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January
Wednesday, January 05, 2005
Pitt Researchers Develop Co-Polymer That Acts Like A Super Sunscreen To Prolong Life Of Antioxidants
Wednesday, January 05, 2005
Pitt’s Center for Minority Health to Play Prominent Role
Thursday, January 06, 2005
University Of Pittsburgh Announces Establishment Of Minority Health Archive
Wednesday, January 12, 2005
Novel Theory Of Breast Cancer Tumor Growth Receives Research Funding From The Department Of Defense
Wednesday, January 19, 2005
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center Launches Patient Internet Portal
Tuesday, January 25, 2005
Pitt’s School of Dental Medicine and West Virginia University
Wednesday, January 26, 2005
Robot-Assisted Prostate Cancer And Heart Surgery Now Available at UPMC
February
Friday, February 04, 2005
Robert Arnold, M.D., Named President of the American Academy
Monday, February 07, 2005
UPMC Makes $1 Million In-Kind Investment In Zellerx Corporation To Develop Natural-Killer Cell Therapy For Cancer
Friday, February 11, 2005
Study Findings Presented On Preterm Birth, Gestational Diabetes
Thursday, February 24, 2005
Latrobe Native Gives $50,000 For Scholarships At University Of Pittsburgh School Of Pharmacy
Friday, February 25, 2005
Risk Of Herpes Infection Rises With Oral Sex
Monday, February 28, 2005
Physicians Embracing Electronic Health Records
March
Thursday, March 03, 2005
Pitt Earns Newly Created Hartford Center Of Excellence In Geriatric Psychiatry
Thursday, March 03, 2005
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Studying New Diabetes Drug
Monday, March 07, 2005
Pitt Researchers Make Surprise Discovery That Brain Cells Can
Monday, March 14, 2005
New Center to Bring Research-Based Care to Underserved Communities
Tuesday, March 15, 2005
Dealing with Conflict in Caring for the Dying Patient
Wednesday, March 16, 2005
Pitt Conducting Study To Determine Better Treatment For Anxiety Disorder In Older Adults
Tuesday, March 22, 2005
Greg Norman Has Successful Back Surgery At UPMC
Tuesday, March 29, 2005
Physicians May Not Be Accurate in Their Confidence Levels
Thursday, March 31, 2005
UPMC Health Plan Earns High Ranking from Federal Benefits Program
April
Wednesday, April 13, 2005
Genetics Studies Rate A Perfect X
Tuesday, April 19, 2005
Spice It Up Or Just Veg Out, Either Way You May Be Helping To Defend Against Cancer
Wednesday, April 20, 2005
Biomet’s Educational Grant To UPMC Supports Clinical Outcomes Research
Thursday, April 28, 2005
IBM And UPMC In $402 Million On Demand Agreement To Drive Health Care Transformation
May
Tuesday, May 10, 2005
Bernard Fisher, M.D., Honored With Lecture And Portrait Unveiling At School Of Medicine
Tuesday, May 17, 2005
Radioimmunotherapy With Zevalin Safe And Effective For Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Patients With Advanced Disease
Wednesday, May 18, 2005
Managing Maternal Depression During Pregnancy Presents Significant Challenge To Clinicians
Saturday, May 21, 2005
Markers For Painful Pelvic Disease Interstitial Cystitis Identified By Pitt Researchers
Sunday, May 22, 2005
Common Incontinence Drug May Have A Topical Effect On Bladder Itself
Monday, May 23, 2005
Researchers Largely At Fault For Studies On Health Risks That Both Influence And Confuse The Public
Monday, May 23, 2005
Pure Culture Of Muscle-Derived Stem Cells Not Necessary In Treatment For Incontinence
June
Wednesday, June 01, 2005
International Conference On Bipolar Disorder June 16-18
Wednesday, June 01, 2005
Cyclists’ Core Fatigue May Lead To Knee Injury; Exercise Program For Golfers May Help Improve Performance
Wednesday, June 01, 2005
Bruce Block, M.D., Receives Quality Innovator Award From Quality
Monday, June 06, 2005
Pitt School of Dental Medicine to Offer Dental Services for Pregnant Women through Magee-Womens Hospital
Monday, June 06, 2005
Results Of World’s First Gene Therapy Trial For Arthritis Show Approach Is Safe And Feasible
Tuesday, June 07, 2005
Specific Regions Of Brain Implicated In Anorexia Nervosa
Tuesday, June 07, 2005
Angela Ford, Ph.D., Named to Statewide Panel on Physical Fitness
Monday, June 13, 2005
Pitt Sports Injury Researcher Dr. Joseph Myers Wins National Award For Shoulder Studies
Wednesday, June 15, 2005
Pitt Receives $9 Million From NIH To Develop Biomedical Research Tools That May Aid Drug Discovery Efforts
Thursday, June 16, 2005
Research Zeros In On Likely Genes For Bipolar Disorder
Friday, June 17, 2005
Bipolar Disorder More Prevalent And Costly Than Believed
Friday, June 17, 2005
Distinguished Scientists Receive Top Honors At International Conference On Bipolar Disorder
Monday, June 20, 2005
Hillman Contributes $20 Million To UPCI And UPMC Cancer Centers
Tuesday, June 21, 2005
Young Athletes With Migraine Headache Characteristics After A Concussion May Have Increased Neurocognitive Impairment
Wednesday, June 22, 2005
Science Program Grant Goes To Valerian Kagan, Ph.D., D.Sc.
