Released: 10-Dec-1998 12:00 AM EST
First Robotically-assisted Heart Bypass Surgery Successful
Penn State Health

The first robotically-assisted heart bypass surgery was performed yesterday at Penn State Geisinger's Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.

Released: 14-May-1999 12:00 AM EDT
Safer, Effective Treatment Found for Antifreeze Ingestion
Penn State Health

Researchers at Penn State's College of Medicine have shown that a new antidote for the treatment of antifreeze poisoning is safer and more effective than the current method of treatment.

Released: 25-Sep-1997 12:00 AM EDT
Breakthrough Announced To Help Fight Cervical Cancer
Penn State Health

Cervical cancer is the second most common cause of cancer death of women in the world. Papillomaviruses are associated with more than 90 percent of all cases of cervical cancer. In the past, the disease was difficult to study because the virus could not be grown in a tissue culture in a lab. However, researchers at Penn State's College of Medicine in Hershey have developed a way to grow the virus. This means the entire life cycle of the virus can now be studied which should help researchers develop drugs to fight the disease.

Released: 25-Sep-1997 12:00 AM EDT
New Risk Factor For Heart Attacks
Penn State Health

Researchers at Penn State's College of Medicine, at The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center have identified what may be a new, independent risk factor measurement for heart attacks and strokes. Fibrinogen is the main clotting factor in the blood. Researchers say that gamma prime, a form of fibrinogen that makes up about 10 percent of total fibrinogen, may be an indicator of possible heart attacks and strokes.

Released: 30-Dec-1997 12:00 AM EST
Sleep Apnea
Penn State Health

HERSHEY, PA -- Researchers have found that the most severe cases of sleep apnea occur in the young (people under 45) and should be treated more aggressively once it is diagnosed so that problems like hypertension and other cardiovascular problems can be reduced.

19-Mar-1998 12:00 AM EST
Refinement of therapy recommended for treating acetaminophen overdose
Penn State Health

The typical length of treatment for acetaminophen overdose is three days, and often the use of the antidote, N-acetylcysteine, is not used after 24 hours. J. Ward Donovan, M.D. associate professor of medicine at Penn State's College of Medicine, says this treatment mehtod needs to be closely examined, and in some cases changed.

Released: 7-May-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Identification of Brain Areas Could Help Eliminate Side Effects of Pain Medication
Penn State Health

Researchers at Penn State's College of Medicine have identified a set of neurons in the brain that may contribute to some of the undesirable side effects of pain medication.

Released: 17-Jul-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Sex Hormones Found to Have Little or No Effect on Adolescent Sexual Behavior
Penn State Health

Giving test subjects sex hormones over a nearly two-year period had little or no effect on adolescent sexual behavior after, .

Released: 9-Sep-1998 12:00 AM EDT
New Diaper Helps Newborns with Jaundice
Penn State Health

A new, specially designed diaper that allows 87 percent of light to pass through the diaper could help the 400,000 babies born each year with jaundice. The diaper was designed by a pediatric nurse practitioner, at the Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.

Released: 25-Sep-1998 12:00 AM EDT
First Voice-Controlled Robotically Assisted Heart Bypass Surgery
Penn State Health

The first voice-controlled robotically assisted heart bypass surgery on a human was performed in Munich, Germany by an international team of cardiac surgeons including Ralph Damiano, M.D., chief of cardiothoracic surgery of The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, (Hershey, PA).

20-Oct-1998 12:00 AM EDT
Human Patient Simulator to Assist with New Drugs
Penn State Health

For the first time a drug manufacturer has decided that anesthesiologists should be trained on a human patient simulator to learn how a drug works and how it effects patients before physicians actually use the drug on patients.

