Research Cigarette Smoke May Rob Children of Needed Antioxidants By URochester Medicine Communications May. 1, 2009 Children exposed to cigarette smoke have lower levels of antioxidants, which help the body defend itself against many biological stresses.
Strong Fertility Center Offers Free Talk on Male Fertility By Lori Barrette Apr. 30, 2009 Strong Fertility Center will host a free seminar on male fertility issues at 6 p.m. Thursday, May 14, at the Women’s Health Pavilion, 500 Red Creek Drive, Rochester.
Custom Motorcycle Drawing Benefits Wilmot Cancer Center By Leslie White Apr. 29, 2009 Motorcycle lovers will want to check-out a new custom cycle, created by Cenzi Motorcycle Company, to raise funds for the James P. Wilmot Cancer Center. The motorcycle will be on display this weekend ...
Education URMC Physician Elected President of American Academy of Neurology By Mark Michaud Apr. 29, 2009 University of Rochester Medical Center neurologist Robert C. Griggs, M.D. has been elected president of the American Academy of Neurology, the world’s largest professional organization of ...
Research Brain Protein Central to Both Parkinson’s, Drug Addiction Identified By URochester Medicine Communications Apr. 29, 2009 Scientists have identified a protein that appears not only to be central to the process that causes Parkinson’s disease but could also play a role in muting the high from methamphetamine and other ...
Historical Fiction Novel Penned by Longtime Rochester Endocrinologist By Karin Gaffney Christensen Apr. 28, 2009 University of Rochester Medical Center faculty member Alvin Ureles, M.D., has published a historical novel about an important Revolutionary War-era physician who played numerous key roles in this ...
URMC Expert Informs Lupus Patients on Nutrition Myths, Realities By URochester Medicine Communications Apr. 28, 2009 Next week, University of Rochester Medical Center rheumatologist Jennifer Anolik, M.D., Ph.D., will offer a free public talk that sheds light on how sensible eating and fitness habits can help ...
Patient Care Free Skin Cancer Checks May 30 at University of Rochester Medical Center By Leslie White Apr. 28, 2009 A free skin cancer detection clinic will be held from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 30 at the University of Rochester Medical Center. Local dermatologists will conduct skin screenings to detect skin ...
Education Neurologists Establish Professorship in Honor of Robert J. Joynt By URochester Medicine Communications Apr. 28, 2009 Colleagues and friends in the Department of Neurology at the University of Rochester Medical Center are more than halfway toward their goal of raising $1.5 million to honor the physician who founded ...
URMC Cardiac ICU Earns Third Beacon Award for Critical Care Excellence By Karin Gaffney Christensen Apr. 27, 2009 For the third consecutive year. a prestigious honor sponsored by the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses once again was awarded to the cardiac-vascular intensive care unit, CVICU/7-1600.
