A Blow to the Head: Understanding the Full Impact of Brain Injuries A blow to the head might elicit more than a two-day headache. As more and more studies probe the link between repeat concussions and potential long-term effects (such as an Alzheimer’s-type dementia), it seems there may be more to the injury – on a […]

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Freckle, Mole, or More? This Weekend, Free Skin Checks Offer Peace of Mind A few blistering, lobster-red sunburns as a kid. Fair skin, light eyes, sprinkled with a hearty helping of freckles. A family history of melanoma. When it comes to protecting your skin from cancer, you can’t be too safe. By far the most common […]

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Big HIV Prevention Study Halted, but Experts Won’t ‘Throw in the Towel’ HIV-1 virions (green) can be seen on the surface of a lymphocyte. Image courtesy of the CDCs Public Health Image Library. One of the most critical fronts in the war against AIDS is staving off future HIV infections. The challenge can be especially daunting […]

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Scheduled Deliveries Not Linked to Healthier Babies It might be a sign of the times: In a world where people carry computer-phones in their pockets and exert an unprecedented degree of control over their environment, more and more pregnant women are seeking to schedule their babies’ births. In fact today, nearly one in four women plans […]

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Medical Miracle: When Serendipity Meets Science This week we’re breaking from our regular format to share a serendipitous patient care story. The video (and text) below relay an incredible account of a how a chance meeting between a cardiologist and neurosurgeon helped to give a brave, young mother a new lease on life. … … Serendipity […]

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Not Just Teens: When Adults Wrestle Eating Disorders Though typically thought to afflict teenage and young adult women, eating disorders like anorexia and bulimia can strike in midlife – and what’s more, they can affect men, too. And because these older adults might not fit the stereotypical patient profile – and because symptoms like bone loss or missed […]

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New U.S. Dietary Guidelines Decidedly ‘Fishy’ While the new 2010 U.S. Dietary Guidelines prod Americans – especially pregnant or breastfeeding moms – to eat more fish, many may be wondering exactly why seafood is so vital for a healthy diet. To learn more about the powerful nutrients found in fish, we spoke with URMC neurologist Dr. Gary Myers. […]

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Radiation 101: Dangers, Myths and More As radiation dangers related to Japan’s damaged Fukushima power plant continue to make national headlines, many people are still wondering exactly what radiation is – and how exposure to it, in high doses, can harm human health. To get straight answers, we tapped radiation biologist Dr. Jacqueline Williams for a brief physics […]

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First Approved Lupus Drug in 50 Years: What Promise Might it Hold? Last week’s FDA approval of Benlysta (also known as belimumab) – the first new lupus drug in more than 50 years – has created quite a buzz in the lupus community. Almost one in 1,000 people have lupus, a systemic autoimmune disease (like rheumatoid […]

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Heart Therapy: When Women Benefit More Than Men In case you missed it, we want to slip this in before the curtain closes forever on American Heart Month 2011. It’s a pretty incredible win for female heart health, marking the very first time a heart disease prevention therapy has proven more beneficial for women than men. […]

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