NEWS RELEASES
2007

Article listing

December 27, 2007
Treating Oft Ignored Non-Cancer Health Issues After Cancer Diagnosis Prolongs Survival

December 27, 2007
Taxol With Avastin Produces Noteworthy Results, Indiana University Breast Cancer Researcher Reports in New England Journal of Medicine

December 21, 2007
Medical Myths Even Doctors Believe

December 18, 2007
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation Supports IU Medical Simulation Center

December 17, 2007
Where Vets Served Affects Frequency of ER Visits But Not Hospital Stays

December 14, 2007
The Dirty Work of Healthcare Information Technology: Developing a Lingua Franca or The Devil Is In the Details

December 13, 2007
Indiana University – Moi University AIDS Program Beneficiary of The UPS Foundation’s Charitable Philosophy

December 11, 2007
Aging With GRACE: Improving Health Care for Older Adults

December 11, 2007
AMPATH Gets Largest Private Gift to Date from Interactive Intelligence CEO

December 10, 2007
Depression Screening for Cancer Patients Too Often Falls Between the Cracks

December 7, 2007
Sound Medicine to Discuss Sexual Health and Safety

December 6, 2007
Broxmeyer Awarded National Prize for Cord Blood Research

December 5, 2007
Shedd-Steele to Lead Outreach, Diversity at IU Simon Cancer Center

December 3, 2007
IU School of Medicine Partner in Proposed Brain Trauma Research Center

December 3, 2007
Do Medical Schools Affect the Way Future Doctors Interact with Drug Companies?

November 30, 2007
Sound Medicine Looks at the AIDS Crisis in Kenya

November 28, 2007
Dementia Screening in Primary Care: Is it Time? No Says JAMA Commentary

November 28, 2007
Johnstone to Lead Radiation Oncology at Indiana University

November 26, 2007
Nationwide Clinical Trial Tests Effectiveness of Drug That Slows Cancer Growth

November 26, 2007
AMPATH: Restoring Lives Not Just Immune Systems

November 21, 2007
Merck Company Foundation Expands Immunization Training Program Through IU School of Medicine, Moi University Partnership

November 21, 2007
Sound Medicine Experts Discuss Prenatal Births, Genetics of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

November 20, 2007
"America's Top Doctors for Cancers" recognizes 18 IU Simon Cancer Center physicians

November 19, 2007
$60 Million USAID grant goes to Indiana and Moi universities' AMPATH program to combat AIDS in Kenya

November 16, 2007
Sound Medicine To Discuss Diets, Freshening Fruit and Cystic Fibrosis

November 15, 2007
Sound Medicine Honored by Indiana Broadcasters Association

November 15, 2007
Mead Johnson, IU School of Medicine Center to Focus on Infant Nutrition and Immune System Research

November 14, 2007
Simon Family Makes Largest Gift in Riley Hospital's History

November 14, 2007
New IU Associate Director For Cancer Prevention To Work With Minority Communities

November 12, 2007
McNiece Assumes Reins From Long-time Riley Hospital Anesthesiologist

November 9, 2007
Sound Medicine Reviews Medical Issues Involving War, MRSA and Cancer

November 8, 2007
Symptom Awareness, National Screening Trial Key to Lung Cancer Detection

November 6, 2007
Relationship Between Statins and Cognitive Decline More Complex Than Thought

November 5, 2007
'You're Not A Victim of Domestic Violence, Are You?' Better Communication Techniques Needed to Work with Abuse Victims in the ER

November 2, 2007
Sound Medicine Guest Cover Wide Range of Topics

October 30, 2007
IU Simon Cancer Center Doctor to Run, Bike 117 Miles to Raise Funds for Multiple Myeloma Research

October 29, 2007
One Size May Not Fit All: Knowing Risk Can Determine What Kind of Colon Cancer Screening is Best

October 23, 2007
Indiana University Physicians Plan Expansion of Home-based Dialysis System

October 19, 2007
Heart health and mental health among this week's topics on Sound Medicine

October 16, 2007
Cancer Genetics Researcher Named Beering Award Winner by Indiana University

October 15, 2007
Editorial Says Primary Care System Must Change How It Approaches Dementia

