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RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CTR. regal health. (Chicago Tribune)
Nut Butter Nutrition Facts Apr 9, 2008
A study done at Rush University in Chicago established that a diet high in saturated and hydrogenated fats increases risk of developing Alzheimer s. Replacing harmful fats with nut fats can cut risk. Additionally, compounds found in walnuts may play a preventative role in relation to age-related cognitive decline (James Joseph, PHD, US Department of Agriculture, Human Nutrition Research Center, Tufts University, Boston). (Suite101.com)
Depression and Alzheimer's Risk Linked Apr 9, 2008
But exact nature of the association isn't clear, study finds. Monday, April 7, 2008. (MEDLINEplus)
Fetal Cells Used To Treat Parkinson's Disease May Not Function Long Term, Study Suggests Apr 8, 2008
The finding suggest that Parkinson s disease is an ongoing process that can affect cells grafted into the brain in the same way the disease affects host dopamine neurons in the substantia nigra of the brain, according to Kordower, who is the lead author of the study and a neuroscientist at Rush University Medical Center. These findings give us a bit of pause for the value of cell replacement strategy for Parkinson s disease, said Kordower. (Science Daily)
Depression called risk factor for Alzheimer's Apr 8, 2008
"What we think it suggests is that depression truly is a risk factor for Alzheimer's disease, and not simply a sign that the disease is developing," Dr. Robert Wilson, a neuropsychologist at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago who led one study, said in a telephone interview. Some researchers have assumed that Alzheimer's causes depression, so Dr. Wilson's team tracked 917 retired Roman Catholic priests and nuns, 190 of whom developed Alzheimer's disease. (Globe and Mail)
Parkinson's brain cell transplants last years Apr 7, 2008
Jeffrey Kordower of Rush University Medical Center in Chicago and colleagues described the case of a 61-year-old woman who died 14 years after she got a transplant. She initially got better but then deteriorated until she died. (MSNBC -- Health)
Parkinson's Disrupts Stem Cell Therapy Transplants Apr 7, 2008
Researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City and Rush University Medical Center in Chicago studied brain tissue from a patient who had received a dopamine transplant 14 years earlier and found that the transplanted cells developed changes characteristic of Parkinson's disease (PD) and did not appear to function normally. The patient had improved initially after the transplant but then deteriorated, noted the study, published in the April issue of Nature Medicine. (Health-Finder)
How Low Can Vytorin Go? Apr 6, 2008
Nonetheless, panelist Joseph Messer, a professor at Rush University, predicts that some patients will refuse to switch, though he thinks changing drugs is now prudent. "It's happened to me four times in the past week," he says. (Forbes -- Business)
Dementia-Dreading Baby Boomers, Elderly Spur Race Among Brain-Game Makers Apr 5, 2008
People who choose activities that stimulate their minds throughout their lives are less likely to develop dementia, or memory loss, says , a neuropsychologist at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago and an early researcher in the field. Keep Reading. (Bloomberg -- US)
Experts doubt kids could have hurt teacher Apr 3, 2008
But Dr. Louis Kraus, a expert at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, said he doubts they would have actually attacked. "The reality is it is highly unlikely they would have been successful at this," Kraus said. (CNN)
Schering, Merck's Vytorin Should Be Last Resort, Doctors Say Mar 31, 2008
Along with Yale's Krumholz, the panel that reviewed the study included Joseph Messer, a cardiologist at Rush University in Chicago, Patrick O'Gara, the vice chairman of clinical affairs at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, and Rick Nishimura, a cardiologist at the Mayo Clinic. The panelists chosen had no personal financial conflicts of interest, the ACC said. (Bloomberg)
Watch where you stash stuff Mar 29, 2008
To ease your way to sleep, help your body radiate heat from your hands and feet, says Helen Burgess, PhD, assistant director of the Biological Rhythms Research Laboratory at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. Don socks to dilate the blood vessels in the extremities then take the socks off and let a foot stick out from under the blankets. (MSNBC -- Health)
Do you think I'm sexy? Apnea aid raises doubts Mar 22, 2008
