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Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder Share Genetic Roots
Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:45:00 -0400
A trio of genome-wide studies -- collectively the largest to date -- have pinpointed a vast array of genetic variation that cumulatively may account for at least one third of the genetic risk for schizophrenia. One of the studies traced schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, in part, to the same chromosomal neighborhoods.
Imaging Technique Allows Researchers to Monitor Protein Changes in Mouse Tumors
Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:05:00 -0400
A new imaging technique can monitor, in living mice, the HER2 protein found in above-normal amounts in many cases of breast cancer as well as some ovarian, prostate and lung cancers. This new approach, once validated in mice and pending further experiments, could provide a real-time noninvasive method for identifying tumors in humans who express HER2 and who would be candidates for targeted therapy directed against this protein. It may also provide real-time information that will help clinicians optimize treatment for individual patients. The study, published in the July 2009 issue of The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, was conducted by researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) and the National Institute of Biomedical Imaging and Bioengineering, both parts of the National Institutes of Health.
Dynasty: Influenza Virus in 1918 and Today
Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:10:00 -0400
The influenza virus that wreaked worldwide havoc in 1918-1919 founded a viral dynasty that persists to this day, according to scientists from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health. In an article published online on June 29 by the New England Journal of Medicine, authors Anthony S. Fauci, M.D., Jeffery K. Taubenberger, M.D., Ph.D., and David M. Morens, M.D., argue that we have lived in an influenza pandemic era since 1918, and they describe how the novel 2009 H1N1 virus now circling the globe is yet another manifestation of this enduring viral family.

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Police: Hospital worker swiped shots, spread hep C
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:18:42 -0400
A former hospital employee may have exposed hundreds or thousands of surgical patients to hepatitis C when she replaced clean needles filled with the powerful painkiller fentanyl with her own dirty needles filled with saline solution.
Health.com picks top beach, lake getaways
Fri, 03 Jul 2009 13:47:40 -0400
We know your summer vacation time is precious: You want to land where you can truly relax, breathe fresh air, get in some exercise and eat well -- without breaking the bank. That's why we teamed up with a panel of travel and health experts to help us find the healthiest of the nation's most popular beach and lake towns.

 

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Learning Center of Greenville, South Carolina - Offers details about the agency, medical information, links and the programs. Contact details included.
Meta Description: [ Non-profit agency, serving Upstate South Carolina with diagnosis and treatment of speech, hearing, and learning disorders and disabilities. A source of information. ]

Atlantic Clinic For Communication Disorders - A private clinic dedicated to providing a full range of individualized speech-language pathology services to children and adults.
Meta Description: [ The Atlantic Clinic for Communication Disorders is a private clinic dedicated to providing a full range of individualized speech-language pathology services to children and adults. ]

Central Florida Speech and Hearing Center - Details about CFSHC's and their mission which is to provide the highest quality speech, language and hearing services. Includes news and events, services and FAQs.
Meta Description: [ CFSHC's mission to provide the highest quality speech, language and hearing services, always in a caring manner and never limited by one's ability to pay. ]

404 Communication Disability in Ageing Research Unit - University of Queensland speech pathology and audiology centre, dedicated to enhancing the communication of older individuals through quality research, teaching, and service.

Communication Disorders and Sciences - A metaguide to internet resources about communication disorders, designed for professionals and students in the fields of speech-language pathology, audiology, speech science, persons with communication disabilities (or differences), and their support persons.
Meta Description: [ Metaguide to net resources on communication disorders, for professionals and students in speech pathology, audiology, speech science, persons with communication disabilities and their support persons. ]

Communication Disorders and Sciences at the University of Oregon - Coursework in the CDS program includes classes in speech, language, hearing sciences and disorders, as well as classes in counseling, cognitive rehabilitation, research methods, and service delivery. Program offers bachelors, masters, and doctoral level training in speech pathology.

Communicative Disorders Assistants Association of Canada - A resource for CDAAC members, persons interested in information about communication disorders, and for those wanting career and membership information.
Meta Description: [ CDAAC is the professional association for Communicative Disorders Assistants in Canada. This site is a resource for CDAAC members, persons interested in information about communication disorders, and for those wanting career and membership information. ]

HearingVision - Introduces new methods of communication assessment and therapy for people with age-related sensory losses and their communication partners. Textbooks, evaluation/rehabilitation materials and simulation apparatus are described.

Michigan Speech-Language-Hearing Association - Descriptions of this professional organization's goals, activities, and available memberships.
Meta Description: [ MSHA promotes the quality and availability of services to persons with communicative disorders. ]

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders - Supports and conducts research in, and distributes information on, the disorders of human communication, including hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech, and language.
Meta Description: [ This site contains information about the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD), one of the National Institutes of Health. The NIDCD conducts and supports research and disseminates information on disorders of human communication, including hearing, balance, smell... ]

404 National Student Speech Language Hearing Association - Current information regarding activities and projects of this group at the University of Florida.

Oregon Speech and Hearing Association - Professional organization for speech-language pathologists and audiologists. Licensure regulations, conference schedules, continuing education, and a forum.

Pediatric Oncall - Information about speech and hearing problems in children and their treatment.
Meta Description: [ Information about Speech and hearing problems in children and treatment of hearing impairment, delayed speech and speech therapy at www.pediatriconcall.com. ]

The Tennessee Association of Audiology and Speech Language Pathology - Joint professional association of over 1200 audiologists and speech-language pathologists. Publish a quarterly newsletter, and sponsor an annual convention.

University of Tennessee, Knoxville: Department of Audiology and Speech Pathology - Describes the department's clinical and educational offerings, which include services for adults and children and degree programs at undergraduate and graduate levels. The department operates the UTK Hearing and Speech Center and is affiliated with regional health care centers.