NEWS RELEASES
2008

Article listing

December 30, 2008
Riley Hospital ranked among top children's hospitals in the nation by Parents magazine

December 23, 2008
This Week on Sound Medicine

December 19, 2008
Published Reports Inaccurate Concerning Alcohol Consumption During Pregnancy

December 18, 2008
Medical Myths for the Holiday Season: True, False or Unproven?

December 17, 2008
This Week on Sound Medicine

December 17, 2008
IU Simon Cancer Center's Tissue Bank Collecting Samples Jan. 10

December 16, 2008
IU Simon Cancer Center Researchers Lead Ovarian Cancer Clinical Trial

December 10, 2008
This Week on Sound Medicine

December 9, 2008
Lip Balms, Sunscreens Make Ideal Stocking Stuffers, IU Simon Cancer Center Dermatologist Says

December 9, 2008
Cholinesterase Inhibitors Reduce Aggression, Wandering and Paranoia in Alzheimer’s disease

December 4, 2008
This Week on Sound Medicine

December 2, 2008
Rural Health Innovation Collaborative (RHIC) Launched

November 26, 2008
This Week on Sound Medicine

November 26, 2008
IU Simon Cancer Center Researchers' Breast Cancer Trials Offer Recognized Potential to Improve Treatment, Survival

November 25, 2008
Understanding How Oxidative Stress Impairs Endothelial Progenitor Cell Function May Lead to Antioxidant Therapy to Prevent Cardiovascular Disease

November 21, 2008
Bipolar Disorder Genes, Pathways Identified By Indiana University Neuroscientists

November 20, 2008
This Week on Sound Medicine

November 18, 2008
International Health Research Gets Boost with NIH Grant to Create Bioethics Master's Degrees at Indiana and Moi Universities

November 17, 2008
Rausch to Direct Diversity Affairs at Indiana University School of Medicine

November 17, 2008
Groundbreaking ceremony for Harper Hall Nov. 21

November 13, 2008
This Week on Sound Medicine

November 13, 2008
Helping Children and Teens Deal with Stress in an Uncertain Time

November 10, 2008
Caring for the Caregiver: Redefining the Definition of Patient -IU Study Finds 25% of family caregivers of AD patients Go To ER Or Are Hospitalized

November 6, 2008
Swanson to Direct Indiana University Department of Public Health

November 6, 2008
This Week on Sound Medicine

October 30, 2008
This Week on Sound Medicine

October 30, 2008
Gleevec holds potential as first drug to successfully treat neurofibromatosis, IU scientists report

October 28, 2008
IU School of Medicine Researchers Earn Susan G. Komen For The Cure Grants

October 28, 2008
Neighborhood Greenness Has Long Term Positive Impact on Kids’ Health

October 27, 2008
High School, College Students Explore Careers in Cancer Research

October 23, 2008
This Week on Sound Medicine

October 23, 2008
IU School of Medicine Honors Scientist Who Revealed Immune System Secrets

October 21, 2008
America's Top Doctors for Cancer recognizes 20 IU School of Medicine physicians

October 16, 2008
This Week on Sound Medicine

October 15, 2008
Women Need To Be Aware Of Changes, IU Simon Cancer Center Breast Expert Says

October 15, 2008
Nation's Only Citywide Electronic Health Information Exchange: Improving Health and Lowering Costs

October 14, 2008
Gold Humanism Honor Society Inducts Indiana University Medical Students

October 13, 2008
IU Simon Cancer Center Oncologist Runs, Bikes 120 Miles Nov. 1-2 To Raise Funds For Multiple Myeloma

October 13, 2008
Indiana Health Industry Forum to hold Cancer/Oncology Summit

October 10, 2008
On the Trail of A Targeted Therapy for Blood Cancers: Exploring Protein Critical To Blood Cell Development

October 9, 2008
2009 Molecular Medicine in Action Applications due October 31

October 9, 2008
This Week on Sound Medicine

October 9, 2008
McDermott Named Financial, Operations Director at IU School of Medicine

October 8, 2008
IUPUI to host conference on disaster medicine and mass casualties

October 7, 2008
Wheezing and Asthma in Young Children: Under Recognized, Under Diagnosed and Under Treated

October 7, 2008
Health Care and the U.S. Presidential Election

October 6, 2008
Cancer Stories: How Telling the Tale Impacts the Illness

October 3, 2008
Medical Student Gender and Self-Confidence: Females Underestimate Their Abilities and Males Tend to Overestimate Theirs