Most unromantic device everSleep-deprived people are not good partners, noted Rosalind Cartwright, chairman of the of the psychology department at Rush University and founder of the schools sleep disorders center. She calls the CPAP "the most unromantic device ever," but says using the machine or an oral applicance can rescue a troubled marriage. (MSNBC -- Terrorism)
Frank Ayd, 87, Who Advanced Thorazine Use, Is Dead Mar 22, 2008
Dr. Philip G. Janicak, a professor of psychiatry at Rush University in Chicago, said in an interview that empirical trial and error on real patients led to many discoveries by Dr. Ayd and his contemporaries. Dr. Ayd contributed to more than 50 books and wrote over 400 articles. (New York Times)
Asthma Often Still Uncontrolled after ER Visit Mar 22, 2008
The findings suggest that emergency care for asthma can be better, and that the "bridge" between the ER and the doctor's office can be stronger, write Dr. Richard O. Lenhardt, of Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, and his colleagues. In the ER, asthma exacerbations are usually treated with oral corticosteroid medication, Lenhardt explained, but this is a short- term solution. (MEDLINEplus)
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Will God Get You Out of Your Depression? Mar 20, 2008
"You might be shocked to find out there are some denominations that do harm to people," said Patricia Murphy, chaplain and assistant professor of psychiatry at Rush University. "Some congregations teach that depression is a sin ... that's the reaction they get when they turn to their pastor.". (ABC News)
'Double whammy' - Alzheimer’s risk higher for children with two afflicted parents Mar 16, 2008
But Dr. David Bennett of Chicago s Rush University Medical Center said evidence is mixed on whether nutrition, exercise and stimulating mental activity can prevent or delay disease in people with culprit genes. Lifestyle changes may not be beneficial, but in other cases it may be, Bennett said. (Missoulian, MT)
Double jeopardy in Alzheimer's families When both parents have the disease... Mar 15, 2008
" No one knows how many people have two afflicted parents, but experts say that as Baby Boomers age, there are likely to be more. For now, there's no cure for the more than 26 million people worldwide estimated to have Alzheimer's, which gradually destroys memory and other mental abilities. Dorman took part in the University of Washington study to find out more about her risk and to help researchers identify culprit genes that could lead to new treatments. Families were recruited through the... (San Francisco Chronicle -- Science)
Cephalons Treanda to see limited uptake for chronic lymphocytic leukemia, if approved, physicians say Mar 15, 2008 Interim Cook health chief to resign Mar 6, 2008 Shorter Women May Have Very Long Lives: Gene Mutation Found Mar 5, 2008 Creating a Cord-Blood Lifeline Feb 27, 2008 Could Clothes Be Made To Monitor Heart Beat, Other Vital Signs, Automatically? Feb 26, 2008 Mental acuity in seniors improving, study suggests Feb 21, 2008 Prozac nation Feb 21, 2008 Allergy Disorders Linked With Irritable Bowel Syndrome Feb 17, 2008 Learning Disabilities Associated With Language Problems Later In Life Feb 14, 2008 Learning Disabilities May Presage Later Language Problems Feb 12, 2008 Neighbors in the News Feb 10, 2008 Quest special: Ion, the prize Feb 8, 2008 Revolution In Understanding Of Ion Channel Regulation Feb 6, 2008 Neurosurgeons Using New Liquid Treatment For Wide-neck Brain Aneurysm Feb 5, 2008 Biomarkers Found That Predict Lung Cancer Patient Response To Therapy Feb 5, 2008 Allergic Disease Linked To Irritable Bowel Syndrome Feb 1, 2008 New treatment can clear brain clots Jan 30, 2008 Sierra Pre-Filled Syringe Debacle Yields Five More Lawsuits Jan 28, 2008 Making the Most Out of Your Doctor's Visit Jan 26, 2008 More Patients Sue Over Tainted Syringes Jan 26, 2008 Allergies Blamed for Some Cases of Irritable Bowel Jan 25, 2008 Drug-Eluting Stents vs. CABG Jan 24, 2008 Allergies Linked to IBS Jan 24, 2008 Three vying to run against Sen. Durbin Jan 20, 2008 Study sees no Alzheimer's protection from statins Jan 20, 2008 Latest Study Says Statins Don't Slow Alzheimer's Jan 18, 2008 Cholesterol-lowering Drugs May Not Prevent Alzheimer's Disease, According To New Study Jan 18, 2008 Sears chairman worked his way up Dec 31, 2007 Edward Brennan: 1934 - 2007 Dec 30, 2007 Novel 'one-two punch' therapy could slow down progression of ... Dec 30, 2007 Minds silent struggles Dec 29, 2007 Former Sears chairman Edward Brennan dies Dec 29, 2007 Arizona Pain Society and Dr. Robert Barkin, Rush University Medical Center, Present Program on Comprehensive Urine Drug Testing Sponsored by Dominion Diagnostics Dec 28, 2007 Bevacizumab found to improve survival for patients with