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Testicular Self-Exams Often Not Done, Study Shows.
Mar 02, 2003 ... Byline: Medical College of Georgia AUGUSTA, Ga., March 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- A self-exam for testicular cancer takes maybe a minute to do and about that much time to teach but most often, neither happens, according to a study published in the March issue of Pediatrics. ...
Study Shows Young Children With Serious Head Injuries Whose Parents Report No Trauma or Low-Impact Trauma as Cause of Injury Are Highly Likely to Be Victims of Abuse.
Mar 02, 2003 ... Byline: Children's Hospital Boston BOSTON, March 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers in the Emergency Department at Children's Hospital Boston have found that infants who present for medical care with a serious head injury and no mention of trauma to explain the injury are ...
Breastfeeding Rates Unaffected by Changes in Hospital Length of Stay: Good News for Health of New Mothers, Babies.
Mar 02, 2003 ... Byline: Harvard University Medical School BOSTON, March 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- New mothers' rates of breastfeeding remained unchanged despite two policy reversals regarding hospital length of stay within an eastern Massachusetts HMO, according to a study published in the ...
Joslin Study Shows Insulin Resistance Is Poor Predictor of Type 2 Diabetes in Those With No Family History of the Disease.
Mar 03, 2003 ... Byline: Joslin Diabetes Center BOSTON, March 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Although insulin resistance has been shown to predict the development of type 2 (adult onset) diabetes in people at high risk for the disease -- including those whose parents both have diabetes -- Joslin ...
Wheeling Jesuit University Programs Lead Coal Slurry Impoundment Pilot Project.
Mar 03, 2003 ... Byline: The National Technology Transfer Center WHEELING, W.Va., March 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- The National Technology Transfer Center (NTTC) and officials at Wheeling Jesuit University and its Appalachian Institute are the lead on a pilot project designed to address the dangers ...
Association for Computing Machinery Student Research Competition Produces More Winners; Microsoft Funding Expands Opportunities for IT Graduate, Undergraduate Students.
Mar 03, 2003 ... Byline: Association for Computing Machinery NEW YORK, March 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Jing Li, a graduate student at the University of California - Riverside, and Michael Elder, a senior at Furman University in South Carolina, captured first place honors in the ACM Student ...
NASDAQ's Hardwick Simmons, Former SEC Chief Arthur Levitt Available to Media at Indiana University Business Conference.
Mar 03, 2003 ... Byline: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind., March 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Arrangements have been made for media covering Wednesday's (March 5) Indiana University Business Conference, "Who Do You Trust? The Crisis in Corporate Governance," at the Indiana Convention Center in ...
Nannerl O. Keohane to Step Down as Duke University President in June 2004.
Mar 03, 2003 ... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., March 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Nannerl O. Keohane, the eighth president of Duke University, informed the Board of Trustees Saturday, March 1, that she intends to step down from the office in June 2004. Keohane, 62, became Duke's ...
Leadership for Women Subject of Kennesaw State University Graduate-Level Business Course.
Mar 03, 2003 ... Byline: Coles College of Business, Kennesaw State University KENNESAW, Ga., March 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- "Above and Beyond: The Leadership Lab for Women," a unique educational experience to help women learn leadership skills, is being offered this semester at Kennesaw State ...
Green Tea Is Not an Effective Anticancer Treatment for Patients With Advanced Prostate Cancer.
Mar 03, 2003 ... Byline: Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn., March 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Although the benefits of green tea are widely touted, a study conducted by Mayo Clinic Cancer Center and North Central Cancer Treatment Group shows green tea is not an effective treatment for advanced prostate ...
New Book Explores Health Reform Movement in Early 20th Century.
Mar 03, 2003 ... Byline: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind., March 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Health reform in America in the early 20th century is explored in a new book by Indiana University faculty member Ruth Engs. "The Progressive Era's Health Reform Movement: A Historical Dictionary" is ...
Open Your Heart to Diversity: Day of Celebration at John F. Kennedy University.
Mar 03, 2003 ... Byline: John F. Kennedy University CAMPBELL, Calif., March 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- John F. Kennedy University's Diversity Affairs Council is sponsoring an interactive diversity celebration at its Campbell campus on Friday, March 28, at 6:30 pm. All are invited and admission is ...
New Stent-Assisted Coiling Procedure Means Some Patients With Wide Neck Aneurysms May Avoid Brain Surgery; University of Maryland Is First in Baltimore-D.C. Area to Perform Procedure.
