Released: 8-Dec-1998 12:00 AM EST
Cord Blood Cells in Adult Bone Marrow Transplants
Loyola Medicine

For the first time, physicians have been able to grow sufficient numbers of umbilical cord blood cells employing automated technology and use these cells for successful bone marrow transplants in adults, according to a report presented Dec. 7 by an investigator from Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Ill.

Released: 27-Nov-2003 1:00 AM EST
Strokes More Common in Europe Than U.S., New Study Shows
Loyola Medicine

Researchers find why strokes are more common in Europe than the U.S.: blood pressure treatment, control varies by country.

13-Dec-2003 2:00 PM EST
Biologic Drug Reduces Psoriasis Symptoms
Loyola Medicine

A new "biologic" drug, efalizumab, reduces the thick, red, scaly skin lesions of psoriasis, and improves patient quality of life, according to a study.

Released: 16-Dec-2003 7:10 AM EST
Prevent Holiday Burns, Fires
Loyola Medicine

The Burn Center at Loyola University Medical Center is warning the public about the dangers of space heaters and other electrical appliances used to keep warm or decorate homes for the holidays.

Released: 18-Dec-2003 9:40 AM EST
Interview Knee Orthopaedic Surgeon About President Bush's Knee "Wear and Tear"
Loyola Medicine

Knee problems President Bush and other baby boomers may face as they age

18-Mar-2004 9:20 AM EST
Disc Replacement in Neck Relieves Pain, Restores Mobility
Loyola Medicine

An artificial cervical (neck) disc may be an effective alternative to spinal fusion, according to findings.

27-May-2004 7:20 AM EDT
Loyola Tests New Blood Substitute in Trauma Patients at the Scene of Injury
Loyola Medicine

Loyola University Health System plans to test PolyHeme(r), an investigational oxygen-carrying blood substitute designed to increase survival of critically injured and bleeding trauma patients at the scene of injury as part of a national clinical trial.

Released: 2-Jun-2004 6:10 AM EDT
Umbilical Cord Blood Transplants, Bone Marrow Transplants Save Lives
Loyola Medicine

Patients unable to find a matching bone marrow donor may have an alternative with umbilical cord blood transplantation.

Released: 3-Jun-2004 6:30 AM EDT
Why Lung Cancer in Women is Different from Men
Loyola Medicine

Cigarette smoke damages women's lungs more than men's lungs and lung cancer treatment affects women differently than men,according to Dr. Kathy S. Albain, Loyola University Health System and vice president of Women Against Lung Cancer.

4-Jun-2004 6:20 AM EDT
New Breast Cancer Drug Extends Patients’ Overall Survival
Loyola Medicine

Improved overall survival demonstrates that gemcitabine with paclitaxel should be a standard frontline regimen in treating breast cancer that has spread, according to principal investigator and first author Dr. Kathy S. Albain, Loyola University Health System.

Released: 1-Jul-2004 10:00 PM EDT
Spinal Cord Injury Prevention Public Service Campaign Launched
Loyola Medicine

To help prevent the estimated 11,000 new spinal cord injuries that will occur in America this year, Loyola is launching a public service campaign, "B 4 U"¦â„¢," which calls attention to the problem and offers guidelines on reducing injury risk.

Released: 2-Aug-2004 5:00 PM EDT
Basketball, Cycling, Football, Soccer, Top List of Sports with Most Injuries in U.S.
Loyola Medicine

Basketball, cycling, football and soccer will be on the minds of millions of Americans as they watch the Summer Olympic games, but an assistant professor of orthopaedic surgery is cautioning the public that these sports are the ones that have the most injuries.

Released: 2-Nov-2004 2:20 PM EST
Study on Blood Substitute in Trauma Patients at the Scene of Injury
Loyola Medicine

Loyola University Health System begins today the national clinical trial using PolyHeme(r), an investigational oxygen-carrying blood substitute designed to increase survival of critically injured and bleeding trauma patients at the scene of injury.

Released: 3-Nov-2004 11:00 AM EST
Lower Temps Mean Greater Risk of Fire From Space Heaters
Loyola Medicine

The Burn Center at Loyola University Medical Center is warning the public about the dangers of space heaters and other electrical appliances used to keep warm during winter cold snaps.

