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Success of First World Congress of Pediatric Urology underscores increasing importance of specialty

April 28, 2011
(Elsevier Health Sciences) The first World Congress of Pediatric Urology was held in San Francisco in May 2010, bringing together the largest and most successful international congregation of pediatric urologists ever assembled. As part of a collaborative effort, the Journal of Urology and the Journal of Pediatric Urology have together ...

American Heart Association CEO Nancy Brown Says CDC Report On Children’s Food Environment Underscores Need For Strong Public Policies

April 27, 2011
Our nation's youth face major roadblocks to good health with easy access to calorie-laden snacks, sugary beverages and other unhealthy foods in their schools and communities. With about 1 out of every 6 children in the U.S. considered obese, we are condemning our kids to a bleak future of premature ...

Expert Underscores Health Risks Of Sitting Still

April 18, 2011
The new science of sedentary behavior, or "inactivity physiology," provides sobering evidence that merely sitting can be hazardous to your health, an expert said yesterday at the American College of Sports Medicine's 15th-annual Health & Fitness Summit & Exposition. Adults and children who spend 70 percent or more of each ...

Japanese tsunami underscores need for elder disaster preparedness

March 18, 2011
The oldest segment of Japan's population will likely be the hardest hit as a result of the recent earthquake and subsequent tsunami, based on data from previous catastrophic events. Approximately 23 percent of Japanese citizens currently are age 65 and above.

Japanese tsunami underscores need for elder disaster preparedness

March 18, 2011
The oldest segment of Japan's population will likely be the hardest hit as a result of the recent earthquake and subsequent tsunami, based on data from previous catastrophic events. Approximately 23 percent of Japanese citizens currently are age 65 and above. "Japan's population with the highest ...

Japanese tsunami underscores need for elder disaster preparedness

March 18, 2011
(The Gerontological Society of America) The oldest segment of Japan's population will likely be the hardest hit as a result of the recent earthquake and subsequent tsunami, based on data from previous catastrophic events. Approximately 23 percent of Japanese citizens currently are age 65 and above.

Increase in cancer survivors underscores need for post-treatment follow-up care

March 11, 2011
The number of cancer survivors in the United States increased to 11.7 million in 2007, according to a report the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Cancer Institute (NCI) released today. This is a nearly 20 percent increase in cancer survivors from 2001.

Research Published in Science Translational Medicine Underscores Value of Depression Gene Therapy License Held by Neurologix

October 25, 2010
FORT LEE, N.J., Oct. 25 /- Neurologix, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: NRGX ) today announced that a landmark paper, published on October 20th in Science Translational Medicine demonstrating the importance of the p11 gene in modulating depression in mice, utilized a gene therapy approach to reverse ...

Study underscores link between walking, cycling and health

August 20, 2010
Want a slimmer, healthier community? Try building more sidewalks, crosswalks and bike paths.

UT professor: Study underscores link between walking, cycling and health

August 19, 2010
A study authored by University of Tennessee, Knoxville, David Bassett Jr. concludes that communities with more walkers and cyclists are healthier than those where people must rely on cars to get around.

Increase in use of imaging scans underscores need for evidence-based protocols in cancer care

May 14, 2010
New research showing a more than 30 percent annual increase in the use of high-tech imaging scans in older cancer patients underscores the need for evidence-based protocols in cancer care, said MedSolutions, a leading provider of medical management services.

Explosion on Gulf Coast Oil Rig Underscores Daily Dangers for Maritime Workers, Say Houston Maritime Injury Lawyers Arnold & Itkin LLP

April 21, 2010
The Houston Maritime Injury Lawyers call for creation of offshore worker safety task force to promote interest of oil rig crews and other maritime industry employees. ...