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Dr. Flint Beal of Weill Cornell Cautions That a Larger, Phase III Clinical Trial Is Needed New York, NY (December 2, 2002) — A widely available dietary supplement, coenzyme Q10, has shown promising results in a clinical trial involving 80...

New Study by Weill Cornell Scientists Suggests Caution in Current Plaque-Reducing Strategy for Fighting Alzheimer's New York, NY (November 26, 2002) — Ever since the German doctor Alois Alzheimer gave his name to the dementia suffered by many of the...

Staffing Requirements Predicted for Patient Triage and Drug Delivery New York, NY (November 22, 2002) — An innovative and sophisticated computer simulation model can help public health officials and emergency planners to prepare a public health response in case of...

Weill Medical College's Continuing Medical Education (CME) Committee has approved the following educational activities for fall 2002: Public Health Research and Academic Conference (1 CME credit/meeting): September 2002—June 2003, monthly on Tuesdays. For information/registration, contact Maritza Montalvo at 746-1264....

Dr. James O'Neill Jr. Dr. James O'Neill Jr., the John C. Foshee Distinguished Professor of Surgery and chairman of Vanderbilt University Medical Center's Department of Surgery, will be the guest of Weill Cornell's Department of Surgery as the Peter...

Pioneering Research Shows Less Invasive Technique Should Be Standard for Both Mild and Severe PVD New York, NY (November 18, 2002) — A new study by doctors at the NewYork- Presbyterian Hospital Weill Cornell Medical Center shows that the Center's...

"Most Important Medical Discovery of 20th Century" Saves Millions of Children's Lives Annually Worldwide (from top left, back row) Nathaniel F. Pierce, MD, Robert Pollin, (from bottom left) Jim Pollin, Sigrid Pollin, Norbert Hirschhorn, MD, Irene Pollin, David Nalin, MD,...

Only Site in State Enrolling Patients to Investigate Novel Agent for Stimulating Body's Own Immune System to Fight Cancer November 13, 2002 (New York, NY) — NewYork Weill Cornell Medical Center of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is currently seeking patients for a...

Dr. Frederick Martens Dr. Frederick Martens, clinical professor of obstetrics and gynecology, died Oct. 15. He was 77. A renowned gynecologist, teacher and attending gynecologist at NewYork Weill Cornell, Dr. Martens entered the Medical College as a student in...

Debra Bonelli, winner of the Golden Harvest Award for Best of Show, with Dr. Antonio Gotto, dean of the Medical College. Pieces made of sugar, fascinating watercolors, eclectic fashion designs and more were all on display at the official...

Dr. Frank Bia Dr. Frank Bia, professor of medicine and laboratory medicine, co-director of the international health program, and associate director of the clinical microbiology laboratory at Yale University School of Medicine, will be the guest of Weill Cornell's...

From left: Dr. John Daly, former chairman, Department of Surgery; Dr. Daniel Clair, adjunct assistant professor of surgery; DeeAnn Davidson, A.C.N.P., staff associate in surgery; Dr. Peter Faries, assistant professor of surgery; Dr. James McGinty, instructor in surgery; Dr....

New York, NY (October 29, 2002) — Gerald M. Loughlin, M.D., has been appointed Chairman of Pediatrics at NewYork Weill Cornell Children's Hospital of NewYork-Presbyterian. An authority on pediatric respiratory disease, including asthma, cystic fibrosis and sleep apnea, Dr. Loughlin...

The Association for Research in Nervous and Mental Disease (ARNMD) is hosting its 82nd annual conference on the topic: "Can Aging in the Brain Be Reversed? From Basic Science to the Clinical Arena," on Dec. 6-7 at Memorial Sloan-Kettering...

Works of art created by faculty, staff and students of the Medical College, Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, the Hospital for Special Surgery and The Rockefeller University will once again adorn...

From left: Coleman McCarthy and Corby Thomas, co-owners of Manhattan's Session 73 Restaurant; Mike Weyant, chief administrative resident in surgery; and Scott Hollenbeck, clinical fellow in surgery. The Department of Surgery hosted its first annual Golf & Tennis Tournament...