Geneticists Trace The Evolution Of St. Louis Encephalitis May 20, 2008
18, 2004) A New York Medical College microbiologist warns that live virus vaccines to prevent infectious diseases like West Nile virus and yellow fever could have dire. (Sep. (Science Daily)
Medical schools swap pigs for plastic May 8, 2008
Several have stopped in the past year, including New York Medical College in Valhalla, which this year ended its practice of using live dogs to teach cardiovascular physiology to first-year students ... But schools such as Case Western and New York Medical College have said that the decision to eliminate live-animal experiments was based mainly on improvements in alternatives. (Nature News Service)
Brittle Bones Linked to Heart Disease May 8, 2008
Dr. Wilbert S. Aronow and colleagues from New York Medical College, Valhalla, studied data on 198 patients who had bone scans within 6 months of having their coronary arteries checked for blockages. Of the 198 subjects, 53 had the brittle bone disease osteoporosis, 79 had a less severe condition called osteopenia, and 66 had normal BMD.. (MEDLINEplus)
Chile under fire for results of intensive salmon fish farms Mar 27, 2008
"All these problems are related to an underlying lack of sanitary controls," said Felipe Cabello, a microbiologist at New York Medical College in Valhalla that has studied Chile's fishing industry. "Parasitic infections, viral infections, fungal infections are all disseminated when the fish are stressed and the centers are too close together.". (International Herald Tribune)
Genetics And Hypertension Mar 8, 2008
Prater, Alicia M. "The Role of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in the Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Gene in Hypertension" (Dissertation) New York Medical College GSBMS, Dept of Pathology, 2007. more in suite. (Suite101.com)
Schools await board's vote on evolution Feb 18, 2008
Schools await board's vote on evolution - 02/17/2008 - MiamiHerald (MiamiHerald.com)
Smoking can double risk of colorectal polyps Feb 2, 2008
Our findings could support lowering the recommended age for smokers to receive colorectal cancer screening, said Albert B. Lowenfels, MD, senior author of the study, from New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York. At present, evidence of a role for tobacco smoking on the development of CRC is still controversial. (EurekAlert!)
* All are welcome at Yoga's altar Jan 26, 2008
Patricia Gerbarg, a clinical assistant professor of psychiatry at New York Medical College, in Valhalla, New York, taught yogic breathing to survivors of the 2004 tsunami in Indonesia, and found that test scores that measure post-traumatic stress disorder, anxiety and depression dropped dramatically. One recent night at the Volunteers of America Hello House, a residential substance abuse treatment center for women in Boston, about 15 women lunged on their mats, which were squeezed into a common... (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Look Good ... Feel Better Workshops help restore appearance and self-image in female cancer patients Dec 26, 2007
Danbury Hospital is a 371-bed regional medical center and university teaching hospital associated with New York Medical College, the Yale University School of Medicine, the Connecticut School of Medicine and Columbia University Medical Center. It provides centers of excellence in cardiovascular services, cancer, weight-loss surgery, orthopedics, digestive disorders and radiology, with specialized programs for sleep disorders and asthma management. (Pawling News Chronicle, NY)
Flushing doc ushers in life Nov 30, 2007
Chiang is a graduate of Boston University and New York Medical College. I asked him how he got started in medicine. (Forest Hills Ledger, NY)
NY College May Stop Cutting Up Live Dogs in Lab Work Nov 15, 2007
New York Medical College May Stop Cutting Apart Live Dogs in Lab Work ... VALHALLA, N.Y. New York Medical College in Valhalla is deciding whether to stop using live dogs for first year medical students learning about the parts of the body ... New York Medical College is the only medical school in New York state whose first-year students still cut apart live dogs as part of their course work. (Fox News)
Cancer breathalyser trial begins Nov 14, 2007
The revolutionary Breathscanner was developed by Australian researcher Dr Michael Phillips, who is now based in the US as professor of clinical medicine at New York Medical College. It has already been proven to detect established lung cancer cases but researchers at Royal Brisbane Hospital are hoping to refine the system so that it can reliably predict the disease in its earliest stages. (Ninemsn)
Woodbridge group is This Close to finding a cure Nov 14, 2007
