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Released: 4-Jun-2010 9:00 AM EDT
University of Maryland, Baltimore Licenses Technology to Retrain Stroke Patients to Walk
University of Maryland, Baltimore

The device uses auditory cues to retrain the neuromuscular pathway much like EncorePath’s first stroke device, Tailwind, does to improve arm function and range of motion.

Released: 1-Jun-2010 1:00 PM EDT
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy Adopts BioSoteria’s eLearning Drug Safety Courses for its Curriculum
University of Maryland, Baltimore

The University of Maryland School of Pharmacy is incorporating the eLadder® Safety eLearning course series into its curriculum to form the core content of a special elective in pharmacovigilance to be offered at the School of Pharmacy.

   
Released: 26-May-2010 4:15 PM EDT
Bacteria May Play Wider Role in Obesity
University of Maryland, Baltimore

Results could lead to genetic screening in conjunction with individually tailored treatments to help people at risk for obesity maintain a healthy weight.

17-May-2010 2:15 PM EDT
Hospital Costs Soon Run Higher For Self-Discharged Cardiovascular Patients
University of Maryland, Baltimore

A University of Maryland School of Pharmacy study found that younger cardiovascular patients, as well as males, singles, and uninsured patients, are more likely to discharge themselves from the hospital against medical advice.

Released: 11-May-2010 4:45 PM EDT
Dental Students Transport to Future Dentistry with Gift to University of Maryland
University of Maryland, Baltimore

Ten digital dental units worth $339,000 donated to Dental School by Sirona.

Released: 10-May-2010 3:25 PM EDT
Raymond Love Receives Coveted Saklad Memorial Award in Pharmacy
University of Maryland, Baltimore

University of Maryland School of Pharmacy psychiatric pharmacist honored with top award from College of Psychiatric and Neurologic Pharmacists.

5-May-2010 1:00 PM EDT
University of Maryland Dental School and Partners To Unveil First Results of $19 Million Jaw Pain Study
University of Maryland, Baltimore

At the Baltimore Convention Center, 8:30 a.m. May 7, researchers will discuss three years into seven-year study, e.g., patients with TMJD found to suffer significantly more generalized pain sensitivity.

Released: 4-May-2010 10:00 AM EDT
Eventual Huntington's Drug May Have Clear Path to Affected Brain Region, Solomon Snyder Tells Pharmacy Students
University of Maryland, Baltimore

University of Maryland Grollman Lecturer “walks” students down 30 years toward possible new therapies.

Released: 27-Apr-2010 1:30 PM EDT
Rhemisphere Signs Deal to Develop “Blink,” A UMB Patient Monitoring System
University of Maryland, Baltimore

System invented by clinical researchers at School of Medicine displays up-to-the-minute analytical data on a patient from laboratory tests.

Released: 16-Apr-2010 11:30 AM EDT
Compound Found to Kill Lymphoma Cells Surfaced in Computer Model
University of Maryland, Baltimore

A international team of scientists discovered that a small compound, identified by chemists at the UMB School of Pharmacists, can kill cancer cells of an aggressive form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma.

Released: 29-Mar-2010 10:50 AM EDT
University of Maryland School of Pharmacy to Train XLHealth Corp.Pharmacists Serving Chronically Ill
University of Maryland, Baltimore

Company and patients set to gain valuable knowledge from the faculty at top 10 pharmacy school in teaching expanded health care duties.

Released: 26-Mar-2010 4:45 PM EDT
Researchers Take ‘First Step’: Use Tiny Worms to Unlock Keys to Herbal Medicines
University of Maryland, Baltimore

School of Pharmacy pinpoints cinnamon and ginseng as potential life-extending ingredients in two popular herbal mixtures.

Released: 24-Mar-2010 5:00 PM EDT
Geriatric Pharmacist Nicole Brandt 2010 Health Care Hero in Maryland
University of Maryland, Baltimore

Brandt’s continual advocacy, as well as her clinical experiences were instrumental in the State of Maryland passing legislation in December 2008 mandating every assisted living facility in the state to have a pharmacist review medication use for each resident.

Released: 23-Mar-2010 4:10 PM EDT
N.Y. High School Student Wins National Brain Bee at University of Maryland, Baltimore
University of Maryland, Baltimore

Yvette Leung, taking bold step toward “final frontier” of neurosciences, next competes in international competition in San Diego.

Released: 13-Mar-2010 12:00 PM EST
Pharmacy Law Group Elects University of Maryland's Palumbo Next President
University of Maryland, Baltimore

American Society for Pharmacy Law helps educate pharmacist-attorneys, pharmacists, attorneys and other interested parties on legal issues as they affect pharmacy.

Released: 11-Jan-2010 12:00 AM EST
Obama, American Idol, & Young Voters
University of Maryland, Baltimore

Civil rights lawyer and University of Maryland law professor Sherrilyn Ifill argues that "elections" on shows like American Idol influenced young people who entered the electorate during Barack Obama's presidential campaign, and offer lessons for improving the political election process.

