September 7, 2005
Regional ophthalmologists and optometrists are invited to attend the first Midwest Ophthalmology Conference where they will receive information on the latest advances in the diagnosis and treatment of eye diseases.
September 9, 2005
A grant from the Health Resources and Services Administration, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will be used to recruit faculty members, provide additional courses to faculty and increase the number of courses offered to students both on campus and online.
September 13, 2005
Robert Bower, MD, led the general surgery residency training program at UC for nearly 20 years and was chief of the surgical service at Cincinnati Veterans Affairs Medical Center. He will be remembered by colleagues as a "role model for courage, compassion, professionalism and citizenship."
September 13, 2005
Communicating with your doctor isn't always the easiest thing to do. Manoj Singh, MD, a family medicine physician at UC, offers eight tips for improving communcication that may make medical appointments more pleasant and even more productive.
September 14, 2005
UC College of Medicine faculty members give a sample of what it is like to be in medical school during the 2005 Mini Medical College, a four-week course designed for all audiences.
September 14, 2005
The UC Cancer Center and College of Medicine will host more than 200 national cancer experts this week at the 39th annual meeting of the American Association for Cancer Education (AACE).
September 16, 2005
The Walk from Obesity is a nationwide effort to encourage patients to walk away from a life of excessive weight gain. Proceeds will benefit the American Society for Bariatric Surgery Foundation, a nonprofit organization dedicated to national research related to the causes, prevention and treatment of obesity.
September 19, 2005
Scientists at UC's Genome Research Institute say the molecule hVps34 triggers the activation of an enzyme whose function they linked last year to obesity and insulin resistance.
September 20, 2005
Researchers in UC's Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology have received a five-year grant from the NIH to establish a program for identifying and training junior faculty members to develop research techniques and skills so they can become independent investigators and mentors.
September 20, 2005
Allergic rhinitis, also known as hay fever, is most commonly caused by ragweed. Allen Seiden, MD, of UC's Department of Otolaryngolgy, offers tips for reducing your exposure and controlling symptoms.