UI Health Care News 2008

December 22, 2008

• Harboring a Silent Killer
• Rare Disease Provides Clues About Enzyme Role in Arrhythmias
• UI Study May Explain Exercise-induced Fatigue in Muscular Dystrophies
• Comeback Kid

December 15, 2008

• Check Your Smoke Alarms This Winter
• Goal: To Increase the Tolerance of Patients Who Need Organ Transplants
• Cellular Stress Causes Fatty Liver Disease in Mice
• Lung Airway Cells Activate Vitamin D and Increase Immune Response

December 8, 2008

• UI Study Finds Value in "Junk" DNA
• Holiday Gift Ideas for Those with Special Needs
• UI Convened Health Policy Leaders in Des Moines
• Vote for Rusty and Help Raise Funds for the Iowa Marrow Donor Program

December 1, 2008

• UI Urology Department Gets Funds to Research Painful Bladder Condition
• Johnson County's Go Red for Women Luncheon
• Pharmacy Researcher to Use American Cancer Society Grant for Melanoma Research

November 24, 2008

• UI Hospitals and Clinics Honors Heart and Hands Award Winners
• 2008 Cyclocross Event to Be Bigger, Best Version Yet
• UI Leads Discovery of Gene Associated with Epilepsy
• UI Expert Comments on How to Prevent and Handle Bullying

November 17, 2008

• McCord Research Gift Supports UI Biomedical Research, Graduate Students, and Young Bioscientists
• Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center and Cancer Research Alliance Team Up to Fight Cancer
• UI Study Finds Genetic Variant Plays Role in Cleft Lip
• Stem Cell Donor, Recipient Meet at Celebrating Life Reunion

November 10, 2008

• Optherion, UI Ophthalmology Department Open New Facility at UI Research Park
• November Is American Diabetes Month
• Health For Your Lifetime: Health Literacy 101: What You Need To Know
• MIX for Kids Radiothon to Benefit UI Children's Hospital

November 3, 2008

• November Is American Diabetes Month
• UI Faculty Members Receive Grants for "Defining Wisdom"
• Survival Varies Widely After Emergency Treatment for Cardiac Arrest
• Fructose Intolerance
  

October 27, 2008

• Breast Cancer Screening Guideline
• UI Hospitals and Clinics Volunteers Receive Governor’s Volunteer Award
• UI Study: Embryonic Stem Cells Might Help Reduce Transplantation Rejection
• Kuperman Appointed to Ida P. Haller Chair in Child Psychiatry

October 20, 2008

• UI Researchers Receive Susan G. Komen Grant for Breast Cancer Research
• UI Team Develops Imaging Approach for Difficult Cancer Diagnosis
• Age-related Macular Degeneration: New Gene Association Identified
• Radiothons

October 13, 2008

• UI Breast Imaging Center Is Designated a Center of Excellence
• Iowa Hospital Association Recognizes UI Hospitals and Clinics Physicians Who Go Above and Beyond
• Study Provides Insight on a Common Heart Rhythm Disorder
• UI Research Takes on Post-smoking Health Issues

October 6, 2008

• Hope Lodge Offers Free, Non-medical Lodging for Cancer Patients
• UI, Polk County will be part of National Children's Study

September 29, 2008

• J. Lawrence Marsh, MD, and Thomas Ray, MD, are appointed to named chairs
• Researchers Develop New Model for Cystic Fibrosis

September 22, 2008

• Know Your Cholesterol to Reduce Heart Attack, Stroke Risks
• Iowa Researchers Help Show Continuous Glucose Monitoring Improves Blood Sugar Control

September 15, 2008

• UI Hospitals and Clinics Welcomes New CEO
• The Fraternal Order of Eagles Pledges to Raise $25 million for University of Iowa Diabetes Research
• UI Heart and Vascular Center is the AHA Eastern Iowa Regional Sponsor

