2006 OHSU News Archive

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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.

January 2006

	Campus Drive Access To Be Limited Starting Feb. 5 Tue 01/31
	OHSU Gets Praise From National Accrediting Council Fri 01/27
	OHSU Hosts International Health Conference Thu 01/26
	OHSU MS Research Gets Boost From AD Legend Wieden Tue 01/24
	Clawed Frog Helps Fanconi Anemia Research Make Leaps Tue 01/24
	Many Of State's Kids Uninsured, Could Get Coverage Thu 01/19
	Associate Dean Picked For OHSU SN, La Grande Wed 01/18
	New OHSU Position Highlights Comfort Care Tue 01/17
	Protien Fragment Related to Breast Cancer Outcome Tue 01/17
	New Doernbecher Children's Safety Center Tue 01/17
	Journal Focuses on Disasters Fri 01/13
	OHSU Names Radiation Medicine Chairman Thu 01/05
	NCI Announces Preferred Method For Ovarian Cancer Wed 01/04

February 2006

	OGI Strategic Plan Launches New OHSU Research Era Tue 02/28
	Drug Stops Bone Loss From Prostate Cancer Tue 02/28
	Hormone Therapy Doesn't Stop Early Prostate Cancer Tue 02/28
	OHSU Lays Foundation For Affordable Housing Fri 02/24
	New OHSU Research Building One Of Region's Greenest Wed 02/22
	Doernbecher Safety Experts Urge Safety Seat Use Wed 02/22
	OHSU Surgeons Receive National Honors Fri 02/17
	OHSU Building Will Be One Of World's Greenest Thu 02/16
	New OHSU Research Director Appointed Wed 02/15
	OHSU Family Medicine At Scappoose Expands, Plans Move Tue 02/14
	Outsource Or Insource - OHSU Picks The Latter Tue 02/14
	Children Receive Free Sealants On Sealant Day, Feb. 16 Mon 02/13
	Guidelines Promise Fewer Recurrent Heart Attacks Mon 02/13
	OHSU Physicians Give Strong Advice For Postpartum Visits Thu 02/09
	Removing DNA Repair Gene Causes Metabolic Syndrome Wed 02/08
	New OHSU Brain Institute To Encourage Collaboration Tue 02/07
	Uninsured Children Get Free Dental Care at OHSU Mon 02/06
	OHSU Hosts Students Seeking Health, Science Careers Thu 02/02
	OHSU Reveals Obesity/Cortisol Interactions Thu 02/02
	OHSU Statement On Report About Tram Wed 02/01
	OHSU Dispels Late-Night Eating/Weight Gain Myth Wed 02/01
	Gene Therapy May Halt Macular Degeneration Wed 02/01

March 2006

	The Wolf's Hunt for a Cure Radiothon Raises $595,000 for Doernbecher (March 30, 2006) Thu 03/30
	Revitalize Your Sexuality, Justifying Chocolate (March 29, 2006) Wed 03/29
	OHSU School of Medicine Expansion Update (March 28, 2006) Tue 03/28
	OHSU Wins Prestigious Environmental Award Mon 03/27
	ABC'S 'Miracle Workers' Documents OHSU Neurosurgery Team Fri 03/24
	OHSU and Sports Illustrated Select OR Schools Wed 03/22
	Electrical Stimulation Boosts Stroke Recovery Wed 03/22
	When It Comes To Obesity Age Matters Mon 03/20
	Portland's 99.5 FM Radiothon Benefits Doernbecher Wed 03/15
	Karen Whitaker Knapp Retires Wed 03/15
	Study Aims To Halt Alzheimer's By Blocking Enzyme Tue 03/14
	Homeless Infirmary Project Keeps Helping Mon 03/13
	Board Names Building After OHSU President Kohler Mon 03/13
	Doernbecher to Transplant Stem Cells in Brain Thu 03/09
	OHSU Foundation Announces New Board Members 2006 Tue 03/07
	OHSU School Of Dentistry Announces Awards Fri 03/03
	Weight May Affect Whether Birth Control Pills Work Thu 03/02
	Hearing Loss Prevention Is Personal For Researcher Thu 03/02

