December 2006

Organ Donation
Be sure that your family knows what your wishes are in the event that something happens to you.

Palliative Care
Palliative medicine is the same as hospice medicine, it's just called that when it's done in the hospital setting.

Bladder Cancer
Smoking is one of the leading causes of bladder cancer.

Don't Drive Impaired
Last year, impaired drivers were responsible for the deaths of 17,000 people or one person, every half hour, every day, all year long.

Alcohol and Cancer
There is a link between excessive consumption of alcohol and the increased risk for cancer.

Preventing Diabetic Eye Diseases
If patients can regularly get a dilated eye exam, blindness can be prevented in most cases.

Prostate Cancer
University of Iowa Health Care researchers have launched the clinical trial of a therapy that may lead to new treatment for men with prostate cancer.

Palliative Care
This program helps patients who are dealing with a terminal medical condition and their loved ones to deal with all of the issues that arise during the end-of-life process.

Robotic Surgery
Physicans at UI Hospitals and Clinics are using robots to perform surgery.