Preventative Brain Radiation For Lung Cancer Patients: Benefits And Risks Nov 14, 2009
The study also reveals that preventative brain radiation does not increase survival and has no significant impact on quality of life, says study co-investigator Benjamin Movsas, M.D., chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit ... Out of nearly 1,000 abstracts submitted, only a handful of study abstracts, including the one from Henry Ford, were selected for the ASTRO plenary session. (Science Daily)
21 Lakers Named To 2009 All-GLIAC Football Team Nov 13, 2009
Henry Ford II) was named the GLIAC "Offensive Lineman of the Year". Junior defensive lineman (West Bloomfield, Mich. (Gvsulakers.com)
Five CREMAs inaugurated at Ainyinase Nov 13, 2009
Ainyinase (W/R), Nov. 12, GNA - The Ministry of Lands and Natural Resources would launch a national afforestation programme early next year to increase the country's forest cover, Mr Henry Ford Kamel, a Deputy Minister at the Ministry, announced on Wednesday. He was inaugurating five Community Resource Management Areas (CREMA) to protect wildlife and forest resources around the Ankasa Conservation Area at Ainyinase in the Ellembele District. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Schumpeter: The cult of the faceless boss Nov 13, 2009
Henry Ford was as close as you can get to being deranged without losing your liberty. John Patterson, the founder of National Cash Register and one of the greatest businessmen of the gilded age, once notified an employee that he was being sacked by setting fire to his desk. (The Economist)
On Friday the 13th, they look out for No. 1 Nov 13, 2009
CHICAGO - Henry Ford would have hated 2009, and not just because it s been a tough year to sell cars. Ford, as the story goes, refused to do business on Friday the 13th, and this week marks the third time this year that the 13th will fall on a Friday - the most times it can happen in one year. (Boston Globe)
Zim's central bank needs to go Nov 12, 2009
Trevor: Henry Ford said, "To generalise is to be an idiot". Ebrahim Moolla fits this category. (iAfrica.com)
Meet the man who changed Glenn Beck's life Nov 10, 2009
who provided Henry Ford with the first English translation of the "Protocols of the Elders of Zion.". "The Naked Capitalist" does not seem like a text that would be part of the required reading list on any reputable college campus, but some BYU professors taught it out of allegiance to Skousen. (Salon)
Congrats to Gravois Boats Nov 9, 2009
As Henry Ford and many other businesses in the U.S. they started in the family garage. Having taught Free Enterprise for 29 of my 30 years of teaching, the Gravois family has done all the right things which created the atmosphere for its success. (New Iberia, LA)
Apple's Steve Jobs named CEO of the decade Nov 7, 2009
Comparing Jobs favourably to Henry Ford, PanAm's Juan Trippe and Conrad Hilton, the report said: "In the past decade, Jobs and Apple have entered and changed the industries of music, movies and cell phones. The company has also remained in the computer business, where it continues to innovate as it has done for decades. Remaking any one business is a career-defining achievement; four is unheard of.". Also Read. (India Times)
Book Excerpt: Lead Your Boss Nov 7, 2009
Entrepreneurs from Henry Ford to Bill Gates or Sam Walton to Howard Schultz have spun their visions into products that have captured the imagination of huge majorities of consumers and even better captured their patronage. Those in charge do not do the doing; they supervise the process. (BusinessWeek)
Does Race, Income Predict Prostate Cancer Outcome? No, New Study Suggests Nov 6, 2009
5, 2009) A patient's socioeconomic status (income, martial status and race) has absolutely no impact on his outcome following curative radiation therapy for the treatment of prostate cancer, according to a new study from Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit ... "This study offers an extremely important message for all patients with prostate cancer who receive radiation therapy," says Benjamin Movsas, M.D., senior study author and chair of the Department of Radiation Oncology at Henry Ford Hospital in... (Science Daily)
Backgrounder: Major shootings in U.S. this year Nov 6, 2009
April 10 -- A man killed a young woman in a classroom building on the campus of Henry Ford Community College and then killed himself. June 1 -- A man in a black SUV drove by a military recruiting station in Little Rock, Arkansas, shooting dead a U.S. soldier and injuring another. (Xinhuanet, China)