Released: 3-Nov-2004 11:00 AM EST
Winter Holiday Safety Tips to Prevent House Fires, Burn Injuries
Loyola Medicine

The Burn Center at Loyola University Medical Center, Maywood, Ill., is urging the public to be careful when decorating their homes for the holidays because many electrical appliances and seasonal decorations pose a potential fire hazard.

Released: 3-Nov-2004 11:00 AM EST
Prevent Winter Holiday Fires
Loyola Medicine

Now that temperatures are dropping, burns from accidental fires are on the rise. As a major burn center, Loyola University Medical Center sees a substantial rise in the number of patients, especially children, who are burned as a result of accidents with appliances used to keep warm.

Released: 9-Nov-2004 9:30 AM EST
Heart Arrhythmias Easily Treated, Yet Few Know Risks
Loyola Medicine

Millions of Americans have arrhythmia, most of which are harmless, but certain types of arrhythmia can be life threatening, especially in combination with other heart disease.

Released: 9-Nov-2004 12:00 PM EST
Drug-Coated Stent Induces Less Inflammation than Bare Metal Stent
Loyola Medicine

In the treatment of coronary artery disease, a sirolimus drug-coated stent causes less inflammation than bare metal stents.

7-Dec-2004 4:40 PM EST
Breast Cancer Study Shows Hormonal Therapy Not Enough
Loyola Medicine

Many postmenopausal women with hormone-dependent breast cancer may be undertreated if they do not receive chemotherapy in addition to hormonal therapy after surgery, according to a Loyola University Health System study presented at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.

21-Dec-2004 9:30 AM EST
Loyola Sets Another World Record Smallest Baby at 8.6 Ounces
Loyola Medicine

10 a.m. (CST) Press Conference Tuesday, Dec. 21, 2004, Loyola University Health System, Maywood, Ill., will announce yet another new world record for the smallest baby -- Rumaisa (Roo-may-sa), weighing 8.6 ounces at 25 weeks and six days of gestation.

13-May-2005 8:45 AM EDT
Concurrent Radiation, Chemo, Followed by Surgery Lengthens Lung Cancer Survival
Loyola Medicine

Patients whose lung cancer has spread to the lymph nodes have a better chance of long-term survival if they receive combined modality therapy, according to Loyola University Health System's Dr. Kathy S. Albain at the American Society of Clinical Oncology annual meeting.

Released: 2-Jun-2005 2:15 PM EDT
High-Tech Software to Target Irregular Heartbeat More Accurately
Loyola Medicine

Loyola University Health System is one of the first hospitals in the United States to employ new high-tech imaging software to locate more accurately the abnormal electrical impulses that produce heart rhythm disturbances (arrhythmias).

2-Jun-2005 2:25 PM EDT
Congestive Heart Failure Biological Marker Which Speeds Diagnosis, Treatment
Loyola Medicine

A simple blood test can quickly identify what type of congestive heart failure a patient has, according to Loyola University Health System researchers.

Released: 29-Aug-2005 8:45 AM EDT
Loyola First in U.S. to Implant New FDA-Approved Device
Loyola Medicine

New Implantable Defibrillator (ICD) signals doctor if heart patient has irregular heartbeat or device malfunctions.

Released: 9-Feb-2006 3:35 PM EST
Loyola Offers Winter Sports Injury Prevention Tips
Loyola Medicine

Snow skiing, ice-skating and ice hockey will be on the minds of millions of Americans as they watch the Winter Olympic games, but Loyola's Dr. Pietro Tonino said the general public should take precautions to avoid injuries before running to the ski slopes or skating rinks.

Released: 20-Feb-2006 12:10 PM EST
Telemetry Captures Stroke Patients' Cardiac Problems
Loyola Medicine

To detect "silent" or new cardiac abnormalities, all stroke patients at first should receive continuous cardiac rhythm monitoring (telemetry), according to a Loyola University Health System study presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2006.

