TimberWest Releases 2008 Second Quarter Results and Announces a Review of Distribution Policy and Potential Capital Reorganization Aug 15, 2008
TimberWest adopted Section 3862 and 3863 effective January 1, 2008 and provides qualitative and quantitative disclosures related to the nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments (see note 11). (c) Capital Disclosures, Section 1535 The Company adopted Section 1535, Capital Disclosures, effective January 1, 2008. (PR Newswire)
Quadra Mining Ltd. Announces Continued Strong Financial Results for the Second Quarter 2008 Aug 14, 2008
This standard requires disclosure of an entity's objectives, policies and processes for managing capital, quantitative data about what the entity regards as capital and whether the entity has complied with any capital requirements and, if it has not complied, the consequences of such non-compliance ... In addition, disclosure is required of qualitative and quantitative information about exposure to risks arising from financial instruments, including specified minimum disclosures about credit... (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Lantis' OCT Dental Imaging System Capable of Providing Array of Diagnostic Scanning Modalities Aug 14, 2008
OCT researchers have shown the ability of OCT to be used for wide-area scanning as a screening aid as well as a micro scanning device for obtaining detailed quantitative and qualitative information to aid dental professionals in making diagnostic decisions. Recent research has also shown that the use of nano particles can further enhance diagnostic ability of OCT.. (Primezone Releases)
ING Canada Reports 2008 Second Quarter Results Aug 13, 2008
These new sections place increased emphasis on disclosures about the nature and extent of risks arising from financial instruments and how the company manages those risks and require the disclosure of both qualitative and quantitative information that enables users of financial statements to evaluate the company's objectives, policies and processes for managing capital. The risk management policies and procedures of the company as well as certain disclosures required by Sections 3862 and 1535... (Canada Newswire)
PET Scans May Help Assess Presence Of Brain Plaques Related To Alzheimer's Disease Aug 13, 2008
"Large and prospective studies are required to verify whether [11C]PiB PET will become a tool in diagnosing Alzheimer's disease. Another potential use of [11C]PiB would be the quantitative monitoring of beta-amyloid deposits in the brain in subjects under treatment in pharmaceutical trials of early Alzheimer's disease targeting amyloid accumulation.". Journal reference. (Science Daily)
Public health clinic study links 'Americanization' and depression Aug 13, 2008
Davila is a graduate student at the UT School of Public Health and a quantitative research analyst at the UT Health Science Center at San Antonio. Elevated levels of depression were reported by the women born in the United States, as well as those who asked to conduct their interviews in English. (EurekAlert!)
Risk assessment plays key role in long-term treatment of breast cancer Aug 13, 2008
D., of M. D. Anderson's Department of Epidemiology; Kristine R. Broglio of M. D. Anderson's Division of Quantitative Sciences; and Cesar A. Santa-Maria of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. About M. D. Anderson. (EurekAlert!)
VirtualScopics Receives NASDAQ Delisting Notice; Company Files Appeal to Stay Delisting Aug 12, 2008
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Aug. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- VirtualScopics, Inc. (Nasdaq: ), leading provider of quantitative imaging for clinical trials, today announced that on August 7, 2008, it received notification from The NASDAQ Stock Market that the Company remains out of compliance with the $1. 00 minimum per share bid requirement for continued listing as set forth in NASDAQ Marketplace Rule 4310(c)(4). (PR Newswire)
Clinic researcher Shuvo Roy accepts position in California Aug 12, 2008
He also has a joint appointment at the University of California, Berkeley and is a member of the California Institute of Quantitative Biosciences. This is an opportunity to do something that is getting off the ground, Roy said. (Cleveland.com -- News)
Dr. Stuart T. Hauser, at 70; headed Judge Baker center Aug 11, 2008
Dr. George Vaillant, a senior psychiatrist at Brigham and Women's Hospital, said that "one of the extraordinary things about Stuart was his tenacity in really trying to understand the lives of adolescents over time. He had an ability rare in longitudinal research to do careful quantitative work. At the same time, he didn't lose sight of the human forest for the statistical trees.". Stuart Theodore Hauser grew up in the Bronx and graduated from the Bronx High School of Science. (Boston Globe)
Fungal Disease Culprits Identified With Molecular Genetics Aug 11, 2008
