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February 22, 2005 Epidural Analgesia Does Not Increase C-Sections CHICAGO—Injecting spinal-epidural analgesia in early labor does not increase Caesarean delivery rates and provides better pain relief and a shorter duration of labor than systemic opioid analgesia, according to an article by Northwestern University researchers published in the February 17 issue of the New England Journal[…]

Symposium Features Canadian Minister of Health Fact: Forty-five million Americans go without health insurance.Fact: Every Canadian receives universal health care coverage.Fiction: Both countries have few worries when it comes to providing for the health and well-being of their citizens. The United States and Canada share a vast northern boundary and a common language. Yet these[…]

Effective Cancer Treatments Follow the ClockEVANSTON, Ill.— Oncologists have long thought that cancer treatments tend to be more effective at certain times of day. But they have been unable to turn this knowledge into practice because they did not understand the phenomenon well enough. Now, a research team including Joseph S. Takahashi, PhD, a Howard[…]

Toxicities and Off-Label Use of Cancer DrugsBy Elizabeth Crown CHICAGO—Food and Drug Administration policies prevent pharmaceutical manufacturers from informing patients about potentially fatal toxicities that occur with some cancer drugs—policies that should be revised immediately, according to Northwestern University researchers. Andrew M. Evens, DO, instructor in medicine, and Charles L. Bennett, MD, PhD, professor of[…]

Adverse Events in Hospitalized Children Are Preventable By Elizabeth Crown A study by researchers at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine suggests that each year nearly 70,000 children hospitalized in the United States experience an adverse event and that at least 60 percent of these errors may be preventable. Adverse events are injuries caused by[…]

December 21, 2004 Daily Activity Helps Elderly Cognition CHICAGO—More than half of adults over the age of 65 have trouble sleeping, characterized by both lighter sleep and frequent awakenings during the night. A decline in cognitive function is common with advanced age, and research has shown that disturbed sleep in younger adults and in the[…]

In Vivo Slated for January 21–22The 26th production of In Vivo, the Feinberg School of Medicine’s annual comedy revue, will be performed at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday, January 21–22, in Thorne Auditorium, 375 East Chicago Avenue, on Northwestern University’s Chicago campus. Advance tickets cost $8 each and may be purchased in the Method Atrium,[…]

New Theory Offered on MemoryBy Elizabeth Crown How do you remember your own name? Is it possible ever to forget it? The memory trace, or engram, “feels” like it is stored permanently in the brain, and it will never be forgotten. Indeed, the current view of memory is that, at the molecular level, new proteins[…]

January 11, 2005 Northwestern Study Shows Why Olive Oil Protects Against Breast Cancer CHICAGO—Oleic acid, the main monounsaturated fatty acid contained in olive oil, can cripple a cancer gene that is responsible for 25 to 30 percent of all breast cancers, according to an article by Northwestern University researchers published in the January 10 issue[…]

Medication May Improve Parkinson’s Drug Effects CHICAGO—Physicians at the Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center at Northwestern University are conducting a research study to evaluate an experimental treatment intended to improve motor fluctuations associated with the “wearing-off” effects of medications to treat Parkinson’s disease. Individuals with advancing Parkinson’s disease develop inconsistent responses to medications, known[…]