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Journal special edition outlines rotavirus burden and need for vaccines

November 5, 2009

Seattle, WA -- The Journal of Infectious Diseases has released a special edition, Global Rotavirus Surveillance: Preparing for the Introduction of Rotavirus Vaccines.

First use of antibody and stem cell transplantation to successfully treat advanced leukemia

November 5, 2009

SEATTLE -- For the first time, researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have reported the use of a radiolabeled antibody to deliver targeted doses of radiation, followed by a stem ce

PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative shares strategy for developing 'next-generation' malaria vaccines

November 2, 2009

NAIROBI, Kenya, November 2, 2009 -- Marking its tenth anniversary year, the PATH Malaria Vaccine Initiative (MVI) today unveiled a new strategy that sets the stage for an aggressive push targeting

NJIT prof sees 70 percent chance for Yanks to win the 2009 World Series

October 27, 2009

NJIT's Bruce Bukiet, a mathematician who has applied mathematical modeling techniques to elucidate the dynamics of run scoring in baseball, has computed the probability of the Yankees and Phillies

A solution to Darwin's 'mystery of the mysteries' emerges from the dark matter of the genome

October 26, 2009

SEATTLE -- Biological species are often defined on the basis of reproductive isolation.

Surgery potentially best option for severe migraine headaches

October 24, 2009

CLEVELAND -- The disability from migraine headaches is an enormous health burden affecting over 30 million Americans.

Infant sucking habits may affect how baby talks

October 20, 2009

Pacifier, baby bottle or finger sucking may hamper a child's speech development if the habit goes on too long.

Depression in older cancer patients can be effectively treated with collaborative approach

October 20, 2009

Depression in older cancer patients can be effectively treated with collaborative approach in primary-care settings

Depression in older cancer patients is very common, and has debilitating effects on their quality of life both during and after treatment. University of Washington (UW) researchers are showing that there are ways to better this situation.

Magnetic nanotags spot cancer in mice earlier than methods now in clinical use

October 13, 2009

Searching for biomarkers that can warn of diseases such as cancer while they are still in their earliest stage is likely to become far easier thanks to an innovative biosensor chip developed by Stanford University researchers.

Study finds partner abuse leads to wide range of health problems

October 12, 2009

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Women abused by intimate partners suffer higher rates of a wide variety of doctor-diagnosed medical maladies compared to women who were never abused, according to a new study of more than 3,000 women.

Teen smoking-cessation trial first to achieve significant quit rates

October 12, 2009

SEATTLE -- For the first time, researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center have demonstrated that it is possible to successfully recruit and retain a large number of adolescent smokers from the general population into a smoking intervention study and, through personalized, proactive telephone counseling, significantly impact rates of six-month continuous quitting.

NASA flies to Antarctica for largest airborne polar ice survey

October 8, 2009

WASHINGTON -- NASA begins a series of flights Oct. 15 to study changes to Antarctica's sea ice, glaciers and ice sheets. The flights are part of Operation Ice Bridge, a six-year campaign that is the largest airborne survey ever made of ice at Earth's polar regions.

Arctic sea ice recovers slightly in 2009, remains on downward trend, says U. of Colorado report

October 6, 2009

Despite a slight recovery in summer Arctic sea ice in 2009 from record-setting low years in 2007 and 2008, the sea ice extent remains significantly below previous years and remains on a trend leading toward ice-free Arctic summers, according to the University of Colorado at Boulder's National Snow and Ice Data Center.

Telephone depression program offers benefits at a moderate cost

October 5, 2009

Patients who participate in a structured telephone program to manage their depression appear to experience significant benefits and only a moderate increase in health care costs when compared with those who receive usual care, according to a report in the October issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Many childhood cancer survivors have uncomplicated pregnancies, healthy babies

October 5, 2009

Women who survived cancer in childhood or adolescence or women whose male partner is a childhood cancer survivor do not appear to have an increased risk of major complications during pregnancy, having babies with birth defects or infant deaths, according to two reports in the October issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.



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