The American Society of Health-System Pharmacists (ASHP) today proposed a comprehensive, national approach to reducing medication and other medical errors.
A new $4 million grant will allow UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas researchers to offer the latest and most advanced treatments under investigation to people infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the virus that causes AIDS.
The Department of Energy's (DOE) massive effort to clean up contamination at its former nuclear weapons facilities has been hampered by inadequate oversight of projects and contractors, an unclear mission, and uncertainty over which facilities will have a future DOE mission, according to a new report from the independent research organization Resources for the Future.
Celiac disease is common in the United States and often goes undiagnosed, according to a study published in the January edition of the Journal of Pediatrics by physicians at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center and the University of Maryland.
In an attempt to build a "buff" physique with "cut" muscles, many men turn to weight lifting. Specific exercises like the bench press, which targets the pectoral muscles, may come with certain hazards. Trying to lift too much or doing too many repetitions of the exercise can lead to rupture of the pectoralis major muscle.
More Iowa prison inmates are receiving health care services at the University of Iowa without leaving the correctional facilities due to advanced, two-way video systems and diagnostic equipment that allow long-distance consultations between Iowa Department of Corrections (DOC) and UI medical staff.
Stroke patients who lose the ability to sneeze each time they feel a familiar ticklish feeling in their noses may think the ability to sneeze is taken for granted (Neurology, 1-25-00).
Canadian Chinook winds, warm westerly winds specific to Alberta, can trigger migraines in some people, says a study in the Jan. 25 Neurology.
Children in large families may have a greater risk of Alzheimer's disease than children from smaller families, according to a study in the Jan. 25 Neurology.
A gene therapy that packs a one-two punch may lead to treatments designed to keep arteries from re-blocking following bypass surgery, British researchers reported today in Circulation (1-24-00).
Purdue University has embarked on a long-term, $200 million expedition to upgrade its Schools of Engineering facilities and expand them by almost 60 percent.
The nonprofit TransWeb organ transplant information site marks half a decade of providing up-to-date and accurate information on transplants.
1- Outdoor exercise can beat the winter blues but dress for the part; 2- While Bush and Gore play it safe, Bradley and McCain continue to impress; 3- Warning against use of anti-drug messages in media.
The tattoo serves an important role as a medium for emotional healing and survival, according to a Lawrence University researcher.
ABCLE is a state-wide coalition of health-care professionals, educators, and policymakers who will identify problems, make recommendations, and build public support for ways to improve care of the dying.
"No Arms," a sculpture by artist Linda Vanderkolk, continuing lecturer and design foundations coordinator at Purdue University, is made entirely from toy guns and wire in the image of an adolescent boy.
A team from Harvard Medical School and other institutions has produced the first 3-D structures of the poliovirus in the moments after it attaches to and enters a host cell (Journal of Virology, 2-00).
Most Alabama hospital pharmacies do not stock an adequate supply of the agents necessary to treat poisonings, says UAB and Children's Hospital pharmacists in the Dec. 1999 Southern Medical Journal.
Consider an oral history in tracing family tree, says the UAB historian who directs the oral history project at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute.
An Arkansas historian's new book rips away the victim's veil from Austria to reveal a people who welcomed Hitler's troops and acclaimed his anti-Semitic policies.
A Purdue specialist on lactose intolerance says that consuming milk can help people recondition their digestive systems to accept dairy foods without discomfort.
If toothbrushes can do everything these days -- bend, flex, and fit like a glove -- how do you know which one is right for you?
Concerns about dental sealants leaching an estrogen-like chemical - bisphenol A - may be unfounded, according to a study in the Jan. 2000 Journal of the American Dental Association.
Being single can create the "why bother" mindset when it comes to meals, says the director of the UAB EatRight nutritional program.
Fewer children have untreated tooth decay in their primary teeth, according to an analysis of national survey data in the Jan. issue of the Journal of the American Dental Association.
1- Lung cancer in patients with chronically inflammed air sacs in the lungs; 2- Gastroesophageal reflux causes bronchial constriction in asthma patients; 3- Guidelines on the care of children with an opening in their windpipe.
The Solar and Heliospheric Observatory captured images of a dramatic solar prominence on Jan. 18, 2000.
General Colin L. Powell will join Michael S. Olson of the American Society of Association Executives, along with local students and their mentors, as part of a rally to build support for Groundhog Job Shadow Day 2000.
Students who want to check out their e-mail, see what the stock market is doing, or download research from the Internet will be able to do so anywhere on the Owen Graduate School of Management campus.
Technology Review, MIT's magazine of innovation, announced that V.A. Shiva, aka "Dr. E-mail," founder and CEO of General Interactive, will speak at the magazine's bi-monthly Innovators Breakfast (2-3-00).
Roswell Park Cancer Institute Corporation has announced two administrative appointments within the Division of Head and Neck Surgical Oncology/Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
Five poets will travel to The University of Tulsa as part of an innovative English course in which freshmen and sophomores will study the published works of the poets.
In response to Michael J. Fox's announcement he is leaving his TV show, Dr. Gerald Fishbach, Director of the principal NIH institute supporting Parkinson's disease research, is available for media interviews.
Georgia State will offer an MBA degree with a concentration in Hospitality Administration.
Wake Forest University School of Medicine will hire more than 60 new faculty members and strengthen its support of other research efforts as part of a $67 million initiative.
Wake Forest University School of Medicine is establishing a Center for Human Genomics to facilitate the identification of high-risk genes linked to common diseases.
Among the professors in UC Irvine's Department of Political Science are some of the nation's leading experts on national and state politics.
For coverage of the presidential primary, the University of Wisconsin-Madison offers several political science experts.
African-Americans' contributions to Chicago's rich heritage of commercial art and industrial design are the focus of a new symposium, hosted by UIC and the DuSable Museum (2-5-00).
By depriving cancer tumors of the copper supply they need to form new blood vessels, University of Michigan researchers report they have stopped the growth and spread of the disease in a small group of patients (Clinical Cancer Research, 1-00).
A study of the Amazon rainforest in the Jan. 20 Nature indicates that the carbon released into the atmosphere by deforestation offsets that absorbed by new forests growing.
A theoretical approach to using quantum phase for data storage and retrieval is being tested by a University of Michigan experiment (Science, 1-20-00).
Infectious diseases of free-living wild animals may pose an increasing and significant threat to human health and to global biodiversity, according to a report in Science, 1-20-00.
Johns Hopkins and Queen's University in Ontario scientists have shown that a small molecular glitch is responsible for the sudden heart failure that strikes after open heart surgery and that costs an estimated $10 billion in post-operative medical care every year (see this week's Science).
More than 30 states have recently adopted laws that take account of smart growth, the newest wave in the environmental movement (Planning magazine, 1-00).
Three small wind turbines spinning in the Texas Panhandle promise to answer some big questions researchers have long asked about how to harness wind power to generate electricity.
A Washington State University's College of Veterinary Medicine professor studies water-borne, disease-causing organisms and offers advice on testing, pathogens, and water quality assurance.
A University of Arkansas professor wants to help business owners, managers, and engineers decide when and how to implement optical technology, or "machine vision," through a CD-ROM, Consider Machine Vision.
A "genetic toggle switch," designed to control the activity of genes, was recently engineered by Boston University researchers, who were working with Escherichia coli (Nature, 1-20-00).
1- Device sounds off on cracks; 2- "Doctored up" cotton for improved healing; 3- Marine ecological assessment in Hong Kong waters; 4- Chemical management made easier.
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