Jim Hillibish: Behind the wheel or under the hood, Fords fit him to a T Nov 6, 2009
Henry Ford insisted on it. This kept the price low so any man making a good salary could enjoy the blessing of hours in the pleasure of God s great open spaces. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Judge gets public reprimand for being friends with criminal Nov 6, 2009
She responded to a request for comment Thursday that she was just trying to help Henry Ford Wheeler, who has more than 60 arrests, to sober up. "As I have previously indicated, I deeply regret that my attempts to assist an individual learn to live a straight and sober lifestyle brought dishonor to the judiciary of Central Florida," Henderson wrote in a statement. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
* From Motown to misery: the bitter fate of Detroit Nov 3, 2009
The city became the center of the worlds car industry in the 20th century, originally powered by Henry Ford and his invention of the production line for the Model T.. Decline set in after World War II with suburbanization and white flight, especially after devastating race riots in 1967. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Antibiotic Resistance Still a Major Public Health Threat Nov 3, 2009
Studies show it's worsening while there are few new drugs in pipeline. Friday, October 30, 2009. (MEDLINEplus)
Ford Posts $1 Billion Profit Nov 3, 2009
U.S. Automaker Says It will be Profitable in 2011. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski). (CBS News)
Virulent Strain of MRSA Resists Treatment Nov 3, 2009
In most cases, it sickens people in the hospital, but cases are becoming more common outside the health-care community, according to information in a news release from the Henry Ford Health System ... "While many MRSA strains are associated with poor outcomes, the USA600 strain has shown to be more lethal and cause high mortality rates," Dr. Carol Moore, the study's lead author and a research investigator at the Henry Ford Hospital's division of infectious diseases, said in the news release ...... (MEDLINEplus)
China's 'Henry Ford' woos Volvo with farm boy modesty Nov 2, 2009
Li Shufu, the founder of China's Zhejiang Geely Holdings, has much in common with Henry Ford, from a childhood on a farm to a scrappy determination to build a car-making behemoth from nothing ... Like Henry Ford, Li's focus is on the mass market with models such as the Free Cruiser and Geely Kingkong, which sell for as little as 40 000 yuan (R46 000) ... Li is now pressing forward with the Volvo bid with a modesty that would not have come easily to Henry Ford. (Business Report, South Africa)
Extending treatment after liver transplant may benefit patients with hepatitis C recurrence Nov 1, 2009
This is Kimberly Brown, M.D., Division head of Gastroenterology at Henry Ford Hospital and senior author of the study. DETROIT Extending hepatitis C treatment for liver transplant patients beyond current practice results in high rates of clearance of the hepatitis C virus from the blood, as well as a low rate of relapse, according to a Henry Ford Hospital study ... "We found that patients who achieved a sustained virological response were more likely to have had extended treatment," says... (EurekAlert!)
Henry Ford Hospital study: A MRSA strain linked to high death rates Nov 1, 2009
A strain of MRSA that causes bloodstream infections is five times more lethal than other strains and has shown to have some resistance to the potent antibiotic drug vancomycin used to treat MRSA, according to a Henry Ford Hospital study ... "While many MRSA strains are associated with poor outcomes, the USA600 strain has shown to be more lethal and cause high mortality rates," says Carol Moore, PharmD., a research investigator in Henry Ford's Division of Infectious Diseases and lead author of... (EurekAlert!)
Hepatitis B does not increase risk for pancreatic cancer Nov 1, 2009
DETROIT A Henry Ford Hospital study found that hepatitis B does not increase the risk for pancreatic cancer and that only age is a contributing factor ... Using data from Henry Ford Health System, physicians looked at more than 74,000 patients who were tested for hepatitis B between 1995 and 2008 ... "We looked at the incidence of pancreatic cancer among hepatitis B-infected patients over a 13-year period and found that we could not confirm a higher risk for those with a previous exposure to... (EurekAlert!)
