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Computer-assisted self-interviewing helps RTI conduct drug use surveys
- Durham Herald-Sun, 2005.6.27
It's tricky getting people to give scientists truthful answers to potentially embarrassing or even incriminating personal information. But researchers at RTI International say they're getting better at it, thanks to a tool developed by the research organization that uses computers and headphones rather than phone interviews or pencil-and-paper answer sheets for collecting data.
It's tricky getting people to give scientists truthful answers to potentially embarrassing or even incriminating personal information. But researchers at RTI International say they're getting better at it, thanks to a tool developed by the research organization that uses computers and headphones rather than phone interviews or pencil-and-paper answer sheets for collecting data.
Health spending soars for obesity
- USA Today, 2005.6.26
Private health insurance spending on illnesses related to obesity has increased more than tenfold since 1987. ... A study last year by RTI International and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed that obese and overweight Americans racked up about $75 billion in weight-related medical bills in 2003.
Private health insurance spending on illnesses related to obesity has increased more than tenfold since 1987. ... A study last year by RTI International and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention showed that obese and overweight Americans racked up about $75 billion in weight-related medical bills in 2003.
Research Based Herbal Facts Praised, Caution Urged
- eMaxHealth.com, 2005.6.24
Organic may be great for salads and dairy products, but just because an herbal remedy or supplement is "natural" doesn't mean it is any safer or better than a conventional medication.
Organic may be great for salads and dairy products, but just because an herbal remedy or supplement is "natural" doesn't mean it is any safer or better than a conventional medication.
Researchers Hope Mushrooms Hold Key to Smallpox
- NBC News, 2005.6.22
The next weapon against a bioterrorism attack may come from something we toss into a salad. Scientists are testing thousands of mushrooms in search of potential treatments for smallpox. "Our main goal is to see if a crude extract of the mushroom can affect a virus," says RTI's Dr. Nick Oberlies.
The next weapon against a bioterrorism attack may come from something we toss into a salad. Scientists are testing thousands of mushrooms in search of potential treatments for smallpox. "Our main goal is to see if a crude extract of the mushroom can affect a virus," says RTI's Dr. Nick Oberlies.
RTI International President Honored as Ernst & Young’s 2005 Entrepreneur of the Year for the Carolinas
- dBusiness News, 2005.6.21
RTI International President and CEO Dr. Victoria Haynes has been named 2005 Entrepreneur of the Year in the Services Sector for the Carolinas by the accounting firm Ernst & Young. The award was presented in recognition of Haynes’ leadership in driving the remarkable growth and transformation taking place at RTI.
RTI International President and CEO Dr. Victoria Haynes has been named 2005 Entrepreneur of the Year in the Services Sector for the Carolinas by the accounting firm Ernst & Young. The award was presented in recognition of Haynes’ leadership in driving the remarkable growth and transformation taking place at RTI.
Several RTP Executives Receive E&Y Carolinas Entrepreneur of Year Honors
- Local Tech Wire, 2005.6.20
Four Research Triangle Park area executives received Entrepreneur of the Year award honors from the annual Ernst & Young contest. RTI's Victoria Haynes was cited in the services category. “While my name may appear on the award, I am proud to say this award was earned by every one of our team members at RTI,” Haynes said.
Four Research Triangle Park area executives received Entrepreneur of the Year award honors from the annual Ernst & Young contest. RTI's Victoria Haynes was cited in the services category. “While my name may appear on the award, I am proud to say this award was earned by every one of our team members at RTI,” Haynes said.
Violence among girls topic of conference
- Durham Herald-Sun, 2005.6.17
School workers, juvenile justice personnel and health professionals from across the state converged in Chapel Hill Friday to discuss what they say is an increasingly pressing issue -- violence among girls.
School workers, juvenile justice personnel and health professionals from across the state converged in Chapel Hill Friday to discuss what they say is an increasingly pressing issue -- violence among girls.
Researchers to study ECU students' drinking
- 14 News, 2005.6.16
Researchers plan to take a long, close look at the drinking habits of students at East Carolina University. Research Triangle Institute will spend a $2.1 million federal grant on a study to track alcohol consumption by about 1000 ECU students.