advanced breast cancer Dec 27, 2007 A gift card for life Dec 26, 2007 A New Approach to Correcting Autism Dec 25, 2007 Lawsuit: Leukemia patient made ill by tainted syringes Dec 23, 2007 Gene tinkering curbs autism signsin mice Dec 20, 2007 Couple engaged Dec 19, 2007 Dozens sickened by bacteria-contaminated syringes Dec 19, 2007 Universal Healthcare Is Unhealthy Dec 18, 2007 The importance of friendship Dec 15, 2007 Early care helps frozen shoulder Dec 12, 2007 Food Marketers Gobble Up 'Good' Bacteria Dec 11, 2007 Some pain relievers, taken regularly, may not hamper driving ability Dec 5, 2007 Cognitive Activity May Curb Alzheimer's Risk Dec 4, 2007 Henry Hyde, 83; influential legislator led House impeachment of Clinton Nov 30, 2007 Former Illinois Rep. Henry Hyde Dies Nov 30, 2007 Ex-US Congressman Henry Hyde dies Nov 30, 2007 Cardiac care in region rated among U.S. best Nov 28, 2007 Non-drug Treatment Effective For Major Depression, Study Suggests Nov 27, 2007 Could Closing A Hole In The Heart Lead To Migraine Headache Relief? Nov 26, 2007 Driving Abilities Not Impaired By Moderate, Long-Term Pain Medication Use, Study Suggests Nov 26, 2007 Revlimid Improves Survival For Multiple Myeloma Patients Nov 25, 2007 Progression Of Parkinson's Disease Prevented Nov 24, 2007 Doctors untangle the strange case of... Nov 24, 2007 Long-term Pain Meds Don't Impair Driving Abilities Nov 24, 2007 10-pound hairball in woman's stomach Nov 23, 2007 4.5kg hairball in teen's stomach Nov 23, 2007 Magnetic pulses can treat depression Nov 23, 2007 Magnetic waves treat depression Nov 22, 2007 Magnetic pulses to brain reduces depression symptoms Nov 22, 2007 'GENIUS' STUDY AN ARSE FARCE Nov 18, 2007 Organ transplants pass HIV to four patients Nov 15, 2007 4 transplant patients infected with HIV Nov 14, 2007
Many elderly patients are unable to withstand the side effects of the FCR regimen, Dr Stephanie Gregory, director of the hematology section at Rush University Medical Center concurred. Despite its side effects, the FCR regimen has an excellent response rate. (FT.com -- Markets)
Women Are Treated Less Frequently Than Men With Statins, Aspirin And Beta-blockers Mar 7, 2008
6, 2008) Women and men experience a similar prevalence of adverse drug reactions in the treatment of coronary artery disease; however, women are significantly less likely than their male counterparts to be treated with statins, aspirin, and beta-blockers according to a new study by researchers at Rush University Medical Center. See also. (Science Daily)
He was the former executive chairman of emergency medicine at both the county and Rush University Medical Center. A spokeswoman for Mr. Stroger confirmed he received the letter and said he plans to confer with commissioners about Dr. Simons resignation. (Crain's Chicago Business)
20, 2005) Rush University Medical Center is participating in a clinical trial to evaluate the potential benefit of the first major innovation in 20 years for the treatment of growth failure. The drug, called. (Science Daily)
What's more, many conditions treated today with cord-blood stem cells are most successful when the donor is not related to the recipient, says Dr. Kent Christopherson, a hematologist at Chicago's Rush University Medical Center. "Odds are you'll never need your own cord blood, but actually your neighbor's," Christopherson says. (Time.com)
Rush University Medical Center is participating in a. . (Science Daily)
"The data are highly limited for reaching the conclusion they have," said Dr. Denis Evans, a professor of medicine at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago who studies cognitive decline in old age. "I would hedge it.". (Boston Globe)
Dr. Louis Kraus, a forensic psychologist with Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, said with no known criminal background or history of violence or anti-social behavior before the killings, Kazmierczak presents a bewildering psychiatric image. Obviously something very tragic is missing from this puzzle that we don't fully understand yet, Kraus said. (Boulder Colorado Daily, CO)
SATURDAY, Feb. 16 (HealthDay News) -- There may be a link between allergies and irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) in adults, says a study by researchers at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. IBS occurs in about 15 percent of the U.S. population. (Health-Finder)
D., then at Northwestern University and now at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, and colleagues studied a group of 699 individuals--108 with primary progressive aphasia, 154 with Alzheimer's disease, 84 with a related disorder known as frontotemporal dementia and 353 controls without dementia. When enrolling in the study, participants completed a detailed demographic and medical history interview that included two questions about whether they or immediate family members had a history of... (Science Daily)