It also supports the Brander Cancer Research Institute at New York Medical College in neighboring Valhalla, NY.. This year, Brander's daughter, Jaclyn is taking the reigns of the nonprofit research foundation and hosting the "Picture the CURE" event at the Belvedere, 70 Pond Lily Ave., in New Haven (just a stone's throw away from the Woodbridge town line). (Ivorytown Beacon, CT)
Looking at Glaucoma as a Systemic Disease Nov 12, 2007
In a lecture delivered today at the American Academy of Ophthalmology's Annual Meeting, Robert Ritch, MD, Professor of Clinical Ophthalmology at the New York Medical College, Chief of Glaucoma Services at the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary, and Medical Director of The Glaucoma Foundation, called upon physicians to look at glaucoma in a different light: as the ocular manifestation of a more systemic disease. Dr. Ritch examined two glaucomas with very different origins -- exfoliative glaucoma and... (PR Newswire)
Unique Pattern Of Gene Expression Can Indicate Common Pain Killer, Acetaminophen, Overdose Nov 2, 2007
26, 2002) Research findings presented at the International Symposium on Antimutagenesis and Anticarcinogenesis at New York Medical College suggest the pain reliever acetaminophen may prevent early biological. (Dec. (Science Daily)
New physicians join Community Health Centers Oct 11, 2007
Onate graduated from the University of Guadalajara School of Medicine, then attended New York Medical College and completed his residency at Phoenix Baptist family practice in Phoenix. Community Health Centers is a private, non-profit organization that provides primary and preventive medical, dental and pharmaceutical services to insured, uninsured, underinsure and underserved children and adults living in Central Florida. (Winter Garden West Orange Times, FL)
Scientists say chronic Lyme disease doesn't exist Oct 10, 2007
Co-authors include those from the CDC, Harvard Medical School and New York Medical College, home of Dr. Gary Wormser, who led a task force last year on development of new diagnostic and treatment guidelines. Wormser told Newsday when the new guidelines were announced that 95 percent of Lyme disease cases are cured within 10 to 28 days with oral antibiotics. (Newsday -- Sports)
Lyme Disease Relapse Often a New Infection Oct 5, 2007
"It is striking how often re-infection appears to occur," lead author Dr. Robert B. Nadelman, professor of medicine at New York Medical College, said in a prepared statement. "Our findings support clinical evidence that a surprising number of patients experience more than one episode of Lyme disease and that recurrent infections are unrelated to the original infection.". (Health-Finder)
Teacher of the Year Sep 23, 2007
He has also won other numerous teaching honors throughout his career, including 23 for Excellence in Teaching at New York Medical College. "Dr. Robin is a Renaissance man," says John Ryan, a third-year medical student who has just completed a rotation with the doctor. (Greenwich Time)
Life … but not as we know it Aug 30, 2007
But Professor Michael Phillips at New York Medical College has created a machine that can analyse an organ-transplant patient's breath to see whether he or she is suffering from organ rejection. Future breath tests could test for breast cancer, lung cancer, eclampsia and angina. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
• State Joins Dispute Over Lyme Aug 24, 2007
But Gary Wormser, a physician and researcher at New York Medical College, says telling patients what they want to hear isn't necessarily good for them. The long-term antibiotic treatment advocated by many doctors who diagnose chronic Lyme disease can be harmful or even fatal, he said, but patients are convinced that it's the only way to cure their ailments. (FOX61, CT)
Bush's Annual Physical pronounces him overall fit for duty Aug 12, 2007
As per Gary Wormser, chief of infectious diseases at New York Medical College and an expert on Lyme disease, "I wouldn't expect any problem at all for the president. He won't be impacted by this infection in the future.". US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has described the Lyme disease in its Web site as a tick-borne infection that is caused by the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi and is transmitted to humans by the bite of infected blacklegged ticks. (The Money Times)
Clinicians Clash Over New Lyme Disease Guidelines Jul 17, 2007
"The available scientific evidence is compelling that there is no indication to treat patients with months-on-end of antibiotic therapy," said Wormser, who is chief of the division of infectious disease and vice chairman of the department of medicine at New York Medical College, in Valhalla, N.Y.. "Indeed, such prolonged antibiotic therapy is not only not beneficial but also places the patient at risk for serious adverse effects from the antibiotics, some of which can be life-threatening,"... (MEDLINEplus)
