VA Lakeside’s Inpatient Unit to be Closed The Department of Veterans Affairs announced on February 8 that inpatient care at VA Chicago Health Care System—Lakeside Division would be phased out, pending congressional approval. Chicago-area veterans requiring inpatient care would go to VA Chicago’s West Side Division at 820 South Damen Avenue. The VA plans to[…]

February 11, 2002 Contact: Megan Fellman at (847) 491-3115 or atfellman@northwestern.edu Scientists Develop Nanoarrays for Biological Detection EVANSTON— Scientists at Northwestern University have developed a new detection technology on the nanometer scale that could lead to the next generation of proteomic arrays and new methods for diagnosing infectious diseases. Once optimized, the new nanotechnology holds[…]

February 19, 2002 Raloxifene After Tamoxifen Not Beneficial CHICAGO— Taking raloxifene after five years of tamoxifen therapy does not prevent the recurrence of breast cancer in postmenopausal women and may actually stimulate growth of endometrial tumors, according to a Northwestern University study. As described in an article in the Feb. 20 issue of the Journal[…]