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30 December 2004
Emory Study Aimed at Revolutionizing Diabetes Care; Medical Employees Asked to Volunteer
While many Americans will begin new diet and exercise regimens
with the arrival of the New Year, employees at Emory University, Grady
Memorial Hospital and Morehouse School of Medicine will kick off...
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23 December 2004
50 years of Transplant: Emory Surgeons Recall State's First Transplant
December 23 marks the 50th anniversary of organ transplantation. The first transplant, involving a living-donor kidney between twin brothers, took place in Boston in 1954, and paved the way for thousa...
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22 December 2004
Kidney Transplant Gives Life to Man Who Gives Hope
"Life is to give." Two young men at Emory University Hospital are embodiments of this message, not only in their daily lives as monastic brothers of the Missionaries of the Poor in Kingston, Jamaica, ...
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21 December 2004
Researchers Say Virtual Reality Training Is Wave of the Future for Cardiovascular Medicine
Historically, physicians have learned new procedures by first practicing on animals, cadavers or mechanical models, eventually receiving "on-the-job training" by operating on patients under the guida...
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20 December 2004
Emory's Dr. Michael Johns Will Receive Top Award from Georgia Biomedical Partnership
The Georgia Biomedical Partnership will bestow its top honor on Michael M.E. Johns, MD, executive vice president for health affairs of Emory University, chief executive officer of Emory University's R...
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17 December 2004
Emory Biochemist Writes Lead Essay Describing Nobel Prize Research on Ubiquitin
During the late 1970s Emory University School of Medicine
biochemist Keith D. Wilkinson, PhD, was a research fellow in the laboratory
of Dr. Irwin Rose at the Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia...
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17 December 2004
Emory Faculty Member Named to National Advisory Child Health and Human Development Council
Donald G. Stein, PhD, Asa G. Candler Professor of Emergency
Medicine, Emory University School of Medicine, has been appointed to serve
on the National Advisory Child Health and Human Development Cou...
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17 December 2004
Emory's Emergency Medicine Department Sponsors Winter Clothing Drive for Patients
Recognizing that many patients at Grady Memorial Hospital are in
need of warm clothes this season, Rick Spurlock, MD, a first-year Emory
School of Medicine emergency medicine resident, is spearheadi...
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17 December 2004
Emory Medicine Professor Named Honorary Citizen of Georgia
H. Kenneth Walker, MD, a professor of medicine and neurology at
the Emory University School of Medicine, has been named an honorary citizen
of Georgia -- not his native state, but the distant countr...
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15 December 2004
Director of CDC's National Center for Infectious Diseases Will Join Emory
James M. Hughes, MD, director of the National Center for
Infectious Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
and an Assistant Surgeon General in the U.S. Public Health Servic...
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14 December 2004
Therapeutic Lifestyle Changes Can Reduce Heart Disease Risk Within 12 Weeks
Research published today in the "American Journal of Cardiology"
(AJC) concludes that many patients with classic cardiovascular disease risk
factors can achieve risk reduction goals without medicati...
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14 December 2004
Georgia's "Uncle Sam," 82, Is Thriving 29 Years After Triple Bypass
Imagine having a major heart attack while in your early 50s, then
finding yourself in the midst of another one a few years later and being
rushed into heart surgery. This might not sound like a pre...
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13 December 2004
Emory Studies Medication Compliance by Heart Disease Patients
Can an illustrated pill card or refill-reminder postcard help
improve medication adherence for low-literacy patients with coronary heart
disease? An Emory University School of Medicine study may be...
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10 December 2004
Folic Acid Remains Public Health Priority Despite BMJ Report
Folic acid fortification is still an urgent, global health
priority, says Emory epidemiologist Godfrey P. Oakley, Jr., MD, following an
article in the British Medical Journal that asks if folate sup...
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09 December 2004
Emory Crawford Long Hospital "Preemies" Celebrate The Holidays
WHAT: "Graduates" of the Emory Crawford Long special care nurseries reunite at a holiday party with the hospital staff who cared for them.
WHEN: Tomorrow, Friday, December 10, 2 - 4 p.m.
WHER...
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09 December 2004
Emory Crawford Long Hospital's Special Care Nurseries Nurture Preemies to Health
Alicia Lurry's pregnancy was virtually picture-perfect throughout the first two trimesters. She experienced very little, if any, morning sickness, she exercised regularly, drank plenty of water and m...
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07 December 2004
Emory Dedicates New $42 Million Children's Center
Emory doctors, administrators, friends and board members will
gather on Wednesday, December 8 in a brief ceremony to dedicate the Emory
Children's Center, a new $42 million home for outpatient pedia...
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06 December 2004
Celebrex Promotes Anti-Cancer Activity in Cells, Study Shows
Celebrex, a popular pain-reliever, may also serve as an effective
anti-cancer drug. Shi-Yong Sun, PhD, assistant professor at Emory
University's Winship Cancer Institute, has published a paper in th...
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06 December 2004
Yerkes Researchers Discover Basis for Determining Handedness in Chimpanzees
Hand preference and language go hand-in-hand, or do they?
According to researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Researcher Center of
Emory University, handedness is not associated with the languag...
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03 December 2004
New Digital Mammography Study Opens at Emory's Winship Cancer Institute
Emory University's Winship Cancer Institute recently opened a new stereoscopic digital mammography clinical trial. The trial, which targets women with a high risk for development of breast cancer, co...
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03 December 2004
Dec. 10 Jowers Lecture To Focus on Nursing and Health Services Research
WHAT: David Jowers Lecture -- "Intersections of Nursing and Health Services Research"
LECTURER: Dr. Cheryl Jones, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
WHEN: Friday, December 10, 2004
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03 December 2004
Patients Benefit from the Strongest Hospital-Based MRI in Georgia at Emory
Patients at Emory University Hospital have access to the strongest MRI available in Georgia, which means doctors have a clearer image for increased diagnostic accuracy.
Emory University Hospital's ...
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03 December 2004
Emory Nurse-Midwife Is Contributing Editor of New Pregnancy and Childbirth Book
Claire M. Westdahl, CNM, MPH, director of nurse-midwifery at the Emory University School of Medicine, is contributing editor of the newly released book, "Great Expectations: Your All-in-One Resource f...
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03 December 2004
Emory Cardiologist Nanette K. Wenger Contributes to Groundbreaking Book on Aging
Benjamin Spock, MD, wrote his famous book, The Common Sense Book of Baby and Child Care at the dawn of the "baby boom" age and it quickly became the most relied upon book for parents wanting informati...
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01 December 2004
Emory's "HART" Team Unveils New Approach to Treating Heart Attack Victims
"911 to cath lab in under 90 minutes" is the motto for an Emory University trial program being offered to City of Atlanta residents who
experience symptoms of a heart attack and call 911 for help.
...
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24 November 2004
Emory University Hospital's Center for Rehabilitation Medicine Awarded CARF Accreditation
Emory University Hospital's Center for Rehabilitation Medicine (CRM) has been awarded accreditation for a period of three years by CARF, an independent, not-for-profit accrediting body, for its adult ...
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23 November 2004
Emory School of Nursing Receives $20,000 from Georgia Health Foundation
With a generous grant from the Georgia Health Foundation, Georgia's migrant farm workers will receive more care throughout the year through an expansion of Emory School of Nursing's Farm Worker Family...
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18 November 2004
Science Coalition Web Site Highlights Emory University Research
From nanotechnology and anti-cancer molecules to AIDS vaccines and
sperm-egg chemistry, the wide-ranging research programs within Emory
University are currently highlighted on the web pages of the S...
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17 November 2004
Emory's Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing Appoints Honeycutt Chairs
Dean Marla Salmon has announced the appointment of Kathy P. Parker
PhD, RN, FAAN and Jo Ann Dalton, EdD, RN, FAAN as the Edith F. Honeycutt
Chairs in Nursing at Emory University's Nell Hodgson Woodr...