October 2, 2008
This Week on Sound Medicine

October 1, 2008
Eugene and Marilyn Glick Eye Institute to Advance Eye Research at Indiana University Department of Ophthalmology

September 30, 2008
Don't Ask, Don't Tell Doesn't Work In Prenatal Care

September 29, 2008
It's Your Doctor Calling: Fibromyalgia Sufferers Sought for Motivational Study

September 25, 2008
This Week on Sound Medicine

September 25, 2008
Sound Medicine Explores An Influenza Pandemic In Three-Part Series

September 25, 2008
Protecting Patient Privacy the New Fashioned Way

September 23, 2008
A Look to the Future: Getting Health Information Where It Needs To Go Instantly In Times of Emergency

September 22, 2008
Healthy Blood Vessels May Prevent Fat Growth

September 18, 2008
This Week on Sound Medicine

September 18, 2008
How Often To Screen for Colon Cancer? NEJM Study Finds 5-Year Risk Extremely Low

September 17, 2008
Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center Advances Prostate Cancer Research with PROGRESS

September 11, 2008
This Week on Sound Medicine

September 11, 2008
Newly Discovered Molecule Promises Better Treatments for Heart Attacks, Heart Surgery

September 11, 2008
2009 Molecular Medicine in Action-10th Anniversary Year

September 10, 2008
Torke Receives Prestigious Award to Study Surrogate Decision Making for Older Adults

September 9, 2008
Dance to the Music: Learning & Exercising at YMCA Can Prevent Diabetes

September 4, 2008
Midwest Proton Radiotherapy Institute announces new leadership

September 4, 2008
This Week on Sound Medicine

September 4, 2008
New Think Tank Tackles Health Policy and Professionalism Issues

September 2, 2008
Kelley Named Betty and Earl Herr Professor of Pediatric Oncology Research

September 2, 2008
IU Simon Cancer Center's tissue bank collecting samples Sept. 20 at Clarian North

August 28, 2008
This Week on Sound Medicine

August 26, 2008
Free Prostate Cancer Screenings Offered

August 25, 2008
IU Researchers Launch Social Networking and Research Management Tool for Scientists

August 21, 2008
This Week on Sound Medicine

August 19, 2008
Attacking Heart Failure in the Young

August 18, 2008
Indiana University and Clarian Health to dedicate Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Cancer Center Patient Care Facility August 21

August 18, 2008
Clarian Health and IU School of Medicine to open the largest home dialysis treatment center in the nation - New North side practice will serve the region's growing home dialysis population

August 18, 2008
When the Patient Can't Decide: Study Looks At Physician Perspectives on Surrogate Decision Making

August 14, 2008
This Week on Sound Medicine

August 14, 2008
Richard M. Fairbanks Foundation Bolsters Indiana CTSI With $2.4 Million Grant

August 11, 2008
Children with HIV in Low Income Countries More Adherent to Treatment Than Children in High Income Countries

August 7, 2008
This Week on Sound Medicine

August 6, 2008
White Coat Ceremony Welcomes Students to Medical School

August 6, 2008
First Class of Rural Medicine Students Enter Indiana University School of Medicine - Terre Haute

August 5, 2008
Victoria L. Champion Appointed to National Cancer Advisory Board

August 1, 2008
IU Simon Cancer Center brings Colossal Colon to the Indiana State Fair - Breast, Prostate Studies Also Included in Education Outreach

July 31, 2008
IU passes record half billion dollar mark in research grants and awards

July 31, 2008
Communication Gap Exists Between Seniors and Surgeons, Study Finds

July 30, 2008
This Week on Sound Medicine

July 30, 2008
Indiana University School of Medicine Alzheimer Disease Researcher Earns Lifetime Achievement Honor at International Conference

July 24, 2008
Duong Chosen to Direct Indiana University's Terre Haute Medical Education Center

July 24, 2008
This Week on Sound Medicine

July 22, 2008
End of Life Physician-Patient Communication: Ensuring Final Chapter Is Enacted With The Greatest Skill And Compassion Possible

July 21, 2008
IU Simon Cancer Center Opening July 25 -26 To Include Tours, Dragon Boat and Indians Baseball

July 17, 2008
This Week on Sound Medicine

July 17, 2008
Indiana Health Officials Examine State's Pandemic Influenza Ethics Planning

July 15, 2008
Eleven Programs at Clarian Health Rank Among Top in Nation - Clarian's Methodist and IU Hospitals only local hospitals in the rankings