Researchers, led by Emily Rogalski, then of Northwestern University and now of Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, studied 699 people -- about half with no dementia and the other half with either primary progressive aphasia, Alzheimer's disease or a related disorder known as frontotemporal dementia. Patients with primary progressive aphasia were more likely to have had learning disabilities or a close family member with learning disabilities than were those with other forms of dementia or... (Health-Finder)
She plans to graduate in spring with an M.D. from Rush University, Chicago. Velarde earned a Bachelor of Science in mathematics in 1998 from De La Salle University in Manila and a Master of Science in actuarial science in 2001 from the University of Iowa. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Case in point: Researchers at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago published a paper last week proposing that bubbles are the actual gates of ion channels. The bubbles create a vacuum that cannot conduct electricity as the surrounding water does; therefore, the channel is effectively in the 'off' position, said Robert Eisenberg, a molecular biophysicist at Rush. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
5, 2008) A study at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago proposes that bubbles may control the opening and closing of ion channels ... Life is controlled by switches and valves, in the same way that computers and cars are, but life s valves are proteins that open and close, providing gates for pathways for ions to enter cells, says Robert S. Eisenberg, PhD, professor and chairman of molecular biophysics and physiology at Rush University. (Science Daily)
24, 2004) Patients who undergo brain surgery to treat aneurysms are at risk for permanent brain damage, but a protective cooling system is now being tested at Rush University Medical Center to reduce or. . (Science Daily)
23, 2004) Oncologists at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, are studying what they believe may be the wave of the future for treating patients with advanced stage lung cancer: individualized targeted. (Mar. (Science Daily)
In a study of 125 adults, Rush University Medical Center's Dr. Mary C. Tobin and colleagues found the likelihood of IBS was significantly higher in patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis (2. 67 times), patients with allergic eczema (3. (Science Daily)
For the right patient, Penumbra can produce dramatic help, says Dr. Demetrius Lopes of Chicago's Rush University Medical Center, one of two dozen hospitals that tested the device in 125 severe stroke patients. He points to 45-year-old Aretha Streeter, whose left side remained paralyzed almost an hour after a big dose of TPA. Lopes scanned her brain and spotted a key artery completely blocked. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
All five claimants are Illinois residents and patients at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. The five lawsuit plaintiffs allege they became seriously ill and were hospitalized because of the defective medical devices. (Newsinferno.com)
Monday's program will feature a frank discussion on how to make the most out of your doctor's visit, featuring guest Stephanie Wang, MD, Associate Program Director, Internal Medicine Residency, and Assistant Professor of Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, The goal of the series is to give everyday people the confidence to enact their patient rights, so that they can effectively manage their families' health encounters. All the efforts of SAVE THE PATIENT promote positive and productive... (PR Newswire)
About 40 people in Illinois and Texas became sick, including 20 outpatients from Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. The lawsuit was filed against syringe maker and distributor Sierra Pre-Filled. (KWTX.com, TX)
To investigate a possible connection with allergies, Tobin and her colleagues at Rush University Medical Center surveyed 125 patients: 39 were attending an allergy clinic, 36 were attending a gastroenterology clinic, and the remaining 50 were being seen at a general medicine clinic. IBS was present in 44 percent of the patients attending the allergy clinic, similar to the rate among patients at the gastroenterology clinic (39 percent) and significantly greater than the 20 percent rate seen among... (MEDLINEplus)
