EMORY WHSC NEWS RSS http://whsc.emory.edu/news_and_publications.cfm Woodruff Health Sciences Center of Emory University Ron Sauder <rsauder@emory.edu> Wed, 07 May 2008 02:44:58 EST en-us http://www.emory.edu/copyright.cfm Aflac CEO Funds Breast Cancer Event to Honor Company's African-American Female Employees Wed, 07 May 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.whsc.emory.edu/press_releases2.cfm?announcement_id_seq=14125 Dan and Kathelen Amos today announced a personal commitment of $50,000 to the <a href="http://www.cancer.emory.edu" target="_blank">Emory Winship Cancer Institute</a> to host the first scientific symposium in the southeast focused on triple negative breast cancer research. Dan Amos, Aflac chairman a <br/><br/> Virtual Reality May Aid Recovery for PTSD, Preliminary Data Shows Wed, 07 May 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.whsc.emory.edu/press_releases2.cfm?announcement_id_seq=14124 Preliminary data from a study using the drug d-cycloserine (DCS) combined with virtual reality exposure therapy suggests that the combination therapy is effective in reducing elevated startle response and decreasing symptom severity in military personnel with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). <br/><br/> Emory Expert Joins Wife of Famous Boxer in National Campaign Wed, 07 May 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.whsc.emory.edu/press_releases2.cfm?announcement_id_seq=14104 Lonnie Ali, wife of Muhammad Ali, will be in Atlanta on May 15 continuing her "Fight For More" educational campaign. The national campaign aims to provide support, information and resources to people who care for the more than 1.5 million Americans with Parkinson's disease. <br/><br/> "It's essential that C <br/><br/> SECEBT Holds Conference on Healthcare-Associated Infections Tue, 06 May 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.whsc.emory.edu/press_releases2.cfm?announcement_id_seq=14084 The Southeastern Center for Emerging Biologic Threats (SECEBT) will hold a conference on "Healthcare Infections Associated with the Care and Treatment of Humans and Animals." The conference takes place May 14-15 at the Emory Conference Center at 1615 Clifton Road, Atlanta, GA 30329. For more infor <br/><br/> 100 Years of Caring for Atlanta: Emory Crawford Long Hospital Employees Celebrate Thu, 01 May 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.whsc.emory.edu/press_releases2.cfm?announcement_id_seq=14064 Emory Crawford Long Hospital commemorates 100 years of caring for Atlanta this year with a huge outdoor celebration and picnic for its employees, physicians and their immediate families on Saturday, May 3. The event is the first of many celebrations going on throughout the year to mark the hospital' <br/><br/> Method for Fast Human Antibodies Against Flu Could Find Broad Use Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.whsc.emory.edu/press_releases2.cfm?announcement_id_seq=14044 Scientists have developed a new, faster way to create human monoclonal antibodies against infectious disease by tapping the immune system at the peak of its powers. <br/><br/> Researchers from <a href="http://www.med.emory.edu" target="_blank">Emory University School of Medicine</a> and Oklahoma Medical Res <br/><br/> Emory Crawford Long Hospital Celebrates 100 Years with Tour Through History Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.whsc.emory.edu/press_releases2.cfm?announcement_id_seq=14025 Emory Crawford Long Hospital will begin its celebration of 100 years caring for Atlanta's citizens with a series of historical tours of the hospital, as well as a new museum-quality historical exhibit that is now on display and available for preview in the hospital's Medical Office Tower (MOT). <br/><br/> <br/><br/> Brain Tumor Foundation for Children Supports Emory Study of Deadly Tumor Types Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.whsc.emory.edu/press_releases2.cfm?announcement_id_seq=14024 The Brain Tumor Foundation for Children has awarded Emory University scientist Erwin G. Van Meir, PhD, a $50,000 grant for pre-clinical research on two of the deadliest forms of pediatric brain tumors--gliomas and medulloblastomas. <br/><br/> "We are very grateful for the foundation support and all the ded <br/><br/> Emory to Host Seminar on Leprosy Awareness, Diagnosis and Treatment Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.whsc.emory.edu/press_releases2.cfm?announcement_id_seq=14045 Emory University will host a seminar to increase Georgia healthcare practitioners? awareness of leprosy, or Hansen?s Disease, as well as current concepts in the disease?s diagnosis and treatment. The event will be held Saturday, May 10. <br/><br/> The seminar ?Awareness and Management of Hansen?s Disease (L <br/><br/> Researchers Marry Data and Mathematical Models to Reveal Dynamics of Malarial Infection Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.whsc.emory.edu/press_releases2.cfm?announcement_id_seq=14004 By uniting experimental data with mathematical modeling, Emory University researchers have uncovered the dynamics of host-parasite interactions in malaria, a poorly understood yet relatively common disease. <br/><br/> Using a resource-limitation model and experimental data involving the rodent malarial para <br/><br/> Emory Orthopaedists Offer Alternative to Total Hip Replacement Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.whsc.emory.edu/press_releases2.cfm?announcement_id_seq=13985 A total hip replacement has been the customary surgery for individuals who have arthritis of the hip. However, an alternative to traditional hip replacement called hip resurfacing was recently introduced in the United States and now is used by <a href="http://www.emoryhealthcare.org" target="_blank" <br/><br/> Emory Physician Kathryn L. Hall-Boyer Honored as 'Hero of Emergency Medicine' Mon, 28 Apr 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.whsc.emory.edu/press_releases2.cfm?announcement_id_seq=13987 The "Hero of Emergency Medicine" recognition by the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) has been given to Kathryn L. Hall-Boyer, MD, FACEP, clinical educator in the <a href="http://www.em.emory.edu" target="_blank">Emory University School of Medicine Department of Emergency Medicine</a>. <br/><br/>