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2000 News Releases

 

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Release 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

First Technology Credit Union to Donate $160,000 to Doernbecher Children's Hospital -- 29
OHSU Performs 2000th Vasectomy Reversal on Cusp of Year 2000 -- 29
Medical Research Foundation Announces Mentor and Discovery Awards for 2000 -- 19
OHSU Researchers Survey Physicians and Nurses Regarding Increases in Pain Among Dying Patients -- 12
OHSU Lends Oregon Health Division 1,300 Doses of Flu Vaccine -- 11
Portland Research and Education Network Demonstrates Internet2 -- 7
Portland Resident Learns Watching Presidential Election Returns Can Be Hazardous to Your Health -- 7
OHSU Board of Directors Approves Merger Agreement With Oregon Graduate Institute -- 6
OHSU School of Nursing Wins Prestigious Grant to Improve the Health of the Elderly -- 6
Researchers Report on First Drug Shown to Slow Cognitive Impairment in Multiple Sclerosis Patients -- 4
Leukemia Pill Continues to Show Remarkable Results -- 2

November

The Season of Giving Comes to Doernbecher Children's Hospital -- 8
Portland Resident Learns Watching Presidential Election Returns Can Be Hazardous to Your Health -- 7
OHSU Board of Directors Approves Merger Agreement With Oregon Graduate Institute -- 6
OHSU Scientists Team Up With Science Teachers in Learning Partnership -- 27
Oregon Scores Poorly on National Oral Health Report Card -- 22
AHEC Senate Bill 911 Offers Rural EMS Agencies Hope -- 21
OHSU Medical Interpreter Shares His Artistic Talents by Displaying Work -- 20
Street of Dreams™ House Builds Better Lives for Children at Doernbecher -- 15
OHSU Researchers Use Stem Cells to Repair Liver Damage in Mice -- 13
FDA Exemption Allows World's Smallest Pacemaker for Pendleton Baby -- 8
OHSU Researchers Test Ginkgo Biloba as Possible Agent to Prevent or Delay Alzheimer's Disease -- 6
OHSU Researcher Proposes New Treatment Strategy For Sufferers of Chronic Ringing in the Ears -- 3

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October

Oregon Poison Center Offers Tips for Halloween Safety -- 24
Web Site Assists Families and Doctors of Critically Ill Children at Doernbecher -- 24
Portland Residents Rank OHSU as #1 Hospital -- 23
OHSU Pharmacists Offer Prescription Tips During National Pharmacy Week, Oct. 22-28 -- 20
OHSU Emergency Department Director Named to Institute of Medicine -- 12
OHSU Researchers Confirm Relationship Between Blood Pressure, Alcohol and Genetics -- 17
OHSU Scientists Successfully Regulate Body Clocks in Blind Patients -- 12
Center for Health Aging Kicks Off Health Promotion Pilot Project -- 11
Happy Resolution on Stroeder Transplant Case -- 10
webEBM, Inc. Launches EBMpact to Deliver Evidence-Based Patient Care Guidelines Online -- 9
Lincoln County Schools No Longer Participating in OHSU Drug Testing Study -- 4
OHSU Researcher Helps Uncover Cause of Dry Eyes -- 4
National Suicide Prevention Strategy Hearing Arrives in Portland -- 2

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September

"Leukemia Pill" Patients Form Largest Team in "Light the Night" Walk -- 29
Oregon's THINK FIRST Chapter at OHSU Hosts Injury Prevention Conference for Teens on Oct. 2 -- 26
Doernbecher Cancer Patients Use First-Ever Patient-Room-Based Computer System to Stay in Touch With Loved Ones -- 21
OHSU Sponsors "Legs for LIfe" Event Thursday -- September 20
OHSU Distance-Learning Course Attracts Worldwide Participation -- 20
OHSU Kicks Off Statewide Biomedical Research Campaign in Medford -- 15
Donation of Family Farm Becomes Gift of Hope for Children at Doernbecher -- 14
OHSU Researchers Reveal How Bacteria Crawl on Surfaces -- 6
OHSU Researchers Discover Relationship Between Visual Function and Symptoms of Cardiovascular Disease -- 6
Crash Victim Lula Johnston, 94, Leaves OHSU Hospital -- 5
OHSU Holds "Legs for Life" Screening Event -- 1