From the University at Albany, Albany, NY (E.L.H., C.W.); St. Joseph's Hospital, Syracuse, NY (G.W.); New York University Medical Center, New York (A.T.C.); Medical University of Ohio, Toledo (J.P.G.); Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center, New York (C.R.S.); Rush University Medical Center, Chicago (R.S.D.H.); Mercy Hospital, Buffalo, NY (R.E.C.); and Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC (R.H.J.). Address reprint requests to Dr. Hannan at the Department of Health Policy, Management, and... (New England Journal of Medicine)
In a study of 125 adults, Mary C. Tobin, M.D, Department of Immunology/Microbiology at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, and colleagues found the likelihood of IBS was significantly higher in patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis (2. 67 times), patients with allergic eczema (3. (Newsmax)
EDUCATION: Bachelor of science in chemistry, MacMurray College; medical degree, Rush University School of Medicine. EXPERIENCE: Never previously ran for elective public office. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
Researchers led by Dr. Zoe Arvanitakis of Rush University Medical Center in Chicago followed 929 Catholic nuns, priests and brothers from around the United States, average age 75, who did not have any form of dementia at the beginning of the study. They underwent cognitive and neurological tests every year for up to 12 years and consented to having a brain autopsy after their death. (Reuters)
"We didn't find a relation between statin use and the risk of Alzheimer's disease or a decline in thinking ability," said lead researcher Dr. Zoe Arvanitakis, an associate professor of neurology at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. In addition, brain autopsies found no effect of statins on the two main causes of dementia, Alzheimer's and stroke, Arvanitakis said. (U.S. News & World Report)
"Some studies have suggested people taking cholesterol-lowering drugs are less likely to have Alzheimer's disease, but our longitudinal findings found no relation between statin use and Alzheimer's," said study author Zoe Arvanitakis, MD, MS, Associate Professor of the Department of Neurological Sciences at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago and member of the American Academy of Neurology. "The study also found no association between taking statins and a slower cognitive decline among... (Science Daily)
Brennan played an important civic role at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. As chairman of the board at the teaching hospital, Brennan reversed financial losses, recruited a chief executive and shored up morale among the medical staff. (Los Angeles Times)
Yet Brennan may have played his most important civic role at Rush University Medical Center. As chairman of the board at the West Side teaching hospital, Brennan reversed losses, recruited a new CEO and shored up morale among the medical staff. (Chicago Tribune)
The study, led by Dr. Melody Cobleigh, director of the Coleman Foundation Comprehensive Breast Center at Rush University Medical Center, showed that the inhibition of the growth of blood vessels that supplies tumors slows down the progression of metastatic breast cancer. The study, involving 722 women with recurrent (metastatic) breast cancer, discovered that in the women who received Avastin in combination with standard chemotherapy, the delay in worsening of their cancer was doubled by almost... (South Asian Women's Forum)
2 percent) were free of brain disease, Dr. Julie A. Schneider, from Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, and colleagues found. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Health)
At the time of his death, he was chairman of the board at Rush University Medical Center. He is survived by his wife, Lois, and six children. (Chicago Tribune)
D, MBA, FCP, DAAPM. Dr. Barkin is an Associate Professor, Faculty of Anesthesiology, Family Medicine, and Pharmacology, at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois, as well as a Pharmacotherapy Consultant at the Rush Pain Center, Chicago, Illinois, and the North Shore Pain Center at Rush North Shore Hospital in Skokie, Illinois. Dr. Barkin's instructional program on comprehensive urine drug testing followed an introductory segment on the current "Legal Issues of Pain Management" given... (PR Newswire)
Rush University Medical Center participated in the clinical trial which was sponsored by the National Cancer Institute and conducted by a network of researchers led by the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) ... Rush University Medical Center has been involved in the study of Avastin from the very beginning, participating in the Phase I, Phase II and Phase III studies of the drug. (EurekAlert!)
