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The Latest Claim: Some ‘Fried Foods’ OK for the Heart No, it’s not carte blanche to toss aside the carrot sticks and gleefully chow down on drive-thru fare. Rather, new research from Spain (which followed 40,000-some Spaniards for 12 years), suggests that not all “fried foods” deserve to be demonized. Researchers found that, so long as the cooking involves […]
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The Highlands at Pittsford Awarded Five-Year CARF Reaccreditation The Highlands at Pittsford retirement community has earned its third five-year reaccreditation from CARF International. Founded as the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities, CARF International is an independent, nonprofit accreditor of health and human services. This designation is the highest level awarded by CARF, acknowledging that The Highlands […]
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Collaborative ‘Rochester Model’ Gets Spotlight for Hypertension Program Business, health care partnership featured in national medical journal The fast-moving effort led by business leaders, in partnership with healthcare organizations, to make the Finger Lakes region the healthiest community in the country serves as a model for action that other cities could follow, according to a […]
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Medical Center Psychiatrist Wins Award for Book on Workplace Violence Michael R. Privitera, M.D., M.S., associate professor of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester Medical Center, will receive the 2012 Manfred S. Guttmacher Award, which is given for an outstanding contribution to the literature of forensic psychiatry. Privitera, director of the Psychiatry Consultation Service at the Medical […]
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Step into American Heart Month with a Winter Walk Event benefits Golisano Children’s Hospital, promotes active lifestyle February is American Heart Month, and what better way to celebrate than outdoors in a winter wonderland? The third annual Winter Walk for Strong Kids, on Sunday, Feb. 5 at the Nazareth College Shults Center, is a fun way for the […]
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When Coughs Cross the Line: Simple Sniffles, or Something Serious? It’s that time of year. Your home, school, or office sounds like a veritable orchestra of sniffles, coughs and sneezes. Between the frantic tissue-grabbing, you might wonder: How do I know if the congestion is normal, or if it’s indicative of something worse? How long should […]
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Diversity and Disparities in Medicine Topic of First Tana Grady-Weliky Lecture Annelle B. Primm, M.D., M.P.H., deputy medical director and director of the Office of Minority and National Affairs for the American Psychiatric Association (APA), will deliver the first annual Tana A. Grady-Weliky, M.D., Memorial Lecture Friday, Feb. 10, at the University of Rochester Medical […]
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Local IHOP Restaurants Flip to Help the Kids Rochester IHOPs whip up two ways to help Golisano Children’s Hospital this winter The only thing better than free pancakes are free pancakes for a good cause. On Wednesday, Jan. 25, the Rochester IHOP restaurants will be holding a special promotion to provide free kids’ meals, from 7 a.m. […]
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Medical Center Board Bestows Patient Care Awards on Top Staff Six Individuals, Four Teams, Spotlighted for Stellar Service This week, during the University of Rochester Medical Center Board’s annual meeting, Board Chair Bob Latella presented the 2011 Excellence Awards to some of the institution’s most exceptional employees. Altogether, six individuals and four teams were spotlighted […]
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Golisano Foundation and Eastman Institute Partner to Help People with Developmental Disabilities The B. Thomas Golisano Foundation and Eastman Institute for Oral Health at the University of Rochester Medical Center today announced a partnership to address the unmet oral health needs of people with developmental disabilities in the Rochester area. While it is widely known that there is a […]
