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Hopkins News For You: January/February 2007

Hopkins News For You: November/December 2006

Hopkins News For You: September/October 2006

Hopkins News For You: July/August 2006

Hopkins News For You: December 2005
Modified Atkins Diet Effectively Treats Childhood Seizures... Hopkins Study Suggests Link Between Caffeine Dependence and Alcoholism... Cochlear Implants Prevent or Reverse Damage to Auditory Nerve System... 30-Day Soft Contact Lenses Pose Very Small Risk for Vision Loss... Jewelry-Making Program Reduces HIV Risk by Empowering Participants... Hopkins Study Describes Potentially Fatal Heart Condition Among Young Athletes

Hopkins News For You: November 2005
New Drug for Parkinson's Disease... Characteristic Cardiac Scar Predicts Risk of Arrhythmias... Cancer Prevention New Tips... Johns Hopkins Celebrates 100 Years in Neurosurgery... Diets Rich in Protein and Good Fat Linked to Better Heart Health... Early Results of Therapeutic Pacreatic Cancer Vaccine Show Promise... Hopkins Study May Change Rules for Treating Heart Failure...

Hopkins News For You: October 2005
Discovery of Ovarian Cancer Gene Gives Hope... Johns Hopkins Psychiatrists Suggest Alternative Treatments for Alzheimer's... Emphasis on Improved Care, Faster Access Shortens Hospital Stays... Digital Mammography Better at Finding Cancer in Young Women... Experts Highlight Strategies to Raise "Good" HDL Cholesterol... Exercise Stress Testing Helps Identify People at Risk of Developing Coronary Heart Disease... For Two Girls, a Chance to Lead Separate Lives... Reconstructive Surgery for Hopkins Medical Campus.

Hopkins News For You: September 2005
Modified Collagen Could Yield Important Medical Applications... Dual-Drug Therapy Targets Colon Cancer Gene... A Friendly Reminder for HIV Patients... Center for Integrative Medicine... PSA Remains Best Indicator of Prostate Cancer Progression... The Race Through the Deserts Continues... Former Patient Writes Book that Praises Vasculitis Center.

Hopkins News For You: August 2005
Risk Factors for Prostate Cancer... Cause of Diabetes-Related Erectile Disfunction... Dialysis Treatment Choice Affects Risk of Death... Treating Adults as Adults... The Future at Hopkins: Into the Heart of It... News at Johns Hopkins Medicine International...

Hopkins News For You: July 2005
Johns Hopkins Named Number One... New Procedure for Face Lift... Alzheimer's Research... More than PMS... News from Johns Hopkins Medicine International...Ask the Expert: Rolf Halden and the Risk of Dioxins... International Partnerships...

Hopkins News for You: June 2005
New Test for Prostate Cancer... Concierge Services... Exercise and Bone Loss... Obesity and Heart Disease... Internet Resources: Kennedy Krieger Institute ... Ask the Doctor: Philippe Gailloud...

Hopkins News for You: May 2005
Smoother Recovery from Thyroid Surgery ... Older Children Benefit from Lazy Eye Treatment ... Patient Safety and You ... Employee of the Year ... Ask the Doctor: Constantine Lyketsos on Alzheimer's.

Hopkins News for You: April 2005
K-Pro: Last Resort to Save Vision ... New Fibroid Center ... Benefits of Probiotics ... Pacemakers Work ... Dangers of Vitamin E ... The Other Da Vinci ... Ready, Set, Gobi!

Hopkins News for You: March 2005
Hopkins in Lima and Toronto ... Advanced CT Scanner ... New Drug for Macular Degeneration ... Broken Heart Syndrome ... Whole Body CT ...  Asthma and Pregnancy ... Heart Devices and MRI ... Featured Condition: Prostate Cancer ... On the Horizon: Telemedicine ... Hat Day at Johns Hopkins International.

Hopkins News for You: February 2005
John McDonald Arrives at KKI ... C-reactive Protein or Cholesterol? …  Possible Cause of Autism … Fighting ALS … Second-hand Smoke and Cervical Cancer … Featured Condition: Pancreas Cancer ... Cervical Cancer Vaccine … What If? 