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17 November 2004
Infections in Extremely-Low-Birth-Weight Infants Associated with Impaired Outcomes
Neonatal infections in extremely-low-birth-weight infants
significantly increase the likelihood of problems related to
neurodevelopment and growth in early childhood, according to a study of more
t...
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16 November 2004
Biostatisticians Tackle Potential Avian Flu Outbreak in National Computer Modeling Effort
Emory University scientists are part of a national team
developing computer models to combat the H5N1 strain of the avian flu virus.
By simulating the outbreak of this potentially deadly strain of ...
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16 November 2004
Pilot Study at Emory Seeks Insights into How to Reach Clinically Depressed Students
Suicide is the second leading cause of death among college students and the third leading cause of death in persons aged 15-24.
According to the National Institute of Mental Health, more than 90 perc...
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15 November 2004
Georgia Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center To Celebrate Its 20th Anniversary
The Georgia Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center at Grady Memorial
Hospital will celebrate its 20th anniversary on Saturday, Nov. 20, at the
Emory Conference Center and Hotel, located at 1615 Clifton Rd...
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11 November 2004
Georgia Nurses Foundation Elects Emory Nursing Professor as New President
The Georgia Nurses Foundation (GNF) elected Lynda Nauright, EdD,
RN, and professor at Emory University's Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of
Nursing, as its new president at the 97th annual convention h...
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11 November 2004
Emory and Children's Healthcare Dedicate New Mason Chair for Liver Transplantation
Emory University and Children's Healthcare of Atlanta have
dedicated a new endowed faculty chair in liver transplantation that will
help ensure access to care for all Georgians in need of liver
tra...
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10 November 2004
Emory Research Shows Tall People At Increased Risk for Atrial Fibrillation
Data derived from the ADVANCEMENT study and presented here
today at the American Heart Association's (AHA) Scientific Sessions by Emory
Heart Center cardiologist Jonathan J. Langberg, MD, professor...
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09 November 2004
New Study Shows Statins Offer Significant Benefits For Heart Failure Patients
Cholesterol lowering drugs known as statins have become a mainstay in the fight against coronary artery disease (CAD) and are
routinely prescribed for people at risk for cardiovascular disease becaus...
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09 November 2004
Emory Researchers Find Possible New Marker of Subclinical Cardiovascular Disease
According to the American Heart Association (AHA),
cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the number one killer of Americans --- and
far too frequently the first sign of CVD is heart attack, stroke or deat...
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08 November 2004
Emory Symposium Offers Ways to Improve Public Trust of Clinical Trials
Clinical trials are the lifeblood of medical science and critical
to progress in the development of new drugs and therapies. Speakers in a
recent symposium sponsored by the Emory University School ...
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08 November 2004
Emory Assisted Reproduction Program Gains a New Director and a New Home
Donna R. Session, MD, has been named Medical Director of Emory's
Assisted Reproduction Program, effective November 1, according to an
announcement by Sarah L. Berga, MD, chair and professor, Departm...
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08 November 2004
Researchers Find Unexpectedly High Levels of Depression in Young Women After Heart Attacks
Depression is sometimes described as a feeling of "heart
breaking" sadness. Emory scientists presented research here today at the
American Heart Association's (AHA) Scientific Sessions which suggest...
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08 November 2004
Researchers Find Heart Rate Variability Link to Metabolic Syndrome, a Heart Disease Risk
Could autonomic dysfunction, signaled by changes in heart
rate variability (HRV), play a role in the development of metabolic syndrome
(MetS) -- and in the increased coronary artery disease (CAD) mo...
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08 November 2004
Emory Researchers Find Cilostazol May Prevent Restenosis in Diabetics After Stenting
During angioplasty, the most commonly used procedure in the
U.S. to treat potentially life-threatening coronary blockages, a balloon-
tipped catheter pushes aside atherosclerotic plaques in arteries...
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08 November 2004
Emory Nursing Professors Discuss Women and Heart Disease at AHA Scientific Sessions
Did you know that heart disease is the leading cause of death of American women? If not, you're not alone. Sixty to seventy percent of women are not aware either.
Sandra B. Dunbar RN, DSN, FAAN, C...
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08 November 2004
Research Shows Depression Associated with Insulin Resistance May Boost Heart Disease Risk
Depression is sometimes described as a feeling of "heart breaking" sadness. Emory scientists presented research here today at the American Heart Association's (AHA) Scientific Sessions which suggests ...
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05 November 2004
Bladder "Pacemaker" to Improve Quality of Life for Incontinence Patients
Apprehension about long road trips and four restroom visits during the night had become the norm for Juanita Bowman. Compared to a person with a normal bladder who uses the restroom four to seven tim...
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05 November 2004
Tuberculosis Drug Combined With Virtual Reality Therapy is Effective in Treating Fear
A tuberculosis drug called D-cycloserine (DCS), used in concert with psychotherapy, is an effective treatment for some anxiety-related disorders, according to research by scientists at Emory Universit...
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05 November 2004
SECEBT Presents Symposium on Food & Waterborne Infectious Disease Threats
National and international experts in the prevention, control, and treatment of food and waterborne infectious disease threats will share their knowledge, identify best practices for preventing diseas...
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05 November 2004
Long-Term Immune Memory Cells Do Not Develop During Chronic Viral Infections
Immune T cells that respond to chronic viral infections do not acquire the same "memory" capabilities of T cells that respond to acute viral infections, according to research by scientists at Emory Un...
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05 November 2004
Scientists Present Research at AHA Scientific Sessions in New Orleans, Nov. 7 - 10
Could an enzyme produced by white blood cells in response to inflammation reveal hidden heart disease in patients with no symptoms? Do women referred for angioplasty have more symptoms and physical ...
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02 November 2004
Emory University's New Venture Lab Accelerates Discoveries into the Marketplace
New treatments for common and devastating illnesses such as cancer, HIV, Alzheimer's, and cardiovascular diseases could reach patients sooner thanks to the new Venture Lab program in Emory University'...
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29 October 2004
Emory Professor Receives Grant to Teach Faculty the Human Dimensions of Care
William T. Branch, Carter Smith, Sr. Professor of Medicine at the
Emory University School of Medicine, and director of Emory's Division of
General Medicine at Grady Memorial Hospital, has received a...
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29 October 2004
Scientists Identify Key Mechanism in Estrogen's Role in Preventing Bone Loss
Scientists have uncovered a significant new link in the chain of
immune system events through which estrogen prevents bone loss and that
contribute to bone loss when estrogen is deficient. Through ...
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29 October 2004
Flu Vaccine Shortage at Emory Healthcare
Like the rest of the nation, Emory Healthcare is experiencing a shortage of
influenza vaccine. To date, Emory has received only 20,000 of the 23,000
doses it ordered from Aventis, the only supplier ...
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29 October 2004
Cancer Patients, Families Get Help From New "Quality of Life" Program at Emory
Cancer can be a devastating illness, both physically and emotionally -- not just for the patient, but also for the patient's loved
ones. Oncology professionals treat the disease, but unfortunately o...
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28 October 2004
Virtual Reality Training Is Key to Reducing Medical Errors: Emory Article in Lancet
Could medical mistakes be avoided if doctors were trained using interactive three-dimensional visualization techniques instead of learning new procedures on patients? In a review article published in ...
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28 October 2004
Ethicist from NIH To Discuss Proposal for Universal Healthcare Vouchers
Ezekiel J. Emanuel, MD, PhD, chair of the Department of Clinical
Bioethics at the Warren G. Magnuson Clinical Center at the National
Institutes of Health, will discuss his proposal for healthcare re...
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25 October 2004
Top Neuroscientists in Country Meet on Nov. 1 for Public Symposium on Mental Health
The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Emory University School of Medicine and Skyland Trail will bring together leaders in the mental health field on Nov. 1 for Innovations in Menta...
