...prevent pregnancy, IUDs have long been used as a method of birth control in both animals and humans. In 1968, Hugh Davis, a Johns Hopkins gynecologist, and Irwin Lerner, an electrical engineer, designed the Dalkon Shield as an improvement over existing IUDs....
...verified the same thing, including ones carried out by vote-process experts at the University of California Berkeley, Johns Hopkins, Stanford and elsewhere. In design, great care was taken to eliminate the possibility of tampering. It required a special technology...
...to high doses of radiation, and miss about 13% of blockages according to a study analysis. According toresearchers at Johns Hopkins, cardiac catheterization is still the best choice of testing for anyone suspected of heart blockage. Julie M. Miller, MD; one...
...year in particular, people are just trying to keep more money in their pockets, said Rick Rohrback, who works for Johns Hopkins medical school. The economy wasn't as much of a concern for the Udumukwu sisters of Rosedale: Amara, 21; Stacey, 18; and Erika,...
...we that good? It's hard to gauge," Long said. "We'll figure it out as the season goes on." Three weeks ago, Sean McCreery of Johns Hopkins learned he had been named National Division III Player of the Year in water polo. His response? "Thanks for the delay,...
...behind a truck full of chickens or Thanksgiving turkeys, you might want to wash your car. Because a study led by a team of Johns Hopkins scientists finds that tailgating such feathered cargo can significantly increase your exposure to poultry-borne bacteria....
...technology, give much better images than the older "16-row" machines. But are they good enough for routine use? To find out, Johns Hopkins researchers Julie M. Miller, MD; Joao A.C. Lima, MD; and colleagues at nine centers in seven nations performed 64-row...
...FROSTBURG — Andrew Farber-Miller scored a team-high 17 points and Johns Hopkins used a small 6-0 spurt to take the lead for good late in the game as it downed Frostburg State 69-66 in the first round of the Provident Pride of Maryland Tournament Tuesday evening...
...Republican turned registered independent turned Obamacrat. Has a master's degree in international relations from Johns Hopkins. Put together the AIG rescue plan. Just 14 days younger than Obama. Dartmouth guy. Has lived in Japan, India and Thailand. Had a...
...at Johns Hopkins are urging doctors to use caution when prescribing steroid inhalers to treat a common -- and sometimes fatal -- lung inflammation after a study found they increased the risk of pneumonia by 34 percent. About half of all patients with chronic...