Friday, June 24, 2005
Thomas Medsger, M.D., Receives “Doctor of the Year” Award
July
Wednesday, July 06, 2005
UPMC And University Of Pittsburgh Make Millions Through Commercialization Of Intellectual Property
Monday, July 11, 2005
UPMC Health Plan Releases Annual Report for 2004
Tuesday, July 12, 2005
UPMC Named One of 100 Most Wired Hospitals in the United States
Thursday, July 14, 2005
Golfers With Low-Back Pain May Be Helped By Pitt Neuromuscular Research
Tuesday, July 26, 2005
Any Exposure To Tobacco Smoke During Pregnancy Is Risky
August
Wednesday, August 03, 2005
New Clinical Trial In Children With Autism Begins Enrollment
Monday, August 15, 2005
First Ever Gene Therapy Success For Muscular Dystrophy Achieved
Monday, August 15, 2005
UPMC is Recognized by CIO Magazine as One of the Bold 100
Thursday, August 25, 2005
Five Simple Nutrition Rules for People with Diabetes
Wednesday, August 31, 2005
New Study Suggests Mechanism Of Action For Botox In The Treatment Of Enlarged Prostate
September
Thursday, September 01, 2005
Positive Patient Identification System Implemented At UPMC South Side Hospital
Friday, September 09, 2005
Some Forms Of Anorexia Nervosa May Be Associated With Lasting
Friday, September 09, 2005
Researchers Identify Core Traits Strongly Linked To Anorexia And Bulimia
Monday, September 12, 2005
UPMC Health Plan to Host Seminars to Explain Changes in Medicare
Wednesday, September 14, 2005
Center For Late Life Mood Disorders Awarded $6.8M
Thursday, September 15, 2005
UPMC South Side And South Side Local Development Company Announce Housing Assistance Program
Monday, September 19, 2005
UPMC Gives More Than $1 Million In Pittsburgh Penguins Hockey Tickets To Tickets For Kids Foundation
Wednesday, September 21, 2005
UPMC Launches Wide-Reaching Effort To Eliminate Health Disparities With Pilot Project
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Local High School Coaches Can Benefit From CDC’S New Initiative
Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Robert P. Edwards, M.D., Rejoins Magee-Womens Hospital’s Gynecologic Cancer Program
October
Monday, October 03, 2005
UPMC Health Plan Among "Best" Nationwide
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
WPIC Researchers Seeking Participants For Study On Medication Treatements For Children With Bipolar Disorder
Tuesday, October 04, 2005
UPMC for You Leads State, Makes National Top-5 List
Thursday, October 06, 2005
Biomedical Science Tower Three Opens Today On University Of Pittsburgh Campus
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
New Chair of Pharmacology Named at University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
Thursday, October 13, 2005
Barry Gold, Ph.D., Named Chair and Professor of Pharmaceutical
Sunday, October 16, 2005
Gene Therapy May Protect Normal Tissues During Radiation Retreatment For Lung Cancer
Monday, October 17, 2005
Largest Single-Institution Study Of Mammosite Demonstrates That It Is A Safe Treatment For Breast Cancer
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Researchers Define Ideal Doses Of Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy To Reduce Side Effects From Treatment For Head And Neck Cancer
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Treating Multiple Brain Tumors With Radiosurgery Results In Improved Survival
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
WPIC Seeking Children With Anxiety To Participate In Medication And Therapy Study
Wednesday, October 19, 2005
UPMC’s Dr. James Bradley Named Member Of The American Orthopaedic Association
Thursday, October 27, 2005
UPMC And Conemaugh Health System Collaborate To Provide State-Of-The-Art Cancer Care
November
Tuesday, November 01, 2005
UPMC Health Plan Names New Vice President of Strategic and Advisory Services
Tuesday, November 01, 2005
Researchers Use ‘Trickery’ To Create Immune Response Against Melanoma
Friday, November 04, 2005
Pitt Scientists Win Awards From Mental Health Research Association
Friday, November 11, 2005
Pitt’s School of Medicine Informatics Researcher Receives
Saturday, November 12, 2005
Study of Mechanical Chest Compression Device Ends
Wednesday, November 16, 2005
African-Americans Have Better Short-Term Outcomes Following Coronary Interventions
Wednesday, November 16, 2005
Brain’s Response To Fear And Stress Influenced By Number Of Serotonin Receptors
Wednesday, November 16, 2005
Pitt Researchers Use Gene Therapy To Prevent Cardiac Rupture
Monday, November 21, 2005
Re-Opening of Blocked Internal Carotid Arteries in Acute Stroke
Tuesday, November 22, 2005
CMU and Pitt Receive Educational Grant From Howard Hughes Medical
December
Thursday, December 01, 2005
Hamot Medical Center Joins UPMC for Life Network
Thursday, December 01, 2005
New Radiation Oncology Center Opens At Jefferson Regional Medical Center
Wednesday, December 07, 2005
New Scientific Director Of Starzl Transplant Institute Plans New Research Program
Monday, December 12, 2005
Good For The Heart – And For The Wallet: Drug For African-American
Monday, December 12, 2005
Pretreating Rogue Cancer Cells With Aspirin Cripples Their
Monday, December 19, 2005
Adherence to Treatment Guidelines for Pneumonia Patients Results
Thursday, December 29, 2005
Congressman Murtha Announces Support For A Comprehensive Approach