Released: 6-Jan-2010 9:00 AM EST
Scientists Find New Use for Near-Infrared Spectroscopy: Pill Quality
University of Maryland, Baltimore

The experiments could lead to cost savings for drug makers and more consistency in the quality of medication tablets.

Released: 18-Dec-2009 1:00 PM EST
National Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments Continues Growth
University of Maryland, Baltimore

Only a year old, this national alliance for nurses who study and teach about the connection between the environment and health is making a major impact.

Released: 10-Dec-2009 10:00 AM EST
New NIH-funded Pain Center led by School of Nursing at the University of Md., Baltimore
University of Maryland, Baltimore

UM nursing researchers, at both bedside and bench, are uniquely poised to unravel chronic pain mysteries.

Released: 23-Nov-2009 6:00 AM EST
Leaders Create Social Work and Social Welfare Academy
University of Maryland, Baltimore

After years of discussion among professional social work organizations, the American Academy of Social Work and Social Welfare has been formed and six inaugural fellows have been chosen.

12-Nov-2009 12:40 PM EST
‘Despair’ Gene May Link to Mood Disorders
University of Maryland, Baltimore

After testing behavior of mice lacking the gene, pharmacy researchers at the University of Maryland, Baltimore say it may play an important role in mood regulation.

Released: 12-Nov-2009 4:00 PM EST
Mouth Is Indicator of Overall Health, Says Dental School Professor
University of Maryland, Baltimore

New to UMBaltimore, researcher says cheek tissue could tell of lung damage.

Released: 11-Nov-2009 9:00 PM EST
Emerging Issues in Food and Drug Law: A National Conference for Lawyers, Policymakers, and Corporate Leaders
University of Maryland, Baltimore

University of Maryland, Baltimore at its School of Law. Conference is a joint effort of the law school’s nationally ranked (top-5) health law program, our School of Pharmacy’s Center on Drugs and Public Policy, and private industry.

Released: 5-Nov-2009 10:30 AM EST
Pharmacists Are Critical To Future Medical Care Models Says UMBaltimore Guest Lecturer
University of Maryland, Baltimore

Perdue Farms chief medical officer urges students to action on health care "because health care is what is putting the United States out of business on the world stage."

Released: 5-Nov-2009 10:30 AM EST
UMB Received 104 NIH Research Grants Under the Federal Stimulus Bill
University of Maryland, Baltimore

Funding harvest reflects an overall expansion of vital research programs at UMB’s professional schools.

Released: 3-Nov-2009 4:05 PM EST
U. of Maryland School of Pharmacy Hopes to Close Clinical Gap for Elderly Blood Disorder
University of Maryland, Baltimore

The National Institutes of Health has awarded UMBaltimore researchers a $777,000 grant to study treatments for blood disorders that affect more than 10,000 elderly patients each year.

Released: 28-Oct-2009 12:00 PM EDT
University of Maryland, Baltimore Heads $12.2 Million Study of Chlamydia
University of Maryland, Baltimore

UMB Dental School and School of Medicine’s Institute for Genome Sciences team with four other research universities to try to tame growing threat of sexually transmitted pathogen.

Released: 9-Oct-2009 1:00 PM EDT
Leading Drug Epidemiologist Endorses New Pyschotropic Guidelines For Youth
University of Maryland, Baltimore

University of Maryland pharmacy professor welcomes parameter to insure better child safety and reduce the risk of inappropriate prescriptions.

Released: 30-Sep-2009 1:00 PM EDT
Educating Lawyers with a Global Vision
University of Maryland, Baltimore

Dean Phoebe Haddon gives her first address as Dean of the University of Maryland School of Law on October 3rd. US Trade Representative Ron Kirk will deliver the keynote address. Remarks will be made by Rep. Elijah Cummings '76.

18-Sep-2009 4:00 PM EDT
Stem Cell Study Raises Hope for Bone Repair Pastes
University of Maryland, Baltimore

Future surgeons may repair combat wounds, bone defects with strong, moldable, and injectable products, dental researchers tell world stem cell experts.

Released: 18-Sep-2009 3:15 PM EDT
Pharmacy Professor Offers Sarbanes, Students Health Care Reform Tips
University of Maryland, Baltimore

Bolye says pharmacists have a key role in reducing health care costs and improving safety.

Released: 12-Aug-2009 2:00 PM EDT
'Must-Have' New Medical Book "Demystifies" Switching Pain Meds
University of Maryland, Baltimore

University of Maryland School of Pharmacy's McPherson guides medical professionals through the art and science of managing pain treatments.

Released: 5-Aug-2009 5:00 PM EDT
International Brain Bee Championship Set for Toronto
University of Maryland, Baltimore

Brain Bee founder Norbert Myslinski from the University of Maryland Dental School carries on 11-year tradition of motivating high school students to pursue careers in biomedical brain research.

   
Released: 26-Jul-2009 9:00 PM EDT
Maryland Scientists Light-Hearted On Mystery of 'Tooth Worm' Images
University of Maryland, Baltimore

Dental School researchers with the University of Maryland, Baltimore present images of worm-like things in tooth pores, harkening mythical cause of cavities.

