September 27, 2005
Shuk-mei Ho, PhD, will lead UC's Department of Environmental Health. Her appointment was confirmed by UC's Board of Trustees at their Sept. 27 meeting.
September 28, 2005
UC Physicians will hold its fourth annual open house and health fair Saturday, Oct. 8., at University Pointe in West Chester. In addition to flu shots and free health screenings, physicians will host an educational series highlighting specific health issues including hearing disorders, sleep disorders, diet and cancer, athletic injuries, sinus and allergy problems, healthier check-ups and skin care.
September 28, 2005
Local and national leaders in pulmonary and critical care medicine will lead sessions at UC's first Pulmonary and Critical Care Update. They will highlight new diagnostic and treatment strategies for a wide range of illnesses including pulmonary hypertension, interstitial lung disease, lung cancer and obstructive lung disease.
September 30, 2005
The Cincinnati Childhood Allergy and Air Pollution Study (CCAAPS) family picnic will take place Saturday, Oct. 1, from noon to 2 p.m. at the Cincinnati Zoo. The families are participating in a multi-year study to determine if infants who are exposed to diesel particles from truck exhaust are at higher risk of developing respiratory disorders such as asthma, hay fever and other allergies.
October 4, 2005
Although increased public awareness and education has reduced the number of women dying from breast cancer, the risk of developing the disease is still one in seven. UC experts offer tips for performing breast self-exams that could help in detecting potentially cancerous masses.
October 5, 2005
UC researchers have found that the site in the brain that controls language in right-handed people shifts with aging a discovery that might offer hope in the treatment of speech problems resulting from traumatic brain injury or stroke.
October 11, 2005
The CDC estimates that each year, 5 to 20 percent of the U.S. population gets the flu. UC physician Robert Finlay, MD, offers simple tips to keep you and those around you healthy during the coming flu season.
October 13, 2005
The UC chapter of the Academy of Student Pharmacists is hosting a health fair Wednesday, Oct. 26, to mark American Pharmacists Month. The group will offer free diabetes screenings and blood pressure checks.
October 17, 2005
UC scientists have found evidence of a hormone they say is responsible for certain types of high blood pressure (hypertension), and could also cause preeclampsia, a potentially dangerous condition that occurs during pregnancy.
October 18, 2005
Endowed lectureship features nationally recognized health-care critic Marcia Angell, MD, senior social medicine lecturer at Harvard School of Medicine and former editor-in-chief of the New England Journal of Medicine.