July 25, 2006
Women who suffer from painful, heavy menstrual cycles due to uterine fibroids have a new, noninvasive treatment option that allows them to avoid the operating room completely.
July 27, 2006
New research from UC shows that dark-skinned people commonly thought to be immune to most skin cancers are more likely than whites to die from skin cancer and its related complications.
July 28, 2006
Dorothy Air, PhD, associate senior vice president for entrepreneurial affairs at UC, has been elected to the board of the Edison Materials Technology Center (EMTEC).
July 31, 2006
The first in the United States to have graduate programs that emphasize cosmetic science, the UC College of Pharmacy is now offering what is believed to be the first distance-learning degree program in this specialty.
August 1, 2006
Just about everything you do in your daily life whether it s walking, driving a car or brushing your teeth requires balance. For most people balance is so instinctive they don t think about it.
August 3, 2006
UC Academic Health Center has ended its enrollment of patients in a national blood substitute trial, which was being conducted in collaboration with University Hospital s emergency department.
August 7, 2006
Shuk-mei Ho, PhD, chair of the UC's environmental health department, has been appointed to the technical planning committee for the 2007 research conference of the U.S. Department of Defense Prostate Cancer Research Program (PCRP).
August 7, 2006
UC surgeon recently performed what is believed to be the world s first pediatric laparoscopic liver surgery, a specialized procedure for removing cancerous liver tumors without the need for a major incision.
August 8, 2006
Chigger, flea, tick and mosquito bites are not merely an irritating nuisance they can be dangerous. Scratching that annoying itch can create a sore that can become infected. July, August and September are prime time for these critters to feed on humans.
August 8, 2006
Hoxworth Blood Center at the University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center has issued an emergency appeal for donors with all blood types.