Released: 21-Jul-2009 3:25 PM EDT
University of Maryland Dental School Helps Doctors, Nurses Halt Infant Tooth Decay
University of Maryland, Baltimore

Training sessions help medical pros deal with dental disease that starts in infants, as cavity-causing bacteria are transferred from mothers.

Released: 14-Jul-2009 12:00 AM EDT
World Stem Cell Summit to be held in Baltimore
University of Maryland, Baltimore

This summit will attract more than 1,200 experts from more than 25 countries and across the United States. This is your chance to meet and talk to all the experts at one location and time with on-the-record sessions, press briefings and interviews. The World Stem Cell Summit is the only conference that combines this mix of researchers, policy makers, business leaders, ethics and legal advocates.

Released: 29-Jun-2009 11:15 AM EDT
Medicare Part D Healthy for Enrollees
University of Maryland, Baltimore

Researchers found that Part D in 2006 made statistically significant improvements in the health, access to medications, and financial hardships of previously uninsured beneficiaries.

Released: 27-May-2009 12:40 PM EDT
Four University of Maryland, Baltimore Students Fulfill PROMISE
University of Maryland, Baltimore

Maryland's PROMISE program increases PhD diversity in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

Released: 27-May-2009 10:20 AM EDT
Geriatrics is a Wide-Open Career, Expert Tells Students
University of Maryland, Baltimore

NIA's Bernard prods students and faculty: "˜We don't have enough providers' to handle the boomers.

Released: 21-May-2009 12:00 PM EDT
Maryland Waterkeepers Settle Lawsuit Against Department of the Environment
University of Maryland, Baltimore

Twelve Maryland Waterkeeper organizations and the Waterkeeper Alliance, represented by the University of Maryland Environmental Law Clinic, have reached an agreement with the Maryland Department of the Environment ("MDE") resolving the Waterkeepers' legal challenge to MDE's general stormwater permit for construction sites. As a result of this agreement, MDE has committed to making significant changes to the way it requires developers to prevent polluted runoff caused when rain washes sediment and other pollutants from these exposed areas.

Released: 21-May-2009 10:25 AM EDT
Dental School 'Imprints' Students With Skills for Community Service
University of Maryland, Baltimore

University of Maryland, Baltimore is expanding dental student work in underserved communities.

   
Released: 30-Apr-2009 3:40 PM EDT
New Book Reports the Return of the "Mitochondriacs" to Cancer Research
University of Maryland, Baltimore

Meshing of old and new ways of cancer studies could open new avenues for treatments.

Released: 29-Apr-2009 3:45 PM EDT
Study May Lead to Better Meds, Cholesterol Levels
University of Maryland, Baltimore

Less toxic, lower dose drugs may eventually result from study supported by new $1.5 million federal grant to School of Pharmacy at the University of Maryland, Baltimore.

Released: 29-Apr-2009 10:40 AM EDT
Students Bolster Learning With New Virtual Dental School
University of Maryland, Baltimore

The University of Maryland Dental School is the first to add "Second Life" lessons for students on a virtual dental school island.

Released: 28-Apr-2009 3:35 PM EDT
Swine Flu Expert, Pharmacy Angle
University of Maryland, Baltimore

University of Maryland pharmacy faculty is a good source for swine flu issues of treatments and vaccines compared with seasonal flu.

Released: 20-Apr-2009 10:55 AM EDT
Baltimore Dental Study Offers Model Program to Reduce Tooth Decay in Urban Children
University of Maryland, Baltimore

University of Maryland, Baltimore study shows early preventive dental care to toddlers may significantly reduce cavities and cavity-causing bacteria levels in children.

Released: 8-Apr-2009 10:05 AM EDT
Cancer Vaccines Get Coveted "Orphan" Go-Ahead
University of Maryland, Baltimore

Rare "orphan status" for head and neck cancer vaccines helps BioPark company advance treatments.

Released: 30-Mar-2009 10:30 AM EDT
Phoebe Haddon, National Leader in Legal Education, Named Dean of University of Maryland School of Law
University of Maryland, Baltimore

Phoebe A. Haddon, JD, LLM, will be the ninth dean of the University of Maryland School of Law. Haddon, a distinguished faculty member at Temple Law, is a widely respected, national leader in legal education. Chosen following a national search, she is the first African-American to serve as dean in the School's 185-year history.

Released: 13-Mar-2009 10:50 AM EDT
The Day of Precision Medicine Is Dawning, Says FDA Official
University of Maryland, Baltimore

Future pharmacies will offer patients more testing kits for gene-related disease risks and counseling for personalized prescriptions. .

Released: 3-Mar-2009 12:10 PM EST
The Importance of Male Friendships
University of Maryland, Baltimore

How important are male friendships? Geoffrey Greif, DSW, explores the importance of male friendships in his book The Buddy System, Understanding Male Friendships. In the wake of the forthcoming film, I LOVE YOU MAN, Greif can speak to the issues about male friendships or lack thereof.



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