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25 October 2004
Reductions in Blood Oxygen Levels in Newborns May Be Linked to ADHD
A repetitive drop in blood oxygen levels in newborn rats, similar to that caused by apnea (brief pauses in breathing) in some human infants, is followed by a long-lasting reduction in the release of t...
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21 October 2004
Emory's Steve Clevenger receives American Healthcare Radiology Administrator's Fellow
Steve Clevenger, the radiology manager at Emory Crawford Long Hospital, has received Fellow designation by the American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA).
The AHRA Fellow designation recog...
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21 October 2004
Tibetan Physician Joins Emory Psychiatrists in Symposium Mind-Body Interaction
The Emory-Tibet Partnership and the Quality of Life Program at
Emory University's Winship Cancer Institute have joined together to offer
the community a unique opportunity to examine mind-body conne...
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21 October 2004
Emory Eye Center Treats First Patient in Country in Macular Degeneration Trial
Emory Eye Center recently treated the first patient in the United States using a new system developed by the Theragenics Corporation. The new clinical trial has been designed to evaluate the safety a...
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20 October 2004
New Book Explores Society's Varying Reactions To Emerging Illnesses
How do social, political and economic factors determine the amount
of public attention and research funding a disease attracts? In other words,
how do certain diseases "emerge" onto the public healt...
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20 October 2004
Obesity Rates Increase Nation's Health Care Spending by 27 Percent
Rising obesity rates alone account for 27% of the growth in health
spending from 1987-2001, according to a study by health policy researchers
at Emory University. Published in the October 20 issue ...
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20 October 2004
Wesley Wood's Becky Provine named Fellow in the National Gerontological Nurses Association
Wesley Wood's Director of Nursing Becky Provine, RN, MSN, CS, was inducted as a Fellow in the National Gerontological Nurses Association (NGNA) at the association's annual meeting in Las Vegas, Octobe...
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20 October 2004
CDC Awards Four Workplace Health Grants to Emory Researchers
A CDC-supported research program may help tone and buff Emory University employees -- and moreover, help other companies around the country learn how best to reach their employees with life-saving hea...
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19 October 2004
Emory Laser Vision First in Georgia to Offer PerpectPulse Technology
A new custom refractive laser, shown to improve quality of vision
with regard to daytime and night driving glare, is available for the first
time in Georgia, at Emory Laser Vision. The European-desi...
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19 October 2004
Wesley Woods Center Adds Three Geriatricians to Outpatient Clinic
As the effectiveness of medicine improves and baby boomers reach old age, the field of geriatrics is increasing in importance. In response to this need, Emory's Wesley Woods Center has added three ge...
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18 October 2004
Post-Surgery Symptoms in Weight Loss Patients May Be Connected to Ulcer-Causing Bacteria
Helicobacter pylori (H pylori), a bacteria found in the stomach
that is the most common cause of gastric ulcers, was found in 24 percent of
patients undergoing gastric bypass surgery. These patients...
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18 October 2004
Institute of Medicine Elects Three Emory Faculty As New Members
The Institute of Medicine (IOM) has elected three Emory University
faculty members and two adjunct/clinical faculty members to its new class of
65 top national health scientists. This brings Emory'...
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14 October 2004
AJC Reporter Reads from New Book on CDC at Emory University
Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter Maryn McKenna will read from her new
book, "Beating Back the Devil: On the Front Lines with the Disease
Detectives of the Epidemic Intelligence Service," in Emo...
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14 October 2004
Nursing Professors Provide Answers to "Who Stole My Hormones?" in Great Teachers Lecture
Since 1996, women of the baby boomer generation have been turning
50 and will continue to do so until the last baby boomer turns 50 in 2014.
This means that more and more women are approaching and e...
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13 October 2004
U. Michigan President Lectures at Emory on the Problem of 45 Million Uninsured Americans
Mary Sue Coleman, PhD, President of the University of Michigan,
will present a free public lecture October 25 at Emory University on the
host of medical, economic and social problems posed by the es...
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12 October 2004
Ina T. Allen Dental Center at Wesley Woods Fills Need for Geriatric Dental Care
Bettye Reese is proud of her teeth - she had them for most
of the 20th century and they are still going strong in the new
millennium. At 89 years old, she realizes that good dental care has
been...
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12 October 2004
National Laboratory Confirms Rare Diagnosis of Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease
A national laboratory in Cleveland, Ohio, has confirmed the CDC's preliminary diagnosis of an extremely rare condition known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) following the September 10 brain biopsy ...
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08 October 2004
Older Women's Knowledge of HIV Is Lacking, Emory Study Finds
Age is no defense against AIDS. Women aged 50 and older are living longer and remain sexually active, yet many lack appropriate knowledge about HIV transmission and prevention, according to recent fin...
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07 October 2004
Halloween Caution: Take a Pass on Cosmetic Contact Lenses
Just because contact lenses are easily accessible and affordable
these days doesn't mean they should be treated as cosmetic items. Because
of massive advertising campaigns by contact lens manufactu...
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06 October 2004
Emory Offers New Targeted Radiation Treatment for Brain Tumors with First Machine of its Kind
Emory University's Winship Cancer Institute is the first site in
the world to offer a new, extremely precise, image-guided radiation
treatment system for brain tumors, offering patients an alternati...
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06 October 2004
Emory, Georgia Home to Nation's Nursing Leaders
Monday night an informal think tank of Georgia's nursing leaders honored three of their colleagues who serve as presidents of three of the four major national nursing leadership organizations. Georgi...
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06 October 2004
Emory Leads Georgia Research Institutions with $351 Million in External Funding
Emory University researchers attracted $351.5 million in external
research funding in fiscal year 2004, leading the state's research
institutions in funding and increasing research awards by approxi...
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06 October 2004
Fall Allergies Affect Contact Lens Wearers: Tips from Emory Eye Center
Atlanta in the fall is a beautiful place. Streets canopied by
orange and red leafed trees, yellow mums on every corner and bright, blue
skies. However, lurking in our crisp, dry air are unseen alle...
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06 October 2004
NIH Awards Emory and Georgia Tech Nearly $10 Million for Cancer Nanotechnology
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded scientists
from Emory University and the Georgia Institute of Technology two new
collaborative research grants, totaling nearly $10 million, to es...
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05 October 2004
NIH Awards Emory and Partners $1 Million Grant for Vaccine Development
Although some of the world's most devastating diseases have been
successfully controlled by the development of effective vaccines over the
past century, progress in developing and using new vaccines...
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05 October 2004
Emory to Lead Study on How Best to Treat Babies with Cataract
Emory Eye Center will be the lead center among other eye
institutes across the country to determine what treatment for infants born
with a cataract in one eye is the better to attain corrected visio...
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05 October 2004
Emory MiniMedical School 103: The Doctors at Grady
Odds are high any Atlantan's personal physician learned a lot of medicine at
Grady Memorial Hospital. It's where one in every four Georgia physicians
trained. Now it's everyone else's turn. In this...
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01 October 2004
Emory Hospital Suspects Case of Rare CJD: Notifying Surgical Patients
Emory officials believe Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD), an extremely rare degenerative disease, is the probable diagnosis of an Emory University Hospital patient following a brain biopsy, and are tak...
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30 September 2004
Emory School of Nursing and Agnes Scott College Form New Dual Degree BA/BSN Partnership
With the national nursing shortage expected to top 250,000 by 2010, the need to attract more students into the nursing profession is a critical charge for schools of nursing all over the country. In ...
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30 September 2004
Emory Researchers Study Brain Activity During Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Epilepsy
A study at Emory University has shown that vagus nerve stimulation (VNS
therapy), the only FDA-approved, implantable, electrical stimulation therapy
for epilepsy, may activate many areas of the brai...
