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Medical News: December 2005
Modified Atkins Diet Effectively Treats Childhood Seizures... Hopkins Study Suggests Link Between Caffeine Dependence and Alcoholism... 30-Day Soft Contact Lenses Pose Very Small Risk for Vision Loss... Dendritic Cells Offer New Therapeutic Target for Drugs to Treat MS and Other Autoimmune Diseases... New Muscle Building Agent Beats All Previous Ones... Cochlear Implants Prevent or Reverse Damage to Auditory Nerve System... Hopkins Study Describes Potentially Fatal Heart Condition Among Young Athletes... CME Courses

Medical News: November 2005
New Drug Target Identified for Fighting Parkinson's Disease... Magnetic Probe Tracks Implanted Cells in Cancer Patients... Scientists Uncover "Tags" that Force Proteins to Cell Surface... Mutations in Cancer Cells Suggest New Forms of Treatment... Key Protein Linked to Transverse Myelitis and Multiple Sclerosis... Rise in Hospital Noise Poses Problems for Patients and Staff... Hopkins Establishes Center for Clinical Global Health Education... CME Courses.

Medical News: October 2005
Digital Mammography Better at Finding Cancer in Young Women... Emphasis on Improved Care, Faster Access Shortens Hospitals Stays... Discovery of Ovarian Cancer Gene Gives Hope... Antibiotic as New Treatment for Tuberculosis... Reconstructive Surgery for Johns Hopkins Medical Campus... Hope for Two Girls... CME Courses... New on the Web.

Medical News: September 2005
A Friendly Reminder for HIV Patients... Modified Collagen Could Yield Important Medical Applications... Dual-Drug Therapy Targets Colon Cancer Gene... MRI used to map “silent” heart changes that “remodel” the heart...Hopkins Physicians Conduct Study in Sahara Desert... CME Courses.

Medical News: August 2005
Dialysis Treatment Choice Affects Risk of Death... Into the Heart of It... Protein Linked to Cancer... Cause of Diabetes-Related Erectile Disfunction... Treating Adults as Adults... Johns Hopkins Medicine International Seminar... CME Courses.

Medical News: July 2005
Hopkins is Number One for 15th Year... Let there Be Light... Gene Therapy to Prevent Heart Arrhythmias... Stem Cells Grown in Lab... New Cosmetic Procedure for Facial Skin... CME Courses... Hopkins Partnerships Overseas.

Medical News: June 2005
Three-way "Domino" Kidney Transplant... "Feminization" of HIV Alert... New Test for Prostate Cancer... RNAs Role in Cancer... Events... CME Courses... Inside News: Hopkins Disabled Physician Receives President's Medal.

Medical News: May 2005
Marker of Heart Disease in Low-Birthweight Babies ... New Adhesive for Corneal Incisions ... New Appointments ... Sharpless Surgery ... Advanced Studies in Medicine.

Medical News: April 2005
Etanercept Ineffective for Wegener's ... Avoiding Shoulder Dystocia ... Pseudothalidomide Syndrome Gene Found ... Vaccine Update: Pancreatic Cancer, Prostate Cancer ... Stem Cell Trial Begins ... CME Courses: Topics, Orthopedics, Asthma & Allergy ... Ready, Set, Gobi!

Medical News: March 2005
Quote of the Month ... New Fibroid Center ... 64-Slice CT ... Those Amazing Pigs ... 'Smart' Cells Kill More Cancer ... Internet Resources: Neurology and Neurosurgery ... Increasing Safety in the ICU ... Interventional Radiology Symposia.

Medical News: February 2005
Hot Off the Press: International Physician Update ... Quote of the Month ... New Aneurysm Identified ... Preventing Hip Fractures ... Stem Cell Update ... New Appointments ... From Guidelines to Practice ... Resources: Case Studies, CME Calendar.

Medical News: January 2005
Quote of the Month...Exercise and Metabolic Syndrome … Managing Problem Deliveries ... Singapore Center Moves ... Measuring MI Damage … Separated Twin Returns Home ... Eliminating Bloodstream Infections … Hopkins' New MS Center.

Medical News: November 2004
1.  Antipsychotic Drugs Linked to Insulin Resistance in Children
2.  Low Dose Radiation Evades Cancer Cells' Radar
3.  Rapid Heartbeat Mystery: Is Odd Electrical Wave the Key?
4.  Meet the Colleague:  Neurologist John McDonald, M.D., Ph.D.
5.  New on www.jhintl.net: Welcome to Hopkins Video Gallery; Medical News now in more languages.