On call: Greenwich Hospital residents learn to heal Jul 15, 2007
For the past 32 years, the program has been affiliated with the Yale School of Medicine, and has forged ties more recently to New York Medical College, Seelig said. The affiliations are mutually beneficial, Seelig said. (Greenwich Time)
6,000 and Counting: New York City Rhinoplasty Surgeon Marks His Latest Milestone Jul 8, 2007
In addition to his private practice, Dr. Erlich is Clinical Assistant Professor at New York Medical College, Clinical Assistant Professor at Downstate Medical Center College of Medicine, Clinical Instructor at Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and president of the New York Facial Plastic Surgery Society. Profiles & Contours is a full-service plastic surgery practice founded in 1990 with locations on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan and in Norwalk, Connecticut. (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
Hunger protein links stress, obesity Jul 3, 2007
"It's really quite an important study, both from a basic point of view as well as for potential clinical applications," said of New York Medical College in Valhalla, who was not involved in the work. Previous work has that stress stimulates NPY release from sympathetic nerves. (The Scientist)
Teacher's fret: UConn prof's book helps educators cope with disruptions in classroom Jun 25, 2007
She wrote it with Daniel Crimmins, Philip Smith and Alison Bailey, who work at the Westchester Institute for Human Development at New York Medical College in Valhalla, N.Y., where Farrell once worked as a consultant. She's a clinical and school psychologist at UConn's Department of Human Development and Family Studies. (Stamford Advocate)
Treating a child's mental illness Jun 24, 2007
The writer is a clinical professor of child psychiatry at New York Medical College. WHAT MOST people don't understand -- that Dr. Biederman does -- is that bipolar illness in a child is nothing short of tragic. (Boston Globe -- Editorial)
Drug resistance doesn't always come from drugs Jun 19, 2007
Edwin Kilbourne, emeritus professor of microbiology and immunology at New York Medical College ... Those factors will have to be accounted for in our disease-management strategies, says Edwin D. Kilbourne, emeritus professor of microbiology and immunology at New York Medical College. (Nature News Service)
From high school to healing Jun 16, 2007
Then, the students will transfer to one of six medical schools: Albany Medical College, New York Medical College, New York University Medical School, Dartmouth Medical School, Stony Brook School of Medicine or SUNY Downstate Medical Center in Brooklyn. Upon completion of their residencies, students sign a pledge to practice medicine in areas of the state that traditionally receive less-than-adequate health care. (Newsday -- Long Island)
Open Letter to APA Jun 10, 2007
" The membership has a right to know why, in the face of continually emerging sets of tangible evidence suggesting that the its policy was flawed and that psychologists were systematically employing expert psychological knowledge for purposes of abuse, the APA leadership refused to investigate, and continued to give cover for these abuses. (According to APA Ethics Director, Dr. Stephen Behnke, the BSCTs attach a copy of the PENS report to their training manuals.) Therefore, it is critical... (Zmag.org)
Mystery Fever Leads to New Pathogen From Peru Jun 9, 2007
The study is an example of "meticulous bedside-to-bench research" of the type needed to identify new pathogens, according to Gary Wormser, M.D., chief of infectious diseases at New York Medical College in Valhalla, N.Y.. Writing in an accompanying perspective article, Dr. Wormser noted that the discovery might imply that some cases of Oroya fever -- transmitted by the sand-fly endemic to the region -- are actually caused by the new bacteria. (MedPage Today)
Discovery of New Infectious Diseases — Bartonella Species Jun 7, 2007
Dr. Wormser is chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at New York Medical College, Valhalla. . (New England Journal of Medicine)
Arius appoints Chief Scientific Officer Jun 6, 2007
D. in Physiology from New York Medical College and an MBA from St. Mary's College of California. He has published more than 60 articles in peer reviewed journals and book chapters, served on the editorial board of several journals, and is a co-inventor on several issued U.S. patents. (Canada Newswire)
Modern medicine Jun 5, 2007