Released: 12-Feb-1999 12:00 AM EST
Topical Agent Found to Kill Papillomavirus
Penn State Health

A common surfactant and detergent found in many shampoos and toothpastes is the first topical microbicidal agent shown to kill animal and human papillomavirus

25-Mar-1999 12:00 AM EST
Durability Tests Underway for the Penn State Artificial Heart
Penn State Health

A two-year durability test is now underway at Penn State's College of Medicine on the Penn State total electric artificial heart. The durability testing is one of the final steps before the devices could reach human clinical trials.

Released: 8-May-1999 12:00 AM EDT
FDA Commissioner Jane Henney M.D.: Commencement Speaker
Penn State Health

Hershey, PA - Jane E. Henney, M.D., commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, will address graduates and their guests at the 29th annual commencement of Penn State's College of Medicine. The ceremony will be held on Sunday, May 16, at 1 p.m. at Founder's Hall of the Milton Hershey School.

18-May-1999 12:00 AM EDT
School Violence at National APA Meeting
Penn State Health

The chair of psychiatry at Penn State's College of Medicine, will be leading a panel discussion where he will discuss many aspects of school violence at 2 p.m. at the American Psychiatric Association meeting in Washington, D.C.

Released: 21-May-1999 12:00 AM EDT
"Show Me" Book
Penn State Health

In 1990, when Fran Hultzapple was preparing to have breast cancer surgery, she spent hours searching for pictures that would help her visualize what her body would look like after a modified radical mastectomy and reconstruction. Descriptions and medical explanations were not enough; she needed to see what to expect.

Released: 20-Aug-1999 12:00 AM EDT
Researchers Gain Understanding Of Sleep Loss And Fatigue
Penn State Health

New research from Penn State's College of Medicine shows that even one night of disrupted or missed sleep by a healthy person can drastically alter a person's chemical balance and cause daytime sleepiness and fatigue.

Released: 27-Oct-1999 12:00 AM EDT
Heart Assist Device Designed as Permanent Implant
Penn State Health

For the first time physicians today implanted a new kind of heart-assist device to help a seriously ill patient survive.

Released: 4-Nov-1999 12:00 AM EST
New Drug to Combat Pancreatic Cancer
Penn State Health

Physicians at The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center are now enrolling patients in a clinical trial to test a new drug to fight pancreatic cancer.

Released: 4-Nov-1999 12:00 AM EST
New Heart Assist Device Permanently Implanted
Penn State Health

For the first time physicians today implanted a new kind of heart-assist device to help a seriously ill patient survive.

Released: 17-Dec-1999 12:00 AM EST
New Gene Could Help Cancer Patients
Penn State Health

Researchers at Penn State's College of Medicine have identified a new gene that may help cancer patients.

Released: 16-Feb-2000 12:00 AM EST
Progress in Neural Stem Cell Research
Penn State Health

Science (12/17/99) hailed research on stem cells as the scientific breakthrough of the year.

1-Mar-2000 12:00 AM EST
Diabetics: Measuring Glucose Levels
Penn State Health

For people who suffer with diabetes and must prick their fingers several times a day for a blood sample to measure their glucose levels, there may be a new and painless way to take such a measurement using ultrasound (Nature Medicine, 3-00).

Released: 25-Mar-2000 12:00 AM EST
Pamidronate, Complications of Metastatic Breast Cancer
Penn State Health

The effectiveness of pamidronate as a palliative treatment for women with metastatic breast cancer to the skeleton is documented in the March 2000 Cancer.

2-Jun-2000 12:00 AM EDT
Gene To Block Metastasis in Breast Cancer
Penn State Health

Researchers at Penn State's College of Medicine have discovered a gene that blocks metastasis in breast cancer. The gene is called breast cancer metastasis suppressor or BRMS1 and is located on chromosome 11.

14-Aug-2000 12:00 AM EDT
Snoring: a Warning Sign for High Blood Pressure
Penn State Health

People who snore, especially the young, with no other sleep disorder problems, have an increased risk of hypertension (high blood pressure), shows Penn State's College of Medicine research (Archives of Internal Medicine, 8-14-00).

