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H1N1 Pandemic Virus Does Not Mutate Into 'Superbug' in University of Maryland Lab Study; First to Examine Potential Interactions With Seasonal Flu Strains.
Sep 01, 2009 ... Byline: University of Maryland, College Park COLLEGE PARK, Md., Sept. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- A laboratory study by University of Maryland researchers suggests that some of the worst fears about a virulent H1N1 pandemic flu season may not be realized this year, but does ...
Computational Process Zeroes in on Top Genetic Cancer Suspects.
Sep 01, 2009 ... Byline: Johns Hopkins University BALTIMORE, Sept. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Johns Hopkins engineers have devised innovative computer software that can sift through hundreds of genetic mutations and highlight the DNA changes that are most likely to promote cancer. The goal is to ...
Carnegie Mellon Adjunct Professor David Keith Studies Geoengineering as Tool To Limit Extreme Climate Change.
Sep 01, 2009 ... Byline: Carnegie Mellon University PITTSBURGH, Sept. 1 (AScribe Newswire) -- Carnegie Mellon University Adjunct Professor David Keith is a member of a high-level study group convened by the Royal Society (http://royalsociety.org/), the United Kingdom's National Academy of ...
Novel Anticancer Drug Yields Positive Response in People With Advanced or Recurring Skin and Brain Cancer.
Sep 02, 2009 ... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, Sept. 2 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Hedgehog signaling pathway is involved in a preliminary study and case report describing positive responses to an experimental anticancer drug in a majority of people with advanced or ...
University of Virginia Researchers Receive $8.2 Million Grant to Study Interaction of Viruses With the Immune System.
Sep 03, 2009 ... Byline: University of Virginia Health System CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Sept. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Amid fears of a swine flu pandemic possibly killing millions of people worldwide, investigators at The Bernie B. Carter Center for Immunology Research at the University of Virginia ...
Surgical Scrub Solution: It's Good for Patients, Too; Chlorhexidine Bathing Is Cheap and Effective Means of Protecting Patients From Superbugs.
Sep 03, 2009 ... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, Sept. 3 (AScribe Newswire) -- Giving critically ill hospital patients a daily bath with a mild, soapy solution of the same antibacterial agent used by surgeons to "scrub in" before an operation can dramatically cut down, by ...
Research Suggests Urban Sprawl, Wet Falls and Winter Affect Severe Weather.
Sep 08, 2009 ... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Sept. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- Previously rare big city storms - like a tornado Aug. 19 that downed trees and ripped off roofs in downtown Minneapolis and the powerful thunderstorms in New York City a day earlier - may not be so ...
Deficits in Brain's Reward System Observed in ADHD Patients; Low Levels of Dopamine Markers May Underlie Symptoms; Implications for Treatment.
Sep 08, 2009 ... Byline: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, N.Y., Sept. 8 (AScribe Newswire) -- A brain-imaging study conducted at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory provides the first definitive evidence that patients suffering from attention deficit ...
Model Backs Green Tea and Lemon Claim, Lessens Need to Test Animals.
Sep 09, 2009 ... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Sept. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- An animal study at Purdue University has shown that adding ascorbic acid and sugar to green tea can help the body absorb helpful compounds and also demonstrates the effectiveness of a model that could ...
UC Santa Barbara Researchers Develop Drug Delivery System Using Nanoparticles and Lasers.
Sep 09, 2009 ... Byline: University of California, Santa Barbara SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Sept. 9 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at University of California, Santa Barbara, have developed a new way to deliver drugs into cancer cells by exposing them briefly to a non-harmful laser. Their results ...
Immigrants Still Hold Riskier Jobs Than U.S. Natives; Research Shows No Improvement in Injuries or Fatalities Among Immigrants.
Sep 10, 2009 ... Byline: Agnes Scott College ATLANTA, Sept. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Immigrants to the United States continue, on average, to work in jobs in which they are more likely to be injured or killed than U.S. natives, according to researchers at Agnes Scott College and the Federal ...
Dividing Cells 'feel' Their Way Out of Warp.
Sep 10, 2009 ... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, Sept. 10 (AScribe Newswire) -- Every moment, millions of a body's cells flawlessly divvy up their genes and pinch perfectly in half to form two identical progeny for the replenishment of tissues and organs - even as they ...
Mayo Clinic Identifies Two Genes as Potential Therapeutic Targets for Multiple Sclerosis; Early Research Holds Promise for New Therapies and Better Prediction of Patient Outcomes.