Mar 03, 2003 ... Byline: University of Maryland Medical System BALTIMORE, March 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Doctors at the University of Maryland Medical Center are among the first in the country to perform a new procedure involving a stent, combined with coiling, to treat brain aneurysms. The ...
Davidson College Undergraduates Study Philanthropy With $10,000 to Give Away.
Mar 03, 2003 ... Byline: Davidson College DAVIDSON, N.C., March 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Ken Menkhaus' class at Davidson College in "Philanthropy and the Nonprofit Sector" has a $10,000 bank account attached to its syllabus. The thirty undergraduate students enrolled in the class are learning ...
Babson College Honors Ben Cohen, Founder of Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream and TrueMajority.
Mar 03, 2003 ... Byline: Babson College WELLESLEY, Mass., March 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Ben Cohen, founder of Ben & Jerry's Homemade, Inc. and TrueMajority is dipping into more than ice cream these days. On April 8th at 2:30 pm in Olin Hall, the entrepreneur and social activist will deliver the ...
UC San Diego Biologists' Study Links Human Impacts Along Coast to Size Declines of Marine Snails in Southern California.
Mar 03, 2003 ... Byline: University of California, San Diego LA JOLLA, Calif., March 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- The average size of marine snails and limpets along the Southern California coast has declined significantly over the past century and collection by humans appears to be the culprit, ...
Medical College of Wisconsin Researchers Find Light Therapy Reverses Eye Injuries in Rats; Research May Lead to Treatment of Eye Injuries, Blindness.
Mar 03, 2003 ... Byline: Medical College of Wisconsin MILWAUKEE, Mar. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new study by Medical College of Wisconsin researchers in Milwaukee has shown that patients with eye diseases and injuries could benefit from treatment with powerful Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs), which ...
Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International Elects Board Members.
Mar 03, 2003 ... Byline: AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business ST. LOUIS, March 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- AASCB International - the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business has elected officers and members to its board of directors for ...
St. Jude Scientists Show Evolution Boosted Anti-Cancer Prowess of Primordial Gene by Linking It to More Efficient Set of Genes; Arf Gene Became More Effective in Stemming Cell Growth When It Joined Forces With P53.
Mar 03, 2003 ... Byline: St. Jude Children's Research Hospital MEMPHIS, Tenn., March 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at St. Jude Children's Research Hospital have looked back in evolutionary time and identified what may be a gene that was once only moderately effective in slowing down ...
Need Is Growing, But Little Funding Available to Provide Long-Term Care at Home; Field Poll Reveals Inability of Families to Afford Care.
Mar 04, 2003 ... Byline: Family Caregiver Alliance SAN FRANCISCO, March 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- According to a new Field poll, 28 percent of Californians aged 40 and older needed in-home care for themselves or a family member in the past year. Of those, more than half (55 percent) needed in-home ...
Hibernating Black Bears Shed Light on Treatments for Osteoporosis; Unlike Humans, Bears Seem to Recover From Bone Loss Caused by Inactivity.
Mar 04, 2003 ... Byline: Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center HERSHEY, Pa., March 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- Wild black bears may hold some secrets to preserving bone in humans. Researchers at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Michigan Technological University ...
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Researchers Identify Source of Preeclampsia.
Mar 04, 2003 ... Byline: Beth Israel-Deaconess Medical Center BOSTON, March 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) have identified a protein that leads to the development of preeclampsia, a serious and potentially life-threatening complication of ...
'Highway 61': University of Florida Professor's Book a Father-Son Look at American Life.
Mar 04, 2003 ... Byline: University of Florida GAINESVILLE, Fla., March 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- Some might call it a classic road trip, a father-and-son bonding experience, an odyssey through America's heartland, a pilgrimage in honor of blues and folk-music icons. William McKeen ...
Discovery Refutes Current Theory on Cause of Kidney Stones.
Mar 04, 2003 ... Byline: Indiana University School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS, March 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- New research into the origin of kidney stone formation published in the March 1 issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation may well change the direction of the most basic level of ...
Diamond Film May Enable Critical New Sensors For Detecting Biological Weapons.
Mar 04, 2003 ... Byline: University of Wisconsin - Madison MADISON, Wis., March 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- In this time of the chronic threat of terrorism and the possibility of war with an adversary who may be armed with biological weapons, high on the wish list of security agencies and ...
Convio 'Makes the Grade' With Alumni Association at Nation's Largest University.
Mar 04, 2003 ... Byline: Convio AUSTIN, Texas, March 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Texas Exes -- the alumni association for the University of Texas at Austin (UT-Austin), the nation's largest university as measured by enrolled students -- will bolster its Internet infrastructure with Convio to ...
People Are Happier When They Feel Grateful.
