Oct

UNC professor elected to Institute of Medicine

Dr. David A. Grimes, a faculty member in the UNC School of Medicine, has been elected to the Institute of Medicine, considered one of the highest honors in the fields of medicine and health.

UNC Health Care to become tobacco-free by July 4, 2007

CHAPEL HILL -- North Carolina's three major Triangle area health systems, including UNC Health Care, Duke University Health System and WakeMed Health & Hospitals, announced their decision today to become 100 percent tobacco-free by July 4, 2007.

Abdominal fat affects breast cancer survival

CHAPEL HILL - A new study from researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill provides evidence that excess abdominal fat can affect breast cancer survival.

UNC Hospitals named one of 50 top hospitals by The Leapfrog Group

CHAPEL HILL – UNC Hospitals has been named one of the 50 best in the United States, based on results from the first-ever Leapfrog Hospital Quality and Safety Survey.

Protein important in blood clotting may also play a role in fertility

CHAPEL HILL - A protein known to play a role in blood clotting and other cell functions is also critical for proper sperm formation in mice, according to researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine.

UNC named genome analysis center for Federal Cancer Genome Atlas project

CHAPEL HILL - A team of University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill scientists will take part in the Cancer Genome Atlas project, a national effort to characterize and chart the molecular changes in specific types of cancer.

Duke Energy names and funds new waiting area in the N.C. Jaycee Burn Center

CHAPEL HILL - On October 26, Duke Energy will present a $300,000 check to the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center to create a new waiting area at the treatment facility. The Duke Energy Family Waiting Area will provide a comfortable space for families who may have traveled great distances to be near a loved one being cared for at the regional center.

Older age of mothers not a factor in physical, mental ability to parent

Women who give birth after the age of 50 have physical and mental abilities to parent similar to younger women's, according to a study led by Dr. Anne Z. Steiner, an assistant professor in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's School of Medicine's department of obstetrics and gynecology.

UNC Wellness Center at Meadowmont earns national recognition

CHAPEL HILL – UNC Health Care’s UNC Wellness Center at Meadowmont has been honored as a recipient of the Distinguished Achievement Award by the Medical Fitness Association (MFA), a national organization focused exclusively on hospital fitness and wellness.

UNC Cancer Center selects 2006 Lineberger Fellows

The UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center recently named four graduate students with demonstrated excellence in research as Lineberger Fellows. The students are Daniel Brown, Jian Hu, Sarah Radford and Kevin Wilkinson.

Three new lung tumor subtypes identified in DNA profiling study

CHAPEL HILL - A new study has identified three subtypes of non-small-cell lung cancer tumors, a finding that may provide valuable clinical information about patient survival in early- or late-stage disease, how likely the cancer is to spread and whether the tumor will prove resistant to chemotherapy.