Sep 11, 2009 ... Byline: Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn., Sept. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- A Mayo Clinic (http://www.mayoclinic.org) study has found that two genes in mice were associated with good central nervous system repair in multiple sclerosis (http://www.mayoclinic.org/multiple-sclerosis/) ...
University of Virginia ER Doctor Develops System to Optimize Treatment and Survival of Heart Attack Patients Nationwide.
Sep 11, 2009 ... Byline: University of Virginia Health System CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Sept. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- Roger Burke, 35, was working at a remote logging site in Madison County, Virginia several weeks ago when he began sweating profusely and felt intense pain in his chest and arm - ...
Lowering Sodium Consumption Could Save U.S. $18 Billion Annually in Health Costs, RAND Study Finds.
Sep 11, 2009 ... Byline: RAND Corporation SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- Reducing Americans' average intake of sodium to the amount recommended by health officials could save the nation as much as $18 billion annually in avoided health care costs and improve the quality of ...
Inner Workings of Molecular Thermostat Point to Pathways to Fight Diabetes, Obesity, According to Penn Study.
Sep 11, 2009 ... Byline: University of Pennsylvania Health System PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 11 (AScribe Newswire) -- Best known as the oxygen-carrying component of hemoglobin, the protein that makes blood red, heme also plays a role in chemical detoxification and energy metabolism within the cell ....
Artificial Intelligence Helps Diagnose Cardiac Infections.
Sep 12, 2009 ... Byline: Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn., Sept. 12 (AScribe Newswire) -- Mayo Clinic researchers say that "teachable software" designed to mimic the human brain may help them diagnose cardiac infections without an invasive exam. Those findings are being presented today at the ...
High-Res View of Zinc Transport Protein Reveals Shape-Shifting Atomic Interactions; Suggests Mechanism and Possible Drug Targets.
Sep 14, 2009 ... Byline: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, N.Y., Sept. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- How much difference can a tenth of a nanometer make? When it comes to figuring out how proteins work, an improvement in resolution of that miniscule amount can mean the difference between seeing ...
Daily Bathroom Showers May Deliver Face Full of Pathogens, Says University of Colorado at Boulder Study.
Sep 14, 2009 ... Byline: University of Colorado, Boulder BOULDER, Colo., Sept. 14 (AScribe Newswire) -- While daily bathroom showers provide invigorating relief and a good cleansing for millions of Americans, they also can deliver a face full of potentially pathogenic bacteria, according to a ...
University of Maryland Study Shows Congressional Use of Twitter Falls Short.
Sep 15, 2009 ... Byline: University of Maryland, College Park COLLEGE PARK, Md., Sept. 15 (AScribe Newswire) -- A new study by University of Maryland researchers finds a growing use of Twitter among members of Congress, but that the purpose and content of their messages fall short of improving ...
Settled Armed Conflicts Reignite at Historic Rate: University of Maryland Report.(Report)
Sep 16, 2009 ... Byline: University of Maryland, College Park COLLEGE PARK, Md., Sept. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Most recent armed conflicts around the world have been flare-ups of previously settled wars, concludes a new report from University of Maryland researchers. The report also identifies ...
Genetic Hint for Ridding the Body of Hepatitis C.
Sep 16, 2009 ... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, Sept. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- More than seventy percent of people who contract Hepatitis C will live with the virus that causes it for the rest of their lives and some will develop serious liver disease including cancer ....
Inhibitors of Important Tuberculosis Survival Mechanism Identified; Compounds That Kill Dormant Pathogen While Sparing Human Cells Could Lead to New Drugs.
Sep 16, 2009 ... Byline: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, N.Y., Sept. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- Attempts to eradicate tuberculosis (TB) are stymied by the fact that the disease-causing bacteria have a sophisticated mechanism for surviving dormant in infected cells. Now, a team of scientists ...
Antioxidant Controls Spinal Cord Development; Johns Hopkins Neuroscientists Discover New Molecular Control.
Sep 17, 2009 ... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, Sept. 17 (AScribe Newswire) -- Researchers at the Johns Hopkins School of Medicine have discovered how one antioxidant protein controls the activity of another protein, critical for the development of spinal cord neurons. The ...
Genome Screen Reveals Two-Way Communication Between Common Biological Pathways and Body's Daily Clock; Insulin, Folate Metabolism Influence Circadian Rhythms, According to Penn Study.
Sep 18, 2009 ... Byline: University of Pennsylvania Health System PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- While scientists have known for several years that our body's internal clock helps regulate many biological processes, researchers have found that the reverse is also true: Many common ...