October 11, 2007
Regenstrief Institute Selected To Help Design Nationwide Health Information Network

October 10, 2007
Indianapolis Discovery Network for Dementia: Building Efficient, Effective, Locally Sensitive Solutions for Dementia Care

October 10, 2007
Individuals Sought for Bipolar Research at Indiana University

October 5, 2007
This Week's Sound Medicine Explores Heart Health and ADHD Therapy

October 2, 2007
Breast Health and Cancer Prevention Tips for Women and Men

September 28, 2007
Gold Humanism Honor Society Inducts Indiana University Medical Students

September 28, 2007
This Week's Sound Medicine Explores Children's Health Issues

September 26, 2007
Groundbreaking Scheduled for Medical Education Building at Fort Wayne

September 21, 2007
Herbal Remedies, Patient Services and an New Device for Cornea Transplantation All Part of This Week’s Sound Medicine

September 17, 2007
Rating Your Pain from 0 to 10 Might Not Help Your Doctor

September 14, 2007
Rural Health Scholar honored by the ISU Foundation

September 14, 2007
Tune in to Sound Medicine This Week for an Update on SCHIP

September 7, 2007
Tune in to Sound Medicine This Week for an Update on Dementia Research

September 4, 2007
IU Simon Cancer Center Doc Swaps White Coat for Shorts, Running Shoes

August 30, 2007
This weekend (Sept. 1 and 2) on Sound Medicine, guests explore various topics related to healthy eating

August 24, 2007
Can exercise be bad for you? Tune in to Sound Medicine

August 22, 2007
New Director of Krannert Institute Holds First Medtronic Chair in Cardiology

August 17, 2007
Nicotine Triggers, Twinkies and Ticks Round Out This Week’s Sound Medicine

August 13, 2007
Adverse Housing Conditions Contribute To Diabetes Risk

August 10, 2007
Free Class Offers Nutrition, Diet Tips for Breast Cancer Survivors

August 10, 2007
Botulism to K-9 Behavior, Part of This Week’s Sound Medicine Program

August 9, 2007
IU School of Medicine Takes Aim at Physician Shortage with Increased Enrollment

August 8, 2007
IU Imaging Center Receives $6 Million Grant for Kidney Research

August 2, 2007
$11 Million NIH Grant Will Enhance Pediatric Research and Cardiac Care at Indiana University School of Medicine

August 2, 2007
Cognitive Impairment Link Found in Older Adults Taking Popular Stomach Acid Medications

August 2, 2007
Evansville, Elkhart Radio Stations to Air Sound Medicine

August 2, 2007
Lannoo to Chair Academic Standards Committee at Indiana University School of Medicine

August 2, 2007
Internal Medicine Consortium Selects IU School of Medicine Dean Brater as First President

July 31, 2007
IU Medical Student Elected to AMA Council

July 27, 2007
This week on Sound Medicine: Symptoms of Ovarian Cancer; Can Measles Kill Cancer in Bone Marrow; Cattle Antibiotics; Camp Calcium; and Advanced Medical Directives

July 26, 2007
IUSM Slemenda Scholars Journey to Kenya for Service

July 25, 2007
Advanced Therapy Offers Cure For Relapsed Cancer Patients

July 24, 2007
Pescovitz to be interim vice president for research administration

July 20, 2007
This week on Sound Medicine: Chemo brain; Summer camp for children with cochlear implants; Women and healthcare access; Honduras Family Medicine Program; and Mississippi infant death rates

July 19, 2007
Thomas Inui Elected Member-At-Large of National Board of Medical Examiners

July 13, 2007
Challenges of Rural Health, a Medical Magnet School and False Memories among Topics Covered This Week on Sound Medicine

July 13, 2007
Ten Programs at Clarian Health Rank Among Top in Nation

July 6, 2007
This week on Sound Medicine: Tuberculosis; Morgellon's Syndrome; Smoking: So Hard to Quit; and Sleep On It-Big Picture Decisions

July 6, 2007
Lu Named Efroymson Professor of Oncology

July 6, 2007
Canal named the Taylor Professor of Surgery

July 2, 2007
IU School of Medicine Hires Director to Oversee Multicultural Affairs

