October 2, 2006
Teenagers who experienced high blood-lead levels during childhood appear to suffer more accidental injuries than those who had lower lead exposure, according to new research conducted by UC environmental health experts.
October 3, 2006
Tristate residents are encouraged to make their health a priority at the UC Physicians group 5th Annual Open House and Health Fair.
October 3, 2006
The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) estimates that in a given year, 9.5 percent of the U.S. population about 21 million adults suffer from a depressive illness. But, according to the NIMH, many people with depression never seek treatment, even though the disease is often very treatable.
October 4, 2006
UC scientists believe exercise may be a critical component of rehabilitation and recovery for more than 2 million women who have survived breast cancer.
October 5, 2006
UC environmental health researchers will use 15-foot-tall puppets to educate nearly 500 young children and their families about air pollution at the 5th Annual Cincinnati Childhood Allergy and Air Pollution Study family picnic.
October 6, 2006
Everyone knows that sports cause injuries, but what about skin problems? There are plenty of them, according to UC dermatologist Brian Adams, MD, who has just published a book on the subject.
October 9, 2006
Seven students in the UC's distance learning bachelor of science in health information management program have been awarded FORE Scholarships by the American Health Information Management Association.
October 9, 2006
Infants whose parents have allergies that produce symptoms like wheezing, asthma, hay fever or hives risk developing allergic sensitization much earlier in life than previously reported, according to a study by Cincinnati researchers.
October 10, 2006
More than two million American men have osteoporosis, or weakening of the bones, but very few of them are aware of this major health problem.
October 11, 2006
UC physiologist Jay Hove, PhD, has been awarded a four-year, $1.53 million grant from the National Center for Research Resources of the National Institutes of Health to create a tool, a laser-illuminated 4-D camera, that he hopes will provide scientists with a better way to study cell and fluid movement in three dimensions plus the fourth D real time.