January 31, 2006
In recognition of national heart month, heart experts Walter Merrill, MD, and Lynne Wagoner, MD, provide tips on how to reduce the risk of heart disease, the No. 1 killer of all Americans.
February 2, 2006
A $100,000 gift from the Lucas family will support the newly renovated Cincinnati Medical Heritage Center, which will open in 2007 in the College of Medicine s Medical Sciences Building.
February 7, 2006
Scheduled to open at Precision Radiotherapy in April, the TomoTherapy treatment center will be one of only about 40 in the United States to have this technology and the first within a 100-mile radius of Cincinnati.
February 7, 2006
UC fertility expert and contraceptive researcher Michael Thomas, MD, says there are many myths and misconceptions about birth control. Dr. Thomas separates fact from fiction in this week's Health Line.
February 13, 2006
Leslie Oleksowicz, MD, is part of a national clinical trial to determine whether a vaccine can increase survival for men with advanced prostate cancer.
February 14, 2006
More than 4.5 million Americans are saved each year by a single, selfless act donating blood. But experts say that number could be higher. Although 60 percent of the U.S. population is eligible to donate blood, only 5 percent actually do. This week's Health Line addresses some of the myths associated with blood donation that may account for low turnout at blood drives.
February 16, 2006
A pilot study led by University of Cincinnati researchers suggests standard clot-busting medication combined with low-energy ultrasound might reopen clogged arteries in stroke patients better than medication alone.
February 19, 2006
Research appearing in the March 2006 Nature Neuroscience shows that the hormone ghrelin, known for its regulation of food intake and body weight, could be involved in processes leading to memory loss associated with aging and Alzheimer s disease.
February 21, 2006
Dr. David O'Brien says that poor dietary habits are a leading cause of hemorrhoids.
February 23, 2006
UC's Fred Finkelman, MD, led a study confirming what scientists have suspected for years but never proven that allergy shots work because the injected IgG antibody, a protein that the body develops to protect itself, blocks off the invading allergen and prevents a reaction. The research could lead to improved protection for allergy sufferers.