Research Rochester Researchers Show Proof of Rituximab’s ‘Vaccine’ Effect By Leslie Orr Mar. 24, 2009 The drug rituximab may have an effect against follicular lymphoma (FL) similar to that of a vaccine against the flu, which may help to explain why the drug continues to work in some people long after ...
University of Rochester Robotic Surgeon Teaches Colleagues about Prostatectomy By Leslie White Mar. 24, 2009 One of the country’s top robotic surgeons will remove the cancerous prostate of a Binghamton-area man in a live demonstration of robotic surgery on Wednesday, April 8. University of Rochester Medical ...
Research Study Assesses Relief Options Against Shingles Pain By URMC Communications Mar. 24, 2009 The painkiller oxycodone is effective at treating the acute pain of shingles, an illness that often causes severe pain which can become long-lasting and sometimes even permanent.
URMC Expert to Give Free Talk on Preventing Colon Cancer By URMC Communications Mar. 24, 2009 Bushra Fazili, M.D., of the Gastroenterology Group of Rochester will present a free talk from 4 to 5:30 p.m., Tuesday, April 7, at the Hahnemann Club, 301 Stoutenburgh Lane located on the campus of ...
Patient Care Region’s Only Inpatient Palliative Care Unit to Open at Strong By Lori Barrette Mar. 23, 2009 The University of Rochester Medical Center will celebrate the opening of the region’s only hospital-based palliative care unit, at Strong Memorial Hospital, with a ribbon cutting and dedication ...
Play Ball: Striking Out Shoulder/Elbow Injuries and Other Common Baseball Pitfalls By Germaine Reinhardt Mar. 23, 2009 A free talk on common repetitive injuries in baseball and helpful prevention techniques is the topic of a talk hosted by University Sports Medicine, 7 to 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 7 at University ...
Patient Care University of Rochester and The Highlands at Pittsford Present 'To Your Health!' By URMC Communications Mar. 22, 2009 The free “To Your Health!” series featuring health experts from the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) resumes March 24 with an increased number of programs offering advice on learning ...
Research Astrocytes Help Separate Man from Mouse By URMC Communications Mar. 22, 2009 A type of brain cell that was long overlooked by researchers embodies one of very few ways in which the human brain differs fundamentally from that of a mouse or rat.
URMC Expert to Give Free Talk on Alzheimer's Treatment Strategies By URMC Communications Mar. 22, 2009 Anton P. Porsteinsson, M.D., director of the University of Rochester’s Alzheimer’s Disease Care, Research and Education Program, and its Memory Disorders Clinic, will present a free talk from 4 to ...
Research Abnormal EKG Can Predict Death in Stroke Patients By Leslie Orr Mar. 19, 2009 People who suffer an ischemic stroke and also have an abnormality in the heart’s electrical cycle are at a higher risk of death within 90 days than people who do not have abnormal electrical activity ...