July 15, 2008
New IU Simon Cancer Center Building Demonstrates Commitment to Patient Care - Public invited to open houses July 25 & 26

July 14, 2008
Integrating Palliative Care for Dementia Into Primary Care

July 11, 2008
This Week on Sound Medicine

July 10, 2008
NIH Grant to Strengthen IU and Purdue Program to Educate Physician-Scientists

July 10, 2008
Indiana Health Officials to Examine State’s Pandemic Influenza Ethics Planning

July 9, 2008
Indiana Black Expo Offers Participants a Chance to Make History With IU Simon Cancer Center Studies

July 3, 2008
This Week on Sound Medicine

July 2, 2008
National Ethics Summit to Prioritize Concerns for Medical Triage, Treatment and Safety During Influenza Pandemic

July 2, 2008
School of Medicine Dean Teaches, Practices, and Learns at IU’s Kenya Project

July 1, 2008
Taking Action Against Hospital Acquired Infections

June 26, 2008
This Week on Sound Medicine

June 25, 2008
Honor, Remember Loved Ones Touched By Cancer With A Free Ribbon

June 24, 2008
Neurological Assessment of Older Adults: A Crystal Ball to the Future

June 23, 2008
University Geriatrics Specialist Awarded Australian Fellowship

June 19, 2008
IU Simon Cancer Center priority: reduce cancer incidences, mortality among state’s diverse populations

June 19, 2008
Indiana University to Host National Biorepository for Gene Therapy

June 19, 2008
The Role of Giving Explored by Indiana University Physician-Author

June 18, 2008
Risk Factors for Sudden Death For Adult Muscular Dystrophy Identified

June 18, 2008
IU Scientists Uncover Potential Key to Better Drugs to Fight Toxoplasmosis Parasite

June 17, 2008
This Week on Sound Medicine

June 5, 2008
How Best to Treat Chronic Pain? The Jury Is Still Out

June 5, 2008
This Week on Sound Medicine

June 2, 2008
Riley Hospital for Children ranked in U.S.News & World Report's 2008 edition of America's Best Children's Hospitals Riley Hospital only Indiana hospital in the rankings

May 29, 2008
Bilateral Cochlear Implants: A Case When Two Are Definitely Superior to One

May 29, 2008
Research Initiative Will Benefit Hoosiers Statewide, Say Indiana Life Sciences Leaders

May 29, 2008
NIH Awards $25 Million Clinical Research Grant to IU for Statewide Initiative

May 28, 2008
This Week on Sound Medicine

May 22, 2008
This Week on Sound Medicine

May 20, 2008
Mirmira Named Director of Pediatric Diabetes Group at IU School of Medicine

May 14, 2008
This Week on Sound Medicine

May 14, 2008
IUPUI's Newest Ph.D. Program at the Interface between Statistics and the Life Sciences

May 13, 2008
Chronic Disease Management: Does It Improve Health and Save Money?

May 12, 2008
Five Honored During Indiana University Medical Alumni Reunion

May 7, 2008
This Week on Sound Medicine

May 5, 2008
IU Simon Cancer Center Dermatologist Offers Skin Cancer Protection Tips

May 5, 2008
261 Poised to Receive IU Medical Degrees May 10

May 1, 2008
IU scientist named one of Time Magazine's 100 most influential people

April 30, 2008
This Week on Sound Medicine

April 30, 2008
Learman to Lead Indiana University School of Medicine Obstetrics and Gynecology

April 28, 2008
Specialists Create Center to Help Patients with Pediatric Diseases Transition to Adulthood

April 25, 2008
Adult Participants Needed for ADHD Study

April 23, 2008
This Week on Sound Medicine

April 23, 2008
Honor Society Inducts Members from Indiana University School of Medicine

April 22, 2008
Developing 'Roadmaps' for Enhancing the Professional Culture of Medical Schools

April 17, 2008
Indianapolis' Riley Hospital for Children and Beijing's Capital Institute of Pediatrics Formalize Longtime Relationship By Becoming International Sister Hospitals

April 15, 2008
This Week on Sound Medicine

April 15, 2008
IU Scientists Join International Pharmacogenomics Research Initiative

April 15, 2008
Cultural Metamorphosis: Better Doctors through Better Relationships

April 10, 2008
This Week on Sound Medicine

April 9, 2008
Free Class Helps People Plot a Course Through Health Care Maze

April 9, 2008
Spring House Calls Appeals to IU Medical Students Sense of Service

April 7, 2008
Blood Samples Needed for Breast Cancer Research during Komen Indianapolis Race for the Cure

April 3, 2008
IU School of Medicine Scientists Will Track Clues to Cancer with $750,000 Grant

April 3, 2008
Prenatal Syphilis Screening Rates: Are they Being Accurately Reported?