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28 September 2004
CDC Awards $2.5 Million to Emory, UNC to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening
More than half of all adults do not adhere to health guidelines
that recommend periodic colon cancer screening for adults over 50, despite
the fact that early detection and intervention can signific...
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24 September 2004
Emory University Hospital Recognized with NRC Consumer Choice Award
Emory University Hospital has been singled out for recognition as
a 2004-2005 NRC Consumer Choice Award winner, the only hospital in Atlanta
and one of only two in the state of Georgia to be so hono...
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23 September 2004
Emory Hematologists to Discuss Latest Approaches at Sickle Cell Association Meeting
James R. Eckman, MD, professor of hematology and oncology at the
Emory University School of Medicine and director of the Georgia
Comprehensive Sickle Cell Center at Grady Memorial Hospital, will joi...
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20 September 2004
Emory's Anthony Stringer Receives Rare Board Certification in Clinical Neuropsychology
Emory's Anthony Stringer, PhD, CPCRT, ABPP/ABCN, has attained board certification in neuropsychology by the American Board of Professional Psychology, an achievement reached by only 500 neuropsycholog...
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16 September 2004
New CDC Grants to Emory Take Aim at Cancer Rates in Southwest Georgia
Three-quarters of a million Georgians stand to benefit from a
major new public health initiative aimed at reducing high cancer rates by
taking aim at smoking, obesity, and lack of physical exercise....
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16 September 2004
Project Designed to Screen for Domestic Violence Underway at Grady
A unique, computerized screening project designed to target and
screen emergency room patients for depression, suicidality, post-traumatic
stress disorder (PTSD) and domestic violence is underway at...
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10 September 2004
Medicare Approves Emory University Hospital for Lung Volume Reduction Surgery
Emphysema is a disabling condition that affects approximately two million Americans,
most of them over age 50, and treatment options are few. Typically caused by cigarettes, the
disabling and dead...
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08 September 2004
Emory Pediatrician Offers Tips for Fitter, Trimmer Children
As millions of American adults' waistlines expand, so do an alarming number of their children's. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 15 percent, or nearly nine million childr...
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07 September 2004
CHAMPS and Emory Crawford Long Hospital Urge Men to "Take Charge of Health"
As America's population ages, more and more men are learning the importance of regular health check-ups. Prostate cancer killed more than 30,700 men in 2001, but if detected in its earliest stages the...
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01 September 2004
Emory a National Training Center for New FDA-Approved Stenting Procedure
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced approval of a new technique for treating potentially life-threatening blockages in the arteries of the neck that lead to the brain. The caroti...
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30 August 2004
Emory School of Medicine Names New Chair of Radiology from Harvard Medical School
Sanjay Saini, MD, widely recognized for applying his research expertise and business skills to develop top-tier working environments in academic medicine, has been appointed the William Patterson Timm...
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27 August 2004
New Class of Drugs Being Tested as Alternative for AIDS Patients with Resistant Virus
A new class of AIDS drugs that inhibit the HIV virus from entering and infecting cells may be effective in AIDS patients infected with resistant forms of virus that do not respond to commonly used mul...
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27 August 2004
Emory Conference to Explore Bridge Between Faith, Health
The connection between spiritual faith, bodily health and practical
steps for the future will be explored by health care leaders, theologians
and scholars gathering at Emory University Oct. 11-13 fo...
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24 August 2004
Emory, Children's Healthcare of Atlanta at Egleston Name New Medical Leader for Pediatrics
Dr. Barbara Stoll, an internationally recognized pediatrician who specializes in issues of neonatal infectious disease and child survival, has been named chair of the Department of Pediatrics in the E...
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20 August 2004
Emory Researchers Urge Medicare/Medicaid Payment Approval for Carotid Artery Stents
Just as stents (tiny mesh tubes) are often used following
coronary angioplasty (a minimally invasive procedure that uses a
balloon-tipped catheter to enlarge a narrowing caused by atherosclerosis ...
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19 August 2004
Emory Professor Lectures on "Cost of Terror, Price of Protection"
Ruth L. Berkelman, MD, Rollins Professor of Public Health and
director of the Center for Public Health Preparedness and Research at Emory
University, will deliver a Great Teachers Lecture Thursday, ...
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18 August 2004
Emory Hospitals' Alice Vautier Named 2004 GHA Workforce Leadership Award Winner
The Georgia Hospital Association has named Emory Hospitals Alice Vautier, RN, Ed.D, as the 2004 Workforce Leadership Award Winner in recognition for her commitment to working collaboratively with her...
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18 August 2004
Emory Surgeons Among First to Treat GERD Using New Outpatient Procedure
Gastrointestinal surgeons at Emory Crawford Long Hospital and Emory University Hospital are among the first in the world to treat patents suffering from gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with a ...
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17 August 2004
Emory Eye Center Pathology Lab Passes Milestone
Emory Eye Center's L. F. Montgomery Lab, its pathology facility,
passed a monumental milestone recently. In the past 15 years of service
(from 1989-2004), the lab's staff has evaluated some 30,000 ...
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13 August 2004
Emory Researchers Map Structure of Anti-Cancer Molecule
Scientists at Emory University, in collaboration with researchers at three national laboratories, have solved the structural puzzle of how an emerging class of promising cancer drugs work to halt cell...
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13 August 2004
New Drug Development Academy at Emory University Features Leading Scientists & Clinicians
A new Drug Development and Pharmacogenomics Academy at Emory
University will offer a year-long lineup of nationally recognized basic scientists, clinical researchers and biostatisticians presenting a...
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12 August 2004
Positive Self-Concept Linked to Refusal of Unprotected Sex, Study Says
Promoting a more positive "self-concept" may be the key for
helping sexually active African-American girls to refuse unwanted and
unprotected sex, says Emory University researcher Laura Salazar, Ph....
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10 August 2004
Division of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Receives Award For Dedication to Women and Infants
The Emory University School of Medicine's Division of
Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine recently received the 2004 Leadership Award for
Maternal and Infant Health from the Atlanta-based Center for Black W...
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05 August 2004
Researchers Test Magnetic Stimulation as Treatment for Major Depression
Are brief but intense magnetic pulses delivered to the brain more
effective than placebo in treating patients who suffer from depression? A
new research study at Emory University and 15 other sites ...
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05 August 2004
Researchers Test Deep-Brain Stimulation to Reduce Epileptic Seizures
In the first U.S. clinical trial of its kind, deep-brain
stimulation (DBS) therapy -- a treatment that has proven effective for other
neurological conditions such as Parkinson's disease -- is being ...
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02 August 2004
$12 Million Grant to Improve Transfusion Safety in Africa Awarded
Transfusion medicine experts at Emory University, the American Association of Blood Banks (AABB) and the American Red Cross (ARC) will use a new $12 million grant from the President's Emergency Plan f...
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28 July 2004
Emory Psychologist Offers Back-to-School Tips for Parents
With the start of school just weeks away, many parents are already busy shopping for school supplies, new clothes and other essential items. Just as important as getting children equipped for the new...
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27 July 2004
Physicians Need to Keep Counseling HIV-Positive Patients, Study Says
Increased prevention counseling by physicians who provide
treatment for HIV-positive adults is a necessary ingredient in fighting the
AIDS epidemic in the United States, according to findings of the...
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27 July 2004
Emory Scientists Target Tumors with Nanoparticle "Quantum Dots"
Emory University scientists have for the first time used a new
class of luminescent "quantum dot" nanoparticles in living animals to
simultaneously target and image cancerous tumors. The quantum do...
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26 July 2004
Emory Eye Center Opens Newly Enlarged Vision Care Services in Clinic B
Emory Eye Center has enlarged its Comprehensive Ophthalmology service with a 4,300 square foot expansion on the first floor of The Emory Clinic, B Building. Housing the Vision and Optical Services se...