Released: 3-Nov-2000 12:00 AM EST
Hershey Is the Primary Site in U.S. to Test Heart Valves
Penn State Health

Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center will serve as the primary site in the United States to image certain patients with the Bjoerk-Shiley Convexco-Concave artificial heart valves manufactured by Shiley Incorporated.

Released: 11-Jan-2001 12:00 AM EST
Nurses Show Change in Practice Lowers Cost and Improves Patient Care
Penn State Health

A study conducted by nurses at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical center shows that changes in the type and placement technique of a catheter to administer intravenous medication improves patient satisfaction and lowers costs. (Journal of Intravenous Nursing, Nov-Dec '00)

Released: 16-Mar-2001 12:00 AM EST
Hormone Replacement Therapy Decreases Risk of Sleep Apnea
Penn State Health

New research from Penn State College of Medicine shows that postmenopausal women who take hormone replacement therapy greatly decrease their chance of getting sleep apnea and the health complications it can cause. (Am. J. of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 3-01)

Released: 19-Dec-2001 12:00 AM EST
Pacemaker for the Brain May Offer Hope to Sufferers of Severe Parkinson's Disease
Penn State Health

A researcher at Penn State Hershey Medical Center and Penn State College of Medicine is investigating an alternative surgical treatment that could rejuvenate patients suffering from Parkinson's Disease.

Released: 29-Mar-2002 12:00 AM EST
Researcher to Head New NFCR Center for Metastatic Cancer Research
Penn State Health

A dynamic group of respected national research institutions announced the formation of a new partnership with the basic goal of finding out what causes cancer to metastasize or spread -- and how the spread of cancer to the bones of an individual can be prevented.

21-May-2003 12:00 AM EDT
Asthmatics: Beware of dogs
Penn State Health

Man's best friend may be poor company for asthmatics. A study by the Asthma Clinical Research Network shows that a greater number of people had reactions to cat allergen, but dogs came out on top as promoting greater disturbances in pulmonary function.

22-May-2003 12:00 AM EDT
More African Americans Develop, Die from Colorectal Cancer
Penn State Health

African Americans in the three, largely-rural states of PA, WV and KY, are more likely to develop colorectal cancer and more likely to die from it than Caucasians, according to a study revealed today by researchers at Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center.

30-May-2003 12:00 AM EDT
Hope for First New Melanoma Treatment in Decades
Penn State Health

A new study by Penn State College of Medicine researchers reveals for the first time one of the mechanisms by which malignant melanoma, the most deadly form of skin cancer, grows and spreads.

Released: 10-Jun-2003 12:00 AM EDT
Cause for Restless Legs Syndrome
Penn State Health

Restless legs syndrome causes an irresistible urge to move the legs often accompanied by creepy-crawly sensations. The sensations are only relieved by movement, and become worse as the sun goes down causing sleeplessness for the millions with RLS and their partners.

Released: 2-Sep-2003 10:00 AM EDT
Hot Pepper Chemical Links Tongue to Heart
Penn State Health

The secret to heart attack chest pain may be on the tip of your tongue. Researchers found evidence to suggest the same type of nerve receptors that register the "burning" of capsaicin on the tongue, register the sensation of chest pain from a heart attack.

Released: 24-Jun-2014 12:10 PM EDT
Virus Kills Triple Negative Breast Cancer Cells, Tumor Cells in Mice
Penn State Health

A virus not known to cause disease kills triple negative breast cancer cells and killed tumors grown from these cells in mice, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers. Understanding how the virus kills cancer may lead to new treatments for breast cancer.

Released: 26-Jun-2014 12:00 PM EDT
PinnacleHealth and Penn State Hershey Sign Letter of Intent
Penn State Health

Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and PinnacleHealth System have signed a Letter of Intent and Term Sheet with the intent to form a new Health Enterprise in central Pennsylvania.