Hopkins News for You: January 2005
Stress and Skin Cancer...Avoiding Fatty Liver...A Better Way to Measure Heart Attack Damage...Dystonia: What Can Be Done?...Internet Resources for Arthritis...Quote of the Month.

Hopkins News for You: November 2004
1. Weekend Use as Good as Daily Drops for Lazy Eye
2. John McDonald, Christopher Reeve Physician, Joins Hopkins
3. An Alternative to Angiography?
4. New TV Channel Creates Healing Environment
5. Is it Heartburn or a Heart Attack?
6. New on www.jhintl.net: Hopkins Video Gallery; E-newsletter in more languages

Hopkins News for You: October 2004
1. Merck Withdraws Rheumatoid Arthritis Drug Vioxx
2. More Frequent Monitoring Advised for People with Diabetes
3. Brother or Sister with Heart Disease Increases Your Own Risk
4. Anemia Drug May Help Patients with Transverse Myelitis
5. When Should Statins Be Used and How Much?
6. Fat and Cancer

Hopkins News for You: September 2004
1.  Reducing Danger of Bee Stings in Children
2.  Restless Legs Not Just a Nervous Habit
3.  Problems Diagnosing Endometrial Cancer
4.  Using Your Medications Safely
5. Cystic Fibrosis and Osteoporosis

Hopkins News for You: August 2004
1. New Malaria Drug Works Wonders
2. MRI Ok for Patients with Heart Devices
3. Traditional Vision Screening is Best, for Now
4. Avoid Painful Ears When Flying
5. The New Check-up Focuses on Risk Factors
6. Otolaryngologist Ralph Tufano, M.D., on Thyroid Problems

Hopkins News for You: July 2004
1. New Treatment Stops Side Effects of Thyroid Cancer
2. New Guidelines for Food Allergy Testing in Children
3. Help for Whiplash Sufferers
4. More Benefits from Folic Acid

Hopkins News for You: June 2004
1. Prostate Cancer Pill May Prevent Progression of Disease
2. A High-Tech Solution to Chronic Pain
3. Are You at Risk for Diabetes?
4. Gynecologist Nikos Vlahos on Hormone Replacement Therapy

Hopkins News for You: May 2004
1. High Testosterone Linked to Increased Prostate Cancer Risk
2. Oxygen Therapy May Improve Vision Worsened by Diabetes
3. Peering into the Brain
4. Exercising Regularly Helps Breast Cancer Patients Survive Longer
5. Fish Oil is Good for Everyone
6. Meet the doctor: Interventional Radiologist J.F. Geschwind

Hopkins News for You: April 2004
1. Getting Rid of Fibroids While Preserving the Uterus
2. The Mind-Skin Connection
3. Tips to Reduce Infections
4. Gynecologist Nikos Vlahos on Infertility

Hopkins News for You: March 2004
1.  Prostate Cancer Worse in Obese Men
2. "Triple Swap" Kidney Transplant A Success
3.  Diagnosing IBD in Children
4.  Lutein May Help Eye Disease
5.  Meet the doctor: Urologist Louis Kavoussi

Hopkins News for You: February 2004
1. New Wrinkle in "Off Pump" Heart Surgery
2. Hopkins-style Cancer Care in Singapore
3. New CT Identifies Disease Earlier, Noninvasively
4. Zapping Seizures 
5. Dangers of Tanning Beds
6. Meet the Doctor: Cardiologist Eduardo Marbán

Hopkins News for You: January 2004
1. A Way to Prevent Vision Loss in Premature Infants
2. Weakening Hearts Get Some Help
3. Liver Function: Two New Threats
4. Meet the Doctor: Radiation Oncologist Ted DeWeese

Hopkins News for You: December 2003
1.  Combined Chemo and Radiation Saves Voice in Larynx Cancer Patients
2.  Seeing into the Brain During Surgery
3.  Daily Vitamins Could Prevent Vision Loss
4.  Fighting an Old Myth: Women Are Not Immune to Heart Attacks

