EIOH Study Shows Major Decline in Prescription Pain Killers Following NY Mandate By URMC Communications Nov. 11, 2015 Since urgent dental clinics are a common place for prescribing pain medication, UR Medicine’s Eastman Institute for Oral Health wanted to take a scientific approach to see if the mandatory program ...
Research Brain Damage During Stroke May Point to Source of Addiction By Mark Michaud Sep. 8, 2015 A pair of studies suggests that a region of the brain – called the insular cortex – may hold the key to treating addiction. Scientists have come to this conclusion after finding that smokers who ...
Research Deborah J. Ossip, Ph.D., to lead Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco in 2016 By Lydia Fernandez Mar. 2, 2015 Deborah J. Ossip, Ph.D., professor of Public Health Sciences and Oncology, has been elected 2016 president of the Society for Research on Nicotine and Tobacco. Ossip will serve as president-elect ...
Patient Care Time to Quit? Smoking Facts to Chew On By Lori Barrette Jan. 12, 2015 If you need a few more reasons to add quitting smoking to your to-do list for 2015, Eastman Institute for Oral Health’s Dr. Sangeeta Gajendra suggests you consider the impact it can have on your ...
Patient Care UR Medicine Offering Opioid Overdose Prevention Program By URMC Communications Aug. 19, 2014 UR Medicine’s Strong Recovery is beginning a monthly Opiod Overdose Prevention Program that is open to the general public, free of charge. Participants will learn to recognize the symptoms of opiod ...
Research Lighting Up Can Bring You Down in Colorectal Surgery By Emily Boynton Sep. 23, 2013 A new study shows that smoking boosts the risk of complications – infection, pneumonia and blood clots, to name a few – after some of the most common colorectal procedures, like surgery for colon ...
Research Socioeconomic Status Plays Major Role in Opioid Pain Control By URMC Communications Jun. 26, 2013 Blacks, Hispanics, poor people, and those with lower education are less likely than more affluent people to received opiods for moderate to severe pain in emergency rooms – pointing to the need for a ...
