http://app.mc.uky.edu/medicine/news/consumer/news.asp News at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine delivered via RSS 2.0! en-us Copyright 2008 College of Medicine Stephen Welch comwebmaster@lsv.uky.edu comwebmaster@lsv.uky.edu Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:58:20 GMT news The University of Kentucky is leading in the Big Blue Crush blood donation competition between UK and the University of Tennessee 1,990 to 1,873. Its a slim lead, so UK students, employees, alumni and friends are asked to make donations in an effort to beat UT this year. This is the 22nd year for Big Blue Crush in conjunction with the Kentucky Blood Center, and UT leads the overall competition 11 to 9 with one tie. This years winner will be recognized during the UK vs. UT football game Saturday, Nov. 28, in UKs Commonwealth Stadium. Laura Whitehouse lbwhit00@email.uky.edu http://uknow.uky.edu/content/uk-has-slim-lead-big-blue-crush-0 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:29:36 GMT http://uknow.uky.edu/content/uk-has-slim-lead-big-blue-crush-0 http://uknow.uky.edu/content/uk-has-slim-lead-big-blue-crush-0 7H000 fund raiser blood drive The University of Kentucky today enacts a campuswide tobacco-free policy, taking a leading role in creating a healthier Kentucky. This policys implementation coincides with the American Cancer Societys 34th Great American Smokeout. Laura Whitehouse lbwhit00@email.uky.edu http://uknow.uky.edu/node/5631 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 18:28:08 GMT http://uknow.uky.edu/node/5631 http://uknow.uky.edu/node/5631 7H000 students tobacco-free For 22 years, an industry that touches every corner of the state has been helping Kentucky Childrens Hospital. This year, members of the wood industry in Western Kentucky have raised the bar in helping the hospital by giving more than $20,000, a more than 42 percent increase from the highest amount they raised in any previous year. Laura Whitehouse lbwhit00@email.uky.edu http://uknow.uky.edu/content/log-load-helping-brighten-childrens-futures Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:48:47 GMT http://uknow.uky.edu/content/log-load-helping-brighten-childrens-futures http://uknow.uky.edu/content/log-load-helping-brighten-childrens-futures 7H000 fund raiser kentucky childrens hospital Kentucky ranks first among the 50 states in overall prevalence of childhood obesity, according to the National Survey of Childrens Health. Laura Whitehouse lbwhit00@email.uky.edu http://uknow.uky.edu/content/kentucky-children%E2%80%99s-hospital-focuses-high-bmi Wed, 18 Nov 2009 20:47:49 GMT http://uknow.uky.edu/content/kentucky-children%E2%80%99s-hospital-focuses-high-bmi http://uknow.uky.edu/content/kentucky-children%E2%80%99s-hospital-focuses-high-bmi 7H000 clinical kentucky childrens hospital He now is internationally recognized and renowned and in 1960, he entered the first University of Kentucky College of Medicine class. That is Dr. William R. Markesbery, who now is director of the UK Sanders-Brown Center on Aging and its Alzheimers Disease Center (ADC), Commonwealth Chair in Aging and professor of neurology, pathology, neurosurgery, and anatomy and neurobiology, UK College of Medicine. Laura Whitehouse lbwhit00@email.uky.edu http://uknow.uky.edu/node/5518 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 18:21:00 GMT http://uknow.uky.edu/node/5518 http://uknow.uky.edu/node/5518 7H000 appointment sanders brown The public will have the opportunity to see natural color diamond jewelry and benefit Kentucky Childrens Hospital through The Makenna Foundation. A launch party will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. Nov. 24 at St John & Myers Jewelry Salon, 4379 Old Harrodsburg Road, Suite 150 at South Elkhorn Village in Lexington. Laura Whitehouse lbwhit00@email.uky.edu http://uknow.uky.edu/content/launch-party-benefit-kentucky-childrens-hospital Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:39:13 GMT http://uknow.uky.edu/content/launch-party-benefit-kentucky-childrens-hospital http://uknow.uky.edu/content/launch-party-benefit-kentucky-childrens-hospital 7H000 fund raiser kentucky childrens hospital Today, the Medical Home for Coordinated Pediatrics (MHCP) clinic was renamed the Thomas H. Pinkstaff Medical Home Clinic. Pinkstaff, the founding father of the clinic, passed away in April this year. Laura Whitehouse lbwhit00@email.uky.edu http://uknow.uky.edu/content/medical-home-clinic-renamed-honor-dr-pinkstaff Mon, 9 Nov 2009 18:30:26 GMT http://uknow.uky.edu/content/medical-home-clinic-renamed-honor-dr-pinkstaff http://uknow.uky.edu/content/medical-home-clinic-renamed-honor-dr-pinkstaff 7H000 clinical pediatrics kentucky childrens hospital A team of Parkinsons disease researchers at the University of Kentucky is investigating a promising method for delivering therapeutic drugs directly to patients brains through an implanted catheter connected to a small, portable pump. Laura Whitehouse lbwhit00@email.uky.edu http://uknow.uky.edu/node/5369 Mon, 9 Nov 2009 18:27:36 GMT http://uknow.uky.edu/node/5369 http://uknow.uky.edu/node/5369 7H000 research parkinsons disease anatomy and neurobiology Each year, more than three billion toys and games are sold in the United States, with 65 percent of these sales occurring between the day after Thanksgiving and the day before Christmas. Laura Whitehouse lbwhit00@email.uky.edu http://uknow.uky.edu/content/seasonal-safety-be-safe-when-buying-toys Fri, 6 Nov 2009 20:47:41 