EMORY WHSC NEWS RSS http://whsc.emory.edu/news_and_publications.cfm Woodruff Health Sciences Center of Emory University Ron Sauder <rsauder@emory.edu> Thu, 03 Jul 2008 02:09:15 EST en-us http://www.emory.edu/copyright.cfm Chest Pain Center Accreditation Linked with Better Outcomes in Heart Attack Patients Thu, 03 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.whsc.emory.edu/press_releases2.cfm?announcement_id_seq=14804 Hospitals accredited by the Society of Chest Pain Centers (SCPC) have been shown to perform better in the heart attack core measures established by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) as compared to non-accredited hospitals, according to a national study led by an Emory University resea <br/><br/> Emory Specialty Associates Agreement with Clark-Holder Finalized Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.whsc.emory.edu/press_releases2.cfm?announcement_id_seq=14764 Clark-Holder Clinic, PA, a multi-specialty healthcare group serving West Georgia, has finalized its agreement to join Emory Specialty Associates, LLC, a subsidiary of Emory Healthcare. The new clinic's name, Emory Clark-Holder Clinic, takes effect July 1, 2008. <br/><br/> Established in 1936, Clark-Holder C <br/><br/> Emory Researcher Earns $600,000 Grant for Brain Tumor Research Tue, 01 Jul 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.whsc.emory.edu/press_releases2.cfm?announcement_id_seq=14784 Erwin Van Meir, PhD, professor of neurosurgery and hematology and medical oncology, <a href="http://www.cancer.emory.edu" target="_blank">Emory University Winship Cancer Institute</a>, has earned a three-year, $600,000 research grant from the <a href="http://www.goldhirshfoundation.org" target="_bla <br/><br/> Couples Counseling and Testing Addresses HIV Prevention in Africa Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.whsc.emory.edu/press_releases2.cfm?announcement_id_seq=14724 Offering married couples in sub-Saharan Africa joint HIV counseling and testing could curb the spread of sexually transmitted HIV in those regions by up to 60 percent, a new study finds. <br/><br/> The paper, published in the June 28, 2008 issue of the journal Lancet, notes that joint Voluntary Counseling <br/><br/> Baseball Players' Alleged Steroid Use May Have Provided Performance Advantage Fri, 27 Jun 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.whsc.emory.edu/press_releases2.cfm?announcement_id_seq=14744 Did steroid use enhance the performance of the "Mitchell 89?" According to Emory University biostatisticians, the major league batters accused of doping appeared to have an advantage over their non-doping peers. The researcher's findings were presented today at the Society for American Baseball Rese <br/><br/> Initiatives Lead to Shift in Stage of Breast Cancer Diagnosis in African-American Women Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.whsc.emory.edu/press_releases2.cfm?announcement_id_seq=14704 Researchers at Emory University have determined that community education outreach and internal navigation programs lead to a significant shift in stage at diagnosis of breast cancer among African-American women. <br/><br/> Sheryl Gabram, MD, an Emory Winship Cancer Institute surgical oncologist, and her co <br/><br/> Gene Silencer and Quantum Dots Reduce Protein Production to a Whisper Mon, 23 Jun 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.whsc.emory.edu/press_releases2.cfm?announcement_id_seq=14684 Scientists at Emory University and the University of Washington in Seattle have succeeded in using nanotechnology known as quantum dots to usher gene therapy into the body. <br/><br/> Published online this week in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, the report shows that the technique is 10 to 20 <br/><br/> Human Research Protection Group Accredits Emory University Fri, 20 Jun 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.whsc.emory.edu/press_releases2.cfm?announcement_id_seq=14664 The Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs, Inc. (AAHRPP) today announced that it has accredited Emory University and 21 other organizations. <br/><br/> "Accreditation holds organizations to the highest standards of protection, so each accreditation marks another milestone f <br/><br/> Emory University Hospital to Celebrate 500th Heart Transplant with Medical Team & Patient Thu, 19 Jun 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.whsc.emory.edu/press_releases2.cfm?announcement_id_seq=14644 <b>WHAT:</b><br/> <a href="http://www.emoryhealthcare.org/departments/euh/index.html" target="_blank">Emory University Hospital</a> and the <a href="http://www.transplant.emory.edu/heart/index.cfm" target="_blank">Emory Heart Transplant Program</a> will celebrate the center's 500th heart transplant, <br/><br/> Emory University Hospital to Host Live Disaster Response Drill Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.whsc.emory.edu/press_releases2.cfm?announcement_id_seq=14624 <b>WHAT:</b><br/> Emory University Hospital and the Department of Emergency Medicine will hold a realistic Advanced Disaster Life Support drill, sponsored by Emory's Office of Critical Event Preparedness and Response (CEPAR). The mock disaster drill will include a decontamination station, complete <br/><br/> Syntermed Licenses Emory Imaging Technology for Evaluation of Heart Failure Patients Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.whsc.emory.edu/press_releases2.cfm?announcement_id_seq=14584 New imaging software that will allow physicians to more accurately diagnose and treat heart failure patients has been licensed by Emory University to Syntermed, an Atlanta-based nuclear medicine imaging and informatics software company. The software uses multiharmonic phase analysis (MHPA), a techno <br/><br/> Emory Healthcare Recognized for Top Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Program Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.whsc.emory.edu/press_releases2.cfm?announcement_id_seq=14585 For the second straight year, Emory Healthcare has been honored by the American Nurses Association for having one of the top seasonal influenza vaccination programs for health care professionals. <br/><br/> Again this year, ANA received applications from hospitals across the country and Emory was honored as <br/><br/>