http://www.generef.com/ GeneRef - Science News, Genomics, Bioinformatics, Nanotechnology, A Global Resource en-us Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:35:01 PST kcowing@spaceref.com (Keith Cowing) mkboucher@spaceref.com (Marc Boucher) Copyright 2009, SpaceRef Interactive Inc. http://www.generef.com/images/generef.sm.jpg http://www.generef.com/ 100 25 Biotethics, Biotech Policy, Regulation, and Legal Issues - GeneRef http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=77071 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=77071 In one of the first such studies involving human patients with schizophrenia, researchers at UC Davis have provided evidence that deficits in a brain chemical may be responsible for some of the debilitating cognitive deficits -- poor attention, memory and Wed, 10 Mar 2010 14:19:16 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=77051 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=77051 In a surprise with implications for air quality, researchers have found that chemistry involving airborne chloride, thought to be restricted to sea spray, occurs at similar rates in air above Boulder, Colo., nearly 900 miles away from any ocean. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 10:20:03 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=77017 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=77017 A new study reviews the possible sources of Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) pollution to the New York/New Jersey Harbor. Tue, 9 Mar 2010 13:20:21 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76988 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76988 A full house isn't always a good thing, according to a new study by the University of Michigan Health System that links high hospital occupancy to higher death rates for patients. High occupancy periods are a challenging time when more things can go wron Tue, 9 Mar 2010 06:19:15 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76987 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76987 Physicians would be better prepared for the accelerating rate of scientific discovery -- and more in step with the latest in patient-care -- if they added an important tool to their medical bags: a plan for how to keep pace with emerging health-care advan Mon, 8 Mar 2010 21:19:15 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76984 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76984 In this week's PLoS Medicine, Karen Edmond and Anita Zaidi emphasize the importance of finding new approaches to preventing, diagnosing, and treating neonatal sepsis. Mon, 8 Mar 2010 17:19:03 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76985 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76985 Two papers published this week in PLoS Medicine by Margaret Kruk and colleagues investigate surgical provision in eight district hospitals in three sub-Saharan African countries. Mon, 8 Mar 2010 17:19:03 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76964 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76964 Scientists at the Carnegie Institution report that over a third of carbon dioxide emissions associated with consumption of goods and services in many developed countries are actually emitted outside their borders. The study finds that, per person, about 2 Mon, 8 Mar 2010 12:20:21 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76944 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76944 Computer reminders to physicians regarding prescribing produce much smaller improvements than initially expected, found a study in CMAJ. Mon, 8 Mar 2010 09:19:14 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76945 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76945 The use of a physician-pharmacist collaborative care plan to manage lipid control in patients with high cholesterol does not have significant clinical impact, found an article in CMAJ. Mon, 8 Mar 2010 09:19:14 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76917 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76917 Women's community groups have had a dramatic effect on reducing neonatal mortality rates in some of the poorest areas on India, according to a study published today in the journal the Lancet. The groups provide a cost-effective intervention with added be Sun, 7 Mar 2010 16:19:02 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76792 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76792 Community support of school obesity prevention programs is critical to achieving a significant decrease in obesity among children, according to researchers at the Michael & Susan Dell Center for Advancement of Healthy Living, which is part of the Universi Wed, 3 Mar 2010 09:19:12 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76762 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76762 Too many major sports arenas in Europe do not have adequate equipment and procedures in place to save the lives of spectators who suffer heart attacks while watching a sporting event, according to new research published online on Wednesday, March 3, in th Tue, 2 Mar 2010 16:19:16 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76724 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76724 There is typically a shortage of donated blood in the United States, and research at Case Western Reserve University is looking for ways of improving the life-saving supply. Nicola Lacetera, assistant professor of economics at the university's Weatherhea Tue, 2 Mar 2010 08:19:15 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76708 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76708 California's dirty air caused more than $193 million in hospital-based medical care from 2005 to 2007 as people sought help for problems such as asthma and pneumonia triggered by elevated pollution levels, according to a new study. While much work has be Tue, 2 Mar 2010 00:20:21 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76696 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76696 Patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBDs) such as Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis do perceive a benefit from thiopurine treatment. A report in the open access journal BMC Gastroenterology has demonstrated improved health-related quality of l Mon, 1 Mar 2010 16:19:13 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76682 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76682 Oxygen for ethanol oxidation is normally supplied through breathing, the stomach, and the skin. A new study has found that increasing dissolved oxygen concentrations in alcohol may help to reduce alcohol-related side effects and accidents. Mon, 1 Mar 2010 13:19:14 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76656 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76656 Canada is lagging behind many countries in the use of electronic health records and it is critical that the country's medical and political leaders set targets for universal adoption, states an editorial in CMAJ. Mon, 1 Mar 2010 09:19:16 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76657 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76657 A new tool can help physicians predict the likelihood of death or readmission to hospital for patients within 30 days of discharge from hospital, according to a new study in CMAJ. Mon, 1 Mar 2010 09:19:16 PDT http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76648 http://generef.com/newsstory.rss.html?pid=76648 Nanoparticles are atmospheric materials so small that they can't be seen with the naked eye, but they can very visibly affect both weather patterns and human health all over the world -- and not in a good way, according to a study by a team of researcher Mon, 1 Mar 2010 07:20:21 PDT