September 8, 2008

• Davidson Awarded New NIH Grant For "High-Risk, High-Reward"
• The Principal Financial Group to Support Childhood Wellness Initiatives

September 1, 2008

• Waldschmidt and Marsh Named to Faculty Chairs
• Howard Hughes Medical Institute Contributes $1 Million to Help UI with Flood Recovery
• Fruit Flies Help UI Team Understand Bacterial Infections
• KHAK Radiothon Scores Another Success

August 25, 2008

• Deputy Director for Clinical Care Named; Weiner Named to Cancer Clinical Trials Leadership Group
• UI Institute for Orthopaedics, Sports Medicine, and Rehabilitation Kicks Off with Groundbreaking Event
• UI Researchers Part of $10 million Rural Health Grant to VA Medical Center

August 20, 2008

• UI Hospitals and Clinics Named Magnet Hospital Again

August 18, 2008

• UI Hospitals and Clinics Among Performance Improvement Leaders
• KHAK Radiothon Will Benefit UI Children's Hospital
• UI Team Helps Piece Together Genetic Puzzle of Schizophrenia
• "Outside Thinking�h Receives Grant to Study Asthma

August 4 and 11, 2008

• UI Children's Hospital Opens "Room of Magic"
• New UI Technology to Help Better Detect Developing Cervical Cancers
• UI and ISU Establish Shared DNA Sequencing Instrumentation

July 28, 2008

• UI Children's Hospital Safety Store, Safe Escape Debut at Johnson County Fair
• UI Heart Specialist Opens Outreach Clinic in Washington
• Faculty Achievements

July 21, 2008

• UI Helps Identify Gene Mutation Related to Atrial Fibrillation
• UI Family Care SE Iowa City Adds Ob-gyn Services
• Road Construction Closes portions of Coralville's First Avenue
• Leducq Foundation International Grant Aids UI Heart Research

July 15, 2008

• New CEO of UI Hospitals and Clinics Named

July 14, 2008

• UI Hospitals and Clinics Ranks Again with America's Best

July 7, 2008

• UI Campus Is Smoke-free

June 30, 2008

• Help for Cancer Patients in Iowa Disaster Counties
• UI Team Helps Discover How Measles Virus Spreads in the Body

Week of June 23, 2008

• Flood 2008: Getting Life Back to Normal
• University of Iowa Health Care Announces Project Architect

Week of June 16, 2008

• Carver Trust Makes $2 Million Grant for UI Public Health Building
• UI Study Identifies Brain Pathway That Shuts Down Seizures

Week of June 9, 2008

• UI Heart and Vascular Center First in Iowa to Implant Advanced Heart Pump
• National Kidney Foundation of Iowa Gives $775,000 for UI Research
• UI Study Calls for More Rigorous Testing of Commercial Radon Detectors

Week of June 2, 2008

• Holden Cancer Center Recognized for High-quality Cancer Care
• Commonwealth Fund Report: Iowa Leads Nation in Children's Health Care
• UI Researchers Report Results of Prostate Cancer Vaccine Study
• Paul Rothman, MD, Named Dean of UI Carver College of Medicine

Week of May 26, 2008

• Brennan Named the Gergis Professor of Anesthesia
• UI Dance Marathon Details Allocation of Funds
• Turning on Cell-to-Cell Communication Wipes Out Staph Biofilms
• UI Hearing Aid Research Aims To Find Best Device For Each Person

Week of May 19, 2008

• UI Emergency Medicine Specialists Serve All of Iowa
• Howard Appointed to VanGilder Chair in Neurosurgery

Week of May 12, 1008

• UI Children's Hospital Receives $100,000 Safety Grant
• UI Hospitals and Clinics Celebrates National Hospital Week
• Discovery Has Implications for Heart Disease
• UI Part of Multi-Center Islet Transplantation Study