Cheap, Quick Bedside 'Eye Movement' Exam Outperforms MRI for Diagnosing Stroke in Patients With Dizziness; Small Study Demonstrates Possibilities of Reducing Unnecessary MRI Tests and Improving Safety.(Clinical report)
Sep 18, 2009 ... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, Sept. 18 (AScribe Newswire) -- In a small "proof of principle" study, stroke researchers at Johns Hopkins and the University of Illinois have found that a simple, one-minute eye movement exam performed at the bedside worked ...
Building Energy Efficiency Programs in Europe and Australia Offer Important Lessons for U.S., Study Finds.
Sep 20, 2009 ... Byline: RAND Corporation SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- The United States can become more energy efficient and create more "green" jobs by adopting some of the strategies used by the European Union and Australia to rate and disclose the performance of ...
Simultaneous Nanoscale Imaging of Surface and Bulk Atoms; New Microscope Could Revolutionize Imaging, Improve Catalysts for Energy Applications.
Sep 21, 2009 ... Byline: Brookhaven National Laboratory UPTON, N.Y., Sept. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory, in collaboration with researchers from Hitachi High Technologies Corp., have demonstrated a new scanning ...
Public Attitudes to New Technology: Lessons for Regulators; Nanotechnology Is Viewed Favorably, but That Could Change; Possible Risks Should Be Acknowledged.
Sep 21, 2009 ... Byline: University of California, Santa Barbara SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Sept. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- New technologies may change our lives for the better, but sometimes they have risks. Communicating those benefits and risks to the public, and developing regulations to deal ...
New National Association for College Admission Counseling Textbook Outlines Testing Ethics, Standards and Predictive Value.
Sep 21, 2009 ... Byline: National Assn. for College Admission Counseling ARLINGTON, Va., Sept. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Inspired by recommendations from the Commission on the Use of Standardized Tests in Undergraduate Admission, the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) ...
Mild Exercise While in the ICU Reduces Bad Effects of Prolonged Bed Rest.
Sep 21, 2009 ... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE. Sept. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- Critical care experts at Johns Hopkins are reporting initial success in boosting recovery and combating muscle wasting among critically ill, mostly bed-bound patients using any one of a trio of ...
Cassini Reveals New Ring Quirks, Shadows During Saturn Equinox.
Sep 21, 2009 ... Byline: Jet Propulsion Laboratory PASADENA, Calif., Sept. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- NASA scientists are marveling over the extent of ruffles and dust clouds revealed in the rings of Saturn during the planet's equinox last month. Scientists once thought the rings were almost ...
Healing Badly Damaged Lungs: Distinct Set of White Blood Cells Found to Set the Pace of Wound Repair.(Clinical report)
Sep 21, 2009 ... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, Sept. 21 (AScribe Newswire) -- After more than 50 experiments in mice, medical scientists at Johns Hopkins have mapped out the basic steps taken by a particular set of white blood cells in setting the pace of recovery after ...
New Multi-Use Device Can Shed Light on Oxygen Intake.
Sep 22, 2009 ... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Sept. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- A fiber-optic sensor created by a team of Purdue University researchers that is capable of measuring oxygen intake rates could have broad applications ranging from plant root development to assessing ...
Beyond the Stereotypes: Hispanic/Latino Families; a Fact Sheet Prepared for the Council on Contemporary Families for Hispanic Heritage Month, Sept. 15-Oct. 15.
Sep 22, 2009 ... Byline: Council on Contemporary Families CHICAGO, Sept. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Council on Contemporary Families today released the following fact sheet, prepared by Ruth E. Zambrana and Laura A. Logie, University of Maryland. - - - - CHANGING THE ...
New Findings Could Help Hybrid, Electric Cars Keep Their Cool.
Sep 22, 2009 ... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Sept. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Understanding precisely how fluid boils in tiny "microchannels" has led to formulas and models that will help engineers design systems to cool high-power electronics in electric and hybrid cars, ...
Soybean Oil Blend Works Well as Fuel for Home Furnaces.
Sep 22, 2009 ... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Sept. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- A blend of degummed soybean oil and No. 2 fuel oil can be used as an alternative heating fuel and reduce sulfur emissions, according to a Purdue University scientist. Klein Ileleji, an ...
Both Distress and Fatigue Impact Resident Physician Errors, Mayo Study Finds.
