Research Where Surgery Was the Standard, Casting May Be the Future By URMC Communications Sep. 27, 2009 New research from the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) may lead doctors to choose to tweak an old technology – casting – over using high-tech implantable devices for children with ...
Research Young Adults Visit Doctors Least at an Age When Risky Behavior Peaks By URMC Communications Sep. 24, 2009 The prevalence of substance abuse, sexually transmitted diseases, homicide and motor vehicle crashes all peak in young adulthood. Yet the study’s findings show that young adults underuse ambulatory ...
Research Viagra Relatives Shrink Abnormally Large Hearts By URMC Communications Sep. 24, 2009 Compounds related to Viagra, which is already in clinical trials to prevent heart failure, may also counter the disease in a different way, according to a study published online today in the journal ...
Patient Care University of Rochester Medical Center Offers Free Screening for Vascular Disease By Germaine Reinhardt Sep. 23, 2009 Nearly two dozen interventional radiologists, nurses and technicians from the Department of Imaging Sciences at the University of Rochester Medical Centers will be on hand at Marketplace Mall ...
Research Mindful Meditation, Shared Dialogues Reduce Physician Burnout By URMC Communications Sep. 22, 2009 Training in mindfulness meditation and communication can alleviate the psychological distress and burnout experienced by many physicians and can improve their well-being, University of Rochester ...
Patient Care Fundraiser to Benefit Fertility Program for Cancer Survivors By Lori Barrette Sep. 21, 2009 Strong Fertility Center of the University of Rochester Medical Center will host a Wine Tasting and Silent Auction 7 to 9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16, at The Lower Mill, Honeoye Falls, to benefit the ...
Research Experimental Approach May Reverse Rheumatoid Arthritis and Osteoporosis By URMC Communications Sep. 21, 2009 Researchers have identified a mechanism that may keep a well known signaling molecule from eroding bone and inflaming joints, according to an early study published online today in the Journal of ...
Research Experimental Drug Lets B Cells Live and Lymphoma Cells Die By URMC Communications Sep. 20, 2009 An investigative drug deprived non-Hodgkin lymphoma cells of their ability to survive too long and multiply too fast, according to an early study published recently in the journal Experimental ...
Community Kohl’s Pedal Patrol Celebrates Gift with Bike Safety Event By URMC Communications Sep. 20, 2009 Kohl's Department Store, through the Kohl’s Cares for Kids® program, will partner with Golisano Children’s Hospital at the University of Rochester Medical Center to host a special bike safety event ...
Patient Care 5 Upstate Individuals Touted for Organ Donation Efforts By Karin Gaffney Christensen Sep. 17, 2009 Health care providers whose support of organ donation is considered exemplary were honored Sept. 15 during Finger Lakes Donor Recovery Network’s second annual Organ Donation Collaborative regional ...