Released: 20-Mar-2006 12:00 AM EST
March Madness Loyola’s Tips to Prevent Basketball Injuries
Loyola Medicine

The excitement of March Madness may inspire even couch potatoes to run to the basketball courts, but before they do, they should take steps to reduce their injury risk, said Dr. Pietro Tonino, chief, sports medicine division, Loyola University Health System, Maywood, Ill.

Released: 27-Mar-2006 4:00 PM EST
Sleep Apnea Takes Your Breath Away
Loyola Medicine

Sleep apnea increases stroke, heart disease risk, Loyola's Center for Sleep Disorders warns. People who live alone may not know they have sleep apnea because outward signs of the disorder "“ interrupted breathing, loud snoring "“ occur during sleep.

11-Apr-2006 9:40 AM EDT
Procedure Decreases Incontinence After Prolapse Surgery
Loyola Medicine

A bladder-supporting procedure done at the same time as pelvic surgery for prolapse can prevent urinary stress incontinence.

Released: 20-Apr-2006 12:00 AM EDT
New “Balloon” Sinus Procedure Not Appropriate for All Sinus Problems
Loyola Medicine

Before people with sinusitis resort to having a balloon put up their nose as an alternative to surgery, they need to know that balloon sinusplasty requires actual surgery and the use of radiation and is appropriate only for 5 to 10 percent of patients, according to Loyola University Health System's Nasal Sinus Center, one of the hospitals in the Chicago area to offer the procedure.

Released: 3-May-2006 6:35 PM EDT
High-Tech Shaped-Beam Radiosurgery System Preserves More Healthy Tissue
Loyola Medicine

Loyola University Health System is the first hospital in Illinois to treat a patient with Novalis® shaped-beam body radiosurgery, an advanced, computer-assisted therapy that preserves nearby healthy tissue as it precisely targets tumors of the lung, spine, head & neck, liver, prostate and other areas.

Released: 14-Jun-2006 12:00 AM EDT
Basketball Tops List of Sports with Most Injuries
Loyola Medicine

Basketball is on the minds of millions of Americans as they watch the NBA finals, but Loyola University Health System is cautioning the public that basketball is the #1 sport for injuries.

Released: 12-Sep-2006 7:50 PM EDT
Loyola to Announce Important Lung-transplant Development
Loyola Medicine

Press Conference 10 a.m. (Chicago time), Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2006: Important development in Loyola University Health System's lung-transplant program.

Released: 14-Nov-2006 6:00 PM EST
Expert Warns Baby Boomers the ’60s Are Coming and This Time, It’s Age
Loyola Medicine

A Loyola University Health System heart expert is warning baby boomers their risk of heart attack is increasing: the '60s are coming and this time, it's chronological age, not the "swinging" '60s.

Released: 18-Dec-2006 5:05 PM EST
Study Identifies Mechanism Which May Help Tamoxifen Work Better
Loyola Medicine

New Notch-blocking therapy improves the effects of breast cancer hormonal therapy.

Released: 26-Dec-2006 6:10 PM EST
Vitamin D or Boniva (ibandronate) Reduces Bone Loss from Binge Drinking
Loyola Medicine

It appears that alcohol-induced bone loss resulting from excessive binge-alcohol drinking can be prevented by vitamin D or the anti-osteoporosis drug Boniva® (ibandronate), a Loyola University Health System study shows.

Released: 12-Feb-2007 6:00 PM EST
Steroids Cause the Same Tissue Changes as Tendon Injury
Loyola Medicine

Patients who get a steroid injection in their shoulder for rotator cuff pain relief or improved shoulder function should not return to their regular activities or start physical therapy for a few weeks, a Loyola University Health System study shows. If a patient returns to rigorous activities right after a steroid injection, the weakened tissue may not be able to sustain itself.

Released: 21-Feb-2007 5:40 PM EST
Expert Advises Women: Don’t Despair If AHA 2007 Guidelines Seem Too Difficult
Loyola Medicine

Women should not give up if they think the American Heart Association's new heart guidelines for women seem unattainable, according to Loyola University Health System cardiologist Dr. Thriveni Sanagala.

