AScribe Medicine News Service back issues from February 2009:
Council on Contemporary Families 12th Annual Conference: Relationships, Sexuality, and Equality; April 17-18, 2009; University of Illinois at Chicago Student Center East; http://www.contemporaryfamilies.org.
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: Council on Contemporary Families CHICAGO, Feb. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- Mark your calendars for the 2009 Council on Contemporary Families Conference, April 17 and 18, at the University of Illinois-Chicago. What is it about? Changes in American families have ...
American Dental Association 'Give Kids a Smile' Events Provide Dental Care to Children From Low-Income Families.
Feb 02, 2009 ... Byline: American Dental Association CHICAGO, Feb. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- With dental disease among pre-schoolers on the rise, the American Dental Association (ADA) is mobilizing dental professionals in a national campaign to extend necessary care to children and adolescents ...
Downsizing Obesity in a Lean Economy: Crisis and Opportunity.
Feb 03, 2009 ... Byline: Children's Hospital Boston BOSTON, Feb. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Obama administration's economic stimulus initiatives should include investment in infrastructure to decrease obesity, providing an immediate and long-term boost to the economy and to public health, ...
American Association for Public Opinion Research Finds Gilbert Burnham in Violation of Ethics Code.
Feb 04, 2009 ... Byline: American Association for Public Opinion Research AMES, Iowa, Feb. 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Executive Council of the American Association for Public Opinion Research (AAPOR) announced Tuesday that an 8-month investigation found that Dr. Gilbert Burnham violated the ...
Council on Contemporary Families: Valentine's Day Fact Sheet on Sexual Health; What Not to Give for Valentine's Day.
Feb 05, 2009 ... Byline: Council on Contemporary Families CHICAGO, Feb. 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- What do you plan to give your valentine this February 14 - a bouquet of flowers, a heart-shaped box of chocolates, a candlelit dinner? Have you considered the gift that keeps on giving -- a sexually ...
Surviving in Troubled Times - by Nancy K. Schlossberg.
Feb 06, 2009 ... Byline: University of Maryland, College Park COLLEGE PARK. Md., Feb. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- "You cannot fix the economic crisis but you can survive. The following tips for those at both ends of the financial spectrum can help your psychological survival," writes Nancy K ....
ATryn(r) (Antithrombin [Recombinant]) Approved by FDA; Only Recombinant Option for Patients With Hereditary Antithrombin Deficiency, a Rare and Potentially Life-Threatening Condition.
Feb 06, 2009 ... Byline: Edelman Public Relations DEERFIELD, Ill., Feb. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- GTC Biotherapeutics ("GTC", NASDAQ: GTCB) and OVATION Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved ATryn(r) (Antithrombin [Recombinant]) for the ...
Congresswoman Bono Mack to Speak to Drug and Alcohol Advocates at Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America's National Leadership Forum XIX; to Share Story of Son's Recovery From Opioid Addiction.
Feb 06, 2009 ... Byline: Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Congresswoman Mary Bono Mack (R-CA) will speak to nearly 3,000 drug prevention and treatment leaders at CADCA's 19th Annual National Leadership Forum. Rep. Bono Mack will share her son ...
American Cancer Society Releases 2008 Legislative Scorecard.
Feb 06, 2009 ... Byline: American Cancer Society SACRAMENTO, Calif., Feb. 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- The American Cancer Society, California Division today released a review of California state legislative activity on important cancer-related legislation in 2008. Although people often think of ...
Survey Finds Smile Is 'Most Attractive' Physical Feature; Men, Women Differ in Oral Health Care Habits.
Feb 10, 2009 ... Byline: American Dental Association CHICAGO, Feb. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Valentine's Day is around the corner, and what do people find most attractive in others? The smile. A national survey (http://www.ada.org/public/media/presskits/publicspeaks/index.asp) from the American ...
Entertainment Industries Council Announces Nominees for 2009 Prism Awards; 'Desperate Housewives,' 'The Office,' 'Grey's Anatomy,' 'Law & Order: SVU,' 'Boston Legal,' 'The Cleaner,' 'Mad Men,' 'Rachel Getting Married' Among Nominees to Be Honored for Accurate Portrayal of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Issues.
Feb 11, 2009 ... Byline: Entertainment Industries Council LOS ANGELES, Calif., Feb. 11 (AScribe Newswire) --"Desperate Housewives," "Grey's Anatomy," "The Office," "Mad Men," "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," and the films "Rachel Getting Married" and "Stop-Loss" are among the productions ...
State and Territorial Health Officials Applaud Autism Decision; Judges Determine Evidence Is 'Overwhelmingly Contrary' to Assertions That MMR Vaccine and Thimerosal Cause Autism.
Feb 12, 2009 ... Byline: Association of State and Territorial Health Officials ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- Today the U.S. Court of Federal Claims' Special Masters ruled in favor of the science that has found no causal link between vaccines and autism. The Judges found that the ...
American Dental Association Applauds Legislators for Introducing 'Meth Mouth' Bill.
Feb 16, 2009 ... Byline: American Dental Association WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Dr. John S. Findley, president of the American Dental Association (ADA), applauded Capitol Hill legislators today for introducing a federal bill aimed at understanding and treating "meth mouth" - a ...
Moravian College Professor Repairs the Remarkable Story of French Physician Antoine Despine; 'Translation Really Is an Art,' Says Joanne McKeown, 'You Want to Honor the Integrity of the Work'.
Feb 19, 2009 ... Byline: Moravian College BETHLEHEM, Pa., Feb. 19 (AScribe Newswire) -- For the first time, English-language readers have access to the words and work of a groundbreaking psychotherapist, thanks to a Moravian College Professor, Joanne M. McKeown, who edited and translated ...
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Bestows First Samuel F. Hulbert Faculty Chair in Biomedical Engineering.
Feb 20, 2009 ... Byline: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology TERRE HAUTE, Ind., Feb. 20 (AScribe Newswire) -- Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology has bestowed the first Samuel F. Hulbert Faculty Chair in Biomedical Engineering to Glen A. Livesay, associate professor of applied biology and ...
House Hearing to Examine the Case For TSCA Reform; Weak Chemical Law Has Produced a Generation of Pre-Polluted Babies; Diseases and Health Problems Associated With Chemical Exposures on the Rise.
Feb 26, 2009 ... Byline: Environmental Working Group WASHINGTON, Feb. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- It is the federal law that industry loves and environmentalists love to hate, yet have been unable to reform since it was enacted a generation ago. But a congressional hearing convened today by Rep ....
New Book Helps Siblings of Those With Down Syndrome Navigate Questions, Concerns and Fears; Based on Thousands of Conversations, Paperback Tackles Top Questions Posed by Teenage Brothers and Sisters.
Feb 26, 2009 ... Byline: Children's Hospital Boston BOSTON, Mass., Feb. 26 (AScribe Newswire) -- Brothers and sisters of people with Down syndrome will have to face questions about the genetic condition throughout their lives, ranging from "What causes Down syndrome?" to "Why do people stare at ...