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- Plight Of The Teenage Insomniacs
- Rachel Estrella, A high-school senior in Barrington, R.I., gets into bed every night before 10, hoping to beat her insomnia. One frustrating hour later, she gets up. She reads. She writes. She waits. Finally, at 1 or 2 a.m., Estrella’s mind and body give in. On average, she gets four...
- Research articles 2008-04-07
- Jay W. Fidler: 1922-2007.
- [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] We lost our long term friend and leader, Jay W. Fidler, on October 31, 2007. He was 85 years old, and died of complications from a fall. From humble origins in Brooklyn, New York, Jay was awarded a scholarship to...
- Research articles 2008-01-01
- Mold linked to depression
- A groundbreaking public health study has found a connection between damp, moldy homes and depression. The study, led by Brown University epidemiologist Edmond Shenassa, is the largest investigation of an association between mold and mood and is the first such investigation conducted outside the United Kingdom. Shenassa said the...
- Research articles 2007-11-01
- If you go to Providence
- H.P. LOVECRAFT'S PROVIDENCE: Walking tours will be held March 17, at 11 a.m., sponsored by the Rhode Island Historical Society, $10, 401-273-7507 ext. 62 meet at the corner of College and Prospect streets by the Van Wickle Gates of Brown University, and March 18, at 1 p.m., sponsored by the...
- Research articles 2007-04-01
- Brown aims to improve campus safety by arming university police force.
- The Brown University (R.I.) Police force is now able to intervene in situations where students or faculty on campus are being threatened by someone with a weapon, under new rules and a program that arms the campus police force. Plans to arm campus police...
- Research articles 2006-01-01
- How Nanoparticles Impact Human Health.
- Through a newly established four-year, $1.8-million National Science Foundation grant, Brown University scientists in an emerging field of environmental health are testing a variety of nanomaterials to see how they interact with human and animal cells. The aim is to find out which sizes, shapes, compounds...
- Research articles 2005-12-01
- Manisses Comm. completes sale of publishing assets
- Frasser and Betty Rawls Lang, the owners of Manisses Communications (Providence, RI), have sold the last company assets, including "Addition Professional" and "Behavioral Healthcare Tomorrow" magazines, to Vendome Group division Medquest Communications (Cleveland, OH). No terms of the deal were given. "Addiction Professional" is the magazine of innovations and...
- Research articles 2005-09-16
- Wiley acquires newsletters from Manisses; Co. joins partnership to launch health site
- John Wiley & Sons (Hoboken, NJ) has acquired the newsletter publishing division of Manisses Communications Group (Providence, RI), a provider of mental health and addiction information. No terms of the deal were given. The purchased assets include seven newsletters that provide news, analysis, updates, research and information on trends...
- Research articles 2005-07-31
- Recommended reading
- From Dahl (1) Tanner, JM: Foetus into Man, Second Edition, Castlemead Publications; 1989. (2) Herman-Giddens ME, Slora EJ, Wasserman RC, et al.: Secondary sexual characteristics and menses in young girls seen in office practice: a study from the Pediatric Research in Office Settings Network. Pediatrics, 99(4): 505-512; 1997....
- Research articles 2004-07-01
- Rhode Island Official Enters Discussion on Prescription Drugs from Canada.
- By Michael Corkery, Providence Journal, R.I. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jan. 15--Why is the secretary of state, who is charged with running elections and maintaining the state archives, talking about buying prescription drugs for state workers from Canada? Matt...
- Research articles 2004-01-15
- Largest Multistate Study Finds End-of-Life Care Still 'Woefully Inadequate'; Physical, Emotional Support Often Lacking.
- Byline: Brown University PROVIDENCE, R.I., Jan. 6 AScribe Newswire -- Too many Americans dying in institutions continue to receive inadequate pain medication, emotional support, respect and communication with physicians, according to a national study published in the Jan. 7, 2004, issue of the Journal...
- Research articles 2004-01-06
- Summer and investing researchers.
- Many visiting MBL investigators use marine organisms as models for studying basic biological processes. Research using squids, sea urchins, horseshoe crabs, dogfish, clams, toadfish, and sea slugs, for example, has increase our fundamental understanding of a broad range of diseases and medical conditions including cancer, diabetes,...
- Research articles 2003-08-01
- Voters Favor Rhode Island Governor, Poll Finds.
- By Katherine Gregg, Providence Journal, R.I. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Jun. 24--PROVIDENCE, R.I.--Republican Governor Carcieri may have failed in his effort to persuade legislative leaders to rein in state employee benefit costs, but his job-approval ratings are up -- and theirs...
- Research articles 2003-06-24
- Researcher Links Chesapeake Bay's Health, Blue Crabs.
- By Terry Scanlon, Daily Press, Newport News, Va. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 13--A recent study indicates there might be a new link between blue crabs and the health of the Chesapeake Bay. Declining crab populations could weaken marshes, which play...
- Research articles 2002-08-13
- Zero Stage Capital Leads First Round, $4 Million Investment in Spherics; Rhode Island Firm Pioneering New Approaches to Oral Drug Delivery
- Business Editors PROVIDENCE, R.I.--BUSINESS WIRE--Feb. 17, 2000 Zero Stage Capital, one of the most active venture capital firms in the United States, today announced that it has led a first round, $4 million investment in Spherics, a Rhode Island company pioneering new approaches to oral drug delivery that...
- Research articles 2000-02-17
- Sharing Data, Ideas Promotes Nursing Home Quality, Study Shows.(Originated from Providence Journal-Bulletin, R.I.)
- PROVIDENCE, R.I.--Nov. 11--A study of 13 Rhode Island nursing homes has shown that nursing homes can improve care by analyzing results and collaborating with competitors. Released yesterday, the results of the year-long demonstration project by the Rhode Island Quality of Care...
- Research articles 1997-11-11
- That common era: personal reflections on teaching late antique religions.(Jewish Studies in Northern California)
- A Jewish history professor at the University of California at Davis, CA, looks back on the years she spent studying and teaching rabbinic Judaism. She claims that her interest in Jewish studies was aroused when she was an undergraduate at Brown University. According to her, adult education classes on the...
- Research articles 1995-09-22
- Educating Ira. (political activist Ira Magaziner) (American Survey) (Column)
- Ira Magaziner has always been a tireless activist from his student radical days at Brown University in the late 1960's. He is devoting the same energy as a member of Pres Clinton's health care reform task force, inspiring equal parts admiration and disdain.EVEN the most jaded Washingtonians have never seen...
- Research articles 1993-05-15
- Mr. Break-It: the not very reassuring past of Ira Magaziner, the brains behind the Health Care Task Force
- One of the uglier power struggles that played out after Clinton's election was between two Friends of Bill from the Oxford years, Ira Magaziner and Robert Reich. They were natural rivals. Though they had been Rhodes scholars at the same time and had coauthored a book on industrial policy, both...
- Research articles 1993-05-01
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- University study still ranks Rhode Island government Web sites as average.
- By Timothy C. Barmann, The Providence Journal, R.I. Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Sep. 25--A Brown University study has found that Rhode Island state government Web sites have improved somewhat compared with other states, but overall, still rank in the middle of the...
- Research articles 2004-09-25
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