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December 2006 News Archive

Friday, December 22, 2006

SUNY Upstate receives $200,000 state grant to fund child psychiatric outreach efforts

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — SUNY Upstate Medical University’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences has received a $200,000 grant from the state Office of Mental Health to develop a new initiative designed to increase access to and enhance the level of... read more

Wednesday, December 20, 2006

New director to lead SUNY Upstate Forensic Psychiatry; seeks community connections

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Does a stalker fall in the psychological category of potential murderer or nuisance? Was the suicide victim mentally capable of killing herself or could she be a victim of homicide? What are the mental health risks for domestic violence?... read more

Wednesday, December 13, 2006

SUNY Upstate Poison Center experts warn of hazards in homes decorated for the holidays.

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Experts from the Poison Center at SUNY Upstate Medical University are issuing a warning to parents and others caring for small children to be mindful of the potential for poisoning in a home decorated for the holidays. “The holiday... read more

Monday, December 11, 2006

ADHD, scoliosis clinical trials under way

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Participants are being sought for two clinical trials at SUNY Upstate Medical University. Volunteers are needed for a study to help determine how the brain may connect with the spinal cord to cause Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS),... read more

Friday, December 8, 2006

Major increase in heart disease expected in next decade if rate of obesity not curbed

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — Physicians who once treated mainly elderly patients for health problems such as diabetes, heart disease and stroke are seeing increasingly younger patients who have the same ailments. A review in the December issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings... read more

Monday, December 4, 2006

University Hospital earns commendation for cancer care; scores highest in key areas

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — University Hospital, the teaching hospital of SUNY Upstate Medical University, has been granted a three-year approval award with commendation by the Commission on Cancer of the American College of Surgeons in recognition of the quality... read more

Monday, December 4, 2006

Top names in ADHD gather in Syracuse

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — The public will have an opportunity to get answers to their ADHD questions from some of the biggest names in the world of ADHD treatment and research during a conference celebrating the 20th anniversary of SUNY Upstate Medical University’s... read more

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