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Releases are listed in chronological order starting with the most recent. The number to the right of each listing refers to the date of the release.

December

OHSU Team Discovers Compound That Lacks Estrogen's Risks -- 30

OHSU Announces Several Awards and Appointments -- 29

OHSU Computing Course Mirrors National Trend -- 19

OHSU Emergency Medicine Physician Receives One of the Most Prestigious Awards in His Field -- 17

OHSU and Vertex Pharmaceuticals to Collaborate on Drug Discovery and Research Programs -- 17

OHSU Scientists Named Outstanding Researchers and Mentors -- 12

OHSU Trauma Physician Returns from War in Iraq with a Mission -- 10

Tiny Hearts Teach Students to Think with Their Hearts -- 10

Complementary, Alternative Therapies for Neurological Disorders Detailed in New Book by OHSU Physician -- 10

First Batch of Accelerated Baccalaureate Students Graduate from the OHSU School of Nursing -- 9

Early Treatment of Eye Disease in Premature Infants Decreases Risk of Lifelong Vision Problems -- 8

Study Led by OHSU Scientist Provides Guidance on How Best to Treat Patients Suffering from a Common Type of Leukemia -- 6

Torture Treatment Clinics Hope to Benefit from Recent Passage of Torture Victims' Relief Act 2003 -- 5

New OHSU Center Will Compare Similar Drugs for Effectiveness -- 3

OHSU'S OGI School of Science & Engineering Announces Awards -- 3

Keeping Grandma Safe and Healthy with Biosensors -- 2

New OHSU Center Gives Voice to People Often Left Out of Health Care Decision Making -- 1

November

Bend's St. Charles Medical Center and OHSU Bring New Nursing Opportunities to Central Oregon -- 26

OHSU Foundation Names New Vice President for Major Gifts -- 26

Lab Tests Can Reveal Which Patients Will Respond to Gleevec -- 25

OHSU Initiates New Business Course for Portland-Area Information Technology Workers -- 25

OHSU Study Finds Most Hospitals Don't Use Computers to Reduce Errors in Patient Care Orders -- 24

New Drug Provides Hope for People with Macular Degeneration -- 24

Millions of Americans Suffer from a Disorder They've Never Heard Of -- 24

Mark Hatfield, Henry Hewitt Named to OHSU Board of Directors -- 19

Physician Assistant Master's Program Online -- 17

OHSU Announces Appointment, Awards -- 17

Increase in Whooping Cough in Portland Leads to Joint Education Effort by Public and Private Health Care Agencies -- 14

OHSU Researchers Study recent Monkeypox Outbreak -- 13

New Partnership Will Ease Nursing Shortage -- 13

OHSU Researchers Reveal Relationship Between Weight Gain and Hormones -- 12

Study Shows Community Training with Defibrillators Doubles Number of lives Saved Following Cardiac Arrest -- 11

OHSU Researchers Study Physical and Mental Impacts of Exercise on the Brain -- 8

OHSU Cancer Institute and School of Medicine Researcher Brian Druker Named to Institute of Medicine -- 7

Grant Will Help Coalition Prevent Kids' Injuries Due to Falls from Windows, Playground Equipment -- 6

OHSU Researcher Reports More Women Are Dying from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease than Ever Before -- 6

OHSU Announces New Imaging Research Center, Arrival of Internationally Recognized Center Director -- 4

OHSU, PSU and Partners Expand Portland Internet Exchange -- 4

Doctor Care for Dementia Patients the Focus of Pre-Conference -- 3

OHSU School of Medicine Researchers Receive $1.7 Million NSF Grant to Help Develop Better Internet Search Engines -- 3

October

OHSU Physician Assistant Students Head Out to Oregon Communities -- 31

Students at OHSU's OGI School of Science and Engineering Receive Prestigious Scholarships -- 31

OHSU Doctors Use "Putty" to Prevent Hemorrhagic Stroke -- 30

OHSU Discovers Vital Role of Jelly Belly Protein -- 29

Poison Center at OHSU Offers Tips for Safe Halloween -- 29

OHSU School of Nursing Gets Federal Funding -- 28

OHSU Gets Second NIH Grant to Streamline Human Subjects Research Oversight and to Reach Out to Other Institutions -- 28