Sep 22, 2009 ... Byline: Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn., Sept. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Mayo Clinic researchers report that distress and fatigue among medical residents are independent contributors to self-perceived medical errors. The findings appear today in the Journal of the American Medical ...
LSU Health Sciences Center Researchers Working to Prevent Diabetic Neuropathy.
Sep 22, 2009 ... Byline: LSU Health Sciences Center NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 22 (AScribe Newswire) -- Dennis Paul, PhD, Associate Professor of Pharmacology, and Harry Gould, MD, PhD, the Tom Benson Professor of Neurology at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, have been awarded one of two ...
University of Maryland Climate Scientist Featured in Nature.
Sep 23, 2009 ... Byline: University of Maryland, College Park COLLEGE PARK, Md., Sept. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- Moisture-laden clouds frequently gather over the heavy industrial regions of southeastern China, yet little rainfall is recorded there. A University of Maryland scientist, working with ...
Professor's Devotion Yields Valuable Information.
Sep 23, 2009 ... Byline: University of Maryland, College Park COLLEGE PARK, Md., Sept. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- For nearly four decades, a University of Maryland professor has traveled to Colorado each spring to study in fields of purple dwarf larkspurs and vibrant red columbines. He's watched ...
Scientists Outline Planetary Boundaries: A Safe Operating Space for Humanity.
Sep 23, 2009 ... Byline: University of California, Santa Barbara SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Sept. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- New approaches are needed to help humanity deal with climate change and other global environmental threats that lie ahead in the 21st century, according to a group of 28 ...
NASA's Spitzer Spots Clump of Swirling Planetary Material.
Sep 23, 2009 ... Byline: Jet Propulsion Laboratory PASADENA, Calif., Sept. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- Astronomers have witnessed odd behavior around a young star. Something, perhaps another star or a planet, appears to be pushing a clump of planet-forming material around. The observations, made ...
School-Family-Community Partnership Success Stories.
Sep 23, 2009 ... Byline: Johns Hopkins University BALTIMORE, Sept. 23 (AScribe Newswire) -- The National Network of Partnership Schools (NNPS) at Johns Hopkins University has published Promising Partnership Practices 2009, a collection of more than 110 best practices chosen from schools, ...
Unraveling Numerical Ability in Humans: From Infancy to Adulthood.
Sep 24, 2009 ... Byline: Johns Hopkins University BALTIMORE, Sept. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- Rats do it. So do monkeys, pigeons and people: They quickly and intuitively size up the number of objects in their environment. It's this inborn "Approximate Number System" that enables, for instance, a ...
Deep Impact and Other Spacecraft Find Clear Evidence of Water on Moon; Thin Layer of Surface 'Dew' Appears to Form, Then Dissipate Each Day.
Sep 24, 2009 ... Byline: University of Maryland, College Park COLLEGE PARK, Md., Sept. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- New data from the Deep Impact spacecraft and the Moon Mineralogy Mapper (M3), an instrument aboard India's recently ended Chandrayaan-1 spacecraft, provide, for the first time, clear ...
New England Journal of Medicine Also Publishes Mayo Clinic Study of Physicians' Beliefs About Health Care Reform.
Sep 24, 2009 ... Byline: Mayo Clinic ROCHESTER, Minn., Sept. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- Results of a Mayo Clinic survey (http://healthcarereform.nejm.org/?p=1785&query=home) published in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that while physicians are open to being involved in health care ...
Communications of the ACM Reports: Building Parallel Computing to Sustain Performance Improvement; October Issue Features Conversation With David E. Shaw on Computer Science and Biochemistry.
Sep 24, 2009 ... Byline: Association for Computing Machinery NEW YORK, Sept. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- With an economy that depends on rapidly improving information technology, the potential for parallel computing to tackle this challenge is the cover story in the October Communications of the ...
NASA Spacecraft Sees Ice on Mars Exposed by Meteor Impacts.
Sep 24, 2009 ... Byline: Jet Propulsion Laboratory PASADENA, Calif., Sept. 24 (AScribe Newswire) -- NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter has revealed frozen water hiding just below the surface of mid-latitude Mars. The spacecraft's observations were obtained from orbit after meteorites excavated ...
University of Colorado at Boulder Space Scientists Set for Final Spacecraft Flyby of Mercury.
Sep 28, 2009 ... Byline: University of Colorado, Boulder BOULDER, Colo., Sept. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft, which is toting an $8.7 million University of Colorado at Boulder instrument, will make its third and final flyby of Mercury on Sept. 29 -- a clever gravity-assist ...