Donor Race May Impact Kidney Transplant Survival Nov 1, 2009
31, 2009) The race of kidney donors may affect the survival rates of transplant recipients, according to a study by Henry Ford Hospital ... "We found that transplant between races had better outcomes than transplant across races," says Anita Patel, M.D., transplant nephrologist at Henry Ford Hospital Transplant Institute and lead author of the study ... Using data from the United Network of Organ Sharing (UNOS) of more than 158,000 recipient patients between 1995 and 2008, Henry Ford physicians... (Science Daily)
In NYs 23rd, conservatives bag a GOP heretic in Scozzafava Nov 1, 2009
Henry Ford was a huge fan of the Party. But then again, they didn t have a past example of a slick politician who made thin promises, but lured the masses. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Advocate Lutheran gets new CEO from Detroit Oct 29, 2009
(Crains) Tony Armada, president and CEO of 768-bed Henry Ford Hospital and Health Network, Detroit, is resigning next month to become president of 584-bed Advocate Lutheran General Hospital in Park Ridge, according to a memo from the Henry Ford Health System ... Tony has been a great asset to Henry Ford for the last five years and has been a major force in all of our significant improvement initiativesfrom quality and access to growth and patient satisfaction, Robert Riney, Chief... (Crain's Chicago Business)
Democrats in U.S. Senate race say they're moderates Oct 26, 2009
EDUCATION: Bachelor's degree, Madonna University, Livonia, Mich, 1992; associate degree, Henry Ford Community College, Dearborn, Mich. THE PITCH: "I'm from the middle class. A middle-class background and those middle-class values that I aspire to are hard work, entrepreneurial ingenuity and educational achievements. I bring a national perspective to a national position. And I am a Democrat for the middle class. The issues of this campaign are the values of education, health care, and green... (The Augusta Chronicle)
Model T club comes to town Oct 25, 2009
According to The Henry Ford Museum, the car was originally produced from 1908-1927. Benedetto said today a good running Model T might cost about $6,000. (Terrell Tribune, TX)
Trumps art of triumph Oct 24, 2009
Every chapter of Trumps in this book starts with a quote from famous thinkers like Einstein, Ralph Walso Emerson, Henry Ford and Oscar Wilde. And these add to the overall positive effect he tries to create in this book. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
Schumpeter: The three habits... Oct 23, 2009
But Henry Ford pointed out that if he had listened to his customers he would have built a better horse and buggy. Which points to the most irritating thing of all about management gurus: that their failures only serve to stoke demand for their services. (The Economist)
Lego-inspired 'Castle Adventure' at Ford museum Oct 20, 2009
A Lego-inspired exhibit has opened at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn ... Henry Ford Museum is part of The Henry Ford, a historical attraction that includes Greenfield Village ... Details at The Henry Ford: http://www. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Women's health problems doctors still miss Oct 20, 2009
A physical exam and lab tests can't find fibromyalgia, says Dr. James Leisen, division head of the department of rheumatology at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan. Instead, doctors check for widespread pain lasting at least three months and do a tender-point exam, which identifies places on your body that are painful to the touch despite no signs of redness or swelling; the test is positive if at least 11 of the 18 points are tender. (CNN)
Overcoming Call Reluctance Oct 16, 2009
Henry Ford said, "If you think you can or think you can't, either way you are right." You will create the outcome you visualize. The "negative visions" are a rehearsal. (RealtyTimes)
Model T's to Olar: Unique festival celebrates town's link to Henry Ford Oct 15, 2009
But then Henry Ford's Model T car came along, turning Rizer's head and his profits. Within a year, Rizer would discontinue his line of buggies, wagons and harnesses and switch gears, becoming Rizer's Auto Co. of Olar. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Finalists for book award Oct 15, 2009