OHSU Study Finds Four Servings of Fruits, Vegetables Can Cut Women's Breast Cancer Risk in Half -- 27

OHSU Study Reveals Hispanics and Asians are Less Satisfied with Health Care Services Than Blacks or Whites -- 27

OHSU Researcher Uncovers Macular Degeneration Gene -- 17

JAMA Publishes OHSU Physician's Report on Care of the Dying Doctor -- 17

Young Cancer Patients in Need of Additional Space: Focus of This Year's "Heart of Doernbecher" Fundraiser -- 16

Working Professionals Get Hands-On Electrical Engineering Education at OHSU -- 15

Scholarships Are Now Available for Individuals Interested in Pursuing a Master's in Science and Technology -- 13

KIDS JUDGE! Event Improves Scientists' Presentation Skills -- 10

OHSU Study Shows Younger Women Don't Die of Sudden Cardiac Death for the Same Reasons as Men -- 10

OHSU Announces Several Appointments -- 10

Zebrafish Genetic Research Results in Significant Discovery for Geobiologists -- 9

HIV Protein Attacks Body's Innate Protection System That Could Prevent Virus' Replication, OHSU Researchers Find -- 7

OHSU Center for Women's Health Named National Center of Excellence -- 3

OHSU Studies Effectiveness of Emergency Department Computers in Identifying First Cases of Disease Outbreaks -- 2

OHSU Physician Assistant Students Head out to Oregon Communities -- 2

September

OHSU Researcher Co-authors National State-by-State Report Card on Women and Smoking; Oregon Flunks -- 30

OHSU, Legacy Researchers Uncover the Brain's Natural Stroke Protection System -- 26

Portland-based OHSU Spinoff Virogenomics and University Researchers Awarded Federal Grant -- 26

'Good' Chemical, Neurons in Brain Elevated Among Exercise Addicts -- 26

OHSU Researchers Study Whether Calcium Can Keep Pounds Off During and After Pregnancy -- 25

Researchers Study Loss of Salmon Habitat in the Columbia -- 25

Registration Now Being Accepted for Fall Quarter at OGI -- 22

OHSU Receives $2.5 Million Grant to Launch Next Generation of Women's Health Researchers -- 18

Noted Cardiovascular Researcher joins OHSU to launch new department -- 17

OHSU Researchers Link Vision Change to Patients Diagnosed with High Blood Pressure -- 16

Portland-Metro Residents Select OHSU as the Best Hospital in the City -- 15

OHSU Hosts Free Obesity town Hall Meeting at OMSI on Saturday, September 20 -- 15

OHSU Scientists Uncover Key Protein for Fanconi Anemia Cancer Susceptibility -- 15

OHSU'S Psychiatric Day Treatment Center Helps Kids Who Struggle in Mainstream Programs -- 10

OHSU'S OGI School of Science & Engineering Announces Appointments, Awards -- 9

OHSU Joins $37 Million NIH Trial to Study Effects of Exercise on Heart Failure -- 9

Jeffrey Jensen Becomes First Leon Speroff Endowed Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology -- 8

Combating Overweight and Obesity -- 8

Sellwood-Moreland Midwife Practice Offers Expanded Hours -- 8

August

OHSU Studies Specially Designed Program That Allows Seniors to Remain Active, Independent -- 26

OHSU Researchers Unveil Results of Neighborhood Livability Study for Seniors -- 26

White Coat Ceremony Catapults a Richly-Hued Class into Medical School -- 25

New Model Predicts Likelihood of Prostate Cancer Prior to Biopsy -- 25

High-Tech Guru Gibson to Address Aspiring Entrepeneurs at Free OGI School of Science & Engineering Seminar -- 25

Student Business Plan Competition Goes High Tech -- 22

Casey Eye Institute Obtains New 3-D Mapping System to Improve Accuracy of LASIK Vision Correction Surgery -- 19

OHSU Researchers Publish Final Results of Groundbreaking Smallpox Vaccination Study -- 17