Hopkins News for You: September 2003
1.  Are Continuous Wear Contact Lenses Safe?
2.  Thoracic Outlet Surgery: Who Should Have It?
3.  Mechanical Ventricles: Alternative to Transplant?
4.  An Infectious Impostor: Urinary Tract Infections in Children
5.  Another Reason to Stop Smoking
6.  Meet Our Team: Zeynep Kocabal, Europe Division

Hopkins News for You: July/August 2003
1.  Pre-Diabetic Adults at Increased Risk of Colon Cancer
2.  Depression Treatment Effective for Alzheimer's Patients
3.  New Implant to Treat Parkinson's Disease
4.  Botox for Stroke Patients
5.  Early Detection Still Best Prevention of Common Cancers
6.  Meet the Doctor:  Julie Freischlag, M.D., Surgeon-in-Chief

Hopkins News for You: June 2003
1. Reduced Use of Eye Patch Effectively Treats Lazy Eye
2. Anti-Depressant Reduces Hot Flashes in Menopausal Women
3. New Treatment for Brain Tumors Approved
4. What is Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)?
5. Interventional Radiologist J.F. Geschwind on Treatment of Liver Cancer

Hopkins News for You: April 2003
1. Soothing the Pain of Shingles
2. Turning off the Ringing of Tinnitus
3. A New Way to Treat Atrial Fibrillation
4. What is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome?
5. The Hidden Cancer
6. How are those New Year's Resolutions Going?

Hopkins News for You: March 2003
1.  Avoiding the Dangers of Peanuts
2.  Weight-Loss Surgery
3.  New Hope for Women with Premature Menopause
4.  Ask the Doctor:  James Wenz, M.D., on Help for Knees and Hips

Hopkins News for You: February 2003
1.  An Orange a Day?
2.  Johns Hopkins Inaugurates Gamma Knife Center
3.  Advances in Treating Parkinson's Disease
4.  The Importance of Experience in Sentinel Node Biopsy
5.  Ask the Doctor: Nagi Khouri, M.D., on Breast Cancer Diagnosis

Hopkins News for You: January 2003
1.  When a Second Opinion Should Be Your First Choice
2.  Coiling Better than Stenting to Treat Aneurysms
3.  Extended Release Drugs Better for Seizure Patients
4.  Lupus Patients Benefit from Cancer Therapy
5.  The Signs of Stroke

Hopkins News for You: November/December 2002
1.  A Less-Invasive Way to Reopen Sinuses
2.  Opioid Medications Better for Shingles-Related Pain
3.  The Value of Self-Diagnosis
4.  Exercise Helps Diabetics Control Heart Problems
5.  Air Travel = Back Pain?

Hopkins News for You: October 2002
1.  Medical Management: A New Support for International Patients
2.  A Closer Solution for Farsightedness
3.  New Technique Preserves Fertility After Cervical Cancer
4.  Male Menopause?
5.  Coffee and Blood Pressure
6.  More on Alzheimer's Disease

Hopkins News for You: September 2002
1.  Treating Meniere's Disease
2.  ARVD Patients and Families Sought for International Registry
3.  Vitamin E and Alzheimer's Disease

Hopkins News for You: August 2002
1.  Avoiding the Big One: Detecting Heart Disease
2.  Dealing with PSA Anxiety
3.  Ask the Doctor: Dr. Jairo Garcia on Assisted Reproductive Technologies

Hopkins News for You: July 2002
1.  A Simpler Procedure to Cement the Spine
2.  Good News About Oral Contraceptives
3.  Secrets of the Centenarians
4.  Healthy Sports: Golf and Tennis Get High Marks

Hopkins News for You: June 2002
1.  A Multilingual Website for International Patients
2.  New Hope for Patients in Need of Transplants
3.  Test Detects Early Breast Cancer
4.  Green Vegetable Triumph Again
5.  Medical Mistakes: What Every Patient Should Know

Hopkins News for You: May 2002
1.  Angioplasty Better than Clot Busters
2.  Angry Young Men & Heart Disease
3.  Don't Ignore the Snore
4.  Protecting Angioplasty Patients from Future Heart Problems
5.  Ask the Doctor: Low Back Pain

 
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