2001 News Archive: Health & Medicine

December 
12/21/01Yale Study Finds Integrating Medical Care into Mental Health Services Overcomes Barriers to Care for the Mentally Ill
12/20/01Yale Physician To Lead National Group On Juvenile Diabetes
12/20/01Yale Researchers Offer Strategies for Physician Interaction with Bereaved Patients
12/19/01Yale AIDS Research Program Receives $10.7 Million NIMH Grant
12/14/01Medical Students to Donate Proceeds from Show to New Haven Community Health Care Project
12/13/01Yale Researchers Question the Role of Naltrexone in Alcoholism Treatment
12/13/01Yale Survey Finds Crying a Common Experience among Medical Students and Points to its Potential Value for Physician Education
12/12/01Brain Abscess Believed Linked to Tongue Piercing
12/11/01Male and Female Physicians Refer Women for Cardiac Diagnostic Procedure Less Often than Men, Yale Researchers Report
12/07/01New Brain Cells in Adult Cortex are Unlikely, Yale Researcher Shows
12/05/01Long-Term Treatment With Antiepileptic Medications Can Improve Quality of Life for People with Epilepsy
12/04/01Yale Neurologist Receives $2 Million NIH Grant to Study Virus That Can Lead to Many Brain Disorders

 

November 
11/29/01Yale's "Operation Beating Heart" Uses Telemedicine to Screen for Causes of Sudden Death in Athletes
11/20/01Yale Prevention Center to Award $400,000 in "Micro-Grants" to Improve Health in Connecticut
11/14/01Yale Center for Study of Learning Wins $12.5 Million NIH Grant
11/12/01Yale Forms Transdisciplinary Tobacco Use Research Center to Support Studies on Tobacco-Related Issues
11/12/01Tobacco Research Center at Yale Seeks People Who Want to Quit Smoking
11/09/01Former Yale Nursing Dean, Hospice Movement Founder, Honored as "Living Legend"
11/08/01Yale School of Medicine Students Sponsor Community Health Fair, "Healthy Haven 2001"
11/07/01Yale Receives $1.2 Million Grant to Study Emerging Diseases in New Haven
11/06/01Two Yale Faculty Members Elected to Institute of Medicine
11/01/01Yale Scientist First Recipient of $100,000 Rothberg Award from Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance

 

October 
10/31/01Yale Researchers Discover Infectious Mechanism Common to Many Bacteria
10/30/01Yale Honors Community HIV/AIDS Activist for Partnership with University
10/30/01In Memoriam: Yale Expert in Clinical Research Methods, Alvan R. Feinstein
10/29/01Yale Researchers Develop First Vaccine for West Nile Virus Tested Successfully in Animal Model of the Disease
10/25/01Estrogen Therapy Does Not Reduce Risk of Recurrent Stroke or Death, Yale Researchers Find in WEST Study
10/25/01Blood Transfusions Drastically Reduce Death in Anemic Elderly Heart Attack Patients
10/24/01Prevention Research Center to Study Benefits of Home-Based Exercise in Heart Failure
10/22/01Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center to Study Complementary Care of Asthma
10/18/01Grant Funds New "Adopt-A-Doc" Program to Improve Healthcare for New Haven Area Children
10/18/01Yale-Griffin Prevention Research Center to Study "Spiritual Palliation" for AIDS Patients at End of Life
10/15/01Animal-Based Nutrients Linked With Higher Risk of Stomach and Esophageal Cancers
10/11/01Commonly Prescribed Sedative May Cause Delirium Symptoms in Older Hospitalized Patients, Yale Researchers Find
10/10/01Stable Methadone Patients Can Successfully Continue Treatment in a Primary Care Physician's Office, Yale Researchers Find
10/04/01Groundbreaking National Alcoholism Study at Yale Seeks Participants
10/04/01Yale Researcher Receives $1.3 Million NIH Grant to Build Center of Excellence in Biomedical Computing
10/04/01Yale Holds First Statewide Mental Health and Addictions Conference Entirely in Spanish
10/03/01In Memoriam: Renowned Leader of Yale Child Study Center Donald Cohen
10/02/01Yale Researchers Develop New Molecule That Eradicates Cancer by Destroying Tumor Blood Vessels