April 2, 2008
This Week on Sound Medicine

April 1, 2008
Indiana University Study Finds Majority of U.S. Physicians Favor National Health Insurance Support Has Grown 10 Percent Over Past 5 Years

March 31, 2008
Stem Cell Researcher Named Director of Wells Center for Pediatric Research

March 28, 2008
IU School of Medicine Programs Included in U.S. News Graduate School Rankings

March 26, 2008
This Week on Sound Medicine

March 24, 2008
Indiana AHEC Looks to the Future of Health-Care Statewide at Annual Event

March 24, 2008
Risky Teen Behavior May Not Occur at Home Or School: But How To Track?

March 21, 2008
Indiana University Seeks Participants for Panic Disorder Study

March 20, 2008
This Week on Sound Medicine

March 20, 2008
Indiana University Medical Students Set Sights on Residences Nationwide

March 20, 2008
Meet "Lillian" the Pig! This year's American Diabetes Association's Kiss A Pig contest starred eight-month-old Ossabaw pig

March 18, 2008
IUPUI Scientists Report First 3-D View of Anti-Cancer Agent

March 17, 2008
IU Physician Recipient of Lifetime Achievement Award

March 17, 2008
Two Indiana University School of Medicine Docs Elected to International Organization Advancing Medicine

March 14, 2008
Indiana University -Kenya Partnership to be honored by the International Center of Indianapolis

March 13, 2008
Rate of Escalator Injuries to Older Adults Has Doubled

March 12, 2008
This Week on Sound Medicine

March 12, 2008
Free Healthy Eyes Event Offers Free Screenings, Info on Eye Diseases As Kick-off to Indiana University Ophthalmology Centennial Observation

March 11, 2008
Regenstrief Institute Tapped By CDC to Combat Potentially Catastrophic Disease Outbreaks

March 6, 2008
International Center of Indianapolis Honors IU-Kenya Partnership

March 6, 2008
Howard Named Gatch Professor of Surgery at IU School of Medicine

March 5, 2008
This Week on Sound Medicine

March 3, 2008
Seminar Offers Unique Hands-On Science Opportunity for Indiana High School Students

March 3, 2008
Colon Cancer Preventable with Advanced Screening

February 28, 2008
Treatment for Disease That Affects Estimated 1 in 2000 Children Gets Them to Eat Again

February 26, 2008
This Week on Sound Medicine

February 26, 2008
Registration Open for Mild Cognitive Impairment 2-Day Workshop

February 25, 2008
Mood Markers Isolated In Blood Open Informative Window Into Brain Functioning and Disease, May Alter Approach to Psychiatric Treatment

February 20, 2008
This Week on Sound Medicine

February 20, 2008
A Healthy Heart Can Help Fight Major Diseases

February 19, 2008
Merging Discovery With Therapy: Second Generation Memory Care Debuts

February 18, 2008
This Week on Sound Medicine

February 13, 2008
Kenya Recovery Fund Provides Welcome Relief to Victims of Political Unrest

February 11, 2008
IU Simon Cancer Center's Summer Program Lets Students Explore Cancer Research Careers

February 6, 2008
NIH, Gates Foundation to Support Riley Hospital and Moi University Program For Woman and Infant Health Research

February 6, 2008
Mini Medical School Sessions Focus on Superbugs and Cancer (HPV) Vaccine

February 6, 2008
This Week on Sound Medicine

February 1, 2008
This Week on Sound Medicine

January 25, 2008
This Week on Sound Medicine

January 25, 2008
Indiana University Simon Cancer Center's ITRAC: On Track to Bridge Gap Between Research and R & D

January 18, 2008
Wellness Resolutions, Sodium and Stem Cell Research Topics on This Week's Sound Medicine

January 17, 2008
Battling Potential Disease Outbreaks Online: Public Health Surveillance In Real Time

January 11, 2008
Wellness Resolutions, Sodium and Stem Cell Research Topics on This Week's Sound Medicine

January 9, 2008
Diabetes Conference Designed to Enlighten, Encourage Patients and Families

January 9, 2008
Medical Students to Entertain, Raise Funds for Free Clinics at Annual Performance

January 7, 2008
Indiana University Medical Students Organize Diversity Week Events in Conjunction with City’s MLK Observance