April 2006

	Reedsport Receives 100th OHSU Medical Student Fri 04/28
	Melatonin Improves Mood In Winter Depression Thu 04/27
	Almers Elected to National Academy of Sciences Wed 04/26
	OHSU Reaches Out to Help Uninsured Wed 04/26
	Sports Illustrated, OHSU Announce Atlas and Athena Grants Mon 04/24
	OHSU Receives Two-Of-A-kind MRI Magnet Mon 04/24
	Lecturer To Talk About Promise Of Microbubbles Thu 04/20
	OHSU Playground Safety, Obesity Prevention Event Thu 04/20
	Q & A On Tram Financing Package Thu 04/20
	Doernbecher, Kaiser Permanente Mark 10 year Collaboration Thu 04/20
	OHSU Experts Available on Work Force Shortage Issues Tue 04/18
	Study Focuses on Anti Inflammatory Diet, Diabetes Tue 04/18
	OHSU Dental Students Win National Fellowships Fri 04/14
	OHSU Weight Study Compares Diet to Exercise Thu 04/13
	Nike Releases Shoe Line Designed by Doernbecher Patients Mon 04/10
	OHSU School Of Dentistry Announces Awards, New Appointments Mon 04/10
	Looking For A Good Job? OHSU Begins Major Recruitment Thu 04/06
	OHSU Brings Relief To 'Suicide Disease' Sufferers Thu 04/06
	OHSU Insists City Continue Tram Construction (April 4, 2006) Tue 04/04
	OHSU Names New Ophthalmology Chairman Mon 04/03

May 2006

	OHSU Commencement Set For Friday, June 2 Tue 05/30
	OHSU School of Dentistry Hooding Via Internet Tue 05/30
	Sneak Peek Of OHSU's New Peter O. Kohler Pavilion Thu 05/25
	Innovative Device Helps Patients Get Help Quickly Tue 05/23
	Anemia Linked To Advanced Prostate Cancer Survival Tue 05/23
	OHSU PRIMATE CENTER RESEARCH SUGGESTS MULTIPLE 'BODY CLOCKS' Mon 05/22
	OHSU Invents Patient Privacy Screens Thu 05/18
	OHSU Studying Drug For Bone-Deforming Disorder Wed 05/17
	Grant Jumpstarts OHSU Young Cancer Program Wed 05/17
	OHSU'S Neuwelt, Nicholson Help Launch Walk, Run Mon 05/15
	OHSU Announces National Awards, Appointments Mon 05/15
	OHSU Develops First Head/Neck Cancer Mouse Model Mon 05/15
	OHSU: Rare Disease Causes Uncontrollable Weight Gain Thu 05/11
	OHSU, Community Colleges Hope to Increase Nurses Thu 05/11
	OHSU Celebrates Cancer Drug's Fifth Anniversary Wed 05/10
	Study Says Stem Cell 'Fusion' Occurs In Tumors Mon 05/08
	Dr. Tomasz Beer Thu 05/04
	OHSU Prostate Cancer Program Earns Top Honor Thu 05/04
	Northwest First: Aortic Sensors Implanted Thu 05/04
	Research Offers Hot Flash Help Wed 05/03
	OHSU Young Adult Cancer Leader Gets National Award Tue 05/02
	OHSU Seeks Community Input on Traumatic Injuries Study Mon 05/01
	OHSU Identifies Possible Alzheimer's Target Mon 05/01

June 2006

	Keep An Eye On Children, Teens Around Fireworks Fri 06/30
	Warm Weather Means More Activities Requiring Helmets Thu 06/29
	OHSU Launches Health Care Reform Blog Thu 06/29
	OHSU Announces New Board Member Appointment Wed 06/28
	OHSU Surgeons Find New Way To Fix Painful Broken Ribs Tue 06/27
	OHSU School of Nursing Dean Takes Univ. of Michigan Job Mon 06/26
	Kohler Pavilion Opens to Patients Mon 06/26
	Microbubbles Are Saving Hearts And Lives Thu 06/22
	OHSU Employee Builds Health Clinic in New Orleans Wed 06/21
	ASK FRIENDS, NEIGHBORS WHETHER THEY OWN A GUN Wed 06/21
	OHSU Enhances Medical Curriculum With $1.3 M Grant Wed 06/21
	OHSU Trauma Nurse Earns Nurse Of The Year Award Mon 06/19
	Rare Disease's Gene May Illuminate Major Disorders Mon 06/19
	OHSU Presidential Finalists Thu 06/15
	OHSU: Improves Care For The Dying Tue 06/13
	Teachers Selected For Hands-on Experience at OHSU Mon 06/12
	OHSU Discovers Possible HIV Therapy Thu 06/08
	School of Dentistry Announces Appointments, Awards Wed 06/07
	Retiring OHSU President Dr. Peter Kohler Receives Honorary Degree Tue 06/06
	OHSU Validates Reclassification of Breast Cancer Tue 06/06
	More Accurate Prognosis of Colon Cancer Survival Tue 06/06
	ASCO: Better Prostate Cancer Diagnosis For Obese Mon 06/05
	ASCO: OHSU Confirms Gleevec's Benefits For GIST Mon 06/05
	Prostate Cancer Treatable After Chemo Holidays Mon 06/05
	ASCO: Longest Study of Targeted Cancer Therapy Mon 06/05
	ASCO: OHSU Studies Future of Personalized Medicine Mon 06/05
	OHSU Scappoose Family Medicine Moves Fri 06/02
	Nominations Sought For Rural Health Award Thu 06/01

