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Researchers Partner with Moms to Overcome Breastfeeding Obstacles
August 27, 2008
The message, "breast is best" may be familiar and powerful, but it's not enough to get some women to breastfeed. A new University of Rochester Medical Center project creates a partnership with mothers who are not likely to breastfeed exclusively, and tries to improve the rates by first understanding their perspective and obstacles.

Free Seminar to Discuss Impact of Environmental Factors on Fertility
August 26, 2008
Experts at the Strong Fertility Center will present the latest information on environmental exposures and fertility at a free seminar at 6 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, at The Women’s Health Pavilion, 500 Red Creek Drive in Henrietta.

For Men Only: A Day of Information for Healthy Aging
August 25, 2008
The University of Rochester Medical Center is holding its fourth annual Men's Health Day - Take Time Out for Your Health. The free event will be held from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 12, in the Arthur Kornberg Medical Research Building at the Medical Center.

Rochester Orthopaedic Surgeon Recruited to Join URMC Faculty
August 25, 2008
The University of Rochester Medical Center's (URMC) nationally ranked Department of Orthopaedics has recruited a well-known Rochester surgeon to its faculty. Stephen L. Kates, M.D., will officially join URMC's Department of Orthopaedics as an associate professor effective Sept. 1.

Study Reveals How Blood Flow Force Protects Against Atherosclerosis
August 25, 2008
Machines on cell surfaces, mechanical and lifeless as bed springs, protect blood vessels by responding to blood flow force, according to research published today in the Journal of Cell Biology. By sensing and reacting to force, such machines interfere with inflammatory pathways central to atherosclerosis, the leading cause of heart attack and stroke, the authors said.

Why a Common Treatment for Prostate Cancer Ultimately Fails
August 25, 2008
Some of the drugs given to many men during their fight against prostate cancer can actually spur some cancer cells to grow, researchers have found. The findings were published online this week in a pair of papers in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

URMC In The News

William J. Hall's comments are part of a NY Times article on successful aging.

ABC News quotes Alice Pentland on the relationship between using moisturizers and skin cancer.

CBS, NBC, Newsweek and many others report Frederick J. Marshall's research leads to approval of first drug to treat Huntington's disease.

ABC News quotes Timothy Quill on the importance of alleviating suffering and despair in cancer patients to reduce their risk of suicide.

The NY Times spotlights Wilfred Pigeon in a Q&A about overcoming insomnia.

CBS News interviews Kim M. Hober on a CDC report showing men are twice as likely to adopt as women.