December 2, 2005
UC researchers report that a chemical widely used in products such as food cans, milk container linings, water pipes and even dental sealants could disrupt important effects of estrogen in the developing brain.
December 6, 2005
The sun is an excellent source of vitamin D, but as the winter approaches and the days get shorter, we see less of those helfpul rays. Nelson Watts, MD, of UC's Bone Health and Osteoporosis Center, explains the benefits of vitamin D and suggests other ways to get your daily recommended amount during the winter months.
December 7, 2005
UC's hazardous waste worker training program, established in 1987, teaches emergency responders, waste site workers and medical professionals proper handling and clean-up procedures for hazardous material waste sites.
December 8, 2005
Janusz Suszkiw, PhD, a professor in the molecular and cellular physiology department in the College of Medicine, is one of four UC faculty members to receive a Fulbright grant, the U.S. government s prestigious international educational exchange program, for the 2005 06 academic year.
December 13, 2005
Bibiana Bielekova, MD, formerly of the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke of the National Institutes fo Health, will lead the Waddell Center for Multiple Sclerosis.
December 13, 2005
A UC surgeon says the "hustle-bustle" of the holiday season causes us to take shortcuts -- often resulting in more preventable burns.
December 14, 2005
An innovative new vascular bypass procedure is a significant breakthrough in the treatment of peripheral arterial disease, a condition that affects 12 million people in the US.
December 19, 2005
Dr. Calvin Selwyn, a bariatric surgeon at UC, recently performed what is believed to be the world's second gastric bypass procedure using a four-arm robot.
December 20, 2005
Dr. Rami Komrokji, division of hematology-oncology, is investigating the effectiveness of cetuximab currently approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat advanced colon cancer in the treatment of multiple myeloma.
December 20, 2005
Melanie Cushion, PhD, leads an international pneumocystis genome project.