OHSU and OHPR Release Initial Results from First Study Looking at Emergency Department Use Following Cuts to the Oregon Health Plan -- 15

Oregon's Level I Trauma Centers Celebrate 15th Anniversary -- 13

OHSU to License Speech Recognition Technology -- 12

Breast Cancer Program for Low-Income Women Suggests Vital Importance of Access to Screening -- 11

OHSU Announces Several Appointments -- 1

Statement from Baeley Scott's Family -- 1

July

National Survey Shows Mixed Results for Oregon Women's Access to Adequate Health Care -- 30

Task Force Recommends Specific Types of Education to Promote Breastfeeding -- 29

OHSU Researcher Publishes First Measurements of "Free-Base" Nicotine in Cigarette Smoke -- 24

OHSU Research Discoveries Lead to Formation of New Biotechnology Company -- 24

VA, OHSU, OHA Researchers Study Experiences of Hospice Nurses with Patients Who Hasten Death by Refusing Food and Water -- 23

OHSU Performs Unique Heart Valve Replacement -- 21

Oregon Multicultural and Underserved Teens Turn Into OHSU MedStars to Experience Health Careers Up Close -- 14

New Division to Explore Genetic Basis of Head and Neck Cancer -- 14

Doernbecher Nurses Lauded for Waste Prevention Efforts -- 10

First West Coast baby born using frozen egg technique -- 10

June

Anticipated Jobless Recovery in Local High-Tech Economy Spurs Innovative New Educational Collaboration -- 11

New Finding Has Implications for Scientists Designing New Mobile Audio Interfaces -- 25

National Study Finds Drug Prevents Prostate Cancer in Some Men -- 24

People with disabilities learn to live life to the fullest -- 24

OHSU Anesthesiology Department Recruits New Faculty -- 23

OHSU Cancer Institute Director Elected to Association of American Physicians -- 23

Students at OHSU's OGI School of Science & Engineering Receive Prestigious Scholarships -- 19

OHSU Receives $1.2 Million Grant to Advance Research on Sudden Cardiac Arrest -- 18

CARE Fund Fills Small Needs of OHSU's Young Patients -- 18

OHSU Study Shows Minor Pediatric Ear, Nose, Throat Procedures Can Be Done in Outpatient Setting -- 17

OHSU Researcher Brian Druker to Testify Before U.S. Senate About Targeted Cancer Treatments -- 17

Director of Casey Eye Institute Named New Dean of OHSU School of Medicine -- 9

Electronic Data Management Expands Health Care Career Opportunities -- 9

OHSU Researchers Help Develop First Guidelines for the Treatment of Brain Injuries in Children -- 6

Predictive Computer Model Reduces Unnecessary Prostate Biopsies by More than One Third - 3

Intermittent Taxotere/Calcitriol Chemotherapy Feasible in Treatment of Advanced Prostate Cancer --3

Lab Tests Can Reveal Which Patients Respond to Gleevec -- 2

Attain Technologies Licenses OHSU Software -- 2

Study Shows Age Does Not Affect REsponse to Prostate Cancer -- 2

May

American Society of Clinical Oncology Honors Druker with its Most Prestigious Award -- 29

Virogenomics and OHSU Awarded Federal Research Grant -- 29

Commencement News -- Schools of Science & Engineering, Pharmacy, Nursing and Dentistry --27

Smallpox Vaccine Provides More Protection Than Previously Thought --23

FDA Approves Gleevec for Treatment of Pediatric Leukemia --20

OHSU Researcher Elected to Royal Society -- 19

OHSU Physician Assistant Students Head Out to Work in Oregon Communities --19

OHSU Scientists Look for Methods to Improve Vaccinations for Smallpox and Other Infectious Diseases -- 15

What's Going on with the Internet? -- 14

OHSU Sleep Disorders Program Studies Long-Term Treatment for Chronic Insomnia -- 14

OHSU's 2004 Budget Responds to Economic Challenges -- 13

FDA Gives Investigational Drug Orphan Status -- 13

Oregon's Level 1 Medical Disaster Team Completes Cold Weather Disaster Training in Alaska -- 12