Biographies about tycoons Henry Ford and Cornelius Vanderbilt are among the finalists announced yesterday for the National Book Award, along with two books relating to Charles Darwin. The nonfiction nominees are Sean B. Carroll s Remarkable Creatures: Epic Adventures in the Search for the Origin of Species, T.J. Stiles s The First Tycoon, Greg Grandin s Fordlandia, David M. Carroll s Following the Water, and Adrienne Mayor s The Poison King. (Boston Globe)
Tycoon tales and Darwin get award nominations Oct 15, 2009
Biographies about tycoons Henry Ford and Cornelius Vanderbilt were among the finalists announced Wednesday, along with two books relating to Charles Darwin ... T.J. Stiles' "The First Tycoon" and Greg Grandin's "Fordlandia," about Henry Ford's ill-fated effort to set up a colony in Brazil, were nonfiction nominees, along with Carroll's "Remarkable Creatures" and David M. Carroll's journal of New England wildlife "Following the Water.". (MSNBC -- Lifestyle)
A change with rare – but welcome – good vibrations Oct 15, 2009
Ford Motor Company directory Edsel B. Ford II (great-grandson of Henry Ford) and car owner Jack Roush point out people in the crowd before the announcement. Roush Fenway Racing and the Ford Motor Company unveiled Tuesday the first-ever NASCAR race car based on the famed Ford Mustang. (News & Observer -- Sports)
Ford ponies up with Mustang for Nationwide Series Oct 14, 2009
GARY O'BRIEN - gobrien@charlotte Ford Motor Company directory Edsel B. Ford II (great-grandson of Henry Ford) and car owner Jack Roush point out people in the crowd before the announcement. Roush Fenway Racing and the Ford Motor Company unveiled Tuesday the first-ever NASCAR race car based on the famed Ford Mustang. (News & Observer -- Sports)
A century ago, Boston led the way in taming the state’s wild roads Oct 13, 2009
Henry Ford s famous Model T, the first mass-produced car, was new to America, debuting in October 1908. Yet, people still loved the automobile: Like us, our motoring forefathers had an almost instinctual need for speed. (Boston Globe)
From the Road: Underclassman impact Oct 11, 2009
com was on hand to check out his performance against Henry Ford. Video highlights of the 6-foot-4, 232-pound Thomas from the game are included in our look at the top underclassmen we scouted last week. (Penn State Sports -- Rivals.com)
Friday's high school football Scores Oct 11, 2009
Detroit Crockett 14, Detroit Henry Ford 0. Detroit King def. (Ionia Sentinel-Standard, MI)
Dave Bakke: Man's hobby leads to unique wooden Model T Oct 10, 2009
I used quarter-inch hickory on them, Ronnie says, because Henry Ford used hickory on his spokes ... Henry Ford didn t spend a lot of time making them shiny. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
Genes Signal Late-stage Laryngeal Cancer, Poorer Outcome Oct 9, 2009
8, 2009) Researchers at Henry Ford Hospital have identified tumor-suppressing genes that may provide a more accurate diagnosis of disease stage and survival for laryngeal cancer patients than current standards ... D., director of research in the Department of Otolaryngology at Henry Ford Hospital ... Similar to previous studies on laryngeal cancer, the Henry Ford study also shows that African Americans are more likely to be diagnosed with late-stage laryngeal cancer. (Science Daily)
Myrtle Eileen Cain Oct 9, 2009
She recalled that on one occasion the girls were dressed up in gray taffeta with lace trim to serve the notable dinner guests, among them, Henry Ford. After a couple of years, Myrtle saved her money, paid her uncle back for her train fare, and with her savings returned home. (Montrose Daily Press, CO)
Michigan hospital launches gene therapy study for Parkinson's disease Oct 7, 2009
"The start of this clinical trial provides hope to a Parkinson's disease patient population that has had a long-standing need for better treatment options," says Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital neurologist Peter LeWitt, M.D., who is internationally known for his research on Parkinson's disease. Of the eight sites in the United States involved in the study, Henry Ford West Bloomfield Hospital, part of the Henry Ford Health System, is the only Michigan institution testing this experimental... (EurekAlert!)