Released: 27-Feb-2007 6:10 PM EST
Sleep Apnea: Take It to Heart, Loyola Advises
Loyola Medicine

In celebration of National Sleep Awareness Week, March 5 "“ 11, Loyola University Health System's Center for Sleep Disorders is encouraging people who snore loudly, hear themselves (or are told that they) gasp for air at night or wake up groggy to be evaluated for sleep apnea, a potentially deadly, but easily treatable, sleep disorder that raises the risk of heart attack and stroke.

Released: 26-Mar-2007 3:25 PM EDT
Loyola Offers March Madness Basketball Injury-prevention Advice
Loyola Medicine

Before March Madness enthusiasts take to the basketball court and shoot hoops themselves, Loyola University Health System cautions that more than 1.4 million injuries related to basketball were treated at hospitals, doctors' offices, ambulatory surgery centers, clinics and hospital emergency rooms in the United States in 2005.

Released: 9-May-2007 11:00 AM EDT
Prevent Basketball Injury: Don’t “Court” Disaster
Loyola Medicine

Basketball will be on the minds of millions of Americans as they watch the NBA finals, but Loyola University Health System advises that before fans go out and play the game themselves, they need to take steps to reduce their injury risk.

Released: 4-Jun-2007 8:40 AM EDT
Test Score Reveals which Breast Cancer Patients can Avoid Chemo
Loyola Medicine

A new prospective study shows a 21-gene test of a patient's breast cancer tumor may change doctor and patient treatment decisions, including the need for chemotherapy.

Released: 4-Jun-2007 8:40 AM EDT
Estrogen Levels, Sex Appear to Play Role in Lung Cancer Survival
Loyola Medicine

Does Estrogen Interact with the Efficacy of Chemotherapy Drugs? Women with advanced lung cancer survive longer than men if they are age 60 or older, but researchers no found difference by sex among people younger than 60, a finding that may point the way to improved treatment, according to a study released at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual meeting.

Released: 18-Jul-2007 5:05 PM EDT
Disc Replacement in Neck Relieves Pain, Preserves Mobility
Loyola Medicine

Loyola was the first and only medical center in the Chicago area five years ago to begin evaluating the Medtronic PRESTIGE Artificial Cervical Disc that the FDA approved July 16, 2007. This is the only cervical disc approved by the FDA. Nockels was principal investigator for the Loyola site.

Released: 31-Jul-2007 4:00 PM EDT
Alternative Treatment Brings Hearing to Both Ears
Loyola Medicine

Thomas Lynch, age 2, is now able to hear on both sides of his head with a device and surgical procedure pioneered by a surgeon-led team at Loyola University Medical Center. Bone conduction is an alternative way to stimulate the cochlea if the regular sound route"”via the ear canal"”is interrupted or not available.

Released: 5-Sep-2007 11:45 AM EDT
New Web Site to Help Illinoisans Quickly Find Nearest Health Services
Loyola Medicine

Loyola University Health System played key role in the development of Health-E Illinois, a free, easily accessible database of medical service and information.

Released: 10-Sep-2007 1:00 PM EDT
Loyola Opens Center for Facial Nerve Disorders
Loyola Medicine

For people who cannot smile, blink, salivate or control their facial muscles due to facial nerve weakness or paralysis, Loyola University Health System has opened the Center for Facial Nerve Disorders, the first of its kind in the Midwest.

Released: 20-Sep-2007 3:55 PM EDT
Does Your Mood Take a Nosedive Each November?
Loyola Medicine

If you notice that your mood, energy level and motivation take a nosedive each November only to return to normal in April, you may have Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), according to Loyola University Health System doctors.

11-Oct-2007 9:00 AM EDT
Breast Cancer Radiation Does Not Affect Women’s Immune System
Loyola Medicine

A new study shows that neither of two commonly used radiation treatments for early-stage, node-negative breast cancer has any effect on a woman's immune system, even though women who receive five-day partial-breast radiation therapy (MammoSite brachytherapy) (PBRT) have improved energy and quality of life compared to women who undergo six weeks of whole-breast radiation therapy (WBRT).

Released: 15-Oct-2007 5:35 PM EDT
It's Not Too Soon to Begin Thinking of the Flu
Loyola Medicine

Loyola physician says now is the best time to get vaccinated before coming of the flu season.


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