Researchers plan to take a long, close look at the drinking habits of students at East Carolina University. Research Triangle Institute will spend a $2.1 million federal grant on a study to track alcohol consumption by about 1000 ECU students.
RTI International Coordinates Effort to Bring Promising New Drug to Global Tuberculosis Campaign
- dBusiness News, 2005.6.16
The global effort to provide affordable medicines to people in developing nations moved a step forward this week, when the nonprofit Global Alliance for TB Drug Development (TB Alliance) announced that the lead drug in its pipeline, PA-824, began Phase I clinical trials this month.
The global effort to provide affordable medicines to people in developing nations moved a step forward this week, when the nonprofit Global Alliance for TB Drug Development (TB Alliance) announced that the lead drug in its pipeline, PA-824, began Phase I clinical trials this month.
RTI awarded $2M to combat college binge drinking
- Triangle Business Journal, 2005.6.14
RTI International has won a $2 million federal grant for a project designed to reduce heavy drinking by college students. RTI will design and evaluate an intervention strategy involving 200 freshmen students per year over a period of five years. The project will use motivational interviews to try to get students to commit to reducing their alcohol consumption.
RTI International has won a $2 million federal grant for a project designed to reduce heavy drinking by college students. RTI will design and evaluate an intervention strategy involving 200 freshmen students per year over a period of five years. The project will use motivational interviews to try to get students to commit to reducing their alcohol consumption.
RTI testing new TB treatment
- News & Observer, 2005.6.14
A group of foundations, nonprofits and companies, including RTI International in Research Triangle Park, has started testing in humans one of the first new breakthrough treatments for tuberculosis in about 40 years.
A group of foundations, nonprofits and companies, including RTI International in Research Triangle Park, has started testing in humans one of the first new breakthrough treatments for tuberculosis in about 40 years.
U.S. leans on fat GIs, say some experts
- Durham Herald-Sun, 2005.6.13
Overweight Americans always have carried the burden of additional health risks. But some experts say the nation's declining physical fitness could compromise the country's well-being in a much more collective regard: by undermining national defense.
Overweight Americans always have carried the burden of additional health risks. But some experts say the nation's declining physical fitness could compromise the country's well-being in a much more collective regard: by undermining national defense.
RTI study: Nursing homes could be safe havens in disaster
- Associated Press, 2005.5.30
Nursing homes may offer sanctuary
- Durham Herald-Sun, 2005.5.29
When disaster strikes, a nursing home may be the last place most people would head for. But a study by the RTI International says a nursing home might be a good first choice. RTI's Lucy A. Savitz recently told the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality that nursing homes had the potential to contribute to their larger communities in times of public-health emergency by opening their doors as alternative treatment centers. AHRQ funded her study.
When disaster strikes, a nursing home may be the last place most people would head for. But a study by the RTI International says a nursing home might be a good first choice. RTI's Lucy A. Savitz recently told the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality that nursing homes had the potential to contribute to their larger communities in times of public-health emergency by opening their doors as alternative treatment centers. AHRQ funded her study.
What is junior eating at school? System allows parents to monitor
- Associated Press, 2005.5.29
The biggest challenge for many school cafeterias is "moving things clearly not good for kids out and making the choices more appealing," said Dr. Douglas Kamerow, an obesity expert at RTI International and a member of the Institute of Medicine panel that released a report on childhood obesity last fall.
The biggest challenge for many school cafeterias is "moving things clearly not good for kids out and making the choices more appealing," said Dr. Douglas Kamerow, an obesity expert at RTI International and a member of the Institute of Medicine panel that released a report on childhood obesity last fall.
U.S. can bolster drug safety monitoring - panel
- Associated Press, 2005.5.18
U.S. regulators should more actively search out cases of potential side effects from drugs on the market instead of relying mostly on physicians to voluntarily report problems, several members of an advisory panel said on Wednesday. Passive reporting "is good only for detection of rare and serious adverse events ... I would like to see (FDA) resources added to other ... systems," said panel member Elizabeth Andrews, an epidemiologist at Research Triangle Institute Health Solutions in North Carolina.