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August

Drug Treatment Successful for Male Osteoporosis -- 31
OHSU Studies Acupuncture to Treat Bladder Control -- 31
OHSU'S New Alternative Medicine Center Studies the Effects of Yoga vs. Traditional Exercise for the Aging -- 25
OHSU Researchers Capture Cell Transmissions on Tape for the First Time -- 18
Medical Students Take a Look Behind the Scenes in Family Medicine -- 18
Heart Analysis Shows Many Die with No Signs -- 16
OHSU Board Gives Go-Ahead to Plan Merger with Oregon Graduate Institute -- 15
OHSU Researchers Show Brain Receptor May Control Obesity -- 8
Paul Johnston, 95, Leaves OHSU Hospital Following Car Crash Last Month -- 8
Cooling Off With Open Windows Can Be A Hazard for Young Children -- 7
Oregon's THINK FIRST Chapter at OHSU Connects Teens and Seniors -- 3
Array of Hope for Cancer Treatment -- 3
Brian Druker Receives $7.5 Million Leukemia Grant -- 3

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July

Breast Cancer Prevention Study Marks One-Year Anniversary With 6,139 Participants -- 28
OHSU Names New Pediatric Heart Surgeon -- 27
Transplant Recipients, Donor Families and Staff Reunite at 11th Annual OHSU Transplant Picnic -- 20
Doernbecher Patients and Families Gather at Bone Marrow Transplant Picnic -- 18
OHSU Research Honored With NIH Merit Award -- 17
Many Minority Patients Pick Doctors of Their Own Race -- 17
OHSU Names New Division Head for Nephrology, Hypertension and Clinical Pharmacology -- 14
OHSU and MMI Group Announce Joint Venture Plans -- 13
OHSU Patient Survives Near-Death Allergy Reaction -- 13
OHSU Transplant Team Receives $210,000 in Research Funds -- 10
Study Shows Increased Use of 911 Services Thanks to Educational Campaign -- 5

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June

OHSU'S Casey Eye Institute Urges Fireworks Safety to Prevent Eye Injuries This Independence Day -- 30
Alliance Created By OHSU'S CDRC Develops Statewide Plan to Protect Children With Disabilities -- 29
Hands-On Dental Program Targets New Students -- 26
Groundbreaking Reports Detailing the Economic Benefits of Medical Research Unveiled During OHSU Symposium -- 26
Community Donors Provide Funding for Brandy Stroeder -- 22
Office of Rural Health Distributes Emergency Medical Services Grants -- 22
Kiwanis Clubs Establish Children's Cancer Fellowship -- 19
Researchers Investigate Genetic Role of Ribosomes in Cell Proliferation -- 15
SWMC Cancer Center Teams With OHSU -- 14
OHSU Pediatric Cardiologist Increases Life Span for Kids in Nicaragua -- 8
Study Reveals Continued Reports of Increased Pain in Dying Hospital Patients -- 5
Nursing Alumni Share Recollections and Display Memborabilia -- 2

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May

Study Finds Weekly Treatment Reduces Pain and Disease in Patients With Advanced Prostate Cancer -- 25
Casey the Elk Delivers Handmade Quilts to Doernbecher Patients -- 22
OHSU Cacoon Nurses Help Change Babies' Lives for the Better -- 22
High-Tech Oregon Corporations Pitch for Doernbecher -- 18
Casey Eye Institute Educates Oregonians About Eye Stroke -- 17
OHSU Substance Abuse Prevention Program Wins National Award -- 16
Experts to Discuss Safety, Regulation of Genetically Engineered Foods -- 16
Credit Unions Raise $510,000 for Northwest Kids -- 11
OHSU Researchers Discover New Synapses in Brain -- 11
OHSU Participates in Development of WebEBM -- 11
Doernbecher Nurse Gives Kidney to 19-Year-Old Family Friend -- 10
OHSU Names Vice Provost for Diversity and Multicultural Affairs -- 10
OHSU School of Medicine Announces Alumni Association Awards -- 10
OHSU Names New Technology and Research Collaborations Director -- 8
OHSU Students Present Their Research -- 3
Oregon Stroke Center Offers Stroke Awareness Tips -- 1
OHSU Creates Division of Abdominal Organ Transplantation -- 1