Mar 04, 2003 ... Byline: University of California, Davis DAVIS, Calif., March 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- A ground-breaking series of experiments at UC Davis suggests that counting your blessings makes you happier. "When people consciously practice grateful living, their happiness will ...
Study: It's Not Just Who You're with, It's Who You Are.
Mar 04, 2003 ... Byline: University of California, Davis DAVIS, Calif., March 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- From adolescence on, people's personalities tend to predict the type of experiences they will have in their love life, a new study from University of California, Davis concludes. In ...
How Regions Can Grow in Age of Technology: Study Offers Rare Look Inside Global Business Revolution.
Mar 04, 2003 ... Byline: University of Washington SEATTLE, March 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- The high-tech industry may be mired in a slump but it continues to stoke a business revolution that could leave some regions behind, University of Washington researchers have found. The ...
Juliet Garcia Joins Ford Foundation Board of Trustees.
Mar 04, 2003 ... Byline: Ford Foundation NEW YORK, March 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- The election of Dr. Juliet V. Garcia to the Ford Foundation Board of Trustees was announced by Paul A. Allaire, chairman of the Board. Dr. Garcia, who will join the Board at its May 2003 meeting, is President of the ...
University of Indiana at Bloomington Conversations on Race Program Receives National Award.
Mar 04, 2003 ... Byline: Indiana University BLOOMINGTON, Ind., March 4 (AScribe News) -- They take place late in the evening. In the dorm room. At the club. In the lounge. Late-night conversations -- about real issues and concerns. A chance to say whatever is on your mind, to lay ...
A Cancer Diagnosis Can Spark a Cascade of Health-Related Lifestyle Changes in Diet, Exercise, Supplement Use.
Mar 04, 2003 ... Byline: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center SEATTLE, March 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- More than 65 percent of adult cancer patients in western Washington report making one or more health-related lifestyle change in response to their cancer diagnosis, according to a Fred ...
Bisexuals Very Unpopular, National Study Says.
Mar 04, 2003 ... Byline: University of California, Davis DAVIS, Calif., March 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- American heterosexuals dislike bisexuals more than they dislike most religious, ethnic or racial groups, according to a national opinion survey conducted by UC Davis psychology professor Gregory ...
UC Davis Introduces Minor in Technology Management.
Mar 04, 2003 ... Byline: University of California, Davis DAVIS, Calif., March 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- An undergraduate minor in technology management -- designed to give engineering and science graduates an edge in today's high-tech business arena -- will be introduced at UC Davis this fall. It ...
Children's Hospital Boston Researchers Uncover Potential New Therapy for Painful Crises in Sickle-Cell Disease; Inhaled Gas May Offer Novel Approach to Treatment.
Mar 04, 2003 ... Byline: Children's Hospital Boston BOSTON, March 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- A study from Children's Hospital Boston gives intriguing preliminary evidence that inhaling the gas nitric oxide may relieve the vaso-occlusive pain crises suffered by patients with sickle-cell disease ....
California Needs Reliability Professionals to Keep the Lights on in Case of Terrorist Attack, Energy Crisis; Mills College Experts Release Report on Statewide Electricity.
Mar 04, 2003 ... Byline: Mills College OAKLAND, Calif., March 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- In case of an energy crisis or future terrorist attack, California policymakers must understand what keeps the electricity flowing - more important than the money, it's control room operators who are the ...
New Hints on Development of Osteoporosis: How Key Proteins Interact to Affect Bone-Cell Development.
Mar 04, 2003 ... Byline: Washington University, St. Louis ST. LOUIS, March 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- Defects in a protein called alphaV beta3 ntegrin appear to contribute to the development of osteoporosis, and these effects can be reversed by enhancing a protein called ...
Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology President Samuel Hulbert to Retire June 30, 2004.
Mar 04, 2003 ... Byline: Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology TERRE HAUTE, Ind., March 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- Samuel Hulbert, the longest serving president in the history of Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, has announced that he will retire on June 30, 2004. During Hulbert's tenure, ...
University of Texas Dallas Is Going for 'Three-Peat' As Underdog in This Year's 'Final Four' of Chess in Miami; Rival University of Maryland-Baltimore County, With Four Grandmasters, Is Favored.
Mar 04, 2003 ... Byline: University of Texas at Dallas DALLAS, March 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of Texas at Dallas (UTD), dramatic, come-from-behind winners of the first two "Final Four" of Chess competitions, will go into this year's tournament in Miami next month as underdogs once ...
Top National Researchers Scheduled for Molecular Medicine Symposium.