U.S. regulators should more actively search out cases of potential side effects from drugs on the market instead of relying mostly on physicians to voluntarily report problems, several members of an advisory panel said on Wednesday. Passive reporting "is good only for detection of rare and serious adverse events ... I would like to see (FDA) resources added to other ... systems," said panel member Elizabeth Andrews, an epidemiologist at Research Triangle Institute Health Solutions in North Carolina.
Research Examines Access, Quality of Care for Women, Children, Minorities - USA
- Medical News Today, 2005.3.23
The following summarizes select reports from the February issue of the... Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. "Access for Pregnant Women on Medicaid: Variation by Race and Ethnicity": The report, by Kathleen Adams, a professor at Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health; Norma Gavin, a senior research economist in Health, Social and Economics Research at RTI International; and Beth Benedict, a social science research analyst at CMS' Office of Research, Development and Information, examines racial health disparities among pregnant women in Florida, Georgia, New Jersey and Texas.
The following summarizes select reports from the February issue of the... Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved. "Access for Pregnant Women on Medicaid: Variation by Race and Ethnicity": The report, by Kathleen Adams, a professor at Emory University's Rollins School of Public Health; Norma Gavin, a senior research economist in Health, Social and Economics Research at RTI International; and Beth Benedict, a social science research analyst at CMS' Office of Research, Development and Information, examines racial health disparities among pregnant women in Florida, Georgia, New Jersey and Texas.
Reason Enough to Quit
- The Toledo Blade, 2005.3.18
THE best argument for Toledo's once-restrictive ban on smoking in public places is that it appears to have had a quantifiable, healthy effect on the region while it lasted. A survey of smokers in the area shows a significant number of them quit during the short life of the city's original clean indoor air ordinance. Skeptics will note that the survey was done by the Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Foundation, the organization behind the "Stand" anti-smoking media campaign in Ohio. But the research was conducted in a collaborative effort with the Ohio Department of Health, the Research Triangle Institute, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and speaks for itself. According to data polled from 4,000 Ohio adults, smoking in Ohio declined by four percentage points last year. That drop, says the foundation, represents an estimated 375,000 Ohioans.
THE best argument for Toledo's once-restrictive ban on smoking in public places is that it appears to have had a quantifiable, healthy effect on the region while it lasted. A survey of smokers in the area shows a significant number of them quit during the short life of the city's original clean indoor air ordinance. Skeptics will note that the survey was done by the Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Foundation, the organization behind the "Stand" anti-smoking media campaign in Ohio. But the research was conducted in a collaborative effort with the Ohio Department of Health, the Research Triangle Institute, and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and speaks for itself. According to data polled from 4,000 Ohio adults, smoking in Ohio declined by four percentage points last year. That drop, says the foundation, represents an estimated 375,000 Ohioans.
RTI Wins $3M Grant
- Triangle Business Journal, 2005.3.15
RTI International has been awarded a $3.1 million grant to help carry out a study on the wellbeing of children and their caregivers in low-income families. The five-year project, called Welfare, Children and Families: A Three-City Study, is being conducted by a consortium of researchers from seven universities. Led by Johns Hopkins University for the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, it began in 1999 after initial screenings and is now in its third and final phase.
RTI International has been awarded a $3.1 million grant to help carry out a study on the wellbeing of children and their caregivers in low-income families. The five-year project, called Welfare, Children and Families: A Three-City Study, is being conducted by a consortium of researchers from seven universities. Led by Johns Hopkins University for the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, it began in 1999 after initial screenings and is now in its third and final phase.
Creating Recyclable Hydrogen Storage for Cars
- Renewable Energy Access, 2005.3.14
Researchers and engineers have put a fuel cell in a vehicle and made it run, but the perfect solution to on-board storage of hydrogen is far from certain. Many different options are available today and new approaches are constantly in the works. RTI International of Research Triangle Park, N.C., was awarded $1.6 million to develop a hydrogen-fuel storage technology that will provide a stable and recyclable hydrogen source for environmentally clean fuel cell powered vehicles.
Researchers and engineers have put a fuel cell in a vehicle and made it run, but the perfect solution to on-board storage of hydrogen is far from certain. Many different options are available today and new approaches are constantly in the works. RTI International of Research Triangle Park, N.C., was awarded $1.6 million to develop a hydrogen-fuel storage technology that will provide a stable and recyclable hydrogen source for environmentally clean fuel cell powered vehicles.