Education Sidewalk Sale to Benefit Residents of The Living Center By Lori Barrette May. 5, 2010 The public is invited to bargain-hunt at the Third Annual Living Center at The Highlands at Pittsford Sidewalk Sale from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, May 14.
Research Panel Enacts New Standards for Breast Tumor Testing By Leslie Orr May. 5, 2010 Testing for estrogen and progesterone biomarkers following a breast cancer diagnosis is critically important to treatment decisions, yet an international panel that included a University of Rochester ...
Patient Care Community Celebrates Local Survivors, Wilmot Cancer Center By Leslie White May. 5, 2010 Hundreds of people celebrated the many clinical and research successes of the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center during its 11th annual Discovery Ball on May 1. The 730 people who attended the gala ...
Patient Care Cardiac, Surgical ICUs Earn Awards for Critical Care Excellence By Karin Gaffney Christensen May. 4, 2010 For the fourth consecutive year, Strong Memorial’s cardiac-vascular intensive care unit (CVICU/7-1600) will accept the Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence, and for the first time, the ...
Research Undergrads Dive into Research at URMC and Make a Splash By Emily Boynton May. 4, 2010 Undergraduates conducting research in laboratories throughout the University of Rochester Medical Center are making their mark, collaborating with faculty and making unique contributions in areas ...
Research Wilmot Cancer Center Expert Joins Lymphoma Research Foundation Group By Leslie White May. 4, 2010 Steven H. Bernstein, M.D., an oncologist with the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center and expert in lymphoma, was recently elected to the Executive Committee of the Lymphoma Research Foundation’s Mantle ...
Research Heart Drug Effective for Treating Symptom of Muscular Dystrophy By URochester Medicine Communications May. 3, 2010 A medication most often used to treat heart arrhythmias also reduces a central symptom of myotonic dystrophy, the most common type of muscular dystrophy in adults. The findings about the medication ...
Research Purple Periwinkles Battle Inflammatory Diseases By Emily Boynton May. 3, 2010 A widely and safely used plant extract acts as a novel anti-inflammatory agent that may one day be used for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD, as well as other ...
Patient Care Former Ophthalmology Chief, Caring Physician, Dies By URochester Medicine Communications May. 2, 2010 Albert C. Snell Jr., M.D., a former head of the Division of Ophthalmology at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, died April 20 at the age of 97.
Research Children Living in Apartments with Non-Smoking Adults Still Exposed By URochester Medicine Communications May. 1, 2010 The majority of children living in apartments are exposed to secondhand smoke, even when they don’t live with smokers. This study from the University of Rochester Medical Center is the first to ...
