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December 2007

	OHSU Reacts to Oregon Supreme Court Ruling Regarding the Oregon Tort Claims Act Fri 12/28
	International Scientists Tackle Obstacles to Treating Brain Disorders Tue 12/18
	Images of Kathleen Dean, M.S. Tue 12/18
	Kathleen Dean Named OHSU Vice President for Marketing and Communications Tue 12/18
	OHSU Researchers Reveal the Science of Shivering Mon 12/17
	Latest OHSU Research Suggests New Strategy May Be Necessary For Protecting Aging Americans Against Infectious Diseases Mon 12/17
	OHSU Board Adopts Vision 2020 Financial Plan Fri 12/14
	Hormone Fuels Certain Cancer Mutation Tue 12/11
	OHSU Cancer Institute: Drug Candidate Works On CML Mon 12/10
	OHSU Cancer Institute Researcher Discovers What Fuels Certain Cancer Mutation Mon 12/10
	OHSU Vision 2020 Strategic Plan Mon 12/10
	Test Helps Cancer Patients Get Needed Info Mon 12/10
	Gleevec Delivers More Good News To Patients Mon 12/10
	OHSU Cancer Institute Study Looks Into CML Roots Mon 12/10
	Survival Rates Better At Larger Trauma Centers Fri 12/07
	Intel Keeps Doernbecher Cancer Patients Connected Fri 12/07
	OHSU's Primate Center Cleared Following latest PETA Claims Wed 12/05
	Researchers Get Grant To Work On Cancer Assay Mon 12/03

November 2007

	Low Income Families Face Barriers To Health Care Thu 11/29
	Waking Up During Surgery? OHSU Dispels Myths Thu 11/29
	Study Examines Meditation For Dementia Caregivers Wed 11/28
	MRF Presents 2007 Discovery and Mentor Awards Tue 11/20
	New Era At OHSU School Of Dentistry Clinics Mon 11/19
	Tram Will Close For Holidays, Scheduled Maintenance Thu 11/15
	OHSU Enrolling Subjects In Aortic Aneurysm Registry Wed 11/14
	OHSU Scientists Create Primate Embryonic Stem Cells Wed 11/14
	David Dorr, M.D., assistant professor of medical informatics and clinical epidemiology at the Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine Tue 11/13
	OHSU Professor David Dorr Wins AMIA 2007 New Investigator Award Tue 11/13
	USDA Inspection report of the Oregon National Primate Research Center, August 30, 2007 Tue 11/13
	Recent Oregon National Primate Research Center accomplishments Mon 11/12
	ONPRC's latest inspection result from the USDA Mon 11/12
	Letter of Accreditation for ONPRC from The Council on Accreditation of the Associate for Assessment and Accreditation of Laboratory Animal Care Mon 11/12
	OHSU Enrolling Research Subjects in National Aortic Aneurysm Registry Mon 11/12
	OHSU Again Targeted by PETA, Stand Ready to Answer All Claims Mon 11/12
	Auction Proceeds Aid Doernbecher Emergency Dept. Fri 11/09
	OHSU Neurology Launches Complementary Medicine Clinic Thu 11/08
	OHSU RESEARCH SUGGESTS AMERICA MAY OVER-VACCINATE Wed 11/07
	Cough Medicine Fights Dyskinesias In Parkinson's Wed 11/07
	OHSU Researcher to Develop Cancer Initiatives Wed 11/07
	Blood Pressure Drug Curbs Brain Damage From PTSD Tue 11/06
	Children With Gene Shows Reduced Cognitive Function Tue 11/06
	OHSU Biomedical Research Building Wins LEED Silver Tue 11/06
	OHSU Researchers ID Blood Pressure's Master Switch Thu 11/01
	Oregon EPC Awarded $10 Million in Federal Funding Thu 11/01
	Murdock Grant Aids Heart Imaging Research At OHSU Thu 11/01

