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Mother approved, doctor tested:
Research Hints that Chicken Soup Remedy May Have Scientific Validity in Reducing Cold Symptoms With the cold and flu season just around the corner, Americans may welcome news about a published, well-controlled research study that says chicken soup may contain a number of substances, including an anti-inflammatory mechanism, that could ease the symptoms of upper […]
Oct 17, 2000
Ranks as largest grant ever made by the Peter Kiewit Foundation to the University of Nebraska:
Peter Kiewit Foundation Makes $17.5 Million Grant to Help Fund UNMC Research Center of Excellence In its largest gift ever to the University of Nebraska, the Peter Kiewit Foundation has made a $17.5 million grant to help fund construction of the Research Center of Excellence at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. The research center […]
Oct 17, 2000
Munroe-Meyer Institute’s Diabetes Center Develops a 14-hour Training Program
UNMC and American Red Cross Train Nations First Diabetes-Educated Babysitters Contacting family members or neighborhood youth to watch your kids is still a typical way most American parents get a night out unless their children have diabetes. Then, more often than not, theres no night out at all. Parents might be placing their children at […]
Oct 16, 2000
More than just experts on medications
UNMC Pharmacy Students to Offer Free Glucose, Cholesterol Screenings to Promote Increasing Role of Pharmacists in Nations Health Americans spend more than $75 billion per year on prescription and nonprescription drugs, according to the American Pharmaceutical Association. Pharmacists estimate that of the 1.6 billion prescriptions written every year, half are taken incorrectly. Among the elderly, […]
Oct 16, 2000
Johns Hopkins University Professor Says High Blood Pressure Care and Control Requires Different Approach in At-risk Urban Black Men
Its estimated that one in four American adults has high blood pressure, yet nearly half are not in care, and only 27 percent have their blood pressures under control. In the at-risk group of young urban black men, the effects of high blood pressure can be more devastating as it tends to occur at a […]
Oct 12, 2000
UNMC Hosts Health Professions Career Day to Educate Rural High School Students About Health Professions
The University of Nebraska Medical Center Student Association for Rural Health, made up of students from rural areas studying at UNMC, held Rural Health Professions Career Day Oct. 2. The event introduced students with an interest in health careers to the multitude of careers available in the health sciences. About 187 high school students and […]
Oct 11, 2000
UNMC Invites Nebraskans With Brain Injuries to Participate in Statewide Survey October 10 on Nebraska Brain Injury Services
The University of Nebraska Medical Center invites people with brain injuries and their families to complete a survey to identify the kinds of services available to them as well as any gaps in services. The statewide survey, which has been conducted by the Nebraska Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Board and the Nebraska Department of Education […]
Oct 6, 2000
Proceeds To Go Toward UNMC Eppley Cancer Center:
Nebraska Florists To Raise Money for Cancer Research Activities through Bouquet of Hope Program during October Flowers are a great way to express ones feelings. Now, people who send flowers during the month of October also can send a message of support for cancer research through the Bouquet of Hope program involving 21 florists in […]
Sep 28, 2000
UNMC Eppley Cancer Center to host first citywide Candlelight Vigil of Hope and Remembrance
The University of Nebraska Medical Center Eppley Cancer Center will serve as host to its first citywide Candlelight Vigil of Hope and Remembrance on Friday, Oct. 6, beginning at 7 p.m., at 42nd and Dewey Avenue Circle. The one-hour vigil by candlelight is being held to remember the loved ones Nebraskans have lost to cancer […]
Sep 25, 2000
UNMC, NHS to Host Johns Hopkins Expert Oct. 9, 10 on High Blood Pressure:
Condition Can be More Devastating for Young Urban Black Men Its estimated that one in four American adults has high blood pressure, yet nearly one-third with the condition don’t know they have it. High blood pressure, which can lead to heart disease and stroke, has no symptoms. In the at-risk group of young urban black […]
Sep 25, 2000