Though not ready for commercial use, the real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays set the stage for building a comprehensive risk-management database that will help farmers decide the best way to counter the fungi, based on how many of them are present in the soil, as well as other factors such as prevailing conditions, the type of crop grown, and other variables. Patricia Okubara, Timothy Paulitz and Kurtis Schroeder at the ARS Root Disease and Biological Control Research... (Science Daily)
Beijing Olympics Air Pollution Control Efforts Being Assessed Aug 9, 2008
"CAPMEX takes his work an important step forward with new innovative micro- and nano-sensor technologies that will provide additional quantitative estimates of solar irradiance, aerosol-cloud interactions, climate forcing and important components of the biogeochemical cycles of the East Asian and western Pacific Ocean region.". Adapted from materials provided by. (Science Daily)
AltaGas Utility Group Inc. Announces Record First Half of 2008 Results and a Quarterly Dividend of $0.045 Per Share Aug 9, 2008
Section 1535 requires the disclosure of both qualitative and quantitative information that enables users of financial statements to evaluate the entity's objectives, policies and process for managing capital ... Section 1535 requires the disclosure of both qualitative and quantitative information that enables users of financial statements to evaluate the entity's objectives, policies and process for managing capital. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Pair trading may help you tide over market fluctuations Aug 8, 2008
The quantitative desk of global brokerages do not hesitate trading two assets such as gold and crude if they show a suitable correlation. Once the relationship is established, they become good candidates for pair trading. (India Times)
Shaky science casts doubt on doping results Aug 7, 2008
The criticisms, from Donald A. Berry, head of the Division of Quantitative Sciences at Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, also come two days after President George W. Bush signed an international treaty legally committing the United States government to adopt the code of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), which runs that same system. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Health)
Pfizer moving new biotech research unit to S.F. Aug 7, 2008
5 million research collaboration deal in June with UCSF and its unit at QB3, the California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences, which is based at Mission Bay. Pfizer's biotech research unit will lease a five-story building under construction next to the new UCSF campus, where a cluster of biomedical companies is sprouting. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Study finds connections between genetics, brain activity and preference Aug 7, 2008
Many earlier studies have established the keypress experiment as a quantitative measure of preference ... Breiter adds, "This study connects quantitative measurements across three levels of observation brain activity, genomic variation and the expression of preference. We now are investigating the potential role of other genes and will go on to assess how this relationship across three levels of observation may be affected by conditions such as depression and addiction.". (EurekAlert!)
Pfizer Selects Alexandria Real Estate Equities' Mission Bay Life Science Cluster as the Home for Its Biotherapeutics and Bioinnovation Center Aug 6, 2008
The California Institute for Quantitative Bioscience (QB3) features unique interdisciplinary programs at Mission Bay, including bioengineering and biotechnology, bioinformatics and computational biology, experimental genomics, proteomics and biochemistry. The J. David Gladstone Institutes offer three compelling disease-focused institutes conducting important work in the realm of cardiovascular disease, virology and immunology, and neurology. (PR Newswire)
A Nation of Thieves Aug 6, 2008
He acknowledges the non-economic costs such as infringements on liberty and strains on the political process, but focuses on the quantitative economic costs. The disincentive effects of Social Security have reduced the GDP by 10 percent, the federal income tax (as opposed to a proportional tax) by 9 percent and past deficits by 3. (Townhall.com)
Male circumcision efforts lag in Africa despite evidence of dramatic impact in preventing HIV Aug 5, 2008
" For PSI, known worldwide for its condom and communication programs in combating HIV, embracing male circumcision represents a significant new direction, Ms. Joseph said. Change grew out of the organization's acknowledgement that condoms and communications alone are insufficient and that circumcisionas part of a comprehensive HIV prevention programcan have an unprecedented impact on the burden of disease. "We were struck by this monumental research that shows circumcision having the greatest... (EurekAlert!)