Last year, when scientists at Rush University performed postmortems on the brains of 89 seniors, they were surprised to find plaque and tangles associated with Alzheimer's in several of the deceased, though none had experienced any of the disease's telltale symptoms. When they researched the seniors' social histories, they found the deceased all had one thing in common: close relationships with many friends and family members. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Hagerman's group and a team at Rush University in Chicago are about to test one such drug, fenobam, as a treatment for Fragile X. Bear, meanwhile, has founded a company called Seaside Therapeutics that hopes to begin human safety tests of another drug as early as next year. Both researchers believe that a safe and effective mGluR5 inhibitor would help both children and adults with Fragile X Syndrome, though drug treatment early in childhood would seem to offer the most promise. (Time.com)
About 40 people were sickened in Illinois and Texas, including 20 outpatients from Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. The syringes were used to flush catheters and intravenous lines. (Northwest Herald)
Drug: LithiumFirm behind it: Rush UniversityStatus: Currently in clinical trial in patients ... Lithium, which is used for treating depression and bipolar disorder, is being investigated for its potential to treat autism and fragile X by researchers at Rush University in Chicago. (MSNBC -- Health)
She received a bachelor of science degree from South Dakota State University in 2003 and a master of science degree from Rush University in Chicago in 2005. She is employed with Medical College of Georgia in Augusta. (Madison Daily Leader, SD)
About 40 people have gotten sick, including 20 outpatients from Chicago's Rush University Medical Center, but no deaths were reported, according to the U.S. media reports Wednesday. Doctors traced the infections earlier this month during home treatment for cancer and other ailments. (Xinhuanet, China)
I'd heard about an innovative orthopedic surgeon named Richard Berger, operating at Rush University Medical Center, who replaced knees and hips without severing muscles or tendons, thus greatly reducing the pain of the surgery and therapy, and shortening recovery time dramatically. If I had to have a knee replacement, I sure wanted him to do it. (Newsmax)
Another by Rush University Medical Center reports close relationships with friends and family can help protect your brain from the devastating effects of memory loss caused by the symptoms of Alzheimer's. Another asserts women with tight friendships are less likely to suffer from heart disease. (Seacoast New Hampshire)
"You must be a patient patient," says Dr. Gregory Nicholson, a shoulder specialist at Chicago's Rush University Medical Center. "I tell my patients they got roped into the most stubborn and misunderstood condition. Sometimes it just wears you down.". (Herald Online, SC -- Health)
This overgrowth has been implicated in many common digestive problems including inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome, said Dr. Sri Komanduri, a gastrointestinal specialist at Chicago's Rush University Medical Center. This line of thinking "has prompted not only the medical industry and obviously the food industry to try to create things to shift the balance back toward that good bacteria," he said. (Click2Houston, TX)
Patients taking the powerful painkilling drugs known as opioids are often advised not to operate heavy machinery because of the sedating effects of the medication. But a new study finds that people who take opioids regularly for chronic pain drive as well as most others on the road. (International Herald Tribune -- Health)
Wilson and colleagues at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago followed 700 old people evaluated yearly for up to 5 years. The brains of those died were examined at autopsy. (MEDLINEplus)
WASHINGTON - Henry Hyde, an influential Illinois Republican who sponsored landmark anti-abortion legislation, managed impeachment proceedings against President Clinton, and maintained ties of bipartisan civility during more than three decades in the House of Representatives, died yesterday at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. He was 83. (Boston Globe)
He had heart surgery in July, and was admitted to Rush University Medical Center in Chicago on Nov. 25 for persistent kidney failure related to his heart problems, hospital spokeswoman Mary Ann Schultz said. Hyde suffered a fatal arrhythmia and died in his sleep at 2:30 a.m CT, Thursday, Schultz said. (Fox News -- Politics)
A spokeswoman for Rush University Medical Centre, said Hyde died at 3 am CST at that hospital. There was no immediate word on the cause of his death, although Hyde underwent open-heart surgery in July. (India Times, India)
