Untreated Psychiatric And Substance Abuse Disorders Common Among Single Mothers Receiving Welfare Assistance Urban single mothers nearing the end of their welfare eligibility appear more likely to have substance use and psychiatric disorders than women in the general population, and often do not receive treatment, according to a report in the March issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. In 1996, U.S.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comKansas Equal Rights Amendment Proposal Prompts Criticism From Antiabortion Groups Kansas lawmakers are considering a proposal that would place a state Equal Rights Amendment (H.R. 5003) before voters in the next general election, the Kansas City Star reports. The amendment would grant women the same rights to men in the state constitution.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comFocus On Patient Adherence In Clinical Trials Before Product Launch McLean, VA - Dr. Dorothy L. Smith, President and CEO of McLean-based Consumer Health Information Corporation (CHIC) and a leader in patient advocacy, spoke about the importance of the patient's role in successful therapeutic outcomes during clinical trials to an audience comprised of pharmaceutical industry executives, clinicians and researchers.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNew Monkey Model For HIV By altering just one gene in HIV-1, scientists have succeeded in infecting pig-tailed macaque monkeys with a human version of the virus that has until now been impossible to study directly in animals. The new strain of HIV has already been used to demonstrate one method for preventing infection and, with a little tweaking, could be a valuable model for vetting vaccine candidates.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comFinding And Synthesizing The Best Evidence On Gene-disease Associations "The past decade has witnessed growing interest in genetic predisposition to common diseases, and along with rapid advancements in high-throughput genotyping technology, has resulted in a tremendous amount of published epidemiological evidence on gene-disease associations," says a team of researchers in this week's PLoS Medicine.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comStem Cell Breakthrough By Mount Sinai Hospital Researcher In a study to be released on March 1, 2009, Mount Sinai Hospital's Dr. Andras Nagy discovered a new method of creating stem cells that could lead to possible cures for devastating diseases including spinal cord injury, macular degeneration, diabetes and Parkinson's disease.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.comNHS Patients To Benefit From New Measures To Improve Access To Drugs, UK A package of measures designed to speed up access to new drugs and treatments for NHS patients, was announced by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) and Health Minister Lord Darzi today. The four proposed changes will ensure that more NHS patients receive the life-saving, clinically and cost effective drugs and treatments they need faster.
Source: www.medicalnewstoday.com2 Stanford Studies Show Protein Complex Plays Pivotal Role In Stem Cell Development Scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have identified a protein complex important in controlling whether embryonic stem cells retain their ability to become any cell in the body - a quality called pluripotency - or instead embark on a pathway of maturation and specialization.
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