BofA sees deposit growth soar in bank failures' wake Aug 4, 2008
is also seeing an uptick, but declined to provide quantitative data on July's deposit activity. Depositors are taking a closer look at the health of the banks holding their deposits, especially after Pasadena-based 's failure on July 11 and the July 25 shuttering of two more national banks, including in Southern California's Orange County. (San Francisco Business Times, CA)
Spanish Bank Notes Contain Highest Traces Of Cocaine Of Any European Currency Aug 2, 2008
The latest technology means we can now carry out quantitative analysis of cocaine traces on any bank note, and as a result we can confirm that at least in Spain traces of the drug are found not only on notes that have been in direct contact with it, but on nearly all the notes in circulation, said Miguel de la Guardia, co-author of the study and a professor in the Analytical Chemistry Department of the UV, in an interview with SINC. He explained that this was due to cross contamination between... (Science Daily)
Financial engineers thrive despite the subprime mess Aug 2, 2008
As the first anniversary of the August 2007 subprime mortgage meltdown approaches, and world markets still reel, you would think that the people who have received much of the blame - the math wizards, computer geeks and other quantitative analysts collectively known as financial engineers - would be in disgrace. After all, they were the ones who created the complex, mortgage-backed instruments that got us into this mess. (International Herald Tribune)
Multiple Sclerosis: new MRI contrast medium enables early diagnosis in animal model Aug 2, 2008
Gadofluorine M enhancement allows more sensitive detection of inflammatory CNS lesions than T2-w imaging: a quantitative MRI study. Martin Bendszus, Gesa Ladewig, Leonie Jestaedt, Bernd Misselwitz, Laszlo Solymosi, Klaus Toyka, and Guido Stoll. (EurekAlert!)
American Heart Association set to launch fifth new journal Jul 31, 2008
"Quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods, economic and health policy research, among others, will be welcome," Krumholz said. "To be competitive for publication, the research questions must be strong and consequential and the methods and writing should be outstanding.". (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Physician who led launch of Head Start dies Jul 30, 2008
While the health and well-being of the nation's children were a focus all his life, he also issued a key report in 1979 that set quantitative benchmarks for public health. And Dr. Richmond waded into the legal battles involving the tobacco industry during the 1990s when he was the lead-off witness in a class-action lawsuit brought by flight attendants who believed their health was compromised by secondhand smoke. (Boston Globe)
New Biomarker For Early Cancer Detection? Research Reveals That 'MicroRNA' May Fit The Bill Jul 30, 2008
The availability of existing, powerful tools to characterize and measure microRNAs, such as polymerase-chain reaction technology for DNA amplification, "suggests that the discovery-validation pipeline for microRNA biomarkers will be more efficient than traditional proteomic biomarker discovery-validation pipelines, which typically encounter bottlenecks at the point of antibody and quantitative assay development for validation of biomarker candidates," the authors wrote. In addition to those from... (Science Daily)
Voluntary HIV counselling and testing among men in rural western Uganda: implications for HIV prevention Jul 30, 2008
A population-based cross-sectional study employing both quantitative and qualitative techniques of data collection was conducted between January and April 2005. Using cluster sampling, 780 men aged 18 years and above, residing in Bukonzo West health sub-district, were sampled from 38 randomly selected clusters. (BioMed Central)
The Citizen's Cinema Jul 29, 2008
TheCitizensCinema wrote on Jul 2, 2008 12:49 PM:" The hype for "The Dark Knight" is reaching ridiculous heights. The first reviews have poured in with sweeping positivity, and Internet film fiends remain poised to descend on dissenters with their now-standard arsenal of witless barbs.I don't care. Lately I've become almost immune to the impact of criticism. Between the wars readers go to over quantitative scores and the deification of agreeable critics as speakers of some immutable truth, the... (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Wall Street 'forecasting' is faulted as getting too wild Jul 29, 2008
Taleb pointed to the reliance of some investors on financial models, the quantitative wizardry that can churn reams of data in an instant. These were the same models that in the lead-up to the subprime mortgage meltdown, assumed that home prices would never decline on a nationwide basis in the United States. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Promising Results In Deep Brain Stimulation For Patients With Treatment-resistant Depression Jul 27, 2008