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26 July 2004
Member of Emory Psychiatry Department Killed in Car Crash in China
Xiaohong Wang, MD, PhD, a promising researcher at the interface
between immunology and psychiatry with particular regard to anxiety,
depression and mood disorders in patients with cancer and other m...
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20 July 2004
Research Clarifies Role of LR11 Receptor in Alzheimer's Disease
Emory University scientists are using a combination of transgenic
mouse models and viral vectors to clarify the role of a brain molecule
called LR11 in Alzheimer's disease (AD). LR11 is a receptor f...
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19 July 2004
International Conference To Address Role of Families in HIV/AIDS Epidemic
Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter, former U.S. AIDS Czar Sandra
Thurman and Tom Insel, MD, Director of the National Institutes of Mental
Health will join experts in Atlanta to discuss the role and i...
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18 July 2004
Early Warning Signs May Signal Presence of Mild Cognitive Impairment
Difficulties in performing more challenging cognitive tasks, such
as managing one's finances and medications, preparing meals and traveling
independently, could be early warning signs that indicate ...
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18 July 2004
Primate Research Combines with Eye-Tracking Technology to Detect Cognitive Impairment
Researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center of Emory
University have expanded a nonhuman primate (NHP)-based study to human
patients with the intention of identifying human patients w...
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16 July 2004
Urban Sprawl Is a Public Health Problem, New Book Says
Urban sprawl is taking a toll on Americans' hearts, lungs, air, drinking water, sense of community, psychological well-being and physical safety.
That's the contention of three researchers whose ne...
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12 July 2004
HIV Intervention Program Curbs Risky Behaviors in Teenage Girls
Despite studies showing that African-American adolescent girls
are at particularly high risk of being infected with HIV, no intervention
strategy designed specifically for this population has previo...
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12 July 2004
Researchers Find that Gastric Bypass Reduces Hunger Hormone
Appetite enhancing hormones called ghrelin are significantly reduced in severely obese patients who undergo gastric bypass surgery, according to Emory researchers. The decrease in ghrelin may explain ...
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09 July 2004
Emory Professor to Chair Public Affairs Board for American Society of Microbiology
Ruth L. Berkelman, MD, has been appointed chair of the Public and
Scientific Affairs Board (PSAB) of the American Society for Microbiology
(ASM) beginning July 1, 2004.
Dr. Berkelman is the Rolli...
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09 July 2004
Emory Vaccine Expert Receives CDC Lifetime Achievement Award
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has honored Walter A. Orenstein, MD, former director of the National Immunization Program, with the Charles C. Shepard Lifetime Scientific Achievem...
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02 July 2004
Former FBI Agent Recalls Emory Cardiologist Saving His Life at Last Peachtree Road Race
Although Emory Heart Center cardiologist Anna Kalynych, MD, and
FBI agent John Cable had a couple of things in common -- including a love
of running and yearly participation in the Peachtree Road ...
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02 July 2004
Emory Again Ranked Among America's Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report
Emory University Hospital has once again earned a top-10 ranking
in heart and heart surgery by U.S. News & World Report, making the 14th time
since the magazine's Best Hospital's rankings began in 1...
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30 June 2004
Emory Pioneers Robotic System for Precision Radiation Treatments
Emory University School of Medicine's Department of Radiation
Oncology has become the first health care facility in the U.S. to deliver
new ultra-precise radiotherapy treatments using a fully roboti...
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30 June 2004
Emory School of Nursing Sleep Researcher Studies LPGA Golfers
Whisking between time zones to play in tournaments may be
commonplace for professional golfers like those participating in the recent
Ladies Professional Golf Association (LPGA) Tournament at Eagles...
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28 June 2004
Emory Cardiologists Educate Japanese Physicians through High-Definition Broadcasts
For nearly 30 years, Emory's Carlyle Fraser Heart Center has been known for its innovative technology and treatment
procedures. Crossing global borders, the heart center now shares its knowledge wit...
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25 June 2004
Hope Clinic Receives $2.2 Million from CDC for Trials of HIV Microbicides
The Hope Clinic of the Emory Vaccine Center has received a
contract of approximately $2.2 million from the Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC) to conduct clinical trials of promising to...
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24 June 2004
Emory Researchers Seek Patients For Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Study
Emory University researchers in the Trauma and Anxiety Recovery Program
(TARP) are participating in a research study involving the investigational
medicine, risperidone, to determine whether it will...
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24 June 2004
Emory Tips for Eye Safety on the Fourth
Ophthalmologists at Emory Eye Center and across the nation are
reminding those who will participate in July 4th fireworks displays put on
by professionals to do just that--leave the fireworks to the...
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22 June 2004
Emory Alumnus to Be Awarded Presidential Medal of Freedom
Dr. Arnall Patz, a Georgia native who earned his undergraduate
and medical degrees from Emory University and went on to become one of the
world's leading ophthalmologists, will be awarded the Presid...
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18 June 2004
Emory and State Launch Georgia's First Lupus Registry
For the first time in Georgia, a registry is being created to
determine more precisely the number of systemic lupus erythematosus (lupus)
patients in Fulton, DeKalb and Richmond counties. The Georg...
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16 June 2004
Yerkes and CBN Researchers Make Promiscuous Animals Monogamous by Manipulating Genes
Researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center of
Emory University and Atlanta's Center for Behavioral Neuroscience (CBN) have
found transferring a single gene, the vasopressin receptor,...
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16 June 2004
Kathy Wyatt Named Director of Nursing at Emory Healthcare's Budd Terrace Nursing Home
Emory Healthcare's Budd Terrace Nursing Home's new
Director of Nursing, Kathy Wyatt, RN, MS, says she is excited about
the challenge ahead.
"Emory Healthcare has a wonderful reputation," said W...
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16 June 2004
"Quality of Life Program" for Cancer Survivors Hosted by Emory's Winship Cancer Institute
On Thursday, June 24, the Winship Cancer Institute of Emory
University will host a "Quality of Life Patient Day" for cancer patients,
their family members and care-givers. The event will take place...
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15 June 2004
Global Government Health Partners to Meet in Atlanta, Discuss Emerging Threats
Just two weeks after the G-8 Summit on the Georgia coast,
global government health leaders from more than 70 developed and developing
nations will convene June 21-25 in Atlanta, at a forum that coul...
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14 June 2004
Emory Healthcare's Budd Terrace Nursing Home Undergoing $5 Million Renovations
Emory Healthcare's 250-bed Budd Terrace nursing home is
undergoing a more than $5 million renovation project designed to
improve each of the resident rooms and many public areas.
"We plan to re...
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14 June 2004
Eye Drops May Delay or Prevent Glaucoma in African Americans at Higher Risk
Eye drops that reduce elevated pressure inside the eye can delay
or possibly prevent the onset of glaucoma in African Americans at higher
risk for developing the disease, researchers at Emory Eye Ce...
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11 June 2004
Georgia's Only Comprehensive Atrial Fibrillation Program Offers New Solutions
When simple tasks like unloading clothes from the washing machine
left Atlanta resident Helen Smith, 66, tired and short of breath, she
wondered if her increasing fatigue was due to aging. Jerry Ru...
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07 June 2004
Synthetic Hormone Used In Contraceptives & HRT Produces Negative Effects In Monkey Studies
Medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA), a synthetic form of the
naturally occurring steroid hormone progesterone widely used in
contraceptives and hormone replacement therapy (HRT), increases aggression
...
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02 June 2004
Lowance Human Immunology Center Works to Unlock Immune System Secrets
There is growing evidence that the immune system, and in particular its
relationship to inflammation, plays a critical role in many more human
diseases than was previously realized, including cancer...
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02 June 2004
Emory Researchers Study the Effects of Zen Meditation on the Brain
Zen meditation is an ancient spiritual practice that promotes
awareness and presence through the undivided engagement of mind and body.
