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WFUHS News Releases2008Medical Student Receives $5,000 Research Fellowship to Study Health Disparities1,000 Procedures Performed During Dialysis Access Center’s First YearStandard Test for Blood Sugar Control Not Accurate in Diabetic Dialysis PatientsRocco Named to Lead National Initiative on Kidney DiseaseWake Forest University School of Medicine Professor Receives Donald W. Seldin Award from National Kidney FoundationResearchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine Challenge Previous Findings Regarding Widely Used Asthma Treatment2007Drug-Coated Stents Beneficial to Heart PatientsWake Forest Baptist Named Center of Excellence in GeriatricsResearchers Develop Powerful Tool to Study the Genetics of InflammationResearch Studies Suggest Targeted Treatment Strategies for LupusExisting Drugs Show Promise for Treating End-Stage Renal Disease in LupusStudy Improves Heart Attack Treatment StatewidePhysical Therapy in ICU Can Reduce Hospital Stays, Study ShowsStudy Evaluates Effectiveness of Programs Designed to Prevent DiabetesCapsule Endoscopy Turning Up Undiagnosed Cases of Crohn’s DiseaseAnti-Depressant Drugs Can Double Risk of Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Research ShowNew Study Suggests Cause of Debilitating Skin ConditionLong-term use of Diabetes Drug Increases Heart Attack Risk by more than 40 percent$3.2 Million NIH Grant to Study Why Some Patients Develop Shortness of Breath and Pulmonary Congestion Due to Hypertension, Diabetes and Coronary Artery DiseaseSome Smokers Have Genetic Predisposition to Develop COPD, Research ShowsResearch Shows Survival Benefit for Leukemia Patients Treated with Arsenic TrioxideHealthy Body Weight throughout Adulthood May Help Delay DisabilityFew People with Hypertension Following Recommended Diet, Research ShowsStudy Evaluates Why Blacks Do Not Successfully Donate KidneysAsthma Study Shows Patients Have More Options to Control DiseaseScientists to Study Whether Omega-3 Fatty Acid Slows Alzheimer’s diseaseStudy Confirms Health Benefits of Whole GrainsSome Hypertension Drugs May Help Reduce Cognitive Decline, Research ShowsResearch Suggests Older-Adult Dieting Won’t Lead to Reduced Physical FunctionLow Vitamin D Levels Linked to Poor Physical Performance in Older AdultsMedicare Reimbursements for Heart Transplant Cases Continue Uninterrupted at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical CenterScientists to Study Whether Combination Therapy Reduces Risk of Heart AttacksWake Forest Medical Training Programs Nationally RankedCrestor® Effective at Halting Early AtherosclerosisPatients Should be Alert for Obesity Surgery Complication, Researchers SayWebcast - MRI of the Heart Older Adults Face Double Whammy When It Comes to Body FatLive Webcast Will Demonstrate New Heart Attack Predictor Using MRINew International Study to Test Exercise in Heart Failure PatientsWilliamson Named Section Head of Gerontology and Geriatric MedicineResearchers Identify Gene Associated with Severe Kidney Failure in Diabetes2006Study Shows Risk of Acute Pancreatitis Low with StatinsMichael Rocco Named Vardaman M. Buckalew Jr. Professor of Internal Medicine and NephrologyResearchers Use Computed Tomography to Study Effects of Fat around the HeartStudies Compare Dialysis Methods, FrequenciesStudy Explores Cause of Exercise Intolerance in Heart Failure PatientsDuncan Hite, WFUBMC Physician, Receives Humanitarian AwardHigh-Tech Spectroscopy May be Used to Monitor Neuropsychiatric SymptomsTwo Drugs May Stabilize Plaques in AtherosclerosisNew Biomarkers for Lupus FoundMedical School Receives Grant to Apply for New Research ConsortiumResearcher on Aging One of 14 to Win AwardKritchevsky Named Director of Sticht Center on AgingDigestive Health Center Head among GI Docs at Shea Stadium for Digestive Motility Awareness DayNew Diabetes Center Created at WFUSMStudy Shows Digitalis Safe in Patients with Common Form of Heart FailureDuBose Awarded Tinsley Harrison ChairWolfgang Wins Prestigious AwardRace May Be Risk Factor for Insulin Resistance, Research ShowsPreparation May Help Patients Cope with Nausea, Research ShowsWebcast - Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) ClosureHeart Center Cardiologist to Repair Adult Congenital Heart Defect