 

September 
09/25/01Yale Hosts Community Meeting to Discuss Aftermath of September 11 Terrorist Attacks
09/24/01HIV Patients More Likely to Accept a Drug Regimen If They Trust in the Physician, Yale Researchers Find
09/21/01T Cells Can Halt Development of Skin Cancer, Yale Researchers Find
09/19/01Five Yale Scientists Receive 2001 NARSAD Awards for Brain Research
09/19/01World Renowned Italian Sculptor Among Exhibitors at Yale Physicians Building Art Place Gallery
09/18/01Yale and NIH Conference to Help Eliminate Disparities in Healthcare
09/06/01Yale Researchers Develop AIDS Vaccine
09/04/01Artwork Can Sharpen Medical Diagnostic Skills, Yale Researchers Report
09/03/01Restricted Activity in the Elderly is Common, Yet Many do not Seek Medical Care, Yale Researchers Find
09/02/01Men and Women Gamble for Different Reasons, Yale Researchers Report

 

August 
08/30/01Community Activism Can Curtail Homelessness Among the Mentally Ill
08/28/01Yale Medical Students Begin Year with "White Coat Ceremony"
08/28/01Interactive Event to Demonstrate New Technologies for the Disabled
08/22/01Women's Health Research at Yale Receives Cancer Research Grant from The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven
08/20/01In Memoriam: National Specialist in Pulmonary Vascular Disease C. Norman Gillis
08/20/01In Memoriam: National Specialist in Pulmonary Vascular Disease C. Norman Gillis
08/17/01Yale Gastroenterologist and Colleagues Receive $1 Million Grant to Study Infectious Diseases in Developing Countries
08/14/01Rewards Coupled with Naltrexone Effective in Treating Heroin and Other Opioid Addictions
08/09/01Yale Researchers Discover a Genetic Cause of High Blood Pressure
08/08/01Herb Used to Treat Migraine Headaches Could be Used to Develop New Anti-inflammatory Drugs
08/02/01Method Used to Track Unexplained Illness and Death Could More Quickly Identify New Infectious Diseases and Epidemics, Yale Researchers Find

 

July 
07/31/01ADHD and Tic Disorders in Children Corrected with Guanfacine, Yale Researchers Find
07/23/01Groundbreaking Transplantation Surgery at Yale Attempts to Repair Central Nervous System in MS Patients
07/18/01Yale Researcher Testifies in Support of Embryonic Stem Cell Research
07/17/01Renowned Endocrine Surgeon Robert Udelsman is New Chair of Surgery at Yale School of Medicine
07/16/01Congressman Richard Gephardt Among Those Addressing Education Achievement Gap During Summer Policy Institute
07/10/01Pathological Gambling Should be Viewed as Chronic Medical Condition, Say Yale Researchers
07/09/01Former Surgeon General Joycelyn Elders to Address Issue of Children's Health and Learning at 21st Century Schools Conference
07/09/01Sexual Activity, Fighting and Other Behaviors in Adolescents Are Linked to Risk of Suicidal Thoughts and Attempts, Yale Researchers Find

 

June 
06/29/01New "Startle" Study at Yale is Examining Impact of PMS on the Body's Startle Reflex
06/22/01People with Sleep Apnea at Higher Risk of Stroke
06/18/01Breast Cancer Risk Minimized by Breastfeeding
06/18/01Yale Ophthalmology Receives $1 Million Gift
06/14/01Antibiotic Treatment of Tick Bites Prevents Only 20 Percent of Lyme Disease Cases, Says Yale Researcher
06/14/01Poor Quality Medical Care Key Factor in High Death Rate Among Mentally Ill Heart Attack Patients, Yale Researchers Find
06/12/01Risk of Lyme Disease Very Low for Most People Bitten by a Tick, Yale Researcher Says
06/12/01Yale Program That Tackles Youth Violence Celebrates 10th Anniversary
06/06/01Yale Public Health Dean Says Answer to AIDS Pandemic Lies in Strong Political Leadership
06/04/01Yale School of Medicine Appoints Joseph Schlessinger, Formerly of NYU, Pharmacology Chair
06/01/01African Americans Have a Higher Rate of Dementia Due to Strokes