A man and his car travel the distance Oct 6, 2009
Published: Monday, October 5, 2009 5:34 PM CDT Ever since Henry Ford introduced mankind to the automobile more than a century ago, it has given us the freedom to go when and wherever we please and helped us develop a better quality of life. Three years ago, a car accident changed Lance Brune s life forever, leaving him a quadriplegic - someone who has complete or partial loss of movement and sensation in all four limbs. (Port Lavaca Wave, TX)
NYT: Buyout firms profit as Simmons sinks Oct 6, 2009
Its advertisements have featured Henry Ford and H. G. Wells. Eleanor Roosevelt extolled the virtues of the Simmons Beautyrest mattress, and the brand was immortalized on Broadway in Cole Porters song Anything Goes. (MSNBC -- Business)
St. Pete doc attends White House event Oct 6, 2009
Mangat completed her allergy/immunology fellowship at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit and her combined internal medicine/pediatrics residency at University of Tennessee Memphis/LeBonheur Children s Medical Center, a release said. She received her medical degree at the six-year combined B.S. and M.D. program at Kent State University and Northeastern Ohio College of Medicine. (Tampa Bay Business Journal, FL)
Study finds 231 new genes associated with cancer Oct 5, 2009
"These new genes should advance selection of head and neck-specific gene targets, opening the door to promising new molecular strategies for the early detection and treatment of head and neck cancer," says study lead author Maria J. Worsham, director of research in the Department of Otolaryngology at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit, Michigan. "It also may offer the opportunity to help monitor disease progression and a patient's response to treatment.". (Xinhuanet, China)
Bedding firm bought, drained, bankrupted Oct 5, 2009
Its advertisements have featured Henry Ford and H.G. Wells. Eleanor Roosevelt extolled the virtues of the Simmons Beautyrest mattress, and the brand was immortalized on Broadway in Cole Porter s song Anything Goes. (Boston Globe)
Study: The new buzz on detecting tinnitus Oct 4, 2009
Now a Henry Ford Hospital study finds that a non-invasive imaging technique can actually aid in the diagnosis of tinnitus and may detect a reduction in symptoms after different treatments, offering hope to the more than 50 million patients with tinnitus. "Until now, we had no way of pinpointing the specific location of tinnitus in the brain," says study co-author Michael D. Seidman, M.D., F.A.C.S., director of the Division of Otologic/Neurotolgic Surgery in the Department of Otolaryngology-Head... (EurekAlert!)
Technique can pinpoint tinnitus Oct 4, 2009
The team at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit used a special scanner to map the locations in the brain ... The team at the Henry Ford Hospital have already tried using chips which generate electrical noise directly in the brain in two patients to try to interfere with the tinnitus signals ... Dr Michael Seidman, director of neurologic surgery at the Henry Ford Hospital, who led the work, said 2-4% of sufferers had really persistent tinnitus that they found impossible to ignore. (BBC News -- Health)
More Stroke Victims Get Clot-Busting Therapy Oct 3, 2009
The Duke study shows that half of those brought to stroke centers arrive within three hours of symptom onset, said Dr. Brian Silver, an assistant professor of neurology at Wayne State University who practices at Henry Ford Hospital, both in Detroit ... D, associate professor, epidemiology, Yale University, New Haven, CT; Brian Silver, M.D., assistant professor, neurology, Wayne State University, Detroit, and neurologist, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit; Oct 1, 2009 Stroke. (MEDLINEplus)
How Nice Is Your Boss? Oct 1, 2009
" Dr. Norman Vincent Peal, The Power of Positive Thinking. Whether you think you can, or think you can't ... you're right. - Henry Ford Attitude First we make our attitudes. Then our attitudes make us. - Dennis Waitley Success It's not the things you get but the hearts you touch that will determine your success in life. The Dash The heart that gives, gathers. - Hanna Moore Love about life - when you wake up each morning you never know who you might meet who will make a positive difference. Smile... (W-USA News, DC)
Profile: Swanepoel worms his way ahead Oct 1, 2009