Education: Bachelor of science degree from St. Peter's College, Jersey City, N.J., 1979; medical degree from New York Medical College, Valhalla, N.Y., 1983; residency in family medicine at University of California San Diego Medical Center, 1986; master's degree in public health from San Diego State University, 2001 ... While attending New York Medical College at Valhalla, N.Y., in the early 1980s, Marin worked a clinical rotation at a family medicine practice. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
Data Presented at ASCO Showed TORISEL Significantly Increased Quality-Adjusted Survival for Patients With Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma Jun 3, 2007
"The results of these analyses expand our understanding of temsirolimus in patients with advanced kidney cancer," says Janice Dutcher, M.D., Associate Director for Clinical Affairs, Our Lady of Mercy Medical Center, Bronx, N.Y., and Professor of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, N.Y. "The data also improve our knowledge of patients' perception of their health during this time on therapy." About Abstract 5049: Comparison of Quality-Adjusted Survival Time in Patients With Advanced... (PR Newswire)
Experts are split over diagnosis and treatment of the tick-borne illness May 22, 2007
"There are a lot of people who think they have Lyme disease but don't," said Dr. Raymond Dattwyler, an infectious disease expert who once studied Lyme disease at University Hospital in Stony Brook and has since moved to New York Medical College in Valhalla. "We are not serving these people well. We have no definition for chronic Lyme disease or know that there are any effective treatments for these patients' ongoing symptoms.". (Newsday -- Health)
Commonly Used Drug Offers Promise For Premature Babies May 20, 2007
The laboratory research was done primarily in a laboratory at New York Medical College led by neonatologist Praveen Ballabh, M.D. Ballabh's team worked with Rochester neuroscientists including Nedergaard, Steven Goldman, M.D., Ph ... "This is a very, very important part of the brain, from which neurons and glia cells migrate out to form all the layers of the brain," said Ballabh, an associate professor in the Department of Pediatrics, Cell Biology, and Anatomy at New York Medical College, and a... (Science Daily)
For sale: Stem cell enhancers May 16, 2007
"I would look at this with great, great, great skepticism," said at the New York Medical College in Valhalla. "I strongly advise anybody not to take this drug" until more studies are done, said , a professor at the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf. (The Scientist)
Most patients don't need antibiotics before dental procedures Apr 20, 2007
"Except for the conditions listed above, antibiotic prophylaxis is no longer recommended for any other form of congenital heart disease, the statement said. "These new recommendations are a major change that has evolved over nearly 50 years," said Michael Gewitz, M.D., chair of the AHA Rheumatic Fever, Endocarditis and Kawasaki Disease Committee, a co-author of the guidelines and professor of pediatrics at New York Medical College and Physician-in-Chief for Maria Fareri Children's Hospital at... (EurekAlert!)
Generics Could Lower Cholesterol, Cost Apr 6, 2007
On The Early Show Friday, Dr. Marvin Lipman, a professor at New York Medical College and the chief medical adviser to Consumer Reports publisher , pointed out to co-anchor Russ Mitchell that, if you substitute one statin for another, your dosage may need to change, because potency differs from product to product. But, he added, once that change is calculated, the effectiveness is the same from drug-to-drug in the statin family. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Med school to name dean Apr 5, 2007
Education: Fordham University, 1967; New York Medical College, 1971. Current job: Vice president for health sciences at the Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center at West Virginia University. (Scranton Times, PA)
Dr. Bob resigning WVU job, source says Apr 5, 2007
A specialist in infectious diseases and general medicine, DAlessandri graduated from Fordham University and New York Medical College, and completed postgraduate training at Metropolitan Hospital in New York and the University of Florida. He joined the WVU faculty in 1977. (Charleston Gazette, WV -- News)
Lung cancer screening regimen provides opportunity for cure Mar 27, 2007
Computed Tomography Screening for Lung Cancer: Diagnoses Resulting from NY-ELCAP. NY-ELCAP Investigators: Claudia I. Henschke (principal investigator), David F. Yankelevitz, and Dorothy I. McCauley (Weill Cornell Medical College); Matthew Rifkin and Edward S. Fiore (State University of New York at Stony Brook, NY); John H. M. Austin, Gregory D. N. Pearson, and Maria C. Shiau (Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY); Samuel Kopel (Maimonides Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY); Donald... (EurekAlert!)
