UI Health Care News 2006

Week of December 25, 2006

• DeGowin Blood Center Issues Special Plea to Donors
• UI Study Gives Clues About How Deadly Bacterium Gains Foothold
• Researchers Seek Ways to Reduce Risky Teen Driving

Week of December 18, 2006

• The Heart of a Woman
• Cancer Seed Grants Awarded to Teams in Two UI Colleges
• Healthy Holiday Eating Suggestions

Week of December 11, 2006

• Women and Weight
• Newly Discovered Immune Defense May Be Impaired in Cystic Fibrosis Airways
• Cold Hands, Cold Feet

Week of December 4, 2006

• Holiday Gift Ideas for Those with Special Needs
• Foot and Ankle Safety Is a Key Sports Issue
• UI Research Links Less Sleep with Higher Body Mass Index

Week of November 27, 2006

• UI Physician Accepts Heart Care Honor
• Mix 96 Children's Miracle Network Radiothon Breaks Record
• UI Scientists Explore Function of "Junk DNA"

Week of November 20, 2006

• Community Seminar Focuses on Spine and Back Pain
• Pediatric Patients Help Educate Medical Students
• Carousel Volkswagen Jingle Cross Ready to Rock; Horner to Ride

Week of November 13, 2006

• Kirk and Mary Ferentz Pledge $400,000 to University of Iowa
• Mix 96 Radiothon and Wal-Mart and SAM'S Club Stores Activities Benefit University of Iowa Children's Hospital
• Fathers Can Also Experience Postpartum Depression

Week of November 6, 2006

• Laser Treatment Is Ineffective for Early, Age-Related Macular Degeneration
• UI Researchers Aim to Reduce Schizophrenia Relapse
• Abboud to Receive AAMC Distinguished Research Award

Week of October 30, 2006

• NIH Grant to UI Addresses Underage Drinking
• Gene Involved in Common Birth Defect Also Regulates Skin Biology
• Johnson County Campaign Fights Child Obesity

Week of October 23, 2006

• UI Researchers Study Novel Therapy for Prostate Cancer
• UI Health Care Researchers to Study Cardiac Stem Cells
• UI Experts Play Leading Role in Urging Better Burn Care

Week of October 16, 2006

• Study Identifies Protein that Inhibits HIV from Growing in Cell Cultures
• UI Sports Medicine Center Offers Women's Fitness Seminar
• Faculty Members Recognized

Week of October 9, 2006

• UI Teams Up With Cubs' Star, Celtics' Owner to Fight Eye Disease
• Ponseti Association Named for Clubfoot Treatment Pioneer
• Jennissen Honored by SAFE KIDS Iowa

Week of October 2, 2006

• Join the Charge Against Breast Cancer in October
• UI Community Seminar to Focus on Breast Cancer Detection
• UI Family Care Center-North Liberty, Sports Medicine Donate Funds to Schools

Week of September 25, 2006

• UI Receives Cardiac Care, Bariatric Surgery Distinctions
• Mind-Based Stress Reduction Expert to Speak
• KHAK Radiothon Benefits University of Iowa Children's Hospital

Week of September 18, 2006

• The Sawyers Today
• Cancer Survivor, Dog Sled Champion to Speak at Holden Cancer Center
• September Is Pain Awareness Month

Week of September 11, 2006

• Iowa City Mayor Proclaims September Prostate Awareness Month
• Radiothons Benefit Kids at University of Iowa Children's Hospital
• UI Specialists to Join Walk from Obesity Event

Week of September 4, 2006

• Community Program September 20 to Focus on Childhood Obesity
• UI Neuroscientists Sponsor Memory Walk to Help Fight Alzheimer's Disease
• First Annual Burn Treatment Center Golf Tournament Nets $18,000

Week of August 28, 2006

• UI Experts Add to Growing Warnings About Asthma Drug
• Jane Scheer Looks Back
• UI Nursing Education Center Opens

Week of August 21, 2006

• Preparing Kids for School Includes Bathroom Tips
• Simulator Offers Heart Failure Sensations, Information
• Rockin' River Celebration Will Benefit University of Iowa Children's Hospital

Week of August 14, 2006

• UI Physicians Listed Among "Best Doctors In America"
• $14.6 Million NIH Grant to UI Will Build on Macular Degeneration Findings
• Kernels Honor UI Patient at Friday's Game

Week of August 7, 2006

• UI Sports Medicine to Host Seminar on Sports Preparation
• Ferentz Will Headline Children's Miracle Network Kickoff Luncheon
• University of Iowa Children's Hospital Names New Administrator

Week of July 31, 2006

• UI Study: Large Feeding Operations Near Schools May Pose Asthma Risk
• Fairley Named Head of UI Department of Dermatology
• Segal Receives Jahnigen Career Development Award

Week of July 24, 2006

• Armstrong to Testify at Senate Subcommittee Hearing on Cancer Priorities
• Bariatric Surgery at UI Hospitals and Clinics Offers Great Outcomes
• Kernels to Honor UI Patient at July 27 Game

Week of July 17, 2006

• Kernels Honor UI Patient
• UI Cancer Researchers Receive Grant to Study Cell Cycle Checkpoints
• Active Seniors Are Generally Healthy Seniors

Week of July 10, 2006

• UI Hospitals and Clinics Specialists Rank Among the Best
• Medicare Could Save Money and Provide More Defibrillators
• Swimmers Need to Be Aware of Recreational Water Illnesses

Week of July 3, 2006

• UI Hospitals and Clinics Goes Smoke Free July 1
• UI Researchers Help Show Heart Technology Benefits
• UI Center to Focus on Therapeutics Use, Effectiveness Among Elderly