Mar 04, 2003 ... Byline: University of California, San Diego SAN DIEGO, March 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- Several world leaders in medical researcher will be among the presenters at the 3rd Annual Days of Molecular Medicine symposium March 13-15, sponsored by The Institute of Molecular Medicine at ...
Mills College Launches Environmental Science Program; Young Women Scientists Studying Nature to Solve Global Problems.
Mar 04, 2003 ... Byline: Mills College OAKLAND, Calif., March 4 (AScribe Newswire) -- Mills College has initiated a new undergraduate degree program in environmental science to prepare women scientists to protect the earth and its resources. The new interdisciplinary program uses geology, ...
Medical Devices Lead UC Berkeley Business Plan Competition for 2003.
Mar 05, 2003 ... Byline: Haas School of Business, UC Berkeley BERKELEY, March 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- Medical devices have emerged as the leading product developed by semifinalists in the fifth annual University of California, Berkeley Business Plan Competition. The 25 semifinalists ...
National Technology Transfer Center Elects Three New Members to Advisory Board.
Mar 05, 2003 ... Byline: The National Technology Transfer Center WHEELING, W.Va, March 5 (AScribe News) -- Three high-profile executives with extensive experience in technology management have been named to the National Technology Transfer Center (NTTC) Advisory Board. Alfred R ....
Ethical Executive Leadership Study Points to Value of Communication.
Mar 05, 2003 ... Byline: Penn State, Smeal College of Business Administration UNIVERSITY PARK, Penn., March 5 (AScribe News) -- To be perceived as ethical leaders within their organizations, and to avoid being labeled "unethical" or "ethically neutral," corporate executives must expand the ...
Preventive Wars Are Rare In American History.
Mar 05, 2003 ... Byline: Pennsylvania State University UNIVERSITY PARK, Penn., March 5 (AScribe News) -- The Bush administration's claim that it is fighting a preventive war with Iraq now to forestall a more dangerous war later is a virtually unprecedented foreign policy move in American history ...
Fulbrighters Examine Causes and Seek Remedies for Civil and International Conflicts.
Mar 05, 2003 ... Byline: Council for International Exchange of Scholars WASHINGTON, March 5 (AScribe News) -- Thirty top scholars from around the world will work collaboratively over the next year to better understand how and why conflicts occur within and between nations, and how these ...
Fulbright Scholar Program Offers Grants in 140 Countries for Faculty and Professionals.
Mar 05, 2003 ... Byline: Council for International Exchange of Scholars WASHINGTON, March 5 (AScribe News) -- The Fulbright Scholar Program is offering lecturing/research awards in some 140 countries for the 2004-2005 academic year. Opportunities are available not only for college and ...
Target for New Lung Cancer Therapy Found in Embryonic Cell Pathway.
Mar 05, 2003 ... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, March 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- New work by researchers in the Kimmel Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins may allow them to halt the smoking-induced cellular events that lead to 99 percent of all small cell lung cancers (SCLC). The ...
Wind's Energy Could Help Resolve Serious Problems in Oceanography for First Time; Breakthrough Could Help Resolve Serious.
Mar 05, 2003 ... Byline: Johns Hopkins University Problems in Oceanography and Climate Research BALTIMORE, Mar 5 (AScribe News) -- Scientists at Johns Hopkins University and the University of California-Irvine have finally been able to field-test theories about how wind transfers ...
Building Knowledge Interaction Communities Essential Within Nonprofit Sector; Study Shows 25-Fold Increase in Volunteer Email-Generating Communities Served by Kintera in 2002, Compared to 2001.
Mar 05, 2003 ... Byline: Kintera SAN DIEGO, March 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- What is the importance of knowledge interaction communities in the nonprofit sector? According to Dr. Harry Gruber, CEO and founder of online solutions provider Kintera Inc., nonprofits are finding that identifying and ...
Researchers Sort Matter With Tiny Fingers of Light.
Mar 05, 2003 ... Byline: University of Chicago CHICAGO, March 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- University of Chicago physicists can use multiple beams of light to selectively sort microscopic particles, biological cells and large molecules, they will report today (Wednesday, March 5), at the American ...
CSU Northridge Alumna Leaves University $850,000 in Will.
Mar 05, 2003 ... Byline: Calif. State University, Northridge NORTHRIDGE, Calif., March 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- Barbara Ann Ward, who graduated from what was then known as San Fernando Valley State College, has left more than $850,000 to Cal State Northridge. When Ward passed away more ...
USC Conference Sums Up Asia-Pacific Business Outlook for U.S. Firms.