Study Details Safe, Effective, Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Repair at University of Maryland Medical Center; Two-Inch Incision Provides Access to Repair Diseased Valve.
Sep 28, 2009 ... Byline: University of Maryland Medical System BALTIMORE, Sept. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- Surgical treatment for mitral valve disease includes either repairing the patient's diseased valve or replacing it with a metal, mechanical valve or an animal tissue valve. The majority of ...
Study Shows More Corn for Biofuels Would Hurt Water.
Sep 28, 2009 ... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Sept. 28 (AScribe Newswire) -- More of the fertilizers and pesticides used to grow corn would find their way into nearby water sources if ethanol demands lead to planting more acres in corn, according to a Purdue University study. ...
Paul Marks Prize Recognizes Three Young Cancer Researchers; Biennial Award Honors Investigators Who Have Made Important Contributions to the Understanding of Cancer.
Sep 28, 2009 ... Byline: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center NEW YORK, Sept. 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- Three young investigators who have taken significant steps toward advancing the understanding of cancer will be the recipients of this year's Paul Marks Prize for Cancer Research, a prize ...
University of Central Florida Team Developing Tool Kit to Help Diagnose Dementia.
Sep 29, 2009 ... Byline: University of Central Florida ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- With the risk of developing dementia growing at an alarming pace, a University of Central Florida research team is working with the Boston University School of Medicine to develop a miniature ...
Got Gas? Study to Determine Cows' Greenhouse Gas Emissions.
Sep 29, 2009 ... Byline: Purdue University WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind., Sept. 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- Any calculation of the carbon footprint of a gallon of milk needs to include fuel used by tractors and trucks, as well as electricity consumed by milking machines and refrigerators. But how much gas ...
LSU Health Sciences Center Researcher Identifies New Target to Prevent Fatal Flu Lung Complication.
Sep 29, 2009 ... Byline: LSU Health Sciences Center NEW ORLEANS, Sept. 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- Research led by Dr. Jay Kolls, Professor and Chairman of Genetics at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, has identified a therapeutic target for acute lung injury resulting in acute respiratory ...
Study Highlights HIV/AIDS Challenge in American Prison System; Researchers at MUHC/McGill and Colleagues at UCSF Have Evaluated the Effectiveness of HIV treatment in Patients Who Enter and Leave Prison.
Sep 29, 2009 ... Byline: McGill University Health Centre MONTREAL, Sept. 29 (AScribe Newswire) -- HIV/AIDS is up to five times more prevalent in American prisons than in the general population. Adherence to treatment programs can be strictly monitored in prison. However, once prisoners are ...
Penn Study Asks, Protection or Peril? Gun Possession of Questionable Value in an Assault; Those Possessing Gun in Assault Situation 4.5 Times More Likely to Be Shot Than Those Not Possessing One.(Report)
Sep 30, 2009 ... Byline: University of Pennsylvania Health System PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- In a first-of-its-kind study, epidemiologists at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine found that, on average, guns did not protect those who possessed them from being shot ...
Consciousness Is the Brain's Wi-Fi, Resolving Competing Requests, Study Suggests.(Report)
Sep 30, 2009 ... Byline: San Francisco State University SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- Your fingers start to burn after picking up a hot plate. Should you drop the plate or save your meal? New research suggests that it is your consciousness that resolves these dilemmas by serving ...
Peer Pressure Builds More Latrines Than Financial Assistance.
Sep 30, 2009 ... Byline: Duke University DURHAM, N.C., Sept. 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- Government subsidies persuade some people to change habits, but social shame works even better, suggests a recent study of efforts to reduce elevated childhood death and disease rates blamed on the microbial ...
University of Virginia Researchers Ready to Help Revolutionize Medical Care Worldwide; Focused Ultrasound Center at the University of Virginia Health System Will Explore New Uses of One of Today's Most Promising Technologies.
Sep 30, 2009 ... Byline: University of Virginia Health System CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va., Sept. 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- Most Americans have never heard of magnetic resonance guided focused ultrasound (MRgFUS), yet it is a technology that promises to revolutionize medical care around the world. ...
Preventing Medical Errors: Avoid Blame Game, but Punish Habitual Offenders.
Sep 30, 2009 ... Byline: Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions BALTIMORE, Sept. 30 (AScribe Newswire) -- Patient safety experts at Johns Hopkins and elsewhere are taking their prescription for avoiding medical errors in hospital care one step beyond already successful "no fault, no blame" ...