OHSU's OGI School of Science & Engineering Announces Appointments, Awards -- 9

Teddy Bear Gifts Bring Joy to Women with Cancer -- 8

Kids of All Ages from Oregon, Washington Raise $360,000 for Doernbecher Children's Hospital -- 8

Internationally Recognized Surgeon, Scientist, Teacher Will Address OHSU 2003 Graduating Students -- 6

OHSU's OGI School of Science & Engineering Receives Top NW Ranking for National Funding in Computer Science -- 6

April

OHSU'S OGI School of Science & Engineering Presents Prestigious Awards at Annual Fund-Raising Event -- 30

Prostate Cancer Monitoring Tests May Prompt Patients to Pick More Aggressive Treatment -- 30

OHSU SATURN Study Suspension Remains in Effect Following OHRP Response -- 29

OHSU Launches Informational Web Site About Expansion of Infectious Disease Research, Preparedness -- 28

Board of Directors to Meet May 12 -- 28

New Chief Nursing Executive and Associate Dean for Clinical Affairs is Appointed by OHSU -- 22

OHSU Welcomes New Director for Center for Healthy Aging -- 22

OHSU Hosts Top Health and Biomedical Informatics Experts from Around the World -- 17

OHSU Pediatric Residency Program Director Receives National Teaching Award -- 17

OHSU Pain Surgery Program, Surgeon Named One of the Country's Best by Good Housekeeping Magazine -- 16

U.S. District judge Dismisses Majority of Claims in SATURN Lawsuit -- 15

Technology and Research Collaborations Office Focuses on OHSU's Economic Development Mission -- 15

Nationally Recognized Scientist Discusses New Techniques for Studying the Heart and Brain at OHSU Heart Research Center's Annual Public Lecture April 24 -- 14

OHSU Researcher Explores Role of Neighberhood Design in Healthy Aging -- 14

Fake Voice Recordings Easy to Make, Hard to Detect -- 10

Gleevec Protects Mice from Major Cause of Heart Disease -- 10

"A Celebration of Health" Gives Women a Day to Themselves -- 8

Self-Nurturing Tips from OHSU Expert Give Women the Tools to Make it Happen -- 8

New Treatment Available in Northwest for Patients with Congestive Heart Failure -- 4

OHSU, Legacy Host Two-Day Conference to Address Access to Health Care, Death and Dying Issues -- 4

U.S. News & World Reports Ranks OHSU Educational Programs Among the Top Ten in the Nation -- 3

Casey Eye Institute Patients Take Part in Annual Elks Children's Eye Clinic Easter Egg Hunt -- 3

OHSU Researchers Reveal Yoga and Exercise Can Improve Multiple Sclerosis Patients' Quality of Life -- 3

OGI School of Science and Engineering Faculty, Student, Staff Receive Prestigious Awards, Donations and Scholarships -- 3

OHSU Researchers Find Genetic Link to High Blood Pressure -- 1

OHSU Researchers Produce First Animal Model for Stress-Induced Movement Disorder -- 1

March

Gleevec Use in Rare Blood Disorder Leads to New Understanding of Cancer Development -- 28

Research Study Investigates Use of Secretin as a Treatment for Autism in Young Children -- 27

OHSU Physician Assistant Students Head Out to Oregon Communities -- 27

OHSU Scientists Define Adult Stem Cell Abilities -- 27

OHSU Trauma Surgeon Provides Insight Into JAMA Inventory of Trauma Centers Nationwide -- 26

OHSU Researchers Discover New Brain Region Involved in Alcoholism -- 25

OHSU Researchers Identify Ocular Side Effects of Commonly Prescribed Drugs for Osteoporosis, Cancer Patients -- 20

OHSU Researchers Taking Part in Nationwide Prostate Cancer Prevention Study -- 19

Oregon Health & Science University and Novacea Announce Patent for Unique Formulation and Use of Vitamin D for Cancer Treatment -- 18

William H. Glaze Joins OGI's Department of Environmental and Biomolecular Systems -- 18