Medical News: October 2004
1.  "Hedgehog" Signal Distinguishes Lethal from Localized Prostate Cancers
2.  More Frequent Monitoring Advised for Diabetes Patients
3.  Double Drug Combination Better Than One for Tumors
4.  Meet the Colleague:  Geriatrician John Burton, M.D.
5.  New on www.jhintl.net; Surgery Demonstrations; CME; Antibiotic Guidelines online; Twins Separation

Medical News: September 2004
1.  New Blood Test to Detect Ovarian Cancer
2.  The Drama of a Decade of Cancer Research
3.  Finally, A Treatment for a Tricky Spine Problem
4.  Johns Hopkins Unveils Korean-Language Website
5.  New on www.jhintl.net:  Nobel Speech; Case Rounds; Medical Education

Medical News: August 2004
1.  Modern Heart Devices Can Be Used During MRI
2.  Cancer Detection Method Overcomes Problem of Samples with Few Cells
3.  Spontaneous Recovery from Hepatitis C Linked to Suppression of Killer Immune Cells
4.  Johns Hopkins Honored for Patient Safety Initiatives

Medical News: July 2004
1. Gene Therapy Alternative to Calcium Channel Blockers Promising
2. Hopkins Study Offers Guidelines for Food Allergy Testing
3. New Surgical Technique Less Invasive Than Laparoscopy
4. Treatment Stops Side Effects of Thyroid Cancer Surgery
5. Hopkins Creates First Epigenetics Center

Medical News: June 2004
1.  Doctors Don't Agree on Uterine Cancer Diagnosis
2.  Mutation and Certain Antidepressants Decrease Effects of Tamoxifen
3.  Prostate Cancer Pill May Reduce Risk of Disease
4.  Drug Extends Life in Advanced Prostate Cancer Patients
5.  Controlling Glucose Improves Outcomes for Critically Ill

Medical News: May 2004
1.  Zinc Therapy Accelerates Recovery from Pneumonia
2.  Tumor Suppressor Gene Family Linked to New Colon Cancer Drugs
3.  Urine Protein Test May Predict Kidney Transplant Rejection
4.  High Testosterone Linked to Increased Prostate Cancer Risk

Medical News: April 2004
1.  New Predictor of Coronary Artery Disease Identified
2.  MRI Useful in Diagnosing Inflammatory Bowel Diseases in Children
3.  Hopkins Among Nation's Top 100 Performance Improvement Leaders
4.  A Wealth of Information in Pancreas Cancer Website
5.  JHI Seminar: Early Registration Discount Expires April 2

Medical News: March 2004
1.  Triple Swap Kidney Transplant A Success
2.  New Imaging Technique to Identify Breast Cancer
3.  Meet the Collegue: Cardiologist Eduardo Marbán
4.  Seminar for Health Leaders: May 12-14, 2004
5.  Would you like to receive International Physician Update?

Medical News: February, 2004
1.  Inflammation Marker Predicts Colon Cancer
2.  High Cholesterol Lowers Mortality in Dialysis Patients But Is Not Protective
3.  Urologist Challenges Gender Reassignment Surgery
4.  Seminar for International Health Leaders: May 12-14, 2004
5.  PET/CT and SPECT/CT Course: March 19-20, 2004

Medical News: January 2004
1.  A Way to Prevent Severe Vision Loss in Premature Infants
2.  Combining MRI Techniques May Help Improve Breast Cancer Detection
3.  Johns Hopkins Establishes Academic Division in Singapore
4.  Meet the Colleague: Radiation Oncologist Ted DeWeese

Medical News: December 2003
1.  Combined Chemo and Radiation Saves Voice in Larynx Cancer Patients
2.  Origin of Multiple Myeloma Found in Rare Stem Cell
3.  Systolic Better Than Diastolic or Blood Pressure
4.  Lloyd Minor to Head Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery

Medical News: November 2003
1.  Good Survival Rates for Liver Cancer Patients Undergoing Transplant
2.  Study Confirms Benefits of Hemispherectomy Surgery
3.  Stents With Clot-Busting Drugs Effective in Treating Deadly Strokes
4.  Hopkins' Peter Agre Awarded Nobel Prize

