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- Epilepsy Marked By Neural ‘Hub’ Network
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“Cost control remains an MH priority. But we assessed that the time had come for Singapore to do more in the area of clinical research because such research if suitably directed could benefit healthcare. ” A strong clinical research environment will support a knowledge and evidence-based approach to managing healthcare. Among other things this will “help manage medical inflation by identifying more effective ways to deliver care” he added. The MH’s embrace of clinical research marks a paradigm shift from the “tight-fisted” approach when cost control took precedence over “discretionary activities”. “The concern (then) was that clinical research would lead to more costly treatment options” said Mr Khaw. There was only a “nominal budget” for clinical research and the MH had to “beg” from the Totalisator Board and other charities to support researchers… ” A strong clinical research environment will support a knowledge and evidence-based approach to managing healthcare. Among other things this will “help manage medical inflation by identifying more effective ways to deliver care” he added. The MH’s embrace of clinical research marks a paradigm shift from the “tight-fisted” approach when cost control took precedence over “discretionary activities”. “The concern (then) was that clinical research would lead to more costly treatment options” said Mr Khaw. There was only a “nominal budget” for clinical research and the MH had to “beg” from the Totalisator Board and other charities to support researchers. Still clinical research is not a new activity as Singapore hospitals have always dabbled in it. With Singapore gaining ground in its biomedical ambitions the research has to be translated into clinical applications so that it can have more value.
Florida Hospital Burnham Institute join forces for research
orlandosentinel.com – Mar 27, 2008
-based Burnham which typically has focused on laboratory-based research into the molecular underpinnings of disease. The new approach Kelly said will enable discoveries to move “more rapidly into clinical science. ” Florida Hospital and Burnham will jointly recruit a director for their clinical research institute with the search expected to take at least six months. The director will likely have offices at both the Florida Hospital site and at Burnham’s. Hitt of UCF said he was thrilled with the announcement. The institute not only will raise the quality of medical care in the community it will “help attract top scientists” to UCF’s new medical school scheduled to open in fall 2009.
How Common Are Cheating Spouses?
U.S. News & World Report – Mar 27, 2008
Numbers like 50 percent of married men and a third of married women are bandied about. Those numbers are supported by some respected public figures such as Joyce Brothers who posited in 1990 that even half of all women were sleeping around. Clinical research however reveals something far different. In 1994 the National pinion Research Center at the University of Chicago upended the conventional thought of general licentiousness (generated in large part by sex study pioneer Michael Kinsey). It showed 15 to 18 percent of "ever-married people have had a sexual partner other than their spouse while married. " And just 3 to 4 percent have cheated on their spouse in any given year. In 2000 another team of researchers led by Judith Treas a sociologist at the University of California-Irvine concluded that 11 percent of adults have cheated on their spouse or cohabitating partner… In 2000 another team of researchers led by Judith Treas a sociologist at the University of California-Irvine concluded that 11 percent of adults have cheated on their spouse or cohabitating partner. "There isn’t any evidence of an infidelity epidemic" she says. But even the clinical research is fuzzy. A follow-up to the Chicago study showed that people interviewed without family members around had higher rates of infidelity. It stood to reason that many people simply weren’t honest when there was a chance a loved one could overhear. Meanwhile a growing number of swinger societies Internet liaisons and prostitution rings of the sort that snared Spitzer seem to provide anecdotal evidence that cheating is on the rise. "The bottom line is we really don’t know accurately what the statistics are today" says Joy Davidson a New York City psychologist and author of Fearless Sex.
Yale Cancer Center Receives Grant to Initiate Statewide Clinical…
WebWire – WebWire (press release) – Mar 27, 2008
The infrastructure to support the network will be developed through Yale Cancer Center providing the coordination needed for the clinical trial and education collaborations to advance through community partnerships. “The grants will promote clinical trials and will ultimately help to provide improved cancer care and education to patients across the state. This is a great step forward for cancer research and cancer care for the entire state” said Kevin Kelly D Director of Clinical Research Services at Yale Cancer Center and associate professor of medicine. “This also will allow us to reach a new level of partnership and collaboration. The application itself was a collaborative effort with support from hospitals private practices advocacy groups and industry all committed to promoting cancer research for Connecticut. “The network’s pilot program will also benefit from joint funding by Yale Cancer Center and the Yale Center for Clinical Investigation (YCCI). The YCCI was recently established to specifically support and facilitate clinical and translational research.
Well-Being Newsmakers: 03/27/2008
Traverse City Record Eagle – Mar 27, 2008
Conquest has received certification as a clinical research coordinator. She is currently employed with Northern Michigan Neurology as the office manager as well as lead clinical research coordinator. She is enrolled at the University of Maryland working on her BA degree and will be the Clinical Vice President of “Insight Medical Research” conducted by Dr. —The Child Welfare League of America one of the nation’s preeminent advocates for the rights of children nationally recruited Child and Family Services Executive Director Jim Scherrer to present its 2008 Congressional Advocate of the Year Award to U.
Epilepsy Marked By Neural ‘Hub’ Network
Science Daily – Science Daily (press release) – Mar 27, 2008
By comparing this model with previous animal model studies of epilepsy they identified these hubs as the network conduits for seizures. Soltesz said that previous studies revealed the existence of these hubs but did not define their role. “This study is a great example of integrating data from biomedical informatics with basic and clinical research to advance the effort to understand and potentially treat disease and disorders like epilepsy” added Soltesz who is chair of the anatomy and neurobiology department and a member of UC Irvine’s Epilepsy Research Center. Epilepsy affects more than 2 million individuals of all ages in the U. alone and at least 50 million worldwide. It is characterized by the occurrence of spontaneous unpredictable seizures which can interfere with daily life be dangerous and lead to death of some brain cells.
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