Study: Children May Outgrow Migraines
(Published 10-31-06, CBS News.com) A majority of adolescents with migraines either stop having headaches or develop less-severe
ones as they reach adulthood, new research shows. Of the 55 children studied, 40 percent had remission by their early 20s,
while 20 percent shifted to less troubling tension-type headaches, according to the report, published in the Oct. 24 issue
of Neurology.
Because the study included only 55 subjects, the association between gender and migraine persistence was probably underestimated,
researchers say. Larger studies are needed to answer lingering questions about the natural history of migraines.
"Even if migraine remits, it can reoccur later in life," says Stephen Silberstein, M.D., of Thomas Jefferson University in
Philadelphia.
Department of Neurology
Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience
Jefferson Headache Center
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Francis E. Rosato, 72, pioneering Jefferson surgeon and teacher
(Published 10-24-06, Philadelphia Inquirer) Francis E. Rosato, 72, chairman of surgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital
who performed the region's first liver transplant in 1984, died of blood cancer Wednesday at home in Gladwyne.
"Known as a surgeon's surgeon, Frank was revered by the more than 300 surgeons he trained. They often asked his advice in
difficult surgical procedures years after leaving Jefferson," said James W. Fox IV, professor and chief of reconstructive
surgery at Jefferson.
Department of Surgery
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Former AG Janet Reno Now Parkinson's Activist
(Published 10-24-06, KWY1060) Former US attorney general Janet Reno was in Philadelphia on Monday, talking about her battle
with Parkinson's disease. Reno was speaking at a 'town meeting' on neurological diseases at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.
Listen to a podcast of Ms. Reno's interview at KYW Newsradio's web site.
Farber Institute for Neuroscience
Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience
Department of Neurology
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Alzheimer's Researchers Receive Award in Philadelphia
(Published 10-22-06) Thomas Jefferson University presents a cash prize to the pioneers of Alzheimer's research.
Dr. Sam Gandy is the Director of Thomas Jefferson University's Farber Institute for Neurosciences. He says the Lennox K Black
Prize is given to the men and women who lead the way in medical research.
Former U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno will also be at the symposium to talk about Parkinson's disease, which she's had for
more than a decade.
Farber Institute for Neurosciences
Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience
Department of Neurology
Department of Neurological Surgery
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Surgery Might Be Risky for People With High Blood Sugar
(Published 10-20-06, US News & World Report) Diabetics with uncontrolled blood sugar levels may want to get them back to normal
before going under the knife. A new study suggests that people with the highest levels have more than six times the risk of
developing potentially fatal blood clots in their lungs following surgery.
Researchers at the Jefferson Medical College of Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia examined the records of more than
6,500 patients who had had hip or knee replacement surgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital and found that those who
had blood sugar levels over 250 milligrams/deciliter before surgery had a greater risk of developing blood clots than a control
group of surgical patients with normal glucose levels of below 125 mg/dl.
Department of Anesthesiology
Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases
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Marijuana-Like Compound May Slow Alzheimer's
(Published 10-18-06) A new U.S. study finds that marijuana may help slow the progression of Alzheimer's disease, while a second
report suggests the "club drug" Ecstasy could yield insights into Parkinson's disease.
Both findings were presented Wednesday at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, in Atlanta. One expert believes
it may be possible to derive therapeutic benefits from marijuana without inducing other effects that could be harmful to Alzheimer's
patients.
"These are still early days for thinking about drugs derived from cannabis," said Dr. Samuel Gandy, director of the Farber
Institute for Neurosciences at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia.
Farber Institute for Neurosciences
Department of Neurology