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February 7, 2006 More People Have Cholesterol Levels Above Optimum CHICAGO—An estimated 63 million adults have low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) levels higher than what would be ideal as recommended by the National Institutes of Health. Of that group, 38 million are people with health conditions that put them at increased risk for cardiovascular disease. These[…]

February 20, 2006 Doctors Fail to Recommend Colon Cancer Tests CHICAGO—Fewer than nine out of 10 low-income, medically underserved minority patients at risk for colorectal cancer receive a recommendation for colorectal cancer screening by physicians at government-supported community health centers, according to a study by Northwestern University researchers. The researchers subsequently found that 7 percent[…]

January 3, 2006 Walking Slows Artery Disease CHICAGO—A study in the January 3 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine shows that walking three times a week, even in an unsupervised exercise program, can significantly improve walking ability and slow progression of peripheral artery disease (PAD). PAD often causes leg pain because of impaired blood[…]

January 25, 2006 Compound Targets Alzheimer’s Brain Cell Degeneration CHICAGO—Drug discovery researchers at Northwestern University have developed a novel orally administered compound specifically targeted to suppress brain cell inflammation and neuron loss associated with Alzheimer’s disease. The compound is also rapidly absorbed by the brain and is non-toxic—important considerations for a central nervous system drug[…]

Anatomy Wins Top Publications Honor The Association of American Medical Colleges/Group on Institutitional Advancement (AAMC/GIA) has awarded Anatomy of Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, the school’s annual report for fiscal year 2004, an Award of Excellence (the top honor) in the single or special issue category in the group’s annual competition. The school’s Office[…]

January 25, 2006 Program to Treat Skin of Individuals of Color CHICAGO—Northwestern University has created a Center for Ethnic Skin, a specialized program focusing on the diagnosis and treatment of hair, skin, and nail disorders in individuals of skin of color—African Americans, Asian Americans, and Hispanic/Latino Americans. Roopal V. Kundu, MD, assistant professor of dermatology[…]

In Vivo Variety Show Slated for January 27–28 “Billy Medicine” is the 27th annual production of In Vivo, the comedy revue that features the writing, directing, performing, and technical talents of students and facutly and staff members of Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine. A medically oriented spoof of the popular Adam Sandler film, “Billy[…]

December 27, 2005 Some Women at Greater Risk for Melanoma CHICAGO—Older white women with a history of non-melanoma skin cancer are at greater risk for developing melanoma, regardless of the amount of sun they have been exposed to, finds a study in the online journal Cancer. “This study adds a history of the relatively favorable[…]

Middle-Age Obesity Raises Later Heart, Diabetes RiskCHICAGO—Obesity in middle age—even without established cardiovascular disease risk factors such as high blood pressure or high cholesterol levels— greatly increases risk of hospitalization for and death from heart disease and diabetes in older age, according to a study in the January 11 issue of the Journal of the[…]