October 2007

	OHSU Board Adopts Vision 2020 Wed 10/31
	Physician: Old Drugs Need Repurposing For New Uses Wed 10/31
	Gift Creates Library Of Rare Neuroscience Books Wed 10/31
	Position Matters For Pelvic Cancer Patients Mon 10/29
	Guided Radiation Prevents Damage to Organs Mon 10/29
	Surgery, Radiation Gives Advantage in Duct Cancer Mon 10/29
	When Parents Lose Coverage So do Their Kids Wed 10/24
	OHSU Cancer Institute Physician Gets Oncology Award Wed 10/24
	OHSU Turns Innovations Into Gold At Record Pace Mon 10/22
	Implant For Seizures Giving Epilepsy Patients Hope Thu 10/18
	Random Drug Testing Not Reliable In Keeping Teen Athletes From Using Thu 10/18
	Portland Aerial Tram Greets Its One-Millionth Passenger Wed 10/17
	Oregon is 'Unsatisfactory' When it Comes to Women's Health Wed 10/17
	Doernbecher: Better Care For Critically Ill Kids Tue 10/16
	OHSU Researcher Gets American Cancer Society Grant Fri 10/12
	Hip Size of Mothers Linked To Cancer In Daughters Tue 10/09
	OHSU Trial Compares Drugs To Prevent Multiple Strokes Tue 10/09
	Lecture Series Opens With Truth about Bras, Breasts Thu 10/04
	Druker Awarded International Medical Science Award Thu 10/04
	OHSU Moves Up In NIH Funding, Rankings Wed 10/03
	OHSU Examines Herb's Effects On Diabetic Neuropathy Wed 10/03
	New Treatment Guidelines For Low Back Pain Mon 10/01
	OHSU To Provide Free Women's Health Screenings Mon 10/01

September 2007

	OHSU Cancer Institute Awarded $2 Million Grant Fri 09/28
	Prostate cancer survival affected by seasons Thu 09/27
	Nutrition in the Womb: How to Reduce Chronic Disease in the Next Generation Thu 09/20
	OHSU Surgeons Are First To Use New 'Incision-Less' Surgery Thu 09/20
	ACS Honors OHSU Chemical Biology Program Director (September 19, 2007) Wed 09/19
	OHSU Study Hopes of Reviving Heart Attack Victims Mon 09/17
	FIRST IN OREGON TO OFFER ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY FOR PROSTATE RADIATION Wed 09/12
	OHSU: Restoring Fertility in Cancer Patients Tue 09/11
	OHSU Launches Global Health Center Mon 09/10
	Hormone Studied For Breast Cancer Mon 09/10
	Last Chance for a Sunday Ride on the Tram Mon 09/10
	Newman Named OHSU Planning, Development Director Thu 09/06
	OHSU's Primate Center Given Clean Bill Of Health Thu 09/06
	Psychologist Says Tackling Parkinson's Starts With Mind Thu 09/06
	OHSU Goes Tobacco Free in September Thu 09/06
	Baker City Writer Picks Laughter Over Parkinson's Wed 09/05
	OHSU Wants Your Spiders, Dead or Alive Wed 09/05

August 2007

	COPD Is Worldwide Threat, Expected to Worsen Thu 08/30
	Fact Sheet: Portland Aerial Tram Maintenance Work Wed 08/29
	OHSU Locates Possible Diabetes Cause & Treatment Wed 08/29
	Drug May Hold Key to Preventing 'Breakthrough Bleeding' (August 27, 2007) Tue 08/28
	Breast Cancer Decline Linked To Hormone Use Fri 08/24
	OHSU Medical Students To Tour Body World Exhibit Fri 08/24
	Fish Oil, Green Tea Studied For Cancer Prevention Wed 08/22
	High Blood Pressure In Kids Frequently Undiagnosed Tue 08/21
	Breakthrough Promised In Detecting Atherosclerosis Mon 08/20
	OHSU Helps Disadvantaged Get Into Medical School Thu 08/16
	Portland Tram To Close For Routine Maintenance Mon 08/13
	Doernbecher Scientist Earns Coveted Javits Award Mon 08/13
	OHSU Turns Mouse into Factory for Human Liver Cells (08/09/2007) Thu 08/09
	OHSU Names Vice President for Commercialization Strategies Tue 08/07
	OHSU Teams Up with Egyptian Institute in Informatics Fri 08/03
	New Survey Documents the Headaches of Computerized Medicine Fri 08/03
	PrestigeDisk Fri 08/03
	OHSU First in Oregon to Offer New Artificial Disk for Neck Fri 08/03
	OHSU Names Stephen Yermal Director of Nurse Anesthesia Program Fri 08/03
	Antioxidant Studies Among Donated Tax Grant Recipients Fri 08/03