For thousands of years, many religious traditions have made me...
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02 June 2004
Vaginal Hysterectomies Decrease Costs, Complications and Recovery Time
Despite well-documented evidence that vaginal hysterectomies are
more advantageous in a majority of cases, physicians continue to use
abdominal hysterectomies, says Emory University School of Medici...
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24 May 2004
Yerkes Researchers First to Discover Combination of Drug Therapies Reduces Cocaine Use
Researchers at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center of
Emory University are the first to demonstrate a combination of drug
therapies targeting the region of the brain that controls drug abuse...
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24 May 2004
Emory Transplant Center Director Receives Top Science Award
The American Society of Transplantation (AST) has awarded
Christian P. Larsen, MD, PhD, Carlos and Marguerite Mason Professor of
Surgery at Emory University School of Medicine and director of the Em...
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21 May 2004
Emory Health-Care Heroes Excel in Annual Awards Competition
Faculty from throughout Emory University's Woodruff Health
Sciences Center were honored as finalists or winners in this year's
Atlanta Business Chronicle Health-Care Heroes Competition.
Cardiolo...
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21 May 2004
Voice Patients Get Better at Emory with New "Virtual" Technology
Professionals who use their voices to make a living are intensely
aware of the problems that tired and overstressed vocal cords can cause.
The healing process includes learning proper use of the voi...
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20 May 2004
National Stroke Association Unveils Stroke Risk Score During May Stroke Awareness Month
Stroke is the leading cause of disability and the third leading cause of death in the US, yet only two percent of the population
fears having a stroke even though 4 out of 5 families over a lifetime...
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19 May 2004
Emory Neurologist Leads Stroke Study at Grady Memorial Hospital
Michael R. Frankel, MD, professor of neurology at Emory University
School of Medicine, and chief of neurology for the Grady Health System, is
principal investigator for a pioneering stroke study des...
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17 May 2004
Emory's Mary Gullatte named 2004 Georgia Nurse of the Year
When she graduated from nursing school, Mary Gullatte's
uncle reminded her of a letter she had written in the third grade
saying she wanted to be a nurse when she grew up.
Now, almost 30 years ...
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13 May 2004
Emory Offers Tips to Fight Obesity and Diabetes Epidemic in Free Public Seminar
As Americans' waistlines expand, so does their risk of developing
diabetes and heart disease. Medical researchers refer to these three linked
conditions -- obesity, cardiovascular disease and diabet...
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13 May 2004
Imaging Studies Show Brain Responds to Rewards Earned "The Old-Fashioned Way"
Human beings are more aroused by rewards they actively earn than by
rewards they acquire passively, according to brain imaging research by
scientists at Emory University School of Medicine. Results ...
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13 May 2004
Poll Shows Georgians Support More Funding for Health Research
Sixty-eight percent of Georgians feel the amount spent to find
ways to protect and promote their health through prevention research - about
1 cent of every U.S. health care dollar - is too little, a...
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12 May 2004
Clinical Trial to Study Treatment Options for Patients with Acute Renal Failure
Emory University Hospital is one of a
handful of sites across the country currently
participating in a clinical trial to study a new
treatment for acute renal failure (ARF), a
life-threatening...
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12 May 2004
Ovarian Cancer Survivors Share Their Experiences With Medical Students
When third year medical students at the Emory University School of Medicine
go to class in the Glenn Building at Grady Hospital on May 19th, their
professor will step aside and let the voice of expe...
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07 May 2004
'Global Challenge of Parasitic Diseases': Sell Lecture on May 17
James H. McKerrow, PhD, MD
Professor and Vice Chair for Research Affairs
University of California/San Francisco Department of Pathology and
Director, The Sandler Center for Research on Parasitic Di...
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06 May 2004
Events at LeFont Theater on May 18 Mark HIV Vaccine Awareness Day
In celebration of National HIV Vaccine Awareness Day, May 18,
Atlantans are invited to participate in a special event at the LeFont Plaza
Theater, sponsored by SisterLove, Inc., AID Atlanta, and the...
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06 May 2004
Emory Eye Center Announces Opening of Emory Laser Vision
Emory Eye Center, ranked as one of the top 15 in the U.S. News & World Report's annual survey of the nation's best eye centers, announced today that it will open a refractive surgery center located at...
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05 May 2004
Emory Cardiologist Receives Gold Heart Award from the American Heart Association
Nanette K. Wenger, MD, professor of medicine in the Division of
Cardiology at Emory University School of Medicine, and chief of cardiology
at Grady Memorial Hospital, recently received the Gold Hear...
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04 May 2004
Emory Awarded $3 Million Grant for Disease-Fighting Computer Modeling
Emory University scientists have received a five-year grant
for more than $3 million to participate in a new National Institutes
of Health (NIH) initiative to develop powerful computer modeling
...
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30 April 2004
Emory Lupus Clinic at Grady Is a First in Georgia
A clinic established to treat patients with systemic lupus erythematosus - a chronic autoimmune disorder that disproportionately
affects African Americans - continues to flourish since opening its do...
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29 April 2004
Patients with Uncontrolled Epilepsy Have Low Levels of Fatty Acids
Omega-3 fatty acids are crucial to the proper development and function of
cell membranes in the brain. But one particular fatty acid, docosahexaenoic
acid (DHA), is found at abnormally low levels in...
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29 April 2004
Abnormal Eye Movements Help Doctors Diagnose Migraine-Associated Dizziness
Researchers at Emory University School of Medicine have found a more precise
way to diagnose migraine-associated dizziness, which should greatly help in
the treatment process of this debilitating co...
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29 April 2004
Emory Neurologist Studies Effects of Antiepileptic Drugs in Pregnancy
Preliminary data show that babies of epileptic mothers who take
antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) during pregnancy absorb the medication to
substantial degrees in utero, and some of these babies may develo...
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29 April 2004
EPIC 2004: Emory Heart Center Trains Cardiologists in All the Latest Techniques
Breakthroughs in interventional cardiology have resulted in
rapidly evolving new technologies and therapies for fighting heart disease
and repairing damaged hearts. But how do cardiologists, and oth...
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28 April 2004
Emory Cardiologists Train Physicians on New Stent System
The Circulatory System Devices Panel of the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) last week recommended approval of a new system to clear
blocked neck arteries. The system is a minimally invasive ...
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27 April 2004
Sodium Channel Gene Mutation Identified in Case of Familial Epilepsy
Researchers at Emory University have identified a specific mutation in a
sodium channel gene (SCN1A) that is associated with epilepsy syndrome in a
family. The findings were presented at the America...
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26 April 2004
Emory Healthcare Information Technology Dept. Recognized as Leader
Emory Healthcare's information technology department has achieved
a distinction worthy of the history books -- digitally speaking.
An innovative project connecting hundreds of computer servers and...
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20 April 2004
Emory Study Finds 'Beating Heart' Bypass Offers Medical Benefits, Cost Savings
The landmark Surgical Management of Arterial Revascularization
Trial (SMART), conducted by Emory Heart Center researchers and published in
the April 21 issue of the Journal of the American Medical ...
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20 April 2004
Yerkes Researcher Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Frans de Waal, PhD, a primatologist at the Yerkes National Primate
Research Center at Emory University, a C.H. Candler Professor of Primate
Behavior in the department of psychology and director of t...
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19 April 2004
Emory Scientists Use Protein "Fingerprints" to Identify Nervous System Diseases
Scientists from Emory University School of Medicine have used mass
spectrometry to identify specific protein fingerprints in human
cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) that differentiate cancers, both primary ...
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19 April 2004
DeHaan Lecture On Health Promotion And Education Slated For May 4
Trained as a physician and epidemiologist, Ichiro Kawachi, MD,
PhD, has focused his research during the past 10 years on uncovering the
social and economic determinants of population health. The di...