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April

OHSU Nurse Practitioner Helps Fight AIDS in Africa -- 27
OHSU Sponsors International Telemedicine Conference -- 25
"Friends of Doernbecher" Celebrates 10 Years of Support -- 25
OHSU Cashes in on Technology Start-Up Company -- 24
OHSU Schools of Dentistry, Medicine and Nursing Receive High Marks -- 21
French-Styled Gala Benefits Doernbecher Children's Hospital -- 20
5th Annual Women's Health Conference -- 19
Pioneer of Neurosurgery, John E. Raaf, M.D., Ph.D., Dies -- 14
Researchers Show Premature Infants Benefit From Formula Enriched With Fatty Acids --14
OHSU Researchers Show Drug Education Prevents Use -- 13
FDA Approves New Treatment for Macular Degeneration -- 13
OHSU Receives $11 Million Grant to Fund New Superfund Research Center -- 10
Physicians and Students Hold Vigil to Support Portland's Homeless and Low-Income Families -- 5
Doernbecher Patients Shave Local Police Officers' Heads in Fundraiser -- 4

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March

OHSU Experts Help Set National Osteoporosis Guidelines -- 31
OHSU Researchers Awarded Funding to Study End-of-Life Issues in Oregon -- 28
School of Medicine Offers Students Course in Chronic Pain Management -- 27
Breast Cancer Study Aims for Greater Minority Participation -- 27
OHSU and an Eastern Oregon Town Build a Unique Health Center -- 27
Grateful Family Helps C.N.A. Ease Costs of Nursing Degree -- 23
School of Nursing Helps Central Oregon Nurses Earn Their Master's Degrees -- 22
Researcher Receives $750,000 Grant for Leukemia Work -- 22
Doernbecher Gift Shop Receives $60,000 Gift to Help Kids -- 21
Young Artists Featured During Poster Contest at Casey Eye Institute -- 21
New Maternity Service Puts Newborns on TV -- 21
OHSU Researchers First to Use New Technology To Spot Rare Eye Infection -- 21
Oregon Poison Center Helps Grandparents Keep Kids Safe -- 17
Brian Druker to Receive National Leukemia Award -- 17
OHSU Researcher Jay Nelson, Ph.D., to Address Nobel Assembly -- 9
OHSU Teams With OMSI for Brain Awareness Week, March 12 - 18 -- 7
OHSU Opens New Health Information Library -- 3
Visually Impaired Children to Take Part in Elks Eye Clinic Easter Egg Hunt -- 3
OHSU Looks at Patient Simulator as Teaching Tool for Future -- 2
OHSU Researchers Investigate Substance Derived from Amazon Rainforest Plant as Possible Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease -- 2

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February

Funds Available for Rural Emergency Medical Services -- 29
Mother of Baptized Baby to Go Home With New Heart -- 29
Former U.S. Sen. Mark O. Hatfield Joins OHSU Board of Directors -- 24
OHSU Studies Nonsurgical Technique for Repairing Congenital Heart Defects -- 24
New Computer-Aided Treatment for Upper Back Problems -- 17
Leukemia Researcher Featured in Live Internet Chat -- 14
Technique to Give Chemotherapy Across Blood-Brain Barrier is Reproducible -- 8
Doernbecher Receives Gift to Expand Genetic Research Programs -- 8
OHSU Begins Study on 'Superaspirin' to Treat Colon Cancer -- 4
Two-Year-Old Receives Birthday Gift of Life -- 2
Governor Nominates Mark O. Hatfield to OHSU Board of Directors -- 2

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January

OHSU'S Dental School Offers Children Free Protection Against Cavities -- 27
OHSU's School of Nursing Takes RN/BS Completion Program Online -- 18
OHSU Scientists Use Embryo Splitting Technique to Clone Identical Monkeys -- 13
OHSU Inclement Weather Information -- 12
Long-Term Results of Chemotherapy Aided by Blood-Brain Barrier Disruption -- 10
OHSU and Japanese Nursing Schools Sign Agreement -- 10
Free Seminar Focuses on Advancements in Macular Degeneration -- 7
Oregon's First Transplant of 2000 Performed at Midnight on New Year's Eve -- 1
Three Lives Saved at OHSU on the First Day of the New Year -- 1

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Last updated Feb. 26, 2001 by University News and Publications.

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