Released: 3-Jul-2014 12:00 PM EDT
The Medical Minute: Preventing ACL Injuries in Young Athletes
Penn State Health

With the growing number of children participating in competitive sports, injuries to the anterior cruciate ligament, or ACL, of the knee are on the rise in young athletes. A Penn State Hershey expert weighs in with some prevention tips.

Released: 26-Jun-2014 12:00 PM EDT
The Medical Minute: Why Kids Should Avoid a Caffeine Buzz
Penn State Health

While there is no hard data to support the whole “coffee will stunt your growth” line that grownups have been using for years, there is concern about what the effects might be of increased caffeine consumption among young people.

8-Jul-2014 3:00 PM EDT
Letrozole May Help Women with PCOS Become Pregnant
Penn State Health

The drug letrozole results in higher birth rates in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) than the current preferred infertility treatment drug, according to a nationwide study led by Penn State College of Medicine researchers.

Released: 9-Jul-2014 11:00 AM EDT
Penn State Hershey CEO Paz Named Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer for Aetna
Penn State Health

Aetna (NYSE: ΑET) announced today that Dr. Harold L. Paz, will join Aetna later this month as executive vice president and chief medical officer (EVP/CMO). Paz will lead clinical strategy and policy at the intersection of all of Aetna’s domestic and global businesses. Paz has served as chief executive officer of Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Penn State’s senior vice president for health affairs and dean of its College of Medicine since April 2006.

Released: 17-Jul-2014 12:00 PM EDT
The Medical Minute: Don’t Skimp on Shades This Summer
Penn State Health

Sunscreen and sunglasses top the list of summertime must-haves for most people. But just as skin can burn on an overcast or chilly day, eyes can sustain damage anytime you’re outdoors without sunglasses.

Released: 17-Jul-2014 4:00 PM EDT
Immune Cell’s Role in Intestinal Movement Could Lead to Better Understanding of IBS
Penn State Health

Learning the role of immune system cells in healthy digestive tracts and how they interact with neighboring nerve cells may lead to new treatments for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).

Released: 24-Jul-2014 11:20 AM EDT
The Medical Minute: Summer Can Be Time to Address Behavior Problems
Penn State Health

After weeks of the kids being out of school, some parents have had enough of their behavior and are counting the days until they go back. Some may also be wondering how much of the defiant behavior is normal and when it’s time to seek help.

Released: 30-Jul-2014 8:00 AM EDT
Parenting Skills Improve in ADHD Parents with Medication
Penn State Health

Parenting skills of adults with ADHD improve when their ADHD is treated with medication, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers. At least 25 percent of clinic-referred children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder have a parent with ADHD.

Released: 31-Jul-2014 8:00 AM EDT
The Medical Minute: Children and Hot Cars a Cause for Deadly Concern
Penn State Health

Nearly 700 children have lost their lives over the last 20 years in the United States as a result of being left in or playing in a hot car. At last count, the total in the U.S. this year is 18. July 31 is National Heat Stroke Prevention Day.

6-Aug-2014 12:00 PM EDT
The Medical Minute: New Car Seat Guidelines Could Keep Kids Safer During Crashes
Penn State Health

Keeping up with car seat rules and regulations can be dizzying. Laws vary from state to state, and they can differ from recommendations of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).

Released: 13-Aug-2014 1:00 PM EDT
The Medical Minute: Back-to-School Transitions for Teens
Penn State Health

Preparing to ace subjects such as time management, independence and identity can drive high school and college students -- not to mention their parents -- to weeks of worry and anxiety as summer melts into September. Michael J. Murray, associate professor of psychiatry at Penn State Hershey, says there are steps both parents and teens can take to smooth the transition.

Released: 14-Aug-2014 3:25 PM EDT
Superhero Window Washers: The Sequel!
Penn State Health

Four window washers put down their cleaning tools and transformed into superheroes for a costumed descent down the side of Penn State Hershey Children’s Hospital.


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