Live on Internet Using Minimally Invasive ProcedureCharacteristics of Caregivers May Increase Symptoms in Dementia PatientsHeart Center at WFUBMC Designated a Blue Cross and Blue Shield of N.C. Cardiac Center of ExcellenceImaging Technology Helps Identify Esophageal Cancer Patients Who Respond Well to TreatmentGoal of Asthma Studies is to Find More Effective Treatments$10 Million NIH Grant to Identify Genes That Might Contribute to Early AtherosclerosisNational Study Aimed at Improving Alzheimer’s Diagnosis and Treatment Begins at WFUBMCNearly Half of People Who Need Cholesterol Treatment Don’t Get ItWFUBMC Gastroenterologist Wins Medical Research Award2005Researchers Find Genetic Link Between Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease and Metabolic SyndromeDuBose Receives National AwardCommon Anti-seizure Drug Could Be Effective for Lupus PatientsResetting Epigenetic Code Could Aid Lupus PatientsDiabetic Blacks Have Less Coronary Artery Disease than Diabetic WhitesStudy Shows that Dialysis Patients Often Have Close Family Members Also on DialysisMedical Center Pulmonoligist Receives Grant to Research Cure for Asbestos-Related Cancer149 Doctors from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center Included in The Best Doctors in America®Medicaid Patients with Diabetes from some Piedmont and Southeastern Counties Asked to Participate in Study to Prevent BlindnessGenetics May Affect How Older Adults Respond to ExerciseStatin Therapy May Be Associated With Lower Mortality in Patients With Diastolic Heart FailurePulmonoligist Honored by American Thoracic SocietyCardiologist William C. Little Elected to Serve on American Board of Internal Medicine Sub-Specialty BoardGenes May Influence Nutritional Composition of Breast MilkResearchers Studying How Genes Affect Patients’ Responses to Asthma TreatmentI See in NC” Launched To Prevent Blindness in Diabetic PatientsWebcast - Biventricular Pacemaker ImplantationMilk, Fruits and Vegetables May Help Reduce Disability Risk, New Research ShowsNo Magic Pill for Treating Dementia Symptoms, Research FindsBiventricular Pacemaker Implantation to Be Performed Live on Internet TOP
WFUHS News Releases
2008
Medical Student Receives $5,000 Research Fellowship to Study Health Disparities1,000 Procedures Performed During Dialysis Access Center’s First YearStandard Test for Blood Sugar Control Not Accurate in Diabetic Dialysis PatientsRocco Named to Lead National Initiative on Kidney DiseaseWake Forest University School of Medicine Professor Receives Donald W. Seldin Award from National Kidney FoundationResearchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine Challenge Previous Findings Regarding Widely Used Asthma Treatment
2007
Drug-Coated Stents Beneficial to Heart PatientsWake Forest Baptist Named Center of Excellence in GeriatricsResearchers Develop Powerful Tool to Study the Genetics of InflammationResearch Studies Suggest Targeted Treatment Strategies for LupusExisting Drugs Show Promise for Treating End-Stage Renal Disease in LupusStudy Improves Heart Attack Treatment StatewidePhysical Therapy in ICU Can Reduce Hospital Stays, Study ShowsStudy Evaluates Effectiveness of Programs Designed to Prevent DiabetesCapsule Endoscopy Turning Up Undiagnosed Cases of Crohn’s DiseaseAnti-Depressant Drugs Can Double Risk of Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Research ShowNew Study Suggests Cause of Debilitating Skin ConditionLong-term use of Diabetes Drug Increases Heart Attack Risk by more than 40 percent$3.2 Million NIH Grant to Study Why Some Patients Develop Shortness of Breath and Pulmonary Congestion Due to Hypertension, Diabetes and Coronary Artery DiseaseSome Smokers Have Genetic Predisposition to Develop COPD, Research ShowsResearch Shows Survival Benefit for Leukemia Patients Treated with Arsenic TrioxideHealthy Body Weight throughout Adulthood May Help Delay DisabilityFew People with Hypertension Following Recommended Diet, Research ShowsStudy Evaluates Why Blacks Do Not Successfully Donate KidneysAsthma Study Shows Patients Have More Options to Control DiseaseScientists to Study Whether Omega-3 Fatty Acid Slows Alzheimer’s diseaseStudy Confirms Health Benefits of Whole GrainsSome Hypertension Drugs May Help Reduce Cognitive Decline, Research ShowsResearch Suggests