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“Living Strong with Cancer” First in Series of Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson Workshops for Young Adult Cancer Survivors
(Published 11-1-2004) The Kimmel Cancer Center at Jefferson on Wednesday, November 10, will hold the first in a series of workshops being offered to young adult cancer patients, as part of a new support program, Navigating the New Normal.

Jefferson Neuroscientists Studying New Type of Alzheimer’s Drug Aimed at Halting Disease Progression
(Published 11-2-2004) Neuroscientists at the Farber Institute for Neurosciences at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia will begin a clinical trial testing a new type of drug that attacks amyloid, the protein substance that accumulates in the brains of Alzheimer’s disease patients.

Jefferson Offers Free Interactive Internet-Based Program to Stop Smoking During Great American Smokeout
(Published 11-5-2004) SmokeStoppers is offered at no cost for 10 days

Signaling Pathway May be Key to Understanding Roots of Hypertension
(Published 11-9-2004) Defeating high blood pressure may be a matter of a little molecular manipulation.

 
(Published 4-23-2008)  

Physicians at Jefferson’s Children’s Health Center Offer Asthma Education Day
(Published 11-11-2004) Free Flu Shots for Children with Asthma

Jefferson Scientists Reveal How Some Types of Rabies Invade the Brain
(Published 11-15-2004) Virologists at Jefferson Medical College have found that certain elements of bat rabies virus genes make the virus more adept at invading the brain.

 
(Published 4-23-2008)  

Two Heart Failure Specialists Join Jefferson Heart Institute
(Published 11-16-2004) The Advanced Heart Failure and Cardiac Transplant Center at the Jefferson Heart Institute has added two new physicians—Sharon Rubin, M.D. and David Whellan, M.D.

A Less Invasive Laser Approach to Prostate Problems
(Published 11-23-2004) Older men who suffer from benign prostate enlargement, or BPH, now have a new state-of-the-art treatment option that has them back to feeling better within days. . .

Jefferson Using Shaped Beam Surgery to Sculpt Therapy for Hard-to-Treat Brain Tumors
(Published 11-29-2004) In contrast to traditional surgical techniques, neurosurgeons and radiation oncologists at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia are using a new type of advanced radiation technology to “surgically” treat a wide range of tumors in the brain and spine, curing tumors that they couldn’t treat before.

Diagnostic Imaging Surge by Non-Radiologists Draws Concerns
(Published 11-30-2004) Imaging experts say they are alarmed by the dramatic increase in the number of diagnostic imaging tests being performed by physicians other than radiologists.

Jefferson’s Mindfulness Meditation Course Works to Reduce Anxiety and Increase Energy Levels
(Published 11-30-2004) Program teaches techniques that empower individuals to lead healthier lives.