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Effects of Sjogren’s to be Topic of Free Health Talk on May 12
May 09, 2008
University of Rochester Eye Institute corneal specialist James Aquavella, M.D., professor in the Department of Ophthalmology, will lead a free community health discussion about Sjogren’s syndrome at the Pittsford Community Library.

Canandaigua Wal-Mart Greeter Nets $200K for Children's Hospital
May 08, 2008
Wally Straight, a part-time Wal-Mart greeter in Canandaigua who uses his front-of-store post to fundraise for Golisano Children's Hospital at Strong, received the $4 donation that broke the $200,000 mark.

Wilmot Cancer Center Supporters Fete Building, Campaign Progress
May 08, 2008
On Saturday evening, more than 1,100 people will toast the generosity of Western New Yorkers who’ve helped fund construction of the new James P. Wilmot Cancer Center building on the University of Rochester Medical Center campus. The celebration will cap the Cancer Center’s ninth annual Discovery Ball at the Rochester Riverside Convention Center.

Telemedicine Could Eradicate Many Expensive ED Visits
May 06, 2008
A community-wide study in upstate New York finds that nearly 28 percent of all visits to the pediatric emergency department could have been replaced with a more cost-effective Internet doctor's "visit," or telemedicine.

New Scanner Opens up New Possibilities for Patients
May 06, 2008
Dolphins swimming underwater, jet planes whizzing overhead, and monkeys climbing up palm trees are just some of the images patients are now seeing at Strong Memorial Hospital as it introduces the region's first "open" high-field magnetic resonance (MRI) scanner.

Nearly One-Third of U.S. Parents Don't Know What to Expect of Infants
May 05, 2008
Almost one-third of U.S. parents have a surprisingly low-level knowledge of typical infant development and unrealistic expectations for their child's physical, social and emotional growth, according to new research from the University of Rochester. The findings, which suggest that such false parenting assumptions can not only impair parent-child interactions, but also rob kids of much-needed cognitive stimulation, will be presented Sunday, May 4, at the Pediatric Academic Society meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii.

URMC In The News

Ruth Lawrence's statements are part of a Washington Post article covering studies suggesting breast-feeding may boost baby IQs.

Quotes from Laura Shone, lead author of a study on health risks among uninsured middle class kids, appear in a Washington Post story.

USA Today's coverage of studies indicating suicide rates rise with the return of spring includes statements from Eric Caine.

Heather Paradis' comments are part of a MSNBC piece on her findings that a third of parents know little about typical infant development.

Scott MacRae took part in a LASIK Surgery Q&A on NPR.

Research by Mark Noble that yields new clues on cognitive problems after chemotherapy was covered by WebMD.