University of Maryland Medical News

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2003 News Releases
December
12/10	It's as Plain as the Nose on Your Face: University of Maryland Study Discovers Neural Networks Used in the Sense of Smell
12/8	University of Maryland Researchers Seek Volunteers for Largest Ever Study of Osteoarthritis of the Knee
12/8	Early Treatment Prevents Severe Vision Loss in Premature Infants with Blinding Eye Disease
12/3	Leader in Laparoscopic Surgery Joins University of Maryland as Head of General Surgery
November
11/28	Holiday Tips for Heart Health
11/19	UM Center for Integrative Medicine Uses $1.3 Million Grant to Translate Research into Consumer-Ready Information
11/14	Genetic Detectives Find Source of Elevated Heart Disease Risk in Family with Healthy Total Cholesterol Level
11/11	Top Maryland Researchers Convene for Third Annual "Research Matters" Conference
11/8	University of Maryland School of Medicine Dean Becomes Chair of the Association of American Medical Colleges
11/6	Head and Neck Cancer Specialist Named Director of University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center
October
10/27	University of Maryland Medical Center Debuts One of the World's Most Advanced Body Imaging Scanners
10/8	University of Maryland Selected for National Research Network to Study Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
September
9/23	For Women Only: Promising Herpes Vaccine to be Tested by the Unviersity of Maryland Center for Vaccine Development
9/10	Maryland Researchers Take New Approach to Find Drugs to Slow the Progression of Parkinson's Disease
9/8	Kernan Hospital Builds Golf Green Accessible to Disabled
9/4	University of Maryland School of Medicine Receives Record Grant to Lead Mid-Atlantic Biodefense Research Initiative
9/3	University of Maryland Scientists to Use Radioactive Isotopes from Russia's Nuclear Stockpiles for Cancer Research
9/2	Study Suggests Low-Dose Mercury Accelerates Autoimmune Disease
August
8/28	Surgeons at the University of Maryland Medical Center Remove and Reconstruct a Woman's Heart to Halt Tumor Growth
8/11	Pittsburgh Steelers Team Physician Named Chief of University of Maryland Sports Medicine
July
7/31	Telemedicine Program Allows Opthalmologists to "See" People at Risk for Diabetic Retinopathy and Glaucoma
7/23	Targeted "Internal" Radiation Therapy Offers New Option for Patients with Early-Stage Breast Cancer
7/21	University of Maryland School of Medicine Tests Safety of New Genetically Engineered Anthrax Vaccine
7/15	Blood Tests Identify Patients on Dialysis at High Risk for Death from Cardiovascular Disease
7/8	University of Maryland Hospital for Children Declares Itself a "Safe Haven" for Newborns
June
6/11	Digital X-Ray Developed to Detect Diamond Theft Now Helps to Save Lives at Shock Trauma Center
6/6	University of Maryland ExpressCare Program to Celebrate 10th Anniversary on June 6
6/4	"Cancer Caregiver" Study Gets Underway at University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center
May
5/28	Len and Roslyn Stoler Give $5 Million for Outpatient Pavilion at University of Maryland Greenebaum Cancer Center
5/21	University of Maryland Medical System Names New President and CEO
5/20	Landmark Cooperative Federal Study Defines the Role of Lung Surgery in the Treatment of Severe Emphysema
5/8	University of Maryland Opens Biomedical Research Facility for Schools of Medicine and Pharmacy
5/6	University of Maryland Study Finds Home-Based Intervention Effective in Delaying Second Births Among Adolescent Mothers
5/6	International Recruitment Program Tackles Nursing Shortage With Multicultural Approach
5/5	University of Maryland Study Finds it's Best to Wait a Month After Heart Pump Implantation to Get a Heart Transplant
5/5	May 10th Will be "A Night for Heroes" at the Shock Trauma Gala
5/2	Florence Nightingale Suffered from Mental Illness
April
4/28	UM Medical Center Opens "Operating Room of the Future"
4/16	New Permanent Birth Control Option for Women Offers Less-Invasive Alternative to Tubal Ligation
4/10	Bartlett Promoted to Vice Chair of Surgery and Head of General Surgery Divisions
4/8	University of Maryland Researchers Study Differences in Racial Response to Antiviral Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis C
March
3/24	UM Milkshake Study Suggests Target Triglyceride Levels Should be Lowered
3/10	Experts Urge More Aggressive Treatment of Hypertension in African-Americans
February
2/26	Verizon Gift Supports New Communications Technology at University of Maryland Medical Center's "Operating Room of the Future"
2/26	Laser Light Therapy Seen as "Magic Bullet" for Treating Some Throat and Oral Cancers
2/13	Organizational Changes Announced at UM Medical Center
2/10	University of Maryland Study Shows Celiac Disease is More Prevalent in U.S. Than Previously Thought
January
1/29	University of Maryland Researcher Launches Web Site to Report Crashes and Near-Misses
1/27	Kentucky Physician Named to Lead University of Maryland Department of Radiation Oncology
1/27	University of Maryland Hospital for Children Benefits from Birthday Parties Held by Young Philanthropists
1/24	New Spinal Fusion Technique Reduces Pain, Speeds Recovery for Some Patients with Degenerative Disc Disease
1/21	New Stent-Assisted Coiling Procedure Means Some Patients With Wide Neck Aneurysms May Avoid Brain Surgery
1/16	UM Researchers Say High Cholesterol Levels May Reduce Benefits of Aspirin for Heart Disease
1/8	UM Medical Center's Second Experimental Heart Pump Recipient Goes Home
1/6	Internationally Known Liver Cancer Specialist Named Head of GI Medical Oncology at UM Greenebaum Cancer Center
1/6	Award-Winning Teacher and Researcher Selected to Head Gastroenterology at the University of Maryland
1/2	Kernan Physical Therapy Launches 'Well-Life' Program at Centers in Timonium and Woodlawn