July 2, 2007
IU School of Medicine team performs successful kidney transplants in Kenya

July 2, 2007
Do Pediatricians Face A Malpractice Crisis? Indiana University Study Provides Hard Evidence Previously Lacking

June 29, 2007
This Week on Sound Medicine: Fireworks and Hand Injuries; Tooth Decay Study; Lasik Surgery and Aging Eyes; Campers and Shots; and When Illness Goes Public

June 29, 2007
Fitzgerald Named to Clinical Leadership Posts at IU School of Medicine and IU Medical Group

June 25, 2007
Pneumonia Leads List of Causes of Hospital Readmissions After Stroke

June 22, 2007
This week on Sound Medicine: Ninety-Day Guarantee Heart Surgery; Arm Health in Little League Baseball Pitchers; College Sports Injuries; An End to Menstrual Periods; and Medical ID Chip

June 21, 2007
Four IU School of Medicine students bound for Camp Boggy Creek

June 21, 2007
IU School of Medicine Awarded Grant to Expand Pre-College Science Education Efforts

June 20, 2007
Shingles Awareness Can Prevent Long-term Pain

June 19, 2007
IU Researchers Seek People with Memory Loss, Sleep Problems

June 18, 2007
Infants Most at Risk Among Children Injured by Elevator Incidents, IU Study Finds

June 15, 2007
This Week on Sound Medicine: Weekend Heart Attacks; EHART Door to Balloon Time; Webcams in Hospitals; Colorectal Cancer Minority Health; and The Hormone Decision

June 14, 2007
Sound Medicine is on the Move

June 8, 2007
IU School of Medicine and Regenstrief Researcher Receives Top Psychiatry Award

June 4, 2007
Wolverton Honored With Named Professorship

June 4, 2007
He to lead IU Center for AIDS Research

June 4, 2007
Volunteers Needed for PAD Study

June 1, 2007
This week on Sound Medicine: Sound Ethics: Informed Consent & Drugs; Fibromyalgia; Multitasking Myth; Red Meat Breast Cancer; and Breast Milk Bank

May 25, 2007
This Week on Sound Medicine: Narcolepsy; Pesticides and Birth Defects; Contact Lenses and Infections; Restless Leg Syndrome; and Homesickness

May 23, 2007
IU Simon Cancer Center's 'Celebration of Life' is May 29 and 30

May 22, 2007
Neurologist Named Third Director of Indiana University School of Medicine-Fort Wayne

May 22, 2007
Bipolar Depression Focus of Research Study

May 18, 2007
IU School of Medicine Students Selected as 2007 Research Scholars

May 18, 2007
This Week on Sound Medicine: Physician Assistant Prescriptions and Pharmacists Immunizations; Crazy: A Father's Search Through America's Mental Health Madness; Teaching Kids the Science of Calories; Osteoporosis and Soda; and America's Drinking Hab

May 16, 2007
Minority Scholars Academic Medicine Program Relocates to IU School of Medicine

May 15, 2007
Graduates Return to Campus for Spring Medical Alumni Weekend

May 15, 2007
Rx for Heart Failure: Patient-Centered Care From A Pharmacist

May 15, 2007
Disaster Training: A Two-Day Seminar for Indiana University Medical Students

May 14, 2007
Pediatricians and Pathologists See Traumatic Brain Injury Differently

May 11, 2007
This week on Sound Medicine: Obesity and Early Puberty; Cancer Prevention Study; Depression and Physical Symptoms; Hypochondria; Crispus Attucks Medical Magnet High School; and Encouraging Kids to Study Science

May 8, 2007
Mother's Day will be Memorable Day for Medical Students

May 8, 2007
International Weinstein Cardiovascular Development Conference Meets in Indianapolis

May 7, 2007
Conception Date Affects Baby's Future Academic Achievement

May 7, 2007
Premature Births May be Linked to Seasonal Levels of Pesticides and Nitrates in Surface Water

May 4, 2007
Indiana University takes life sciences expertise to Boston for BIO 2007

May 4, 2007
Indiana University Seeks Panic Attack Patients

May 3, 2007
This week on Sound Medicine: Stigma and Mental Health in Children; Embryo "Adoption," and Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause

