April 1, 2010

According to the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine, youth sports injuries are on the rise with pitching alone, surgeons are seeing more than four times the overuse injuries compared to five years ago. To help address the overall increase, UC Health Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine has joined the AOSSM in a national campaign to help prevent sports-related injuries among young athletes.

March 29, 2010

The University of Cincinnati College of Nursing and Sagestone Partners are co-hosting the Chick-fil-A Leadercast event Friday, May 7, 2010, in the Great Hall at Tangeman University Center. Register by April 15, 2010 to receive all program materials. To register go to: http://www.cincyleadercast.com

March 25, 2010

While it s a given that expired prescriptions should be disposed of time can degrade the compounds,  making medicines lose their potency or become totally ineffective proper disposal of prescription drugs is gaining attention as reports by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service indicate that pharmaceuticals have crept into water sources that support fish and wildlife.

March 18, 2010

­It was a double dose of congratulations for University of Cincinnati (UC) medical student Melissa Korb on Match Day 2010. That s when Korb, 27, not only learned she d be conducting her general surgery residency training at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Medical Center, but she d be doing so as the future Mrs. Rob Dempsey, UC College of Medicine Alum, 09.

March 4, 2010

Diya Mutasim, MD, UC Health dermatologist and chair of the dermatology department at the University of Cincinnati (UC), says that a newly approved medication might be a viable option for cosmetic reasons, hypotrichosis patients, and for cancer patients suffering hair loss due to chemotherapy or radiation.

March 1, 2010

The University of Cincinnati College of Medicine is celebrating its sixth year as host to the Hutton Lectureship in Ethics. This year s event takes place from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, March 11, at Kresge Auditorium and features esteemed speaker Art Leonard Caplan, PhD.

February 4, 2010

Fungal nail disease can be an unsightly, painful and debilitating condition, with the only clinically recognized treatments being oral anti-fungal medications which distribute through the entire body or a topical lacquer with a rigid application process and a 30 percent total cure rate.

January 14, 2010

UC s Women s Health Research Program is currently conducting a study on knee pain caused by osteoarthritis.

June 22, 2009

Fourth-year medical student Heather Kaiser is the 2009 recipient of the Charlotte R. Schmidlapp Scholarship. The $15,000 scholarship is awarded annually on the basis of outstanding academic achievement, community involvement, leadership and involvement in women s health care.

June 11, 2009

Elder abuse a social issue of concern around the globe but of particular interest to the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Nursing s Center for Aging with Dignity. The center was created in 2004 by Dean Andrea Lindell, PhD, to safeguard the natural and human rights of older Americans.