Recently added articles from AScribe Health News Service:

From Beach to Backyard, Caution Can Reduce Firepit Burns; Sand-Covered Hot Coals Especially Hazardous, UC Irvine Burn Treatment Doctors Warn.

Jun 30, 2008 ... Byline: University of California, Irvine IRVINE, Calif., June 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- Backyard barbecues and beach bonfires are beloved summer activities across the country, but they also put people - especially children - at risk of painful, long-term injury. Dr ....

Runner-Up Rocco Puts the Aging Game in the Spotlight, Expert Says.

Jun 26, 2008 ... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., June 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- Rocco Mediate's grueling battle against Tiger Woods at this year's U.S. Open should be an inspiration to aging Americans, says a Purdue University professor. "Rocco's contribution has been ...

Rockefeller Brothers Fund and Pocantico Hills Central School Partner to Create an Edible Schoolyard.

Jun 26, 2008 ... Byline: Rockefeller Brothers Fund NEW YORK, June 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- Thomas Elliott, superintendent of Pocantico Hills Central School, New York, announced that students could soon be eating salad and soup from vegetables that they will grow in an organic school garden ...

Eastern Connecticut State University Students Win Public Service Announcement Contest.

Jun 20, 2008 ... Byline: Eastern Connecticut State University WILLIMANTIC, Conn., June 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Two groups of Eastern students placed first and third in the Eastern Connecticut State University Video and Animation Festival, sponsored by the Wine & Spirits Wholesalers of ...

Twiga Foundation Receives $400,000 Grant; New Project to Help States Become Employers-of-Choice.

Jun 20, 2008 ... Byline: Twiga Foundation, Inc. BOISE, Idaho, June 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Twiga Foundation, Inc. is the recipient of a $400,000 grant to fund the States as Employers-of-Choice project, which will assist state governments in the recruitment, engagement, and retention of ...

LA84 Foundation Awards $1.6 Million to 36 Sports Programs for Youth in Southern California.

Jun 19, 2008 ... Byline: LA84 Foundation LOS ANGELES, June 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- The LA84 Foundation today announced $1,596,545 million in grants to support sports programs serving more than 14,400 youth in Southern California. The grants will increase access to and availability of sports ...

Fran Drescher Says "Cancer Schmancer!"; Actress Turned Healthcare Advocate Celebrates First Anniversary of Charitable Organization; Celebrities, Cancer Survivors Join Drescher at Anniversary Luncheon.

Jun 19, 2008 ... Byline: Betsy Mullen Consulting LOS ANGELES, June 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- International celebrity, New York Times best-selling author and cancer survivor Fran Drescher is celebrating the first birthday of her charitable organizations, the Cancer Schmancer Movement and ...

Co-Author of Groundbreaking Book 'Freedom From Disease' in San Diego From New York for Speech, Book Signing at 2008 BIO International Convention; Available for Media Interviews Thursday - Friday, June 19-20.

Jun 18, 2008 ... Byline: Betsy Mullen Consulting SAN DIEGO, June 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- The co-author of the newly released book, "Freedom from Disease: The Breakthrough Approach to Preventing Cancer, Heart Disease, Alzheimer's, and Depression by Controlling Insulin" will be in town and ...

Depression and Diabetes: Fellow Travelers, Researchers Say.

Jun 17, 2008 ... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, June 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers have long known that type-2 diabetes and depression often go hand in hand. However, it's been unclear which condition develops first in patients who end up with both. Now, a new study ...

SeniorNet, H.R.C. Foundation Bring Seniors in Chula Vista, Calif., Across 'Digital Divide' With Free Computer Access, Instruction; Grand Opening of SeniorNet Computer Learning Center at MAAC Project's 'Seniors on Broadway' Affordable Housing Development to Take Place June 17.

Jun 12, 2008 ... Byline: SeniorNet SANTA CLARA, Calif., June 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- SeniorNet, the world's leading nonprofit technology educator of older adults, with funding from the H.R.C. Foundation and in partnership with the Metropolitan Area Advisory Committee (MAAC) Project, a ...

Instant Messaging Proves Useful In Reducing Workplace Interruption.

Jun 03, 2008 ... Byline: Ohio State University COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Employers seeking to decrease interruptions may want to have their workers use instant messaging software, a new study suggests. A recent study by researchers at Ohio State University and ...