Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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Trial expanded for drug therapy first tested at Children’s Hospital
The first large, multi-center trial of a drug developed at Vanderbilt to treat dangerous pulmonary hypertension in children has been launched. The drug, Citrupress, is an intravenous form of the amino acid citrulline, which the body produces naturally and which is also found in watermelon rinds. Read MoreFeb 14, 2008
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Love Good For The Heart Says Vanderbilt Cardiologist
If you are in love this Valentine\'s Day, you have more than one reason to celebrate. Being involved in a healthy, loving relationship is good for the heart, says Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute cardiologist, Julie Damp, M.D. Read MoreFeb 12, 2008
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Iraqi Girl’s Surgery Complete, Family Hopes for a Full Recovery
Pink fingers, toes and lips. Those were the things 2-year-old Amenah Al-Bayati\'s mother noticed when she saw her daughter for the first time after open heart surgery to repair a serious birth defect. Read MoreFeb 11, 2008
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Vanderbilt’s Emergency Department to Test All Adult Patients for HIV
This month, Vanderbilt University Medical Center will begin routine and rapid HIV testing of all adults seen in the Emergency Department unless they "opt out" of the procedure. Read MoreFeb 11, 2008
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Melatonin Well-Tolerated Sleep Aid In Children With Autism
Vanderbilt Sleep Disorders Center researchers are reporting that melatonin, an over-the-counter and relatively inexpensive dietary supplement taken for insomnia and jet lag, shows promise in treating children with autism who have difficulty falling asleep. Read MoreFeb 8, 2008
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Eleven-month-old tornado victim heads home
In addition to the loss of his mother, Kerri, 11-month-old Kyson Stowell\'s family also lost everything they owned in the devastating tornado that struck CastilianSprings, Tenn. Read MoreFeb 7, 2008
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$4.5 Million Drug Discovery Grant Awarded to Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Vanderbilt University Medical Center has received a $4.5 million grant from Seaside Therapeutics to find potential treatments for fragile X syndrome, the most common inherited form of mental retardation and the most common genetic cause of autism. Read MoreFeb 4, 2008
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Hickman County Heart Attack Victims Benefit from Vanderbilt’s Quick Response Program
When a person suffers a heart attack, every minute counts. The longer the wait before receiving treatment, the more heart muscle is lost, and the greater the chance of permanent damage or death. Read MoreJan 29, 2008
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Ambassador of Iraq Visits Amenah at Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt
The Ambassador of Iraq to the United States, Samir Sumaidaie, took a break from business in Knoxville to come to Nashville Sunday to visit Amenah, the 2-year-old Iraqi girl who has come to the Monroe Carell Jr. Children\'s Hospital at Vanderbilt for surgery to correct a life-threatening heart defect. Sumaidaie is from Haditha, Iraq, the hometown of Amenah and her family. Read MoreJan 28, 2008
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Iraqi toddler arrives at Children’s Hospital with life-threatening heart defect
A team of pediatric heart specialists at the Monroe Carell Jr. Childrenπs Hospital at Vanderbilt continues to assess the condition of a 2-year-old Iraqi girl named Amenah (pronounced Ahh -min ñUh). The girl was flown to Nashville from Iraq on Wednesday in hopes of receiving lifesaving surgery. Read MoreJan 26, 2008
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State approves Children’s Hospital expansion
The Tennessee Health Services and Development Agency this week approved the Certificate of Need for expansion of the Monroe Carell Jr. Children\'s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Read MoreJan 25, 2008
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Pietenpol Chosen to Lead Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center
Jennifer Pietenpol, Ph.D., Ingram Professor of Cancer Research and professor of Biochemistry, has been named director of Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center. Read MoreJan 17, 2008
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Two New Meningitis Vaccines to be Tested in Nashville
Pediatric researchers at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children\'s Hospital at Vanderbilt are working with community pediatricians attempting to reduce the risk to children from two of the major causes of meningitis. Read MoreJan 8, 2008
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Divorce rates lower among parents of children with Down syndrome
Vanderbilt Kennedy Center researchers are reporting slightly lower divorce rates for families raising a child with Down syndrome than in the comparison groups, following an examination of the Tennessee Department of Health\'s birth, hospital discharge, and divorce database records from 1990-2002. Read MoreJan 8, 2008
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Gene variant doubles risk of developing autism
A Vanderbilt research team reports, in the largest study of any single gene, that a gene, identified in cancer, is also involved in autism. Read MoreJan 1, 2008
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The Importance and Value of Art in Health Care: A Symposium to be Held at The Museum of Modern Art
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) and The Society for Arts in Healthcare are hosting a one-day symposium addressing "The Importance and Value of Art in Health Care," on March 7, 2008, at MoMA in New York City. Read MoreDec 18, 2007
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Vanderbilt awarded $4.4 million by the Michael J. Fox Foundation
A drug discovery team at Vanderbilt University Medical Center led by Jeffrey Conn., Ph.D., has been awarded a $4.4 million "LEAPS" grant by the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research to jump-start development of a new class of Parkinson's disease drugs. Read MoreDec 18, 2007
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Vanderbilt Announces Opening of New Primary Practice in Westhaven
Vanderbilt Medical Group Westhaven is pleased to announce the opening of a new Primary Care Practice. The new practice, opening Jan. 2, 2008, is located off Highway 96, at1025 Westhaven Blvd, Franklin, Tenn., in the Westhaven Community. Read MoreDec 14, 2007
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New review clears silicone gel breast implants of serious health risks; Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center researchers find no cancer link
Women who receive silicone gel-filled breast implants do not have a higher risk of breast cancer or other cancers and do not experience lower survival rates after breast cancer diagnosis, according to a new report published in the November issue of Annals of Plastic Surgery. This is the first exhaustive review in almost a decade of the health effects of cosmetic breast implants. Read MoreOct 25, 2007
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Some common sedatives could negatively affect the brain
Doctors say it is a massive public health problem - very sick patients in intensive care may get better, but their brains suffer from delirium, an acute brain dysfunction - very likely caused by the care they got in intensive care. Read MoreOct 1, 2007