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16 April 2004
Emory Eye Center Offers New Treatment for Stroke, Brain Injury Visual Deficits
Today scientists and physicians at Emory Eye Center announced they
are the first in the Georgia to offer patients a new computer-based
technology that may improve portions of vision lost to stroke, ...
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14 April 2004
Conference to Discuss Obesity-Related Epidemic of "Metabolic Syndrome"
The Emory University School of Medicine is hosting a scientific
symposium to address and combat an emerging health problem known as
"Metabolic Syndrome" - a clustering of cardiovascular disease risk...
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13 April 2004
Touch-Screen Kiosk for Hispanic Women Opens at Grady
A luncheon ceremony celebrating the unveiling of a computerized,
touch-screen kiosk related to breast health will be held Thursday, April 15,
at 12:30 p.m. in the lobby of the International Primary ...
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13 April 2004
Dr. Eaton Named President-Elect of American Physiological Society
Douglas C. Eaton, PhD, distinguished professor of physiology at
Emory University School of Medicine, is the new president-elect of the
American Physiological Society (APS), a national organization o...
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08 April 2004
Emory Psychiatrist's Book Gives "Peace of Mind Prescription"
Although mental health experts know far more about the basis for
psychiatric disorders than ever before, people are tragically unaware of
symptoms and treatment options. The stigma and lack of know...
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06 April 2004
Emory to Dedicate New Faculty Building at Grady on April 8
A dedication ceremony for the new Emory Clinical Training and
Faculty Office Building at Grady Memorial Hospital will be held at 11:30
a.m. Thursday, April 8. The four-story, 68,000 square foot bui...
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06 April 2004
Uterine Fibroid Embolization: A Viable Option to Hysterectomy
Thirteen years ago, Nealy Moyer was diagnosed with uterine fibroids.
Although the diagnosis was not life-threatening, Moyer spent the next
decade suffering from painful periods with very heavy ble...
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02 April 2004
The Emory Clinic, Georgia's Largest Group Practice, Names New Leadership
The state's largest and most comprehensive physician group
practice is getting new leadership, effective September 1.
Dr. Wright Caughman, a dermatologist, has been named director of The Emory
Cl...
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01 April 2004
Jimmy Hatcher Named Chief Financial Officer for Emory Healthcare
Jimmy Hatcher, chief financial officer for Emory Hospitals, has
been named to the newly created position of chief financial officer for
Emory Healthcare. In this new position, Mr. Hatcher reports j...
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31 March 2004
Emory Psychiatrist Receives Lifetime Achievement Award
The Neuroscience Education Institute (NEI) has named
Charles B. Nemeroff, MD, PhD, the recipient of its first Lifetime
Achievement Award in Psychopharmacology. The award was given at a special
cer...
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30 March 2004
Emory/Grady AIDS Specialists to Serve Rural Georgia By Telehealth
Beginning in May, Emory School of Medicine specialist Jeffrey L.
Lennox, MD, will provide medical consultations to rural Georgia patients
suffering from HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, sexually transmitted ...
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26 March 2004
"Hope Springs Eternal" 5K Run/Walk Will Benefit AIDS Outreach
The Hope Clinic of the Emory Vaccine Center will host its first
annual Hope Springs Eternal 5K Fun Run/Walk on Saturday, April 3, 2004. The
race will begin at 9:00 a.m. in the Main Pavilion in Deca...
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25 March 2004
Emory Program at Grady Enhances Birth Weight for At-Risk Pregnant Women
Women who enroll in the Centering Pregnancy Program at Grady
Memorial Hospital are more likely to give birth to larger babies, feel
empowered about their pregnancies, and experience social support f...
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23 March 2004
Dr. Carlos del Rio Will Discuss Infectious Threats in Emory "Great Teachers Lecture"
In the past 30 years, more than 30 new biological agents have been
identified in the United States, in addition to new twists on old familiar
infectious disease "favorites" such as influenza and pne...
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22 March 2004
Emory, EraGen Get NIH Grant for HIV Diagnostic Test
Using a joint technology transfer grant from the National
Institutes of Health (NIH), Emory University and EraGen Biosciences will
collaborate to develop gene-based rapid diagnostic tests that would...
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18 March 2004
Study Examines Medical Decision Making by African-American Patients
Making important medical decisions can be a daunting task for
almost anyone, yet for some African-American patients, concerns about their
health, their own understanding of certain procedures, and t...
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15 March 2004
Emory Eye Center Physician Wins Top Retina Award
Emory Eye Center retina specialist Daniel F. Martin, MD was the
recent winner of the Richard and Hinda Rosenthal Foundation Award in the
Visual Sciences through the Macula Society. The Society met ...
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15 March 2004
Emory Clinical Trial Explores Options For Treating Acute Deep Venous Thrombosis
Nearly 2 million Americans a year experience the painful swollen
extremities associated with deep venous thrombosis (DVT). A thrombus - or
blood clot - forms mainly in the deep veins of the lower l...
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09 March 2004
Inpatient Cardiac Risk Management Program Promotes Lifestyle Changes
Can hospitalized cardiac patients learn how to reduce
their risk of future heart events - and put this knowledge to
practical use? And will any therapeutic lifestyle changes (TLC) that
are promo...
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09 March 2004
Many Patients Can Reduce Serious Heart Disease Risk Factors Without Medication
High blood pressure, high cholesterol levels
(hyperlipidemia), and elevated blood sugar (hyperglycemia) are
serious risk factors for cardiovascular disease -- and physicians
frequently prescri...
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09 March 2004
Emory Researchers Find Race and Gender Gaps In the Treatment of U.S. Heart Attack Patients
If you are a woman suffering a heart attack (also called a
myocardial infarction or MI), will you receive the same care as a
man? If you
are
an African-American MI patient, will you get th...
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08 March 2004
Emory Study of Twins Finds Possible Mechanism Linking Depression To Heart Disease
Depression is a recognized risk factor for coronary heart disease (CHD) and, by studying pairs of twins, researchers from Emory and Yale
believe they have found a mechanism that explains this li...
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08 March 2004
Researchers Find Coronary Aneurysms Are Independent Predictor of Mortality
The results of a study presented today at the
American College of Cardiology's 53rd Scientific Sessions in New
Orleans concludes that coronary aneurysms -- regardless of size --
are associat...
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05 March 2004
Cardiology Meeting in New Orleans Features Emory Researchers
Can an inpatient program designed to improve patient
knowledge of cardiac risk factors actually lead to better compliance - and a
reduced rate of future cardiac events - when heart patients are dism...
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05 March 2004
Dr. Kamal Mansour Establishes Professorship at Emory
Kamal A. Mansour, MD, professor of cardiothoracic surgery in Emory
University School of Medicine, along with his wife, Cleo, has made a
substantial gift to Emory, enabling the establishment of the K...
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04 March 2004
Dr. Nanette Wenger to Speak About Heart Disease and Women at ACC
One of the nation's leading experts on cardiovascular
disease and women, Nanette K. Wenger, MD, professor of medicine in
the Division of Cardiology for Emory University School of Medicine,
and c...
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02 March 2004
Emory Offers New Therapy for Extremely High Cholesterol
The Emory Heart Center, working in
conjunction with the Plasmapheresis Center at
Emory University Hospital (EUH), is the first
site in Georgia to offer a new treatment, LDL-C
apheresis, that c...
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01 March 2004
"Great Teacher" To Discuss Family Caregivers of Chronically Ill Persons
Studies have shown that family involvement for chronically
ill patients such as stroke victims has been associated with better
recovery of physical function. But the stress the caregivers
exper...
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01 March 2004
Dr. Jeffrey Koplan Addresses Conference on Plagues, Public Health and Politics
Many of the dominant public health topics of the past two years,
including smallpox, SARS, avian influenza, and mad cow disease, illustrate
the complex relationship between the science of public hea...