New Grant Studies Telemedicine and Ultrasound in Diagosis -- 17

National Poison Prevention Week Reminds Parents to Lock Up Medicines and Household Chemicals -- 17

Meeting the High-Tech Industry's Needs: Intensive New Local Program Grooming Aspiring High-Tech Executives -- 13

New England Journal of Medicine Editorial Dubs Gleevec the Gold Standard Treatment for Chronic Myeloid Leukemia -- 12

Third Annual KWJJ Radiothon Raises Support and Funds for Kids at Doernbecher -- 12

New Permanent Birth Control Method for Women is Effective and Eliminates Incisions -- 11

Comedian Makes First Visit to Portland for OGI School of Science & Engineering Fund-raiser -- 11

NPR's "Science Friday" Broadcasts Live from Portland to Launch OHSU's Brain Awareness Week Celebration -- 6

Hunsinger Named OHSU Foundation Planned Giving Officer -- 5

Memory and Aging Expert Gary Small Visits OHSU for Brain Awareness Season -- 4

OHSU Health and Biomedicine Informatics Expert to Help Lead National Forum -- 4

First Comprehensive Statewide Survey in the Nation Shows Many Who Deliver Babies Are Stopping or Are Intending to Stop -- Particularly in Rural Areas -- 3

February

OHSU Clinical Breast Exam Program First in Nation to Teach Medical Students, Residents and Practicing Clinicians Most Optimal Breast Exam Technique -- 27

Doernbecher Joins Oregon Charitable Checkoff Program -- 26

OHSU Board of Directors to Meet Tuesday, March 11 -- 26

OHSU Study Determines Most Effective Treatment for Common High-Fever Seizures in Children -- 26

OHSU Launches Gene Therapy Trial for Macular Degeneration -- 24

More Than 200 Children Get Free Dental Care as Part of National "Give Kids a Smile" Program -- 20

OHSU Scientists Locate, Characterize Key Hormone Involved in Appetite Control -- 20

Christine Cassel to Step Down as School of Medicine Dean to Head American Board of Internal Medicine -- 19

OHSU Psychiatrist Offers A Gift of Barbed Wire, a Gripping, Insightful View of War's Aftermath -- 19

OHSU Researchers Discover Brain Cell Mechanism Possibly Linked to Mental Retardation -- 18

OHSU'S OGI School of Science & Engineering Annouces New Faculty Appointments -- 18

Doernbecher Children's Hospital Foundation Announces New Board Officers and Members -- 13

OHSU Foundation Announces New Board Members -- 13

OHSU Proposes Expanded Vaccine Research, Vaccine Development Facilities -- 13

Middle School Students Team Up With Professional Scientists to Build Working Experiments -- 11

OHSU Management Expert Details How Leaders Can Maintain Integrity in the Workplace -- 11

OHSU Offers New Minimally Invasive Spinal Surgery -- 11

OHSU Researchers Study Smallpox Vaccination Protection Over Time -- 10

January

OHSU Helps Provide Training for New Medication Aimed at Treating Heroin Dependence -- 30

OHSU Launches Brain Awareness Season Web Site -- 28

Full-text, Internet-based Library Resources Now Available to All Oregon Nurses -- 27

$2 Million Grant To Benefit Doernbecher Cancer Center Expansion -- 23

OHSU Appoints Physician and Medical Device Innovator to Lead Commercialization Efforts in Biosciences -- 21

Brothers Share Special Bond as OHSU Kidney Transplant Patients -- 16

Researchers Discover Protein Defect Linked to Gastrointestinal Cancer -- 9

Innovative OHSU Program Brings Cultural Sensititvity to Nursing Education -- 8

OHSU Nursing Students Immerse Themselves in Mexico's Health Care System, Offer One Solution to the Nursing Shortage in the USA -- 8

Robert Gray Middle School Students Experience Science to Spark Their Imaginations -- 7

Report Shows Benefits of Combining Vitamin D with Taxotere for Advanced Prostate Cancer -- 2

Researchers Discover New Test for Genetic Disease Related to Parkinson's-- 1

Last updated December 30, 2003 by News and Publications.

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