 

May 
05/31/01Recently-Discovered Protein Could Be Key to Understanding and Preventing Type-2 Diabetes, Yale Researchers Find
05/24/01Pathologists Reset Criteria for Worrisome Acid Reflux Disease, Which Can Be A Prelude to Cancer of the Esophagus
05/23/01Leptin's Effect on the Brain's Body Weight Regulation System is More Complex Than Previously Thought, Yale Researchers Find
05/23/01Yale Radiologist Receives $100,000 Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellowship
05/23/01Distinguished Yale Neurobiologist Delivers James Arthur Lecture at the American Museum of Natural History
05/23/01Two Yale School of Medicine Researchers Receive Prestigious Award
05/23/01Letter Recommending That Current Guidelines on Stem Cell Research Remain Intact Issued by Yale's Interdisciplinary Bioethics Committee
05/22/01Down Syndrome Detection Rate Improves With Yale Researcher's New Formula
05/22/01Use or Non-Use of Beta Blockers Provides Clues for Improving Healthcare Quality in Hospitals
05/16/01Female Songbirds Learn New Songs Faster Than Male Songbirds, Yale Researcher Finds
05/16/01Impact of Poverty on Individual and Community Health Explored in May 18 Conference
05/15/01Yale Receives $2 Million Grant from Reynolds Foundation To Teach Medical Students, Residents and Physicians about Caring for the Elderly
05/14/01Certain Occupations Put People at Higher Risk For Developing Brain Cancer
05/14/01National Guidelines for Ideal Weight may be too Restrictive for the Elderly, Yale Researchers Find
05/14/01Yale Physician's New Book Teaches Doctors the "Business" of Medicine
05/10/01Racial Disparities Exist in Diagnostic Procedure for Heart Attack Patients, Regardless of Doctor's Race, Yale Researchers Report
05/09/01Smoking Cigarettes, Cigars, Pipes or Using Snuff or Chewing Tobacco Does Not Cause Brain Cancer, Yale Study Shows
05/09/01Yale Researchers Create Topical Estrogen That Alleviates Sexual Dysfunction in Menopausal Women and Eliminates Side Effects of Conven
05/09/01Yale Child and School Expert Receives Connecticut Lifetime Achievement Award
05/09/01Yale Researchers Create Topical Estrogen That Alleviates Sexual Dysfunction in Menopausal Women and Eliminates Side Effects of Conven
05/03/01New Clinical Program Development Fund Awards $17.6 Million in Grants For Yale-New Haven Medical Center
05/03/01Researchers Discover Adult Stem Cell That Can Transform Itself Into Nearly Any Organ in the Body
05/02/01Study Raises Questions About Relationship Between Sudden Infant Death Syndrome and Events Detected by Home Monitors
05/01/01Yale Will Enroll Patients in Smoking Cessation Study Combining Nicotine Patch and Naltrexone
05/01/01New Professor Named to Yale Science Faculty

 

April 
04/30/01Yale's Dorothy Sexton,Creator of Nation's First Medical-Surgical Nursing Program, Retires After 27 Year
04/26/01Ticks Now Found to Carry a New Infectious Agent Related to the Lyme Disease Bacteria
04/25/01Why Mothers in Underserved Populations Stop Breastfeeding
04/24/01Blood Flow to the Brain Indicates When Recovering Cocaine Addicts Are Able to Benefit from Talk Therapy
04/04/01Schools Need to Focus on Child Development in Order To Succeed, Says Nationally Recognized Yale Expert on Learning

 

