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Vitamin D May Help Explain Racial Differences in Blood Pressure High blood pressure, or hypertension, is more common and often more deadly in blacks than in whites, and a new University of Rochester study shows that low vitamin D levels among black people might be a powerful factor that contributes to the racial differences in […]
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Meeting the Needs of People with Autism Autism Awareness Month Conference (April 25, 2011 ) Senior Adviser to the President Valerie Jarrett and Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius speak to an audience of parents, advocates, and experts at an Autism Awareness Month Conference at the White House. ” Helping every American with […]
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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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Finger Lakes Kiwanis Collect Donations, One Quarter-Mile at a Time Kiwanis Division Holds Fundraising Event to Benefit Golisano Children’s Hospital The Quarter Mile of Quarters fundraising event is just what it sounds like – members from the local Kiwanis clubs collect donations of quarters from shoppers at the mall, with the goal of collecting 15,840 […]
More Interventions at Delivery Not Linked to Healthier Newborns High Rates of Induction, Primary C-Section Do Not Improve Infant Outcomes in Low-Risk Women at Community Hospitals Christopher Glantz, M.D., M.P.H.In low-risk pregnant women, high induction and first-cesarean delivery rates do not lead to improved outcomes for newborns, according to new research published in the April […]
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Golisano Children’s Hospital Clinician-Researcher Wins AHA Award The American Heart Association named local volunteer Stephen Cook, M.D., M.P.H. “Science Advocate of the Year.” The award was presented at the association’s annual Congressional Lobby Day,in Washington, D.C. on Monday, April 11, 2011. Stephen Cook, M.D., M.P.H. “Dr. Cook is passionate about ending childhood obesity and has […]
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Wilmot Scientists Describe Current, Future Challenges in Lymphoma A special edition of the highly regarded Journal of Clinical Oncology, placed online this week, spotlights James P. Wilmot Cancer Center physicians who write about progress and opportunities in caring for people with lymphoma. Richard I. Fisher, M.D., director of the Wilmot Cancer Center at the University […]
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Linda Chaudron Appointed School of Medicine Dean for Diversity University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry Dean Mark B. Taubman, M.D., has appointed Linda Chaudron, M.D., M.S., the School’s senior associate dean for diversity. In making the appointment, Taubman has elevated the position from associate dean status and expanded the area of responsibility to […]
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A ‘Pacman Strategy’ to Boost the Immune System to Fight Cancer A molecule that lies dormant until it encounters a cancer cell, then suddenly activates and rouses the body’s immune system to fight cancer cells directly, marks the latest step in scientists’ efforts to tap the body’s own resources to fight the disease. […]
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