Researchers Discover New Gene in Colon Cancer
Monday, July 31, 2006 (1281 reads)
Researchers at the University Hospitals Ireland Cancer Center and the Case Comprehensive Cancer Center have made a significant discovery that may lead to a new drug to prevent colon cancer. Sanford Markowitz, M.D., Ph.D., a Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator, and a research team have published their findings on a ’Celebrex-like’ gene that suppresses the growth of colon cancer this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
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Groundbreaking Research at Rainbow Leads to National Study for Lung Disease in Premature Infants
Thursday, July 27, 2006 (802 reads)
CLEVELAND -- A study published in the July 27 New England Journal of Medicine states that delivering nitric oxide to the lungs of premature, very low birth-weight babies during their second week of life improves their chances of surviving without chronic lung disease. The study of nearly 600 babies was conducted by the multicenter nitric oxide Chronic Lung Disease Study Group (NOCLD) as a result of cutting-edge research conducted by Dr. Richard Martin and his team at Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital.
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STERIS Corporation doubles grant funding to University Hospitals for Infection Prevention Research
Wednesday, July 12, 2006 (630 reads)
CLEVELAND -- STERIS Corporation today announced its third grant to University Hospitals of Cleveland (UHC) to support research in the areas of healthcare-associated and emerging infections and the development of innovative strategies and technologies for preventing infection and contamination.
The new grant of $600,000 to UHC’s Division of Infectious Diseases will help sustain research over the next three years and will build upon a relationship that began with initial funding in 1999 and renewed funding in 2002.
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University Hospitals Ranks High on U.S. News & World Report List
Friday, July 07, 2006 (569 reads)
CLEVELAND -- Northeast Ohio remains one of the country’s leading communities for providing the best available healthcare, according to U.S. News & World Report’s latest hospital rankings. The magazine released its rankings of America’s Best Hospitals clinical programs today, and University Hospitals was recognized for excellence in 13 specialties.
In pediatrics, University Hospitals Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital climbed to No. 4 in the nation, while remaining the No. 1 children’s hospital in the Midwest and Region. This is the highest the hospital has ranked since 1994, when it also ranked No. 4. Rainbow was No. 6 in 2005.
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