FAILURE is simply the opportunity to begin again, this time more intelligently, said Henry Ford. Pieter Swanepoel, a self-taught earthworm expert from Craighall in Johannesburg, kept this in mind when he turned his knowledge into a small enterprise selling wormeries to households for the recycling of organic kitchen waste to produce garden fertiliser. (Business Report, South Africa)
WSU Golf Ties For Second At Ferris State Invitational Sep 30, 2009
Henry Ford II) tied for 14th (69-74-76--219), (White Lake, Mich. Lakeland) tied for 30th (73-75-76--224), (Sarnia, Ont. (Wsuathletics.com)
RegeneRx Biopharmaceuticals jumps on news Sep 30, 2009
The Bethesda biotech said its researcher partners at Detroit s Henry Ford Health System showed that its synthetic version of a natural amino acid peptide also helped reduce inflammation and speed the growth of crucial stem and brain cells in mice. After disclosing the study results, RegeneRx (AMEX: RGN) watched as its previous day s 82-cent closing price spiralled as high as $1. (Washington Business Journal, DC)
New home for prefab designs Sep 30, 2009
The Sierra Club called Kaufmann "the Henry Ford of green homes.". She will serve as a design consultant to Blu Homes and join its advisory board. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
How to solve 9 sleep problems Sep 26, 2009
Expert advice: "She seems to have a predisposition for insomnia, and for people like her, whenever there are additional pressures, like a new job, the insomnia bubbles to the surface," says Gary Richardson, M.D., a senior research scientist and a staff physician at the Sleep Disorders Center at the Henry Ford Hospital, in Detroit, Michigan. Since Alexandra is probably not going to change her job or leave D.C., she needs to find ways to handle her stress better so that it doesn't wake her up at... (CNN)
Viagra Relatives May Shrink Abnormally Large Hearts Sep 26, 2009
8, 2005) Henry Ford Hospital has launched a safety study using the drug Viagra to determine if it can help patients recover from a stroke. The study, launched this week and approved by the U.S. Food and Drug. (Science Daily)
SoS: The 9th Secret Sep 24, 2009
Outstanding achievers strive for quality in all their endeavours, especially, to quote Henry Ford, "when no-one is looking". Striving for quality requires a mindset of inner motivation, not an external locus of control. (iAfrica.com)
Sales Made Simple: Is attitude really everything? Sep 23, 2009
Attitude is everything or attitude equals altitude ; heck, the quotes are endless and their creators range from Henry David Thoreau to Henry Ford. We even hand out wristbands claiming that attitude is 93 percent a reference to the results of a Harvard Study declaring that achieving success is 93 percent attitude over and above the importance of information, intelligence and skill. (Raleigh Triangle Business Journal, NC)
Monte Clark: 1937-2009 Sep 19, 2009
Clark, who played for the Browns from 1963-69, died Wednesday night at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit from complications of lung and liver disease. He was 72. (BerniesInsiders.com)
Sony Pictures Animation's Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs: An IMAX 3D Experience Lands in 127 IMAX(R) Theatres On September 18th Sep 19, 2009
UNITED STATES Arizona Mesa - Dickinson Gateway 12 IMAX Theatre Phoenix - AMC Deer Valley 30 with IMAX Arkansas Little Rock - Dickinson Chenal 9 IMAX Theatre California Aliso Viejo - Edwards Aliso Viejo Stadium 20 & IMAX Arcadia - AMC Santa Anita 16 & IMAX Burbank - AMC Burbank 16 & IMAX Camarillo - Edwards Camarillo Palace Stadium 12 & IMAX Covina - AMC Covina 30 with IMAX Cupertino - AMC Cupertino 16 & IMAX Dublin - Regal Hacienda Crossings Stadium 21 & IMAX El Dorado Hills - Regal Cinemas El... (Primezone Releases)
Man picked up on parole violation a suspect in Edgewater death Sep 19, 2009
Daytona Beach Shores public safety officers took Henry Ford Wheeler, 44, of Edgewater into custody at a beachside convenience store Thursday night. He was wanted on an arrest warrant for violating the conditions of his probation on a burglary conviction. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
Accident with off-duty cop kills one Sep 19, 2009
The officer was transported to William Beaumont Hospital, Troy while the other victims were taken to Henry Ford Macomb Hospital. An investigation is ongoing into the cause of the accident, and it is unknown whether speed or alcohol were factors in the incident. (Shelby Twp Advisor & Source, MI)
