September 5, 2006
CINCINNATI A new approach to breast cancer surgery and reconstruction can improve both medical and cosmetic results for women with breast cancer, according to surgeons at the UC.
September 6, 2006
CINCINNATI The University of Cincinnati (UC) has received $2.4 million to study whether environmental toxicants can stimulate the body s natural defense system to cause additional damage in people with chronic lung diseases.
September 7, 2006
The dean of nursing at the University of Cincinnati (UC) is leading a quality review of the country of Jordan s 22 associate and six baccalaureate nursing programs.
September 12, 2006
A therapy known to improve arm function in stroke patients actually works by forcing the brain to rewire itself, say UC researchers.
September 19, 2006
A problem most people should worry about as they or their loved ones get older is age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of irreversible blindness. But according to Manoj Singh, MD, taking specific antioxidant vitamins or mineral supplements or eating enough fruits, vegetables, nuts and fish can prevent or slow development of AMD.
September 25, 2006
UC has developed a faster approach for informing consumers online when the Food and Drug Administration withdraws a medication. Researchers hope this new approach will become the standard 24-hour response method used to update critical online health information.
September 26, 2006
UC researcher Scott Belcher, PhD, has received a five-year, $1.68 million dollar grant from the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) to continue his research into the effects of environmental estrogens on the developing brain.
September 26, 2006
UC colorectal surgeons recently performed what is believed to be the Tristate s first minimally invasive (laparoscopic) procedure for advanced, difficult-to-treat cancers that develop very low in the rectum.
September 26, 2006
The fifth-deadliest disease in the United States affects more than 20 million people, and that number is increasing every year.
September 27, 2006
The UC Education and Research Center s 7th Annual Pilot Research Training Project (PRP) Symposium will put occupational health and safety student research in the limelight.