Week of June 26, 2006

• UI Hospitals and Clinics Helps Lead Life Saving Campaign
• Parents Underestimate the Influence They Have on Their Teens
• UI Sports Medicine Center Offers Sports Physicals in North Liberty

Week of June 19, 2006

• Iowa Cochlear Implant Clinical Research Center Receives $10 Million NIH Grant
• UI Doctors Provide Latest Information on Age-Related Macular Degeneration
• STAR 102.5 Radiothon Supports University of Iowa Children's Hospital

Week of June 12, 2006

• University of Iowa Children's Hospital Was Making a Difference Back in 1926
• Kohl's Summer Program Benefits University of Iowa Children's Hospital
• Buckle Up Your Child for Safety's Sake

Week of June 5, 2006

• UI Study Shows Schizophrenia Limits Understanding of Body Language
• Children Can Have Sleep-related Problems, Too
• Cycling to Support Cancer Research and UI's Huntington's Disease Center of Excellence

Week of May 29, 2006

• UI Football, DeGowin Blood Center Launch Donor Drive Campaign
• Children's Miracle Network Celebration Airs on Mediacom Connections June 3-4
• Iowa Adopts New Screening Guidelines for Prostate Cancer in Older Men

Week of May 22, 2006

• STAR 102.5 Radiothon Will Benefit Children's Miracle Network
• May is Better Hearing and Speech Month
• EMS Workers Answer the Calls for Help
• Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program Offered

Week of May 15, 2006

• Free Vascular Screening to Check for Non-cardiac Vascular Disease
• Cancer Information Service Celebrates 20 Years of Service
• National Alcohol and Other Drug-Related Birth Defects Awareness Week

Week of May 8, 2006

• Andreasen and Campbell Honored
• Aiming to Reduce Cancer-Related Pain and Suffering
• Consistent, Regular Exposure to Noise over 85 Decibels Can Cause Hearing Loss

Week of May 1, 2006

• Community Program May 9 to Focus on Cancer Causes, Myths
• Marrow Donor Registration Drives Saves Lives
• Play Without Pain

Week of April 24, 2006

• Iowa Lions Donor Memorial and Healing Garden Celebration
• Volunteers Are an Important Part of UI Hospitals and Clinics Operations
• Neonatal Research Network Selects University of Iowa Children's Hospital NICU

Week of April 17, 2006

• UI Research Aims to Help Patients with Spinal Cord Injury
• Cancer Information Project Wins Award
• Head And Neck Cancer Screening Session Set

Week of April 10, 2006

• Hemophilia Requires a Comprehensive Treatment Approach
• UI Exports Therapy Program for Treating Borderline Personality Disorder
• UI Researchers Receive Prostate Cancer Foundation Grant

Week of April 3, 2006

• UI Study Finds Pathological Gambling Runs in Families
• Brain Discovery Fair and Lecture Scheduled for UI Brain Awareness Week
• UI Hospitals and Clinics Social Services Celebrates Its 85th Anniversary

Week of March 27, 2006

• UI Staff Honored as "Great Iowa Nurses"
• UI Sports Medicine Center Offers Throwing Seminar
• $13.7 Million in Gifts Support UI Center for Macular Degeneration

Week of March 20, 2006

• Healthy Athletes Helps Special Olympians
• NIH Selects UI to Test Modified Bird Flu Vaccine
• UI Hospitals and Clinics Helps Fuel Local, State Economic Engines

Week of March 13, 2006

• UI Researchers Receive NCI Grant for Breast Cancer Research
• Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Program Starts March 28
• Rao Selected To Receive International Gastroenterology Award

Week of March 6, 2006

• State Health Registry Releases "Cancer In Iowa: 2006"
• UI-designed Tool Helps Doctors Tailor Infertility Treatments for Couples
• Nursing Researchers Link Depression with Delay in Seeking Treatment for Heart Attack

Week of February 27, 2006

• Mini Medical School to Focus on Pediatric Health
• AED: Instant Help for Heart Attack Victims
• UI Imaging Specialists Named in Industry Magazine's Top 10

Week of February 20, 2006

• UI Participates in Women's Health Initiative Dietary Study
• Heart Problems Are Not Limited to Adults-Babies Have Them Too
• Seat Belts for Teens Makes Sense: I-CASH
• UI Sports Medicine Center Offers Women's Fitness Seminar

Week of February 13, 2006

• Gifts Totaling $6.2 Million to Create Major Genetic Testing Lab at UI
• UI Radiologist Sees Bigger Role for PET Imaging in Cancer Care
• Kohl's Program to Benefit University of Iowa Children's Hospital Patients, Families

Week of February 6, 2006

• Iowa Hawks Take Boy Under Their Wing
• Genesis, UI Announce NICU Patient-Care Relationship
• UI Expert Comments on Meth Report, Other Substance Abuse in Iowa

Week of January 30, 2006

• Dance Marathon Kicks Off Events Friday
• Drinking and Driving Don't Mix -- Never Have, Never Will
• Iowa Residents Urged to Test for Radon Levels

Week of January 23, 2006

• UI Heart and Vascular Center Experts Discuss Heart Failure and Its Treatment
• Glucose Control Cuts Risk of Heart Disease in Type 1 Diabetes
• UI DeGowin Blood Center Observes National Blood Donor Month

Week of January 16, 2006

• One Wish Down, One to Go
• Carter is New Head of UI Ophthalmology And Visual Sciences
• UI Transplant Specialists Perform Record-Setting Organ Donation

Week of January 9, 2006

• Make a Resolution for Life Today
• UI Hospitals and Clinics Reports Annual Service Statistics
• $1 Million Gift Creates Professorship in UI Anesthesia Department