July 2006

	OHSU Bariatric Surgery Program Earns Nat'l Accreditation Mon 07/31
	In-Home Sensors Spot Dementia Signs In Elderly Wed 07/26
	OHSU Cancer Insitute Member Is LIVESTRONG Chair Mon 07/24
	OHSU Oregon Office Of Rural Health Gives Out Grants Fri 07/21
	OHSU Discovery Helps Solve Weight Loss Drug Mystery Thu 07/20
	OHSU Appoints Interim Medical School Dean Thu 07/20
	OHSU To Receive Gates HIV Funding Thu 07/20
	OHSU Teems With Summer Teens Wed 07/19
	OHSU Names School of Nursing Interim Dean Wed 07/19
	Computer Card Game Detects Cognitive Changes Mon 07/17
	Multicultural and Underserved Students Come to OHSU Mon 07/17
	Shortcut Found; Identifies Treatment Target For Leukemia Mon 07/17
	OHSU Hospital Ranks in Annual "Best Hospitals" Report Mon 07/17
	Tram Construction Will Close Upper Campus Drive Fri 07/14
	Increasing ICU Beds Benefits Patients, Hospital Fri 07/14
	OHSU Hospital Wins Chest Pain Center Accreditation Thu 07/13
	OHSU Board Appoints New President Tue 07/11
	OHSU Hands Aid In Shaping National I.T. Roadmap Mon 07/10
	OHSU Study Finds New Drug Helps Smokers Quit Thu 07/06

August 2006

	NSF Funds A Major Center For River-To-Ocean Observation And Prediction Based At OHSU Tue 08/29
	OHSU, Oregon Middle Schools Team Up To Prevent Diabetes Mon 08/28
	OHSU Healthcare Appoints New Chief Operating Officer Mon 08/28
	Incidence Of Cardiac Arrest Higher In Poor Areas Mon 08/28
	OHSU and Central City Concern Partner to Improve Health Care Access for Homeless Thu 08/24
	Hearing Loss And High-Speed Dental Tools Mon 08/14
	OHSU Launches Health care Transparency Initiative Thu 08/10
	OHSU: Spinoff Enters New Phase Mon 08/07
	OHSU Medical Students Head Out To Rural Oregon Thu 08/03
	OHSU Medical Students Get Rural Experience Thu 08/03
	Rosalie Caffrey, R.N., M.S., Ph.D. Wed 08/02
	Interim Dean Named for OHSU School of Nursing, Klamath Falls, Ashland Campuses Wed 08/02
	OHSU, Allstate Partner To Create Safe Playgrounds Tue 08/01

September 2006

	Study: Manganese keeps Toxic Ocean Zones In Check Fri 09/29
	Yellow Hat Fri 09/29
	Yellow Hats To Help OHSU Cancer Institute Program Fri 09/29
	Heart Attack Risks, Pain Relief Similar For Most Osteoarthritis Drugs Wed 09/27
	Nursing Students Enter New Program To Ease Shortage Mon 09/25
	OHSU Cancer Institute Teams Find Vitamin D May Reduce Clots Mon 09/25
	OHSU, PVAMC Launch First Comprehensive Meth Center Fri 09/15
	OHSU Cancer Institute Team Finds Protein Link Fri 09/15
	OHSU Research Demonstrates Possible Health Risks For children Born To Mothers Who Overeat During Pregnancy Wed 09/13
	OHSU PROGRAMS AMONG TOP FIVE IN NIH RESEARCH FUNDING Tue 09/12
	Taking A "Wait-And-See" Approach To Childhood Ear Infections Is As Effective As Immediate Antibiotics Tue 09/12
	RURAL HOSPITALS GET GRANTS THROUGH THE OHSU OREGON OFFICE OF RURAL HEALTH Mon 09/11
	Cardio Residency Gains Professional Pinnacle Wed 09/06
	OHSU Lab Links Gene To Aged Skin Problems, Cancer Wed 09/06

