September 1, 2005
UC s mobile prostate cancer screening program uses the prostate-specific antigen (PSA) blood test to screen for prostate cancer in men. The program, which began two years ago, aims to raise awareness of prostate cancer among men living in traditionally low-income, urban neighborhoods who may not have access to regular health care.
September 2, 2005
A $30 million gift from the Lindner families will establish the Craig and Frances Lindner Center of HOPE (Helping Other People Excel) in the UC Department of Psychiatry and help build a behavioral health center in Mason, Ohio. The behavioral health center will be jointly operated by The Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati and the Lindner Foundation, and staffed by physicians from the UC College of Medicine.
September 6, 2005
First recognized as a disease a half a century ago, alcoholism has long been treated exclusively through counseling or mutual support groups. Now, a new generation of approved drugs designed to act on the part of the brain that controls cravings may improve the lives of people struggling with alcohol dependence.
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.