University of Rochester Medical Center
The University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry (URMC) is part of the University of Rochester system and is located in Upstate New York. URMC is noted for its superior primary care facilities, medical research and for the prestigious Aab Institute of Biomedical Sciences. Strong Memorial Hospital is the main teaching hospital and is ranked in the Top 20 for research and teaching schools by U.S. News and World Report. Recently, URMC embarked on a cancer stem cell research program, one of three in the USA funded for this project. The other cancer stem cell research programs are at Harvard and Stanford Universities. URMC is on the cutting edge of bio-medical trials, vaccine side-effect testing and other maladies effecting human health conditions.
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601 Elmwood Ave., Box 643
Rochester, N.Y. 14642 USA
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585- 275-3676
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585 256-3805
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"University of Rochester Medical Center" in the news:
What teens don't know about OTC medications can hurt them
Medicine & Health / Medications
May 04, 2009 |
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Teens, who are starting to make more decisions about their own health care, may not know enough about over-the-counter pain medications to avoid complications or inadvertent misuse.
Cigarette smoke may rob children of needed antioxidants
May 04, 2009 |
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Children exposed to cigarette smoke have lower levels of antioxidants, which help the body defend itself against many biological stresses.
Hypertensive kids more likely to have learning/attention problems
May 04, 2009 |
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Children who have high blood pressure are more likely to have learning disabilities and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) than children who are not hypertensive. They are also more likely to have a higher body ...
Women with breast cancer have low vitamin D levels
Oct 09, 2009 |
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Women with breast cancer should be given high doses of vitamin D because a majority of them are likely to have low levels of vitamin D, which could contribute to decreased bone mass and greater risk of fractures, according ...
Iron deficiency in womb may delay brain maturation in preemies
May 04, 2009 |
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Iron plays a large role in brain development in the womb, and new University of Rochester Medical Center research shows an iron deficiency may delay the development of auditory nervous system in preemies. This delay could ...
New therapy found to prevent heart failure
Jun 23, 2009 |
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A landmark study has successfully demonstrated a 29 percent reduction in heart failure or death in patients with heart disease who received an implanted cardiac resynchronization therapy device with defibrillator (CRT-D) ...
Hurried doctor visits may leave patients feeling forgetful
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 25, 2008 |
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Have you ever been whisked through a doctor's visit, and afterward were unable to remember what the doctor said? A University of Rochester Medical Center study disclosed that doctors don't often take the steps necessary to ...
Seizure drug enhances sleep for women with hot flashes
Sep 08, 2009 |
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Gabapentin, a drug initially used to treat seizures, improves sleep quality in menopausal women with hot flashes, University of Rochester Medical Center researchers report online and in the September issue of the Journal of ...
Researchers Study Whether Psychosocial Interventions Ease Psoriasis
Nov 11, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine has awarded University of Rochester Medical Center researchers $2.5 million to investigate the impact of psychological interventions on attacks ...
More children need medical help for RSV than previously known
Feb 04, 2009 |
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More than 2 million children with Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) are seen in hospitals, emergency rooms and doctors' offices in the United States every year -- many more than doctors know. In fact, only 3 percent of children ...
ICDs extend the lives of heart attack survivors by an entire year: Study
May 14, 2009 |
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A landmark follow-up study found that heart attack survivors who receive implanted cardioverter defribillators (ICDs) live longer the longer they have them, according to the results of late-breaking clinical trail presented ...
Flu shot protects kids -- even during years with a bad vaccine match
Nov 03, 2008 |
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Children who receive all recommended flu vaccine appear to be less likely to catch the respiratory virus that the CDC estimates hospitalizes 20,000 children every year.
First genome-wide expression analysis yields better understanding of how leukemia develops
Feb 09, 2009 |
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In a collaborative study published Feb. 9, 2009, in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), scientists performed a genome-wide expression analysis comparing highly enriched normal blood stem cells and le ...
Researcher Eyes Collagen to Follow Tumor Metastasis
Sep 08, 2009 |
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A Medical Center scientist has been awarded a $2 million Era of Hope Scholar Research Award to study how breast cancer cells use collagen fibers to spread, and to investigate whether the process can be predicted and disrupted.
Muscular dystrophy diagnosis delayed almost 2.5 years in boys
May 11, 2009 |
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Boys show signs of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) for 2 ½ years before they obtain a diagnosis and disease-specific treatment, about the same length of delay children have endured for the past 20 years despite advances ...