October 2006

	National, Multicenter Center Trauma Study Delayed Tue 10/31
	New Contraceptives Designed To Reduce Side Effects Tue 10/31
	OHSU School of Dentistry Finds Potential Target For Treating Craniofacial Problems Mon 10/30
	Rural Health Conference Set In Newport Mon 10/30
	OHSU: Obesity Researcher Receives Award Fri 10/27
	OHSU Gets $3.5M. Biomedical Informatics Grant Wed 10/25
	Older Men With Low Testosterone Fall More Often Mon 10/23
	OHSU Research Spawns Array Of New Companies Fri 10/20
	Pioneer In Modern Psychiatry Dies At Age 99 Fri 10/20
	Big Move To Center For Health & Healing Is On Fri 10/20
	FDA Approves Gleevec For Five More Cancers Thu 10/19
	OHSU Is National Leader In Hearing Loss Prevention Wed 10/18
	Stress Triggers Relapse In Meth Abuse, OHSU Study Finds Wed 10/18
	First Specific Link To Congenital Heart Defect Identified Tue 10/17
	OHSU Releases Research Animal Care Records To Animal Rights Group Tue 10/17
	BABIES RECEIVE DENTAL CARE FROM OHSU STUDENTS Tue 10/17
	Women On Hormone Therapy Regain Emotion Response Tue 10/17
	OHSU PROCEEDS WITH STUDY TO IMPROVE SURVIVAL FROM TRAUMATIC INJURIES Mon 10/16
	OHSU Specialist Stirs Media Over Titanic Theory Fri 10/13
	Drug Works When Gleevec Fails Tumor Patients Thu 10/12
	Growing Pediatric Dentistry Department Goes Digital Wed 10/11
	OHSU EYE DOCTOR SAYS LASER SURGERY SAFER THAN CONTACTS Mon 10/09
	OHSU To Host Center For Study Of Aortic Aneurysms Wed 10/04
	Doernbecher Clinic Becomes Willamette Falls Clinic Wed 10/04
	School of Dentistry New Appointments, Awards Wed 10/04
	OHSU Receives Award To Transform Research Tue 10/03
	T-cells Cannibalize Virus-Infected Cells Mon 10/02

November 2006

	OHSU Doctors Test Disc To Repair Knee Cartilage Damage Tue 11/28
	OHSU Supports Oregon Farmers Tue 11/28
	First Human Neural Stem Cell Transplant Completed Thu 11/16
	OHSU Cancer Institute: Veggies May Help Your Prostate Wed 11/15
	New Drug May Help Smokers With Lung Disease Quit Mon 11/13
	OHSU Parkinson Center Launches Pilates Class Fri 11/10
	OHSU Appoints Chairman Of Emergency Medicine Thu 11/09
	At OHSU Pancreatic Cancer Patients Have Reason To Hope Thu 11/09
	Drug May Reduce Stroke Risk After Brain Hemorrhage Wed 11/08
	OHSU Researcher Reports More Accurate Cancer Prognosis Mon 11/06

December 2006

	Oregon State Hospital and OHSU sign contract for chief psychiatrist, physicians Wed 12/20
	DHS appoints expert to guide improvements at state hospital Wed 12/20
	Kid-Designed Nikes Benefit Doernbecher Wed 12/20
	OHSU Appoints New Program Manager For Center For Women's Health Tue 12/19
	OHSU/Doernbecher Foundations Announce New Hires Mon 12/11
	Service Provides Road Map To Alternative Medicine Thu 12/07
	School of Dentistry New Appointments and Awards Thu 12/07
	$7 Million Funds Study Of 'Enabling Technologies' Thu 12/07
	Five-Year Gleevec Study Shows Excellent Results Wed 12/06
	Cancer On Canvas Come To OHSU Tue 12/05
	OHSU Research Shows Reduced Caloric Intake Delays Aging Mon 12/04
	OHSU:"Skinny Scope" May Improve Cancer Screening Mon 12/04