Patient Care Support Group Forming to Help Women with PCOS By Lori Barrette Feb. 19, 2010 Strong Fertility Center will launch a support group for women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) 5:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 24, at the Women’s Health Pavilion, 500 Red Creek Drive, Rochester.
Research Low-income Urban Mothers Have High Rate of Postpartum Depression By Â鶹ÊÓƵ Communications Feb. 18, 2010 More than half of low-income urban mothers met the criteria for a diagnosis of depression at some point between two weeks and 14 months after giving birth, according to a study led by University of ...
Research Â鶹ÊÓƵStudy Links Vitamin D, Race, and Cardiac Deaths By Leslie Orr Jan. 4, 2010 Vitamin D deficiency may contribute to a higher number of heart and stroke-related deaths among black Americans compared to whites, according to a Â鶹ÊÓƵ study.
Research Common Pain Relievers May Dilute Power of Flu Shots By Leslie Orr Nov. 2, 2009 With flu vaccination season in full swing, research from the Â鶹ÊÓƵ cautions that use of many common pain killers – Advil, Tylenol, aspirin – at the time of injection ...
Research Income, Education, Important Factors in Heart Disease Risk By Leslie Orr Jun. 15, 2009 Doctors who ignore the socioeconomic status of patients when evaluating their risk for heart disease are missing a crucial element that might result in inadequate treatment, according to a University ...
New Speaker Scheduled for Saward-Berg Lecture By Leslie Orr Apr. 13, 2009 Despite the cancellation of Obama-appointee David Blumenthal, M.D., the annual Saward-Berg lecture will go forward with a new speaker and a new time.
Research Study Assesses Relief Options Against Shingles Pain By Â鶹ÊÓƵ Communications Mar. 24, 2009 The painkiller oxycodone is effective at treating the acute pain of shingles, an illness that often causes severe pain which can become long-lasting and sometimes even permanent.
Nursing Home Specialists May Improve Quality of Care By Lori Barrette Mar. 16, 2009 Geriatrics experts at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ are urging the medical community to consider developing a new specialty to meet the needs of nursing home residents. “Nursing Home ...
Outspoken Health Care Reformer, Obama Advisor, Visits URMC By Leslie Orr Mar. 10, 2009 THIS LECTURE IS CANCELLED. David Blumenthal, M.D., M.P.P., a key health care advisor to President Barack Obama during the 2008 campaign, will speak at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ on ...
