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Pediatrics Faculty Featured in Public Television Series The patients, families, and physicians of Children’s Memorial Hospital (CMH) in Chicago were recently featured in a six-week public television series called “Children’s Hospital” that began airing nationally in early July. Selected from among several children’s hospitals across the country, CMH is a member of the McGaw Medical[…]

July 6, 2002 New Protease Inhibitor Has Added Benefits BARCELONA— Atazanavir, a potent new HIV-fighting protease inhibitor, reduces high cholesterol and triglyceride levels that may be caused by other protease inhibitors, a Northwestern University researcher reported today at the XIV International AIDS Conference. Although protease inhibitors have been shown to be safe and effective in[…]

July 10, 2002 Break in HIV Treatment May Be Safe in Some Cases BARCELONA— Interrupting anti-HIV treatment for an extended period and then re-initiating therapy might be safe in some patients, according to a study by Northwestern University infectious disease experts. Chad Achenbach, M.D., and co-investigators from The Feinberg School of Medicine presented data from[…]

June 20, 2002 University Receives Grant to Study Oral Cancer CHICAGO— Oral cancer currently accounts for almost 6 percent of all malignancies, and its incidence is increasing worldwide. At least 90 percent of oral cancers are squamous cell carcinomas that originate from the oral epithelium, a thin lining of cells that covers tissues in the[…]

Student AMWA Chapter Recognized The student chapter of the American Medical Women’s Association (AMWA) was selected the top graduate student organization at Northwestern on May 30 during the University Honors Day. The group was selected based on the nature and frequency of programs conducted. The chapter’s activities include presenting three guest speakers on topics ranging[…]

June 20, 2002 Cancer Expert Jordan Honored by Queen CHICAGO— Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has awarded an OBE (Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) to V. Craig Jordan, the Diana, Princess of Wales Professor of Cancer Research, and professor of molecular pharmacology and biological chemistry at The Feinberg School of[…]

Cancer Walk Draws Nearly 3,500 Nearly 3,500 cancer survivors, friends, family members, and others touched by cancer participated in a National Cancer Survivors’ Day walk sponsored by the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University. The five-mile lakefront walk from downtown Chicago to McCormick Place and back drew such figures as Attorney General[…]

June 20, 2002 Cholesterol-Lowering Drug Aids Diabetes CHICAGO— Statins, drugs usually prescribed for high cholesterol, have been found to slow diabetes-related kidney damage, according to a Northwestern University research study published in the June 11 issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. The study found that statins affect the activity of a[…]

June 21, 2002 Fighting Disease on the Cellular Level CHICAGO— Contrary to those static diagrams of a cell you may remember from high school biology, a eukaryotic cell (cell with a nucleus) is actually a dynamic and intricately ordered living creature, complete with its own set of tiny “organs” and empowered by thousands of chemical[…]

Graduates Urged to Face New Medical Challenges The medical school’s 144th Graduation Convocation, held May 24 at Navy Pier, featured David Satcher, MD, PhD, former U.S. surgeon general. In his address, “The MD Responsibility to the Health of the Public,” Dr. Satcher urged the graduates to tackle existing medical challenges while acknowledging past progress. “The[…]