Medical News: September 2003
1.  Genetic Origins of Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder Similar
2.  HIV Gets Into Cells Using Cloak of Human Proteins
3.  Ketogenic Diet Raises Cholesterol, Lipid Levels in Children
4.  International Physician Update: Surgery Issue Online in English, Spanish

Medical News: July/August 2003
1.  Pre-Diabetic Adults at Increased Risk of Colon Cancer
2.  Changing Focus of Traditional Hospital Rounds Improves Care
3.  "Reverse" CPR
4.  Symposium for US and International Hospital Administrators: October 28-31, 2003

Medical News: June 2003
1.  Benefits of Lung Surgery for Emphysema Patients
2.  AIDS and Vision Loss
3.  Cognitive Decline After Bypass Temporary and Reversible
4.  Robotic Heart Surgeries Offered at Johns Hopkins
5.  McDonnell Named New Head of Wilmer Eye Institute
6.  Save this Date:  Tools & Solutions Seminar October 29-31, 2003

Medical News: April 2003
1.  Combined Imaging Techniques Best Identify Plaque in Aorta
2.  Low Amniotic Fluid No Risk to Normal Birth
3.  Potential Blood Test for Colon Cancer Risk
4.  News Briefs:  Chang Appointed CEO in Singapore; Hospital Administrators Seminar in May; Thompson to Speak in Germany

Medical News: March 2003
1.  Help for Troubling Knees
2.  Keeping the Beat: Diagnosing Hidden Heart Disease
3.  Free Access to Scientific Journals?
4.  Seminar for International Hospital Administrators: May 14-16, 2003

Medical News: February 2003
1.  Johns Hopkins Inaugurates Gamma Knife Center
2.  Little Value Seen in CT Scans for Lung Cancer Screening
3.  New Procedure Gives Parkinson's Patients a New Life
4.  Infectious Disease Guide Available on Wireless Handhelds

Medical News: January 2003
1.  No Differences Between Amputation and Reconstruction
2.  Study Finds PET-CT Better at Detecting Ovarian Cancer Spread
3.  Use of Drug Ecstasy Causes New Kind of Brain Damage
4.  Lupus Patients Benefit from Cancer Therapy

Medical News: November/December 2002
1.  Coils Slash Death/Disability from Brain Aneurysms
2.  Postoperative Fevers Common After Hemispherectomy
3.  Blood Proteins Show Risk of Heart Disease in Dialysis Patients
4.  Ovarian Cancer Detected in Blood Samples

Medical News: October 2002
1.  First Biologic Pacemaker Created by Gene Therapy in Guinea Pigs
2.  Non-Laser Correction of Farsightedness
3.  Brain Damage in Infants Not Always Tied to Delivery
4.  Cervical Cancer Vaccine Testing Underway
5.  Seminar for International Hospital Administrators
6.  Call for Papers: Current Concepts in Ophthalmology Course

Medical News: September 2002
1.  Novel Kidney Transplant Technique Prevents Rejection
2.  Redefining the Spine
3.  Seminar for International Hospital Administrators

Medical News: August 2002
1.  Energy Blocker May Be Potential Liver Cancer Treatment
2.  Hepatitis C Infection Does Not Alter HIV Progression, Treatment
3.  Low Hemoglobin and Mobility Problems in Elderly Women
4.  Psychiatric Symptoms and Degenerative Brain Disease

Medical News: July 2002
1.  Nasal Antibiotic Reduces Hospital Infections
2.  New Drug Shows Promise in Leukemia
3.  A Simpler Procedure to Cement the Spine

Medical News: June 2002
1.  Broccoli Component Kills Bacterial Cause of Ulcers and Stomach Cancer
2.  Implantable Pain Pumps Improve Quality of Life
3.  Abbreviated AIDS Guide Now Available
4.  JHI Offers Live Video Lectures to Doctors Around the World

Medical News: May 2002
1.  Treadmill Exercise Test Detects Hidden Heart Disease
2.  Scientists Close In On Trigger of Insulin Resistance
3.  Angry Young Men Prone to Premature Heart Disease
4.  Angioplasty Better than Clot-Busters for Most Heart Attack Patients

Medical News: April 2002
1.  Elias Zerhouni Nominated to Head NIH
2.  Eye Drops Preferable to Eye Patch in Amblyopia
3.  Cognitive Testing Reduces Risks of Surgery for AVM
4.  Experimental Treatment for Hay Fever
5.  JHI Expands Consulting Services