March 
03/30/01Yale Sponsors "Neuroscience 2001: The Neurobiology of Recovery," a Symposium Aimed at Mental Health Professionals, Consumers and Their Families
03/29/01Women Will Switch From Gynecologists Who do Not Recommend UFE, a Less Invasive Treatment For Fibroids,
Yale Researchers Find
03/29/01NIDA Funds $9 Million in Research at Yale On Genetic Links of Cocaine, Tobacco and other Addictions
03/28/01New Vaccine for Chickenpox Shown to Be Highly Effective in Study by Yale Researchers
03/27/01Yale Faculty Practice Changes Name to "Yale Medical Group"
03/26/01Yale Neurologist and Neurobiologist Receives Award for Innovative Research
03/23/01Yale University and Genaissance Pharmaceuticals Co-Sponsor Conference on Pharmacogenetics: "From Concept to Reality"
03/23/01ale Sponsors 15th Annual Meeting of the Northeastern Sleep Society, Titled "Health Consequences of Sleep Disorders"
03/21/01Chronic Depression Hastens Disease Progression and Mortality Among Women with HIV
03/20/01Men with Chronic Schizophrenia Lose Brain Volume Faster
03/19/01Eating High Fat Meal Causes Arteries to Behave Abnormally But the Effects are Contradicted
by Ingesting Oatmeal or Vitamin E
03/16/01Rogowski Lecture to be Held in Conjunction with Symposium on Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Technology
03/15/01Enzyme Involved in Cocaine Addiction Identified by Scientists at Yale and Rockefeller Universities
03/12/01Latest Trends in Surgery Discussed at Joint Colloquium of Yale School of Medicine and England's
Royal College of Surgeons
03/09/01Protein Regulation Study at Yale Confirms Suspicions on How Hereditary Blindness Occurs
03/09/01Study of Schizophrenia Patients Who Hear "Voices" to Continue at Yale With Over $600,000 in Grants from NIMH,
Dana and Donaghue Foundations
03/02/01Yale Pharmacology Professor Receives American Association for Cancer Research Award
03/02/01Women Under Age 60 Have Higher Mortality Rates than Men In the Two Years Following a Heart Attack

 

February 
02/28/01Palestinian Girl Who Lost an Eye Treated by Yale Eye Center
02/28/01Yale Researcher Joan Steitz Among Five Women Scientists Honored by L'Oreal and UNESCO
for Contributions in Life Sciences
02/23/01Cocaine Use Decreases Ability to Respond to Stimulation, Yale Researchers Find
02/20/01Yale Nursing Convocation Speaker Announced
02/14/01Cutting Inpatient Psychiatric Care Does Not Reduce Overall Success Rate for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Patients,
Yale Researcher Shows
02/14/01Cutting Inpatient Psychiatric Care Does Not Reduce Overall Success Rate for Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Patients,
Yale Researcher Shows
02/12/01Race has No Effect on Quality of Services or Clinical Outcomes for Mentally Ill Homeless Patients, Yale Researcher Reports
02/08/01First African American Graduate of Yale School Of Medicine Honored With New Scholarship and Remembered During Black History Month
02/05/01Yale School of Medicine's International Health Program to be Expanded With Funding from Johnson & Johnson

 

January 
01/31/01Nurses Comfort Teminally Ill Patients, But Are Ill-Informed About Hospice Care
01/30/01Yale Expert on Mental Health Services Receives Carl A. Taube Distinguished Career Award
01/26/01Yale Researchers Find All of the Gene Targets for a Protein
01/25/01Yale Hosts Symposium on Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health
01/25/01Breast Cancer Risk Reduced by 50 Percent By Breastfeeding for Two or More Years
01/25/01Sports Injury Rates Rising Among Baby Boomers, Yale Physician Reports
01/18/01Yale Researcher Finds New Clue to What Blocks Nerve Fibers from Regrowing Following Spinal Cord Injury or Disease
01/17/01Common Swallowing Disorder Corrected with Surgical Procedure at Yale
01/11/01Snoring and Sleep Apnea Treated with Innovative Somnoplasty Technique at Yale
01/10/01Salmonella in Combination with Radiation Effective Against Cancer Tumors, Study by Yale Researchers Finds
01/10/01Yale To Help U.S. Department of Defense Improve Health Care Quality
01/04/01Yale Study Clarifies When Bleeding in Newborns' Eyes is Due to Hemorrhaging at Birth or Possible Child Abuse
01/02/01Interpretations of Brain Activity Based on Cognitive Theories Fail to Recognize Background Neuronal Firing