Symposium Will Showcase New Therapies To Regrow Skin, Bones, Nerves And Muscles To Aid War Wounded The New Jersey Center for Biomaterials will host the 9th New Jersey Symposium on Biomaterials Science and Regenerative
Medicine, Oct. 29 to Oct. 31 at the Hyatt Regency, New Brunswick. Academic, clinical and industrial investigators will present their strategies for addressing the challenges of severe blast injuries, such as those encountered in Iraq and Afghanistan.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comAlzheimer's Society Comment On Government Foresight Report: Mental Capital And Wellbeing, UK Proposals aimed at helping society realise its mental potential at every stage of peoples' lives are contained in a major new report published today by Foresight. The study highlights the aging population as one of the three key areas to tackle.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comUSA Today Examines How Presidential Candidates May Handle Supreme Court Nominations USA Today on Thursday examined how the differing experiences between presidential candidates Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Barack Obama (D-Ill.) and their respective choices of running mates would influence their nominations to the Supreme Court.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comDrugScope Welcomes Government Response To Review Of Drug Education, UK DrugScope, the national membership organisation for the drug sector, has today welcomed the government response to a review of drug education undertaken by the Advisory Group on Drug and Alcohol Education.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comHuman Trafficking Legislation Threatens Cambodia's Progress Against HIV/AIDS Cambodian legislation against human trafficking and sexual exploitation is posing a threat to the country's progress against HIV/AIDS, IRIN/PlusNews reports. According to Tony Lisle, UNAIDS Cambodia country coordinator, the March 2008 legislation has "had unintentional consequences that have interrupted HIV prevention services in the sex industry.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNew Project Will Study Promising 'Personalized' Treatment For Parkinson's The Parkinson's Disease Foundation (PDF) is pleased to announce an award of $150,000 toward investigations studying the potential of individualized stem cell therapy to treat Parkinson's disease (PD). The grant will support the research of Marina Emborg, M.D., Ph.D., and Su-Chun Zhang, M.D., Ph.D., both of the University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comTips For A Safe Halloween To help make sure everyone has a safe Halloween this year, State Public
Health Director Dr. Damon T. Arnold has some warnings for both adults and kids. "Halloween can be a fun and exciting night, but it can also be dangerous. There are many safety issues you need to consider when choosing a costume, trick-or-treating, decorating and driving," said Dr. Arnold. According to the U.S.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comVA Providing Connecticut Veterans With Disability Verification - For State And Local Tax Exemptions The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) announced today it is sending out disability verification letters to more than 20,000 Connecticut veterans and surviving spouses who may be eligible for state or local tax exemptions.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comSpringer To Collaborate With American Society For Reproductive Medicine Starting in January 2009, Springer will publish the Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics (JARG) in cooperation with the American Society for Reproductive
Medicine (ASRM). A Springer journal since 1984, JARG will gain not only a new sponsoring society in the ASRM, but also a new design, new features, and new editor-in-chief.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comReduce Exposure To Lead, Especially Among Young Children, USA The Alabama Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program is committed to eliminating the risk of childhood lead poisoning in the state of Alabama, and the week of Oct. 19-25 is designated as National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week to remind the public of the dangers this toxic substance poses for children.
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