The researchers were able to track the clinical response of the patients over a 12-month period using standard depression rating scales as well as various quantitative measures of behavior and general functioning, neuropsychological testing and scanning of both regional brain blood flow and glucose metabolism using positron emission tomography (PET). PET imaging of these patients demonstrated that metabolic activity changed locally at the site of stimulation but also throughout the previously... (Science Daily)
Yin and yang tools of trade Jul 26, 2008
Quantitative research relies on numbers ... In the lead-up to last year's federal election, John Utting's UMR did Labor's quantitative research while Tony Mitchel- more's Visibility ran the focus groups. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Loblaw Companies Limited reports second quarter 2008 results Jul 25, 2008
QUICK SEARCH BY ORGANIZATION. FREE SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES. (Canada Newswire)
Athlerosclorosis and Heart Health - Sponsored by Crestor - How New Heart-Scanning Technology Could Save Your Life - TIME.com Jul 24, 2008
"Their cholesterol is high. Their blood pressure is high. They have a few risk factors. That doesn't mean they need to go to the catheterization lab. But it sure would be nice to get a quantitative measure of their disease.". Some doctors in emergency rooms are already starting to count on cardiac CT for what they call a "triple rule-out." Here's a typical situation: a middle-age woman walks in complaining of chest pains but otherwise seems fine. (Time.com)
Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. Announces Second Quarter Earnings and Major Cost Savings Initiatives Jul 22, 2008
We have not provided a quantitative reconciliation of projected Gross Cruise Costs to projected Net Cruise Costs due to the significant uncertainty in projecting the costs deducted to arrive at this measure ... We have not provided a quantitative reconciliation of projected Gross Yields to projected Net Yields due to the significant uncertainty in projecting the costs deducted to arrive at this measure. (PR Newswire)
Sponsorships a powerful way to boost company's good will Jul 22, 2008
Truthfully, the answer is you might never really know precise quantitative outcomes. But in this new world of upside-down marketing in which we operate, it s certainly worth consideration. (Denver Business Journal, CO)
GeneNews launches world's first blood test for colorectal cancer screening Jul 21, 2008
The mRNA expression of a panel of seven specific genes is measured at the molecular level by quantitative RT-PCR which results in an assessment of the patient's current risk. ColonSentry will be performed at the Company's laboratory facilities in Richmond Hill, Canada and is the first in a series of blood-based molecular tests based on the company's platform technology, the award-winning Sentinel Principle(TM). (Canada Newswire)
Wall Street Bankers Jostle for Position Outside Work at New York Triathlon Jul 20, 2008
The youngest is 27-year-old , a quantitative analyst at Dexia Credit Local, and the oldest is Joseph Dowling, 69, president of , a tax consultant and financial adviser in Stamford, Connecticut. Women's Leader. (Bloomberg)
Can You Be Born A Couch Potato? Genetic Influence Found In Active And Sedentary Behavior Of Mice Jul 18, 2008
Lightfoot et al. Quantitative trait loci for physical activity traits in mice. Physiological Genomics, 2007; 32 (3): 401 DOI. (Science Daily)
How Circadian Disruption Affects Human Health Jul 17, 2008
A quantitative measure of circadian behavioral entrainment or disruption for day-shift and rotating shift workers was developed based on the circular cross-correlations of activity and light exposure data from both the nurses and the rats ... This ability to quantitatively define circadian light and dark for humans and for animals will allow a new class of meaningful studies of light as a stimulus for circadian entrainment or disruption to be undertaken, not only in humans, but in nocturnal... (Science Daily)
While the U.S. Spends Heavily on Health Care, a Study Faults the Quality Jul 17, 2008
It proves once again if you have quantitative information and metrics and make people pay attention, they change, Ms. Darling said. But the report also emphasizes the inefficiencies of the American health care system. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Can you be born a couch potato? Jul 17, 2008
Also cited in this release is "Quantitative Trait Loci for Physical Activity Traits in Mice," which appeared in the February issue of Physiological Genomics and was co-authored by Lightfoot, Leamy, Pomp, M.J. Turner from the University of Sidney, and S.R. Kleeberger from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. . (EurekAlert!)