May 3, 2007
Cancer Choir Will Raise Their Voices During Survivors Day Events

May 2, 2007
Alzheimer's Disease Research Seeks Volunteers for Dietary Study

April 30, 2007
Public Nominations Sought For IU Simon Cancer Center Torchbearer Awards

April 27, 2007
This week on Sound Medicine: Down Syndrome Screening, Tourette Syndrome, Kids and Sports Concussions, FDA Warning-Anemia Drug and Chemotherapy, Kenyan Male Circumcision, and Mosquito Nets for Africa

April 25, 2007
IU School of Medicine's Kenya Partnership Nominated for Nobel Prize

April 24, 2007
First Mondays provides support for those coping with cancer

April 19, 2007
This week on Sound Medicine: Kidney Organ Donation Ethics; LifeSharers; Hollywood Organ Donation Myths; Breast Cancer and MRI testing; Spanish-language Pediatric Radio Program; and Instant Hospital Translator

April 19, 2007
IU Simon Cancer Center beneficiary of Susan G. Komen for the Cure Support

April 16, 2007
Should Primary Care Doctors Assess Safety of Older Drivers?

April 13, 2007
This week on Sound Medicine: Cell Phones in Hospitals; Book: Train Your Mind, Change Your Brain; Binge Eating; and Overweight at the Workplace

April 13, 2007
Eugene and Marilyn Glick Establish Eye Research Institute at IU School of Medicine

April 10, 2007
POSTPONED UNITL TUESDAY, APRIL 17......IU School of Medicine Students to Contribute to Neighborhood Spring Cleaning

April 10, 2007
Learning From Both Ends of the Stethoscope

April 9, 2007
Medical Honor Society Welcomes New Members From Indiana University

April 5, 2007
This week on Sound Medicine: Tanning Addictions, Breast Cancer, Yale Bereavement Study, Tracing Global Outbreaks, and Medical Tourism in Thailand

April 5, 2007
Bayh Calls for Tripling of Breast Cancer Research Funds During Remarks at IUPUI

April 4, 2007
Indiana University School of Medicine Day at the Statehouse

April 3, 2007
Olin Honored As Outstanding Geriatrics Medicine Student

March 30, 2007
Fit to Breed? Symposium and Exhibit Explore History and Legacy of Indiana Eugenics

March 30, 2007
This week on Sound Medicine: Fatty Livers in Children, Head Lice, Simulation in Medicine, Medical Students and Depression, and Sound Ethics: Eugenics

March 30, 2007
Health, life science, education and business programs ranked by U.S. News

March 29, 2007
INFORMATICS, NURSING TEAM BUILDING USEFUL WEB PORTAL FOR CANCER PATIENTS

March 26, 2007
IU Neurologist to Conduct Study of Creatine for Parkinson's Disease

March 23, 2007
This week on Sound Medicine: Schwartz Center Rounds, Artificial Joint Replacement Surgery, Kids Sports Specialization

March 16, 2007
This week on Sound Medicine: Medical-Error Report Card, Hospital-Acquired Infections, Obesity and Early Puberty in Girls, Weight Loss Surgery for Teens, and Bullying Study

March 15, 2007
'Luck of the Irish' Helps Secure Residencies for Medical Students

March 15, 2007
Incidence of Fatty Liver Disease Rises as Obesity in Children Increases

March 12, 2007
Anxiety Disorders Surprisingly Common Yet Often Untreated: New Screening Tools Make It Easier for Physicians To Diagnose

March 8, 2007
This week on Sound Medicine: HPV controversy, HPV vaccine, New Treatments for Diabetes, Doc Chat: Following Doctor's Orders, and Embalmed Alaskans

March 8, 2007
Alzheimer’s disease Research Seeks Volunteers for Dietary Study

March 6, 2007
Open for Scientific Inquiry: IU Health Information and Translational Sciences Building Dedication March 7

March 5, 2007
Seminar Offers Unique Hands-On Science Opportunity for Indiana High School Students

March 1, 2007
This week on Sound Medicine: Women’s Heart Health; Citizens Heath Care Working Group, National Autism Study, Autism Preschool, Ethics: Experimental Drugs for the Dying