Week of May 5, 2008

• National Nurses Week Spotlights Nursing Achievements
• UI Contributes to Gene Therapy Breakthrough for Blinding Eye Disease
• Change Starts Right Here and Now with the Infinite Power of You

Weeks April 21-28, 2008

• UI Hospitals and Clinics Thanks Its Volunteers for Making a Difference
• Val Sheffield Renewed as Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator
• UI Hospitals and Clinics Recognized for Bariatric Excellence
• Helms Wins Fulbright Award to Study Vaccine Policy in Australia

Week of April 14, 2008

• UI Hospitals and Clinics Recognized for Complex, Rare Cancer Care
• UI Study Finds Biological Link Between Pain and Fatigue

Week of April 7, 2008

• Advances Made in Fructose Intolerance Recognition and Research
• Program Offers Free Dental Care For Children with Disabilities

Week of March 31, 2008

• University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics to Open New Emergency Treatment Center
• UI Nursing Professionals Added to 'Great Iowa Nurses' List

Week of March 24, 2008

• State Health Registry Issues 2008 Cancer Report
• The Path to Progress: Clinical Trials in Blood Cancers
• Protein Target for Diabetes Drug Regulates Blood Pressure
• Study: Highly Involved Patients Don't Always See Better Health Outcomes

Week of March 17, 2008

• Regents Approve UI Health Care Request to Proceed with Facilities Planning
• $2.1 Million NIH Grant Advances University of Iowa Child Health Research
• Community Seminar Focuses on Hardening of the Arteries
• Study: Increased Health Risks for Women Three Years after Ending Estrogen-progestin Therapy

Week of March 10, 2008

• UI Researchers Receive Grant to Develop Enhanced Prostate Cancer Vaccine
• Study: Rare Syndrome Provides Clues on Obesity, Blood Pressure
• UI Children's Hospital Offers Weight Management for Teens

Week of March 3, 2008

• For Some, Digital Mammography Is Better than Film Mammography
• Immune Deficiency and Balance Disorder Result from Single Gene Defect
• Staff Recognition

Week of February 24, 2008

• Role Identified for Glaucoma Gene and Related Signaling Pathway
• Report Highlights Strengths, Weaknesses in Community Health System Governance
• $1 million Carver Trust grant Supports Acquisition of State-of-the-Art, High-Resolution Microscope

Week of February 18, 2008

• UI, ISU Team Aims for New Therapies For Post-Traumatic Osteoarthritis
• Study: War Can Lead to Long-Term 'Epidemic' of Firearms Injuries to Children
• Functional Immune Cells Derived from Embryonic Stem Cells

Week of February 11, 2008

• UI Family Care Offers Convenient New Health Care Option
• Dance Marathon Surpasses $1 Million Goal
• Mobile Clinic Partnering with Cedar Rapids Free Medical Clinic

Week of February 4, 2008

• Radiothon to Benefit Kids with Cancer
• Kick It for the Kids
• Order of Eastern Star Gift Benefits UI Children's Hospital

Week of January 28, 2008

• Farmers Account for One-third of Iowa Worker Deaths in 2007
• UI Researcher Studies Link between Pesticides, Parkinson's Disease
• STAR Connects Mature Individuals Interested in Participating in Research Studies

Week of January 21, 2008

• UI Study Examines Decision-Making Deficits in Older Adults
• Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center Receives Lance Armstrong Foundation Grant
• Medical Error Reporting by Doctors to Hospitals Seems Underused
• Public to Help Create Work of Art at UI Hospitals and Clinics

Week of January 14, 2008

• $150,000 from Peregrine Charities to Benefit UI Children’s Hospital
• Prevent Blindness America Honors Derrek Lee for Project 3000 Efforts
• UI Dermatologist Receives International Honor

Week of January 7, 2008

• Spencer Puffett
• UI Cancer Specialists Team Up to Fight Sarcoma and Melanoma
• UI Study: Constipation Most Common Cause of Children's Abdominal Pain