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HEALTH SCIENCES

  • Hiroo Toyoda (E) -- Ph.D. Editor, Health Science. MedGen Group (Biomedical Consulting Group, President); Director of Molecular Biology, Division of Medical Genetics, Cedars-Sinai/UCLA Medical Center ('87-'96), Los Angeles, CA; Staff Scientist, City of Hope Medical Center ('81-'87); Postdoctoral fellow, Mayo Graduate School of Medicine/University of Minnesota ('79-'81), Rochester, MN; Ph.D. Molecular Biology, '78, Kanazawa Graduate School of Medicine, Cancer Research Institute, Kanazawa, Japan. Published over 100 peer reviewed articles including chapters and manuscripts, focusing on the mechanisms of autoimmune disease development, particularly autoimmune diabetes, and the effects of sex-steroids on immune functions. Some of recent representative publications include: Int. Arcs. Allergy Immunol., 107, 581 (1995); Gastroenterology, 109, 440 (1995); Gastroenterology, 110, 1053 (1995); Biochem. Biophy. Res. Commun., 220, 606 (1996); Proc. Soc. Exp. Bio. Med., 213, 287 (1996), BioEssay, 20, 750 (1998); J. Allerg Clin Immunol, 103, 1158 (1999); Life Sciences, 66, 277 (2000). Had two patents based on results from the studies (USP No. 5,763,591 & 6,001,569). Received numerous awards from various foundations including American Diabetes Foundation, Juvenile Foundation International, Crohn's colitis Foundation America. Served Editor of Proceedings of Society For Experimental Biology and Medicine, ad hoc reviewer at NIH study section, reviewers for various scientific journals.
    Please address editorial questions about the Health Sciences category to ToyodaH@aol.com.
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  • Adam Poradzisz (PR) -- M.D., physician in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.  Graduate of Jagiellonian University in Krakow, Poland.  Interests: research in cardiology, social medicine, and health management.  Author of more than 400 articles in lay press in the area of medical technology and equipment.  List-owner of several Internet medical mailing lists.  Husband of the nurse, grandfather of 3.
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