July 2007

	Bike Riders Pedal 1,000 Miles For Cancer Cure Thu 07/26
	NFL FUNDS ANTI-STEROID, EXERCISE EDUCATION PROGRAM Thu 07/26
	Teens Learn What It's Like To Be A Real Cancer Researcher Tue 07/24
	Tech Transfer Law Vital to Maintain U.S. Edge, OHSU Executive Testifies Fri 07/20
	Females More Prone To Brain Damage From Alcohol Abuse Wed 07/18
	Gene Therapy For Parkinson's Hitches Ride On Virus Wed 07/18
	Maureen Mays Awarded Diplomate In Clinical Lipidology Tue 07/17
	OHSU: Time Is Best Survival Predictor In Rescues Tue 07/17
	Heavy Hearts And The Risk Of Sudden Death Wed 07/11
	$5.5 Million Gift Establishes New Diabetes Health Center at OHSU Wed 07/11
	Five OHSU Faculty Members Singled Out For Honors Tue 07/10
	Tom Beer Endowed Chair Mon 07/09

June 2007

	Mark Richardson Named OHSU School Of Medicine Dean Thu 06/28
	Web Tool Helps Predict Survival In Some Cancers Wed 06/27
	Uninsred Beaverton Children Receive Oral Care At OHSU Tue 06/26
	OHSU Scientists Develop New Method For Studying Obesity: Fish Tue 06/26
	OHSU Transplants 5000th Organ Mon 06/25
	OHSU Scientists Find Antidepressant, Bone Loss Link Mon 06/25
	New Milestone In Doernbecher Stem Cells Trial Tue 06/19
	OHSU School of Nursing Names Associate Dean Thu 06/14
	OHSU Grad Student, Astoria Native Takes Dutch Fellowship Thu 06/07
	When Doctors, Patients Disagree, It Affects Survival Tue 06/05
	Female Teens Steroid Use Not Limited To Athletes Mon 06/04
	Williams To Head New OHSU Real Estate Unit Mon 06/04
	OHSU Awards Its First PH.D. In Informatics Mon 06/04
	Way To Identify Which Men Need Second Biopsy Mon 06/04
	OHSU Cancer Institute Presents on Prostate Study Mon 06/04
	Protein Identified For Prostate Cancer Mon 06/04

May 2007

	OHSU Spinoff On NASDAQ Wed 05/30
	PHYSICIAN LEADING STUDY OF OMEGA-3 FOR ALZHEIMER'S Wed 05/23
	Druker Named OHSU Cancer Institute Director Mon 05/21
	FIRST NW PATIENT TO RECEIVE OHSU/VAMC-INVENTED MS DRUG Mon 05/21
	Unitus CEO Smith Elected to Doernbecher Foundation Board Fri 05/18
	Tram wins Major Award For Engineering Excellence Fri 05/18
	Meth-Related ED Visits Analyzed Thu 05/17
	Disease May Go Undetected Due To Atypical Symptoms Wed 05/16
	OHSU Cancer Institute Start Up Sees Success In First Year Wed 05/16
	Are Emergency Departments Being Over-Used? Wed 05/16
	OHSU Surgeon Performs New Breast Reconstruction Technique Tue 05/15
	OHSU Cancer Institute Physician Talks to Nation's Leaders Tue 05/15
	Physician To Address Senate Committee On Aging Wed 05/09
	OHSU Wins Prestigious Environmental Award Tue 05/08
	Spiritual Beliefs, Practices May Help Smokers Quit Mon 05/07
	OHSU Medical Student Elected To National Research Program Thu 05/03
	Sunday Tram Opening To Be Tested Tue 05/01
	Brian Druker Elected To National Academy Of Sciences Tue 05/01