March 1, 2007
Lee Hamilton to Speak at Benefit for Kidney Stone Research March 15

February 28, 2007
Symposium and Exhibit Recognize 100 Year Anniversary of Indiana Eugenics Legislation: Hoosier State Led World In Enactment of Involuntary Sterilization Laws

February 28, 2007
IU to Host Centennial Observation of the First Alzheimer’s Disease Patient

February 27, 2007
Memorial Hospital, IU Cancer Center Join in Fight Against Cancer

February 26, 2007
Anglen Elected President of Orthopaedic Trauma Association

February 23, 2007
Childhood Weight Linked to Proximity to Green Space and Food Store

February 22, 2007
This Week on Sound Medicine: AIDS and Childbirth in Kenya, Muscle Disease, No Pain Gene, and Schizophrenics and Chronic Illness Study

February 22, 2007
First Mondays: Coping with Cancer

February 21, 2007
Medical Students Awarded Scholarships for Summer Research

February 20, 2007
Colon Cancer Screening: Going "Back To The Future"?

February 16, 2007
Taking AIM At Post-Stroke Depression: New Care Management Model More Effective Than Standard Treatment

February 15, 2007
This week on Sound Medicine: HIV and Malaria Epidemics Intertwine in Africa, Tobacco, Pediatric Diabetes, and AIDS in Kenya-Part 3

February 12, 2007
IU startup companies hold promise for new kidney function tests and drug development

February 9, 2007
This week on Sound Medicine: Faster Care for Cardiac Patients, CardioChek, Alcohol and Hypertension, and AIDS in Kenya-Part 2

February 2, 2007
Go Team: Two Kinds of Teamwork Improves Care for Chronic Heart Failure

February 2, 2007
Sound Medicine Special Report on AIDS Pandemic From IU School of Medicine Partner School In Eldoret, Kenya

February 1, 2007
Indiana's Medical School and Teaching Hospitals Make Major Economic Impact

February 1, 2007
This week on Sound Medicine: HIV/AIDS in Kenya: Stigma and Silence, Postpartum Blood Loss, Preconception Care, and Sound Ethics: Selecting for Genetic Effects

January 30, 2007
'Life sciences 101' New Web site from IU looks at life sciences initiative

January 30, 2007
Lilly Clinic Underwrites Radio and Internet Program, Sound Medicine

January 29, 2007
New survey notes IU research efforts in international studies, the humanities, science and medicine - "Nous sommes les premiers (We're No. 1)," say IU French faculty

January 26, 2007
Can The Severely Mentally Ill Thrive Within the Community?

January 26, 2007
Geib Changes Roles at IU School of Medicine-Terre Haute

January 25, 2007
This week on Sound Medicine: Novartis in India, Healthy Brain Strategies, Memory Skills Study, Stroke of Insight Author, and Cancer Statistics

January 24, 2007
IU Medical Students Honored With National Leadership Awards

January 23, 2007
Two of Top Ten Stories Highlight Work by IU/Regenstrief researcher

January 22, 2007
IU Cancer Center Hosts Research Internships for High School, College Students

January 19, 2007
National Diversity Award Honors David Wilkes, M.D.

January 18, 2007
This week on Sound Medicine: Rural Health Clinics, Privileged Presence, Value of Hospice, and Forever Fit

January 17, 2007
IU Researchers Seek People with Memory Loss, Sleep Problems

January 16, 2007
Medical Students' Evening of the Arts Begins New Tradition at Crispus Attucks

January 11, 2007
This week on Sound Medicine: 5 Million Lives Campaign, Health Care Efficiency, Drug Coated Stents, Pediatrician Role Changes, and School Nurses

January 11, 2007
Bullying Can Be Reduced But Many Common Approaches Ineffective

January 8, 2007
IU School of Medicine to Celebrate Fifth Annual Diversity Week

January 8, 2007
Riley Ranked as a Top Children's Hospital by Child Magazine

January 4, 2007
This week on Sound Medicine: Effects of Sleep Deprivation, History of Sleep, Food Safety, and Sound Ethics

January 2, 2007
Surgeons Remove Rare Tumor from Newborn - Baby is recovering after surgeons extract a raquetball-sized tumor attached to her heart