Extended Field Laser Confocal Microscopy (EFLCM): Combining automated gigapixel image capture with in silico virtual microscopy Jul 16, 2008
The observer independent image capture of EFLCM allows quantitative measurements of fluorescence intensities and morphological parameters on a large number of cells. EFLCM therefore bridges the gap between the mainly illustrative fluorescence microscopy and purely quantitative flow cytometry. (BioMed Central)
Cut costs before retirement, study advises Jul 14, 2008
"People are going to have to adapt in a number of ways that they weren't anticipating or hoping for," said Tom Neubig, national director of the Quantitative Economics and Statistics practice at Ernst. About 77 million Baby Boomers are expected to retire over the next few years. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
New hydration monitor may save lives on fire line Jul 14, 2008
Stracey said lab-based tests to assess dehydration aren't practical in such situations, while other hydration assessments such as observation aren't quantitative and may not ensure that dehydrated or at-risk individuals are identified and get proper attention. "It's a very rapid way of taking a direct measure of hydration," said Gabe Ramos, program manager for TSWG. "And it's something you can do directly in the field.". (San Jose Business Journal, CA)
Significant impact factor boost for scientific journal Genome Research Jul 13, 2008
Among the topics considered by the journal are genome structure and function, comparative genomics, molecular evolution, genome-scale quantitative and population genetics, proteomics, epigenomics, and systems biology ... From its beginnings in 1933 as an initiative to publish an Annual Symposium in Quantitative Biology, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press is now an internationally recognized science publisher. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
URMC, FDA to collaborate on national data repository for heart research Jul 13, 2008
"The goal of this program is to give companies and not-for-profit organizations the ability to develop and validate new technologies and advance the field of quantitative electrocardiology," said URMC biomedical engineer Jean-Philippe Couderc, Ph. D., the director of the THEW project. (EurekAlert! -- Business News)
Micro materials could pose major health risks Jul 13, 2008
The council, which was asked by Health Canada and several other federal agencies to study the state of knowledge about these novel substances and the regulatory changes needed to oversee their use, concluded that "there are inadequate data to inform quantitative risk assessments on current and emerging nanomaterials.". Their small size, the report says, may allow them "to usurp traditional biological protective mechanisms" and, as a result, possibly have "enhanced toxicological effects.". (Globe and Mail -- Technology)
India: Poor Come First, G8 Must do More on Climate Jul 13, 2008
Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told leaders at a meeting of 16 major economies in northern Japan that India must work to help its poor and could not even consider quantitative restrictions on emissions. "The imperative for our accelerated growth is even more urgent when we consider the disproportionate impact of climate change on us as a developing country," Singh said, according to a transcript of his speech to a Major Economies Meeting that included Group of Eight rich countries and major... (Planet Ark, United States)
Judges say Clean Air Interstate Rule is ‘flawed’ Jul 13, 2008
EPA s approach region-wide caps with no state-specific quantitative contribution determinations or emissions requirements is fundamentally flawed, the judges wrote. The trading program is unlawful, because it does not connect states emissions reductions to any measure of their own significant contributions. (Hudson Register Star, NY)
Bioprotective properties of seaweeds: In vitro evaluation of antioxidant activity and antimicrobial activity against food borne bacteria in relation to polyphenolic content Jul 13, 2008
Quantitative analysis of the total phenolic content of the seaweeds indicated that Gelidella acerosa and Haligra sps have high phenolic contents, which correlated to their respective antioxidant and antimicrobial activity. The complete article is available as a. (BioMed Central)
G8 Declaration on Development and Africa Jul 8, 2008
To achieve quantitative and qualitative improvement of the health workforce, we must work to help train a sufficient number of health workers, including community health workers and to assure an enabling environment for their effective retention in developing countries. In this regard, we encourage the World Health Organization (WHO) work on a voluntary code of practice regarding ethical recruitment of health workers. (White House News Releases)
Researchers reveal types of genes necessary for brain development Jul 8, 2008
A combination of live-cell imaging and quantitative analysis allowed Sepp et al to characterize neurons' morphological phenotypes in response to RNAi-mediated gene knockdown. The researchers focused on 104 evolutionary conserved genes that, when downregulated by RNAi, have morphological defects. (EurekAlert!)
