September 27, 2007
A multinational team of environmental and occupational health researchers has found that consumer paints sold in Nigeria contain dangerously high levels of lead.
September 27, 2007
When hygiene is mentioned, washing hands, brushing teeth and general cleanliness come to mind. But Victoria Surdulescu, MD, of the department of pulmonary, critical care and sleep medicine, says there s more to hygiene than soap and water.
September 28, 2007
Researchers from the University of Cincinnati colleges of engineering and medicine have been awarded a $9 million, five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health to develop technologies geared toward early detection of neurologic emergencies.
September 28, 2007
Local patients who have undergone weight-loss surgery and their families and friends will symbolically walk away from a life of excessive weight gain at the fourth annual Walk From Obesity, presented by the UC Center for Surgical Weight Loss.
October 2, 2007
Tristate residents are encouraged to make their health a priority and participate in the free medical screenings, informational health talks and clinical facility tours at the UC Physicians group 6th Annual Health Fair.
October 3, 2007
The annual memorial service for people who have donated their bodies to medical science will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, at the University of Cincinnati Academic Health Center.
October 3, 2007
UC physician-scientists believe identifying a genetic fingerprint could help predict which specific therapies will be most effective for patients with gastric cancer.
October 4, 2007
UC researchers will use a five-year, $1.7 million grant to determine if natural killer cells, a first line of defense against infection, also provide protection against multiple sclerosis and related chronic inflammation.
October 4, 2007
Hoarseness, difficulty speaking and a change in the pitch or quality of your voice are often signs of a voice disorder. These problems not only interfere with your ability to communicate, but they may also indicate more serious health issues.
October 8, 2007
University of Cincinnati researchers have identified the neurotransmitter serotonin as the chemical responsible for inhibiting milk production and secretion in human mammary glands.