GMT http://uknow.uky.edu/content/seasonal-safety-be-safe-when-buying-toys http://uknow.uky.edu/content/seasonal-safety-be-safe-when-buying-toys 7H000 clinical seasonal safety kentucky childrens hospital kch A multidisciplinary biomedical research center at the University of Kentucky has received $10.5 million in renewed funding from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). "Apart from the important new knowledge generated from these research projects, the COBRE supports the further development of biomedical scientists who are critical to our nation’s health care," said Dr. Jay Perman, dean of the UK College of Medicine and vice president for clinical affairs. Stephen Welch shwelc2@email.uky.edu http://uknow.uky.edu/content/biomedical-research-center-gets-105-million Fri, 6 Nov 2009 11:04:34 GMT http://uknow.uky.edu/content/biomedical-research-center-gets-105-million http://uknow.uky.edu/content/biomedical-research-center-gets-105-million 7H000 research biomedical NIH Research Researchers at the University of Kentuckys Markey Cancer Center are investigating the ability of a protein called SLIT2 to maintain healthy levels of a type of stem cell, called hematopoietic stem cells. These cells, found in bone marrow, give rise to every type of blood cell in the body. Laura Whitehouse lbwhit00@email.uky.edu http://uknow.uky.edu/content/giving-stem-cells-boost Wed, 4 Nov 2009 17:34:50 GMT http://uknow.uky.edu/content/giving-stem-cells-boost http://uknow.uky.edu/content/giving-stem-cells-boost 7H000 research stem cell Heart attack patients won’t go to the emergency room as part of a new University of Kentucky plan designed to help those patients receive faster treatment. Laura Whitehouse lbwhit00@email.uky.edu http://uknow.uky.edu/content/new-plan-puts-heart-attacks-fast-track Tue, 3 Nov 2009 20:00:51 GMT http://uknow.uky.edu/content/new-plan-puts-heart-attacks-fast-track http://uknow.uky.edu/content/new-plan-puts-heart-attacks-fast-track 7H000 clinical heart attack gill heart institute To see the current newsletter, please click the link above. Laura Whitehouse lbwhit00@email.uky.edu http://www.mc.uky.edu/medicine/administration/Deans_Newsletter/2009_10.pdf Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:18:33 GMT http://www.mc.uky.edu/medicine/administration/Deans_Newsletter/2009_10.pdf http://www.mc.uky.edu/medicine/administration/Deans_Newsletter/2009_10.pdf 7H000 publication deans newsletter University of Kentucky Mens Basketball Coach John Calipari and Papa Johns President Jude Thompson donated $50,000 recently to Kentucky Childrens Hospital. Thompson presented the check to Dr. Tim Bricker, professor and chairman of pediatrics, UK College of Medicine, and physician-in-chief of Kentucky Childrens Hospital. Stephen Welch shwelc2@email.uky.edu http://uknow.uky.edu/content/calipari-and-papa-johns-donate-kch Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:55:43 GMT http://uknow.uky.edu/content/calipari-and-papa-johns-donate-kch http://uknow.uky.edu/content/calipari-and-papa-johns-donate-kch 7H000 fund raiser Childrens Hospital Pediatrics Researchers from the University of Kentucky Sanders-Brown Center on Aging will begin testing an intriguing new approach to slowing down the progression of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) using Intravenous Immune Globulin (IGIV), also known as gammaglobulin. IGIV is currently used to treat primary immunodeficiency disorders but is not currently approved for treating AD, which is one of the leading causes of dementia in the elderly. Stephen Welch shwelc2@email.uky.edu http://uknow.uky.edu/content/uk-researchers-test-new-treatment-alzheimers Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:54:05 GMT http://uknow.uky.edu/content/uk-researchers-test-new-treatment-alzheimers http://uknow.uky.edu/content/uk-researchers-test-new-treatment-alzheimers 7H000 research Sanders-Brown Alzheimers The ballroom is filled with expectant young faces, bright with anticipation—not for the next dance, but for their work to be evaluated and recognized. Laura Whitehouse lbwhit00@email.uky.edu http://uknow.uky.edu/content/research-take-heart Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:41:06 GMT http://uknow.uky.edu/content/research-take-heart http://uknow.uky.edu/content/research-take-heart 7H000 seminar cardiovascular Kentuckys legislators, the mayor of Lexington, and the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services experienced medical school firsthand as "students" in the University of Kentucky College of Medicines inaugural Legislative Mini-Medical School on Monday, Oct. 19. Legislators experienced – in one day – examples of the events and milestones medical students encounter in four years of training, from white coat ceremony to graduation. Laura Whitehouse lbwhit00@email.uky.edu http://uknow.uky.edu/node/4979 Fri, 23 Oct 2009 16:39:10 GMT http://uknow.uky.edu/node/4979 http://uknow.uky.edu/node/4979 7H000 students mini medical school UK HealthCare has temporarily amended its visitation policy to help protect its patients and health care workers during this influenza season. Laura Whitehouse lbwhit00@email.uky.edu http://uknow.uky.edu/content/h1n1-prompts-changes-uk-healthcare-visitation-policy Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:54:48 GMT http://uknow.uky.edu/content/h1n1-prompts-changes-uk-healthcare-visitation-policy http://uknow.uky.edu/content/h1n1-prompts-changes-uk-healthcare-visitation-policy 7H000 clinical chandler hospital