Press Briefing by James Connaughton, Chairman of the Council on Environmental Quality Jul 7, 2008
And the reason I think that this third piece is important is because the third piece is the most real and the most immediate, and will provide the foundation for later quantitative commitments in the midterm, and provide the foundation for an understanding of what we can achieve in the long term ... For example, Japan has said they will do early next year; Australia said they'll do so early next year -- so, well in advance of the final outcome of the U.N. -- but each country is deciding for... (White House News Releases)
Insights Into Tissue Only Micromillimeters Thick With Help From New High-Tech Robot Jul 7, 2008
In addition, it belongs to BIOQUANT, the research center for quantitative biology at the University of Heidelberg. At its core is the imaging robot NanoZoomer from Hamamatsu Photonics: the robot scans the tissue slices and displays them on the monitor for researchers at ultra high resolution and in various planes. (Science Daily)
Consumers Name Crime, While First Responders Rank Natural Disasters as Top Safety Matter Jul 1, 2008
About the First Responder Survey Between November 2 and December 4, 2007, the professional interviewing service, Western Wats, conducted a quantitative survey with 200 public safety officials, sampled from the top 100 MSAs. The sample includes both those responsible for overseeing first responders, and those responsible for managing purchases of technology used by first responders. (PR Newswire)
Hard X-ray Nanoprobe Provides New Capability To Study Nanoscale Materials Jul 1, 2008
The microscope combines scanning-probe and full-field transmission imaging to create both three-dimensional visualizations of complex systems and devices as well as to perform sensitive quantitative analysis of elemental composition, chemical states, crystallographic phase and strain. "It's the highest resolution microscope of its type in the world right now," acting CNM Division Director Stephen Streiffer said. (Science Daily)
Older People Are Also Susceptible To Sexually Transmitted Infections Jul 1, 2008
"The results of this study, together with evidence from a number of other studies, would indicate that sexual risk-taking behaviour is not confined to young people but also occurs among older people...There is therefore a need to support a programme of good quality (both qualitative and quantitative) research that can contribute to effective planning and implementation of intervention strategies that, while aiming to reduce STI transmission among all age groups and high risk sub-groups, include... (Medical News Today)
Plants in the fourth dimension Jul 1, 2008
The scientists are now also examining the clock genes in other plants and have found quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for these genes in the model crop species Brassica rapa (rapeseed). QTLs are chromosomal regions containing closely related genes that all influence a trait, resulting in, for example, a range of heights or eye color. (EurekAlert!)
* Diplomatic ceasefire must show progress Jun 30, 2008
With a diplomatic ceasefire, Taiwans participation in international intergovernmental organizations should see a quantitative increase. The ways in which it participates in international conferences and the types of conferences it can attend should also increase. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Facebook Concepts Indicate Brains Of Alzheimer's Patients Aren't As Networked, Stanford Study Shows Jun 30, 2008
"Furthermore, quantitative, image-based analysis of large-scale brain function may be a useful way to distinguish healthy aging from the disorder.". The researchers found that, using their test, they could correctly identify patients with Alzheimer's disease about 72 percent of the time and identify those who didn't have the disease about 78 percent of the time. (Science Daily)
Higher Coffee Consumption Associated With Lower Liver Cancer Risk Jun 28, 2008
Furthermore, the study by Hu et al. provides original and important quantitative evidence that the levels of GGT are related to subsequent incidence of liver cancer, with an overall relative risk of 2. 3, he says. (Science Daily)
New X-ray capable of finding defective bats Jun 26, 2008
"(Production modification) could help, but wood is wood," says David Zavagno, president of Universal Medical Systems of Ohio, which developed the BatteryMate along with Penn State's Center for Quantitative Imaging ... "Once a crack has started, it can explode along the direction of maximum stress much like you split wood with a wedge," says Dr. Phillip Halleck, the co-director of Penn State's Center for Quantitative Imaging. (USA Today -- Sports)
How To Attract Young People To Engineering: 'Make A Difference' Message Is Key Jun 26, 2008
The report presents and discusses findings from qualitative and quantitative research, including an online survey of 3,600 people. In addition to testing the appeal, believability, and relevance of a handful of different messages, the project also collected data on a set of taglines, or slogans. (Science Daily)
Heel Ultrasound Helps Detect Fracture Risk Jun 26, 2008
"The incidence of osteoporosis will outpace economic resources, and the development of strategies to better identify women who need and women who do not need to be treated is crucial. One potential approach is the use of the prediction rule combining heel quantitative ultrasound and clinical risk factors." ... All of the women also underwent heel quantitative ultrasound testing. (MEDLINEplus)