Others include the Cleveland Clinic, Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Yale-New Haven Hospital, Mayo Clinic Hospital, Phoenix, and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston. Among teaching hospitals without residencies on the list are St. Vincent Health Center, Erie, and St. Elizabeth Health Center, Youngstown, Ohio. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Co-author Dr. Philip Janicak, professor of Psychiatry at Rush University Medical Center, says the treatment may be an option for patients with major depression who have not responded to conventional antidepressant medications. Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS), a non-invasive technique that excites neurons in the brain by magnetic pulses introduced through the scalp, has previously been identified as a potential new treatment for depression but prior, smaller studies have shown conflicting... (Science Daily)
25, 2007) Interventional cardiologists at Rush University Medical Center are investigating whether a heart procedure may be the key to relieving migraines in patients with severe headaches. See also. (Science Daily)
25, 2007) Moderate, long-term pain medication use does not impair a person s ability to drive safely, according to a study by Dr. Asokumar Buvanendran, associate professor, Department of Anesthesiology at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago. See also. (Science Daily)
One of the universities that took part in the North American study was Rush University Medical Center, based in Chicago, Illinois. Director of the Hematology section at the university, Dr Stephanie Gregory said. (Medical News Today)
This could be a new approach to halt disease progression in PD patients, said study author Kali Pahan, PhD, professor of neurological sciences at Rush University Medical Center. The authors have shown that one protein, NF-kB, is increased in the midbrain of PD patients and mice with PD pathology, and the researchers used a novel peptide (small proteins) to block this protein in mice with PD-like symptoms. (Science Daily)
Ronald M. Levy and Srinadh Komanduri, gastroenterologists at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Illinois. For the uninitiated, a bezoar is a hairball. (CNN -- Law)
Moderate, long-term pain medication use does not impair a persons ability to drive safely, according to a study by Dr. Asokumar Buvanendran, associate professor, Department of Anesthesiology at Rush University Medical Center, Chicago. The study was presented at the American Society of Anesthesiologists meeting in San Francisco on October 13. (Newsmax)
CHICAGO, Nov. 22 Doctors at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago said they have removed a 10-pound hairball from an 18-year-old woman's stomach. The doctors said Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine that the previously healthy woman had told a team of gastrointestinal specialists that she had been experiencing pain, abdominal swelling, vomiting after eating and weight loss of 40 pounds over the course of five months, CNN reported Thursday. (Earthtimes)
Doctors Ronald Levy and Srinadh Komanduri from Rush University Medical Centre said a scope lowered through her esophagus revealed "a large bezoar (hairball) occluding nearly the entire stomach". "On questioning, the patient stated that she had had 00004000 a habit of eating her hair for many years a condition called trichophagia," the doctors wrote. (NEWS.com.au)
These pulses cause the neurons in a small area of the brain to fire off, said study co-author Philip Janicak, a psychiatry professor at Rush University Medical Centre in Chicago. It also indirectly sends signals down to the deeper areas of the brain which controls the appetite and are linked to depression, he said. (India Times, India)
These pulses cause the neurons in a small area of the brain to 'fire off', said study co-author Philip Janicak, a psychiatry professor at Rush University Medical Centre in Chicago. "It also indirectly sends signals down to the deeper areas of the brain which controls the appetite and are linked to depression," he said in a telephone interview. (iAfrica.com)
These pulses cause the neurons in a small area of the brain to "fire off," said study co-author Philip Janicak, a psychiatry professor at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. Transcranial magnetic stimulation has been used as an alternative to electroshock treatment since the mid 1980's but small-scale studies of its effectiveness have shown mixed results, Janicak said. (Xinhuanet, China)
The bigger your hips, the bigger your IQ. And such was formulated by scientists at Rush University Medical Center. In Chicago. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Kuehnert said he was concerned that none of the affected hospitals Rush University Medical Center, Northwestern Memorial Hospital and the University of Chicago Medical Center appeared to have followed CDC guidelines for testing at-risk patients after a transplant. Although investigators have established that no one else got contaminated organs or tissue from the donor, it's too soon to say whether the organ recipients passed on the infections to anyone else, Kuehnert said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
The four patients got their organs in January at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Rush University Medical Center and the University of Chicago Medical Center. Two had their operation at the University of Chicago hospital. (MSNBC -- Health)
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