewer companies offer coverage to employees, according to a report released on Tuesday by the Institute of Medicine, Reuters reports (Dunham, Reuters, 2/24). For the report, sponsored by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the IOM Health Research Committee