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[…]

February 26, 2002 Silverstein Gift Funds Genetic Research CHICAGO— The Herman M. and Bea L. Silverstein Foundation has made a $1 million gift to the Center for Genetic Medicine at The Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University. The gift will be used to support both education and research initiatives within the center as well[…]

Students Garner Fellowships for International Health Studies The medical school has awarded International Health Fellowships to four fourth-year medical students that will allow them to spend one to three months studying medicine and health care in other countries. Stacey L. Chamberlain of Crystal Lake, Illinois, will be traveling to Katete, Zambia, for an eight-week clinical[…]