Older-Adult Dieting Won’t Lead to Reduced Physical FunctionLow Vitamin D Levels Linked to Poor Physical Performance in Older AdultsMedicare Reimbursements for Heart Transplant Cases Continue Uninterrupted at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical CenterScientists to Study Whether Combination Therapy Reduces Risk of Heart AttacksWake Forest Medical Training Programs Nationally RankedCrestor® Effective at Halting Early AtherosclerosisPatients Should be Alert for Obesity Surgery Complication, Researchers SayWebcast - MRI of the Heart Older Adults Face Double Whammy When It Comes to Body FatLive Webcast Will Demonstrate New Heart Attack Predictor Using MRINew International Study to Test Exercise in Heart Failure PatientsWilliamson Named Section Head of Gerontology and Geriatric MedicineResearchers Identify Gene Associated with Severe Kidney Failure in Diabetes
2006
Study Shows Risk of Acute Pancreatitis Low with StatinsMichael Rocco Named Vardaman M. Buckalew Jr. Professor of Internal Medicine and NephrologyResearchers Use Computed Tomography to Study Effects of Fat around the HeartStudies Compare Dialysis Methods, FrequenciesStudy Explores Cause of Exercise Intolerance in Heart Failure PatientsDuncan Hite, WFUBMC Physician, Receives Humanitarian AwardHigh-Tech Spectroscopy May be Used to Monitor Neuropsychiatric SymptomsTwo Drugs May Stabilize Plaques in AtherosclerosisNew Biomarkers for Lupus FoundMedical School Receives Grant to Apply for New Research ConsortiumResearcher on Aging One of 14 to Win AwardKritchevsky Named Director of Sticht Center on AgingDigestive Health Center Head among GI Docs at Shea Stadium for Digestive Motility Awareness DayNew Diabetes Center Created at WFUSMStudy Shows Digitalis Safe in Patients with Common Form of Heart FailureDuBose Awarded Tinsley Harrison ChairWolfgang Wins Prestigious AwardRace May Be Risk Factor for Insulin Resistance, Research ShowsPreparation May Help Patients Cope with Nausea, Research ShowsWebcast - Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO) ClosureHeart Center Cardiologist to Repair Adult Congenital Heart Defect Live on Internet Using Minimally Invasive ProcedureCharacteristics of Caregivers May Increase Symptoms in Dementia PatientsHeart Center at WFUBMC Designated a Blue Cross and Blue Shield of N.C. Cardiac Center of ExcellenceImaging Technology Helps Identify Esophageal Cancer Patients Who Respond Well to TreatmentGoal of Asthma Studies is to Find More Effective Treatments$10 Million NIH Grant to Identify Genes That Might Contribute to Early AtherosclerosisNational Study Aimed at Improving Alzheimer’s Diagnosis and Treatment Begins at WFUBMCNearly Half of People Who Need Cholesterol Treatment Don’t Get ItWFUBMC Gastroenterologist Wins Medical Research Award
2005
Researchers Find Genetic Link Between Diabetes, Cardiovascular Disease and Metabolic SyndromeDuBose Receives National AwardCommon Anti-seizure Drug Could Be Effective for Lupus PatientsResetting Epigenetic Code Could Aid Lupus PatientsDiabetic Blacks Have Less Coronary Artery Disease than Diabetic WhitesStudy Shows that Dialysis Patients Often Have Close Family Members Also on DialysisMedical Center Pulmonoligist Receives Grant to Research Cure for Asbestos-Related Cancer149 Doctors from Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center Included in The Best Doctors in America®Medicaid Patients with Diabetes from some Piedmont and Southeastern Counties Asked to Participate in Study to Prevent BlindnessGenetics May Affect How Older Adults Respond to ExerciseStatin Therapy May Be Associated With Lower Mortality in Patients With Diastolic Heart FailurePulmonoligist Honored by American Thoracic SocietyCardiologist William C. Little Elected to Serve on American Board of Internal Medicine Sub-Specialty BoardGenes May Influence Nutritional Composition of Breast MilkResearchers Studying How Genes Affect Patients’ Responses to Asthma TreatmentI See in NC” Launched To Prevent Blindness in Diabetic PatientsWebcast - Biventricular Pacemaker ImplantationMilk, Fruits and Vegetables May Help Reduce Disability Risk, New Research ShowsNo Magic Pill for Treating Dementia Symptoms, Research FindsBiventricular Pacemaker Implantation to Be Performed Live on Internet
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