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Between 2 and 10 Percent of U.S. Older Persons Are Physically or Mentally Abused New York, NY (October 12, 2004) — A substantial number of U.S. older persons — between 2 and 10 percent of the elderly population — are...

New York (October 6, 2004) — NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center has announced that it is seeking patients with relapsed or refractory mantle cell lymphoma to participate in a multicenter, single-arm, open-label Phase II trial of VELCADE. Mantle cell lymphoma,...

Authored by NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell's Department of Public Health Available Through AHRQ to State, County, and Local Officials Nationwide New York, NY (September 29, 2004) — Physician-scientists in the Department of Public Health at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center have created...

Robotic Prostate Surgery Is Centerpiece of New Program New York, NY (September 28, 2004) — NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center has established the Cornell Institute of Robotic Urological Surgery within the Brady Department of Urology. Robotic prostate surgery for prostate...

Study Conducted by Physician-Scientists at NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell New York, NY (September 23, 2004) — The small number of men who remain with their female partner and undergo microsurgical vasectomy reversal — performed because of the death of a child or...

Experimental Drug and New Delivery System in Multi-Center Phase III Clinical Trial Throughout North America, Europe, Israel New York, NY (September 23, 2004) — Physician-scientists at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center will join roughly 50 other medical centers around the...

Testing for Hypoglycemia Might Help Save Newborns from Brain Damage, Alerting Doctors to the Danger Early On New York, NY (September 23, 2004) — Abnormally low blood sugar may raise an infant's risk for brain damage during delivery, according to...

Left Ventricular Hypertrophy a Major Risk Factor for Heart Attack Drug Reduces Blood Pressure and LVH over Long Term New York, NY (September 22, 2004) — For patients with a dangerous enlargement of heart muscle called left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH),...

New Clues to How Messages Are Passed Between Brain Cells Could Speed Research into Neurological Disease, Drug Abuse New York, NY (September 21, 2004) — As you read this, billions of synapses lying between the cells of your brain are...

Dr. Antonio Gotto's Editorial, in a Leading Cardiology Journal, Finds Low-Dose Statins' Benefits Outweigh Risks New York, NY (September 17, 2004) — Cholesterol-busting statin medications have revolutionized the prevention and treatment of coronary heart disease (CHD), the leading killer of...

Leading Specialist in Treatment of Gastrointestinal Cancer and Inflammatory Bowel Disease Named Chairman of Surgery at Weill Medical College of Cornell University and Surgeon-in-Chief at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center New York, NY (September 9, 2004) — Dr. Fabrizio Michelassi,...

Gene Associated with Human Development — and Cancer New York, NY (September 2, 2004) — For the first time, scientists have shown how the activity of a gene associated with normal human development, as well as the occurrence of cancer...

As chief librarian, Carolyn Reid will continue to broaden access to electronic resources. Carolyn Reid has been appointed to the Frances and John L. Loeb Librarianship of Medicine and director of the Medical College's Samuel J. Wood Library and...

After a year-long review and site visit, the Continuing Medical Education (CME) program at Weill Cornell has been accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME). The CME program reports to Dr. Carol Storey-Johnson, senior associate dean...

The Medical Student Executive Councils (MSEC) of New York and Qatar held their second joint government meeting on Saturday, June 19, in New York.