Lyme Disease Experts: Butt Out, Blumenthal Mar 21, 2007
For instance, the chairman of the infectious diseases panel that developed the guidelines, Gary P. Wormser, of the division of infectious diseases at New York Medical College in Valhalla, has received consulting fees from Baxter, a company that is developing a Lyme disease vaccine. It is possible that Baxter might benefit from the new guidelines, Blumenthal said. (FOX61, CT)
Ten Steps To A Less Stressful Commute Mar 5, 2007
Dr. Paul Rosch, president of the American Institute of Stress and clinical professor of medicine and psychiatry at New York Medical College, says people should always try talk to their bosses about coming in and leaving the office earlier to avoid rush hour or occasionally working from home. If that doesn't work, instead of gripping the wheel with white knuckles, , such as foreign language CDs or audio books, Rosch says. (Forbes)
Want a nip and a tuck? Landmark's newest doc may give the city a new 'image' Mar 4, 2007
Mitra earned her undergraduate degree in biomedical engineering at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, then got a medical degree at New York Medical College. Later, she did her internship at Yale, and along the way, earned a master's in business administration. (Woonsocket Call, RI)
Atlanta Cancer Care adds doctor Mar 1, 2007
Following his residency in pathology at a New York Medical College affiliated program and an additional residency in internal medicine at a program affiliated with Michigan State University, he turned to cancer care, completing a three-year fellowship in hematology and oncology at two comprehensive cancer centers. Shortly after completing his fellowship, his wife was diagnosed with breast cancer. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Metro)
What is an exercise stress test? Feb 27, 2007
Review Date:11/6/2006Reviewed By:Glenn Gandelman, MD, MPH, Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. A.D.A.M., Inc. is accredited by URAC, also known as theAmerican Accreditation HealthCare Commission (www. (NBC 11, CA)
Methionine May Ward Off Pancreatic Cancer Feb 24, 2007
"The results could be important because pancreatic cancer, now the fourth most common cause of cancer mortality in the United States, has an extremely high mortality rate," write Dr. Albert B. Lowenfels and Dr. Patrick Maisonneuve from New York Medical College, Valhalla, in a related editorial. Even though the authors factored in the possible effects of other known pancreatic cancer risk factors, the editorialists continue, it is still possible that this apparent protective effect of methionine... (MEDLINEplus)
'World gripped by flu pandemic' Feb 20, 2007
Edward Kilbourne, emeritus professor of microbiology and immunology at New York Medical College, remembers 1957 as if it were yesterday. "I was working at Cornell New York Hospital when the first patients were admitted they had very serious symptoms and there were some fatalities," he recalled in an interview. (iAfrica.com)
Norovirus Expert: Sanitation And Science Prevent Virus's Spread Jan 30, 2007
(June 18, 2004) -- A New York Medical College microbiologist warns that live virus vaccines to prevent infectious diseases like West Nile virus and yellow fever could have dire. . (Science Daily)
A taste of Italy, family style Jan 29, 2007
Restivo clan is having success with its wine importing, in part tribute to past endeavor - bread. BY KEIKO MORRIS Newsday Staff Writer. (Newsday -- Business)
Once the killing starts, there's no stopping it Jan 28, 2007
As Herbert Hendin, medical director of the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and professor of psychiatry at New York Medical College, puts it: "One hardly knows which is more chilling, the widespread flouting of the scant and effectively toothless legal regulation of euthanasia in Holland, or the sangfroid with which it is defended by the Dutch practitioners.". This is why every major body of inquiry worldwide has rejected voluntary euthanasia, and why modern communities should continue... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Opinion)