Mar 05, 2003 ... Byline: USC Marshall School of Business LOS ANGELES, March 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- Learn about the changing business markets in Asia, Mexico, and India at the University of Southern California (USC) Marshall School of Business, March 17-18, 2003. The 16th Annual Asia-Pacific ...
National Trial on Women With Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome Gets Underway.
Mar 05, 2003 ... Byline: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center DENVER, March 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- The University of Colorado Health Sciences Center has announced the launch of a new research study for women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) who want to become pregnant. Recruitment ...
Researchers Discover Cell Receptor That Repairs Damaged Nerve Tissue.
Mar 05, 2003 ... Byline: University of Colorado Health Sciences Center COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., March 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers have discovered a cellular pathway that promotes the repair of damaged nerve tissue. In an article published in the February issue of Nature Cell ...
Researcher at UCLA'S Jonsson Cancer Center Wins Prestigous International Research Award for His Efforts to Fight Cancer.
Mar 05, 2003 ... Byline: UCLA LOS ANGELES, March 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- Renowned UCLA Jonsson Cancer Center researcher Dr. Dennis Slamon, whose work led to the development of the molecularly targeted breast cancer drug Herceptin, has been chosen to receive the Dorothy P. Landon-AACR Prize for ...
UC Riverside Biochemists Develop Technology to Increase Vitamin C in Plants.
Mar 05, 2003 ... Byline: University of California, Riverside RIVERSIDE, Calif., March 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- Biochemist Daniel R. Gallie at the University of California, Riverside and his research team of Zhong Chen, Todd Young, Jun Ling, and Su-Chih Chang report in the March 18, 2003, issue of ...
Receptor Could Be Target for Cancer Therapy; Blocking Prostaglandin Might Restore Immune Response to Tumors.
Mar 05, 2003 ... Byline: Vanderbilt Medical Center NASHVILLE, Tenn., March 5 (AScribe Newswire) -- Tumor cells have evolved a crafty scheme for protecting themselves from the killing power of the host immune system; in part, they disable the immune response. New studies from a group ...
Forest Cover Critical to Freshwater Supplies, U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization Warns.
Mar 05, 2003 ... Byline: United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization WASHINGTON, March 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- The loss of forest cover and conversion to other land uses can adversely affect freshwater supplies, threatening the survival of millions of people and damaging the environment, ...
Kaiser Family Foundation to Open Washington, D.C., Public Affairs Center; New Building Features Barbara Jordan Conference Center and Broadcast Studio Designed to Assist Non-Profit Organizations.
Mar 06, 2003 ... Byline: Kaiser Family Foundation WASHINGTON, March 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- On March 27, the Kaiser Family Foundation will officially open its new Washington, D.C., building and Public Affairs Center, creating a new philanthropic tool for the Foundation and others to both hold ...
Does Aspirin Reduce the Risk of Colon Cancer?
Mar 06, 2003 ... Byline: Indiana University School of Medicine INDIANAPOLIS, March 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Americans take 29 billion aspirin tablets each year. Could aspirin have an anti-cancer effect and reduce the risk of colon cancer, the second leading cause of cancer-related death in the ...
UC San Diego Biologists Discover Key to Blocking Inflammation.
Mar 06, 2003 ... Byline: University of California, San Diego LA JOLLA, Calif., March 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Biologists at the University of California, San Diego have discovered that eliminating the ability of white blood cells to respond to low oxygen levels effectively blocks the development ...
Michigan State University Center for Great Lakes Culture Announces Winners of Third Annual Awards Competition; Outstanding Books, Museum Exhibition, Web Site Celebrate Unique Culture of Region.
Mar 06, 2003 ... Byline: Michigan State University EAST LANSING, Mich., March 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Center for Great Lakes Culture at Michigan State University has announced the winners of the third annual Great Lakes Culture Awards. The awards recognize books, museum ...
Researchers Solve Ballistic Mystery in Ceramic Armor; High-Velocity Impacts Trigger Nano-Scaled Glassy Transformation.
Mar 06, 2003 ... Byline: Johns Hopkins University BALTIMORE, March 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Ballistics experts in recent years have puzzled over a troubling loss of impact resistance in an extremely hard and lightweight ceramic material called boron carbide, sometimes used in protective armor ....
University of California Farm Advisor Aims to Quell Dust in Southern California's Antelope Valley.
Mar 06, 2003 ... Byline: University of California Division of Agriculture FRESNO, March 6 (AScribe Newswire) -- Growing mustard plants on farmland destined for carrot and onion crops could suppress dust on windy days, according to Grant Poole, the UC Cooperative Extension agriculture and ...