Patient Care Poison and Drug Information Center Welcomes New Director By URMC Communications Oct. 13, 2010 Timothy Wiegand, M.D., has taken on the role of director for the Ruth A. Lawrence Poison and Drug Information Center.
Research AAP’s Landmark Award goes to URMC’s Dale Phelps By URMC Communications Oct. 12, 2010 Dale Phelps, M.D., professor of Pediatrics at Golisano Children’s Hospital at the University of Rochester Medical Center, received the AAP's Landmark Award for her pioneering work collaborating with ...
Education Oct. 21 Wish List Society Happy Hour Supports Wilmot Cancer Center By Leslie White Oct. 11, 2010 The Wish List Society is hosting a happy hour fundraiser for the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21, at Murphy’s Law, 370 East Ave. The Wish List Society is a group of young ...
Research Breast-Healthy Lifestyle Worthwhile, URMC Study Confirms By Leslie Orr Oct. 11, 2010 Having a family history of breast cancer can lead some people to wonder if their risk is out of their control. However, a study of more than 85,000 postmenopausal women observed that regular physical ...
Research Chest Pain Drug Put to Test Against Arrhythmias By Emily Boynton Oct. 11, 2010 A drug approved to treat chest pain is being tested as a potential treatment for ventricular arrhythmias, irregular heart rhythms that are associated with increased hospitalizations and death and for ...
Research New Foundation Offers Exciting Research Opportunities at University of Rochester for Scholars in India By URMC Communications Oct. 7, 2010 A foundation that promises to offer opportunities for the best medical scholars in India and to bring new talent to the University of Rochester Medical Center has been created by businessmen in India ...
Research Patient Personality Hinders Detection of Depression By URMC Communications Oct. 7, 2010 Patient personality affects the accuracy of reports by friends and family members of mood history and symptoms and can cause missed diagnoses of depression, according to research published online by ...
Research URMC Discovers New Trigger for Kidney Cancer’s Invasive Behavior By Leslie Orr Oct. 6, 2010 Scientists have unlocked a strong interaction between two proteins involved in kidney cancer that help to explain the menacing invasiveness of this particular disease, according to a University of ...
Research Researchers Target HIV-Related Brain Difficulties By URMC Communications Oct. 6, 2010 During the last two decades, scientists and doctors have developed a potent mix of medications that nearly stops HIV in its tracks for most patients. But an assault in the brain continues despite ...
Research Rochester Helps Lead Global Parkinson’s Study By URMC Communications Oct. 6, 2010 Patients, doctors and nurses in Rochester will be a key part of a major national research study initiated by the Michael J. Fox Foundation to identify biomarkers to track the progression of ...
