Tuesday, April 12th, 2011
The turmoil in oil-producing nations is triggering turmoil at home, as rising oil prices force Americans to pay more at the pump. Meanwhile, there's a growing industry that's promising jobs and access to cheaper energy resources on American soil, but it's not without its controversy. Deborah Kittner, a University of ...
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Thursday, January 27th, 2011
By debunking some common myths about breast cancer, two oncologists from the US hope to give women some simple key messages to help them understand and manage their risk of breast cancer. Drs Mahmoud Charif and Neetu Radhakrishnan, both medical oncologists at the University of Cincinnati (UC) Health in ...
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Thursday, December 30th, 2010
Lung cancer screening using computed tomography (CT) scans can be effective in high risk populations if it follows a strict clinical protocol supported by a multidisciplinary care team, said University of Cincinnati researchers this week. The researchers, led by Dr Sandra Starnes, director of thoracic surgery at ...
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Tuesday, October 19th, 2010
The US Department of Defense (DOD) has awarded a $5 million grant to The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research and the University of Cincinnati to further develop a "lab-on-a-chip" device used for monitoring patients suffering from severe brain injury. Management of severe brain trauma calls for cutting-edge tools to monitor ...
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Thursday, September 30th, 2010
Children with eczema may benefit from having a dog, while having a cat may have negative effects, say researchers from the University of Cincinnati (UC) College of Medicine. Eczema, which most commonly occurs during childhood, but can sometimes persist into adulthood, is a chronic (long-term) condition that causes the skin ...
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