Press Release
Vitamin C May Inhibit Development of Stomach and Esophageal Cancers
Taking vitamin C with each meal may help prevent stomach and esophageal cancer, according to a study published this fall in the journal Nutrition and Cancer. The study was headed by Sidney Mirvish, Ph.D., a researcher at the Eppley Institute for Research in Cancer and Allied Diseases at the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Collaborators […]
Oct 21, 1998
World Renowned Pediatric Neurosurgeon to Deliver Keynote Address at UNMC/SNMA Conference
World-renowned pediatric neurosurgeon, motivational speaker and acclaimed author, Benjamin Carson, M.D., is the keynote speaker at the 1998 Region II Conference of the Student National Medical Association (SNMA). The conference, which is hosted by the University of Nebraska Medical Center and its SNMA chapter, will be held Oct. 23 at the DoubleTree Hotel. As part […]
Oct 13, 1998
A Healthy Debate’ TV Show Moves to New Time Slot, 9 p.m. on Tuesdays, 02TV/UPN Channel 2
A Healthy Debate, a cable television show produced by the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Cox Communications, Inc., will now air 30 minutes earlier at 9 p.m. on Tuesdays, on Coxs O2TV/United Paramount Network channel 2. It follows a new dramatic show called, Mercy Point, a series about a futuristic hospital in outer space. […]
Oct 13, 1998
The UNMC College of Dentistry Museum to Open for Free One-Week Public Viewing
Homecoming weekend is full of reunions, football and dental artifacts. During the week of Oct. 12 to 17, the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Dentistry will open its museum for a one-week, free, public viewing. The museum is located in room 31 in the College of Dentistry at 40th and Holdrege streets in […]
Oct 7, 1998
Leading Breast Cancer Specialist to Deliver a Public Lecture at UNMC
Director of one of the nations largest and most preeminent breast cancer research programs, Marc E. Lippman, M.D., will speak at the University of Nebraska Medical Center on Thursday, Oct. 8. Molecular Therapies for Breast Cancer, is part of the Henry Lemon, M.D., Memorial Lectureship in Breast Cancer. The 4 p.m. lecture is open to […]
Oct 6, 1998
UNMC Doctoral Student Awarded $133,000 Grant to Study Quality of Life After Lung Cancer Surgery
A University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing doctoral student has been awarded a $133,400 grant from the Department of Defense to study 100 patients following lung cancer surgery. The study’s goal is to use research results to develop better before and after surgery treatment and home care therapies to promote quality and extension […]
Oct 6, 1998
Area Health Professionals to Offer Free Depression Screenings for National Depression Screening Day
Mental health professionals from the Nebraska Psychiatric Society and the Creighton-University of Nebraska Medical Center Department of Psychiatry will offer local residents the opportunity to learn about the signs and symptoms of depression and manic-depression, and to participate in a free screening as part of National Depression Screening Day on Thursday, Oct. 8, from 7 […]
Oct 5, 1998
UNMC Researchers Identify Gene Causing Rare Fatal Immunological Problem in Males
An international team of scientists, including several University of Nebraska Medical Center researchers, has identified the gene involved in X-linked lymphoproliferative syndrome (XLP). The disorder, also known as Duncan’s disease, is marked by an extreme vulnerability to the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV), a member of the herpes virus group that infects the majority of individuals by […]
Oct 1, 1998
UNMC College of Dentistry Dean To Retire in 13 Months
Stephen Leeper, D.D.S., dean of the University of Nebraska College of Dentistry for the past decade, announced today that he will step down effective Oct. 31, 1999. His leaving the position will come soon after the culmination of the college’s centennial year celebration. The college celebrates its 100th anniversary on Sept. 17, 1999. “Dean Leeper […]
Oct 1, 1998
Reservations Now Being Taken for Nov. 6 Dinner in Omaha Honoring Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf
Reservations are now being taken for the Nov. 6 dinner at the Strategic Air Command Museum to present Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, Commander in Chief of the U.S. Army Central Command during Operation Desert Storm in 1990, with the first Ambassador of Hope Award from the University of Nebraska Medical Center Eppley Cancer Center. The […]
Sep 25, 1998