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01 March 2004
Targeted Treatment Could Contain Pandemic Influenza: Emory Study
In a future outbreak of pandemic influenza, such as the
three pandemics that sickened millions and killed hundreds of
thousands of people during the 20th century, supplies of flu vaccine
might n...
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26 February 2004
World-Renowned AIDS Scientist Joins Emory as GRA Scholar
Eric Hunter, Ph.D., one of the world's
leading experts on retroviruses, the class of viruses that includes
HIV, will join the faculty of Emory University this fall as the
newest Eminent Scholar ...
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25 February 2004
New Emory Ad Campaign Promotes Angioplasty to Treat Heart Attacks
Heart disease, the number one killer
of Americans, has an increasing prominence in ad
campaigns as companies appeal to health conscious
Baby Boomers with everything from aspirin and
prescript...
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24 February 2004
Tai Chi Training May Help Reduce Falls in the Elderly
Emory University researchers have found that intense
training in tai chi, the ancient Chinese martial arts form, may help
reduce the risks of falls in elderly, frail adults. But the benefit
of t...
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24 February 2004
Hospitalists and Internists Highly Rated for Quality of Teaching at Grady
A study conducted by Emory University School of Medicine researchers
shows that hospitalists and general internists are highly effective
teachers on the hospital wards. The study, published in the...
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20 February 2004
Jowers Lecture Focuses on Use of Simulators in Teaching Nurses
As the patient's vital signs drop and he enters cardiac
arrest, a room of nursing students try to determine the appropriate
measures to save his life. The right decision could prevent death.
Mak...
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14 February 2004
Surveillance, Containment Effective Against Smallpox
In the event of a large, intentional release of smallpox,
the current government policy of post-release surveillance and
containment, if quickly implemented, would be sufficient to prevent a
wid...
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13 February 2004
FIRST Fellowship Program Proves Worthy Model for Training Faculty
A postdoctoral fellowship program that combines training in research and teaching within a five-school Atlanta consortium has
successfully launched faculty careers in the biological sciences for 8 o...
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13 February 2004
Nanoparticle Probes Are Destined for Major New Role in Medicine
The emerging miniaturized world known as nanomedicine
integrates technology, biology and medicine using tools and materials
constructed from molecular- and atomic-sized particles too small to
se...
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10 February 2004
Emory Experts Offer Advice on Continence at National Conference
Two Emory University experts in the field of urinary incontinence
will address participants of the Women's Forum on Lifelong Bladder
Health and Pelvic Support. The event, sponsored by the National...
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05 February 2004
HIV Transmission Rate in U.S. Is Approximately 4 Percent Per Year
An Emory University study estimates that over 95 percent of people living with HIV in the United States do not transmit the virus
to another person in a year's time. The findings were reported in t...
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04 February 2004
Emory University Great Teachers Lecture Series: "HIV/AIDS: Closer to a Vaccine"
Harriet Robinson, PhD, chief of the Division of
Microbiology and Immunology in Emory University's Yerkes National
Primate Research Center, will deliver a Great Teachers Lecture
entitled "HIV/AID...
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04 February 2004
Emory Doctor Co-Authors New Guidelines for Preventing Heart Disease in Women
The American Heart Association (AHA) announced new guidelines for the
prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in women today. Published
in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Associatio...
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03 February 2004
Healthy Students Make for Healthy Doctors -- and Patients, Emory Researcher Says
A series of studies have shown that doctors are, on the whole,
healthier and longer-lived than the general population, even when
matched to others of their same upper-tier economic and social
st...
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03 February 2004
SE Center for Biologic Threats Gets Nearly $1 Million in Federal Funding
A new one-year federal grant of nearly $1 million will help the
Southeastern Center for Emerging Biologic Threats (SECEBT) fulfill
its mission of combating emerging infectious diseases and potenti...
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03 February 2004
ALS Center Receives Major Gift from Patient
The ALS Center at Emory University recently received its largest
personal contribution towards ALS research at Emory. Patient Steve
Wakefield and his wife Pam gave $100,000 to support further rese...
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03 February 2004
Emory Heart Center and Emory University Hospital among Top U.S. Cardiac Centers
"Good Housekeeping" magazine, in partnership with Castle
Connolly (publisher of the popular guide America's Top Doctors) has
named Emory University Hospital (EUH) and The Emory Heart Center
among...
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02 February 2004
Mason Trust Awards $2M to Emory and Children's Healthcare for Liver Transplant Chair
Wachovia Bank, N.A., Trustee of the Carlos and Marguerite Mason
Trust, has awarded $2 million to Emory University and to Children's
Healthcare of Atlanta to help ensure access to care for all Geor...
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30 January 2004
Emory Heart Center Celebrates American Heart Month with Series of Events
As Valentine's Day approaches and thoughts turn to romance
and paper hearts, the Emory Heart Center is encouraging people to
think about their real hearts in February by presenting free events
a...
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28 January 2004
Metro Organizations Recognize Fourth Annual National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
The prevalence of HIV/AIDS in the African-American community has
reached epidemic proportions - accounting for 38% of the AIDS
reported cases in the country, while comprising only 12% of the U.S. ...
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28 January 2004
Yerkes National Primate Research Center to Develop New Molecular Technology
The Yerkes National Primate Research Center of Emory
University today announced its plans to collaborate with PETNET
Solutions, a subsidiary of CTI Molecular Imaging, Inc., to research
and devel...
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20 January 2004
Mason Trust Awards $1.8 Million to Emory Transplant Center
The Carlos and Marguerite Mason Trust has awarded $1.8 million to
Emory University in an effort to ensure access to advanced care for all
Georgians in need of organ transplantation. The award will ...
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16 January 2004
Discussion Scheduled on Surgical Options for Parkinson's Patients
Emory neurologist Mahlon DeLong, MD, and Emory neurosurgeon Aviva
Abosch, MD, PhD, will hold a free discussion on January 30, 2004,
detailing the surgical options available for patients with
Par...
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16 January 2004
Racism, Sexual Prejudice Can Impair Healthcare Access for HIV-Positive Black Men
Black men who have sex with men (BMSM)
often share common experiences of racism, sexual
prejudice, judgment and displacement from their
families, churches and communities. Their
everyday stre...
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15 January 2004
Scott Boden Named Director of New Emory Orthopaedics & Spine Center
Scott D. Boden, MD, a leading orthopaedic surgeon and researcher,
has been named director of the new Emory Orthopaedics & Spine Center.
Located in Executive Park South at the intersection of I-85 an...
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14 January 2004
Emory Ophthalmologist Urges Eye Exams During Glaucoma Awareness Month
The American Academy of Ophthalmology, the Eye M.D.
Association, and the Emory Eye Center, Atlanta, urge those who may be
at risk for developing glaucoma to get a complete eye examination
from a...
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09 January 2004
Director of National Immunization Program at CDC Joins Emory
Walter A. Orenstein, MD, director of the National Immunization Program at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), will join the Emory University School of Medicine
in March 2004 as Di...
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07 January 2004
Emory Conference to Focus on Lou Gehrig's Disease
What: "Lou Gehrigs Disease: Hope in the 21st Century"
2004 Virginia Lee Franklin Conference in Neurology
Who: Sponsored by Emory Universitys Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing ...
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06 January 2004
Early Treatment of Blinding Eye Disease in Infants Can Prevent Severe Vision Loss
An important clinical trial, sponsored by the National Eye
Institute (NEI), a part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH),
has provided doctors with improved prognostic indicators and
treatm...
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05 January 2004
Warner Robins Woman Fights Parkinson's with Origami Artistry
During the last year, Kim Nichols' very personal fund-raising efforts have raised $6,276 to support Parkinson's disease research efforts at Emory University School of Medicine. And she has, remarkabl...
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