April 16, 2009
Myths about organ donation are leaving some people uncertain and sometimes leery about donating their organs or tissue in the unfortunate case of a fatality, creating fewer options for the 100,000 people across the United States waiting for a life-saving transplant.
April 23, 2009
Competitive and the non-competitive athletes sometimes sacrifice a good stretch before and after aerobic activity and for the less than athletically inclined, the overhead stretch performed when your feet hit the floor in the morning isn t enough to prepare the body for exercise.
April 2, 2009
Family members can often point to a number of similarities among each other, but one that s increasing in frequency is diabetes.
April 16, 2009
Myths about organ donation are leaving some people uncertain and sometimes leery about donating their organs or tissue in the unfortunate case of a fatality, creating fewer options for the 100,000 people across the United States waiting for a life-saving transplant.
April 23, 2009
Competitive and the non-competitive athletes sometimes sacrifice a good stretch before and after aerobic activity and for the less than athletically inclined, the overhead stretch performed when your feet hit the floor in the morning isn t enough to prepare the body for exercise.
April 2, 2009
Family members can often point to a number of similarities among each other, but one that s increasing in frequency is diabetes.
April 30, 2009
A fun-filled Sunflower Streetfest will highlight a new format for the region s largest and most important fundraiser for Parkinson s disease research and wellness, Sunflower Revolution organizers announced today. Organizers will kick off the Sunflower season with a wine-tasting benefit from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 5, at the Miami Township Kroger.
April 24, 2009
University Hospital will test its emergency electrical circuitry and diesel generators during a planned drill from 7 a.m. to noon, Saturday, April 25, 2009. The drill will take place in the hospital s Critical Care Pavilion, Lab-Medicine Building and B-Pavilion.
April 15, 2009
A study co-authored by a University of Cincinnati physician and published in the New England Journal of Medicine links a drug commonly used to treat epilepsy with increased risk of impaired cognitive development in children.
April 27, 2009
The UC Barrett Cancer Institute at University Hospital has received an additional $2 million to support ongoing physical and technological upgrades of the adult cancer clinic, located at 234 Goodman St. in Clifton.
April 15, 2009
UC cancer cell biologists have identified a distinct gene linked to increased lung cancer susceptibility and development. They say this gene known as RGS17 could result in a genetic predisposition to develop lung cancer for people with a strong family history of the disease.
April 24, 2009
Six top award winners recognized at the April 22, 2009 Nighingale Awards ceremony at the Hyatt Regency. Winners were presented a bronze bust of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing, and $1,000. Ten finalists were also honored with Dean s Awards at the event and were presented a plaque and $400.
April 7, 2009
The Edith J. Crawley Vision Science Research laboratory on UC s medical campus was dedicated during a ceremony Tuesday, April 7.
April 29, 2009
A multidisciplinary surgical team at University Hospital recently performed the first minimally invasive esophagus cancer surgery (esophagectomy) in Greater Cincinnati, offering patients a less invasive surgical treatment option.
April 16, 2009
Matthew Flaherty, MD, assistant professor of neurology at the University of Cincinnati, is being awarded the 2009 Michael S. Pessin Stroke Leadership Prize for his research in stroke treatment.
April 23, 2009
UC Physicians OB-GYN are seeing new patients and gearing up to become known as the premier provider of women's obstetric and gynecological health care in the region.
April 30, 2009
UC Physicians' Voice and Swallowing Center stands ready to help with a wide range of voice disorders.
April 7, 2009
A bronze bust of the late Frank Mayfield, MD, pioneering technologies developed by Cincinnati brain surgeons and the story of the University of Cincinnati s trailblazing path in neurosurgery highlight a new exhibit at the Henry R. Winkler Center for the History of the Health Professions.