April 2007

	School of Dentistry Announces New Appointments Mon 04/30
	OHSU Sports Medicine Honors Student Athletes Thu 04/26
	OHSU To Develop Safer Contraceptives Thu 04/26
	OHSU To Develop Safer Contraceptives Thu 04/26
	Personalized Medicine Goal of Genetics Initiative Wed 04/25
	Inactivating Protein May Shield Nerve Fibers In MS Mon 04/23
	OHSU Center Receives Best Business Award In Green Building Thu 04/19
	Foundation Gives $2 Million to OHSU, Legacy Eye Centers Wed 04/18
	OHSU Lab Finds Meth Receptor That Could Lead To Therapy Wed 04/18
	Doernbecher Does Give Virtual Care To Eugene Kids Mon 04/16
	OHSU Spinoff Steps Toward Commercial Viability Mon 04/16
	Gleevec Stops Recurring Cancer In GIST Patients Thu 04/12
	Plan Framed To Spur Bioscience In South Waterfront Thu 04/12
	OHSU Scientists Studying Prenatal Meth Exposure Thu 04/12
	OHSU Surgeon Implants Donated Tissue Allografts Thu 04/12
	Colorectal Cancer Clinic, Registry Open at OHSU Thu 04/12
	OHSU studies Stem Cells to Prevent Blindness Thu 04/12
	Oregon National Primate Research Center Plays Key Role in Genome Project Thu 04/12
	Computer Technology Doesn't Help Breast Cancer Wed 04/04
	OHSU Education Programs Among Nation's Best Mon 04/02

March 2007

	Metro Councilor Is Disabled For A Day Fri 03/30
	New OHSU Senior Care Program Gets $2.5 Million Boost Wed 03/28
	OHSU Cancer Institute Director Appointed To Prestigious Cancer Think Tank Mon 03/26
	Tram Rider Totals In February Far Exceeded Expectations Fri 03/23
	OHSU OFFERS FREE SEMINAR ON RETHINKING HEALTH CARE Thu 03/22
	$24M Grant For OHSU-Led Alcohol Research Consortium Tue 03/20
	OHSU To Oversee National Physician Training Reform Mon 03/19
	New Cigarettes Don't Offer Lower Cancer Risks Fri 03/16
	OHSU Foundation Fills Key Senior Management Posts Thu 03/15
	Tram To Be Out of Service March 17 For Four Hours Thu 03/15
	Analysis For Survival On Head and Neck Cancers Wed 03/14
	Annual Doernbecher Radiothon to Air March 15 & 16 Fri 03/09
	Marine Moss Reveals Clues To Anti-Cancer Compound Tue 03/06
	OHSU Release: Brain Breakdown Linked To Obesity Tue 03/06

February 2007

	Calcium Is Spark Of Life, Kiss Of Death For Nerve Cells Wed 02/28
	OHSU Cancer Institute Surgeon Earns Fellowship Tue 02/27
	OHSU Cancer Institute IDs Prostate Cancer Survivor Marker Mon 02/26
	Smoking Cessation Drugs Work Weeks Past Quit Date Mon 02/26
	OHSU Center First Medical Facility in Nation to Win LEED Platinum Award Fri 02/23
	OHSU: Primate Center Receives Clean Bill Of Health Thu 02/22
	Way to Id Men for 2nd Biopsy Thu 02/22
	OHSU Appoints Richard Deyo Kaiser Permanente Professor Tue 02/20
	Flash Drives Threaten Health Care Computer Systems Tue 02/20
	OHSU Cancer Institute: Combo Drug Slows Prostate Cancer Fri 02/16
	Increased Injures, Deaths Among ATV Riders Fri 02/16
	Is A Life Of Medical Ills Predestined In The Womb By A Mother's Diet? Wed 02/14
	OHSU Completes First Outreach Stage of Strategic Planning Process Thu 02/08
	OHSU School of Medicine Receives $40 Million Gift Thu 02/08
	OHSU Announces Appointments, National Awards Thu 02/08
	Device May Detect, Prevent Epileptic Seizures Wed 02/07
	Expanding OHSU Medical Education To Corvallis Wed 02/07
	OHSU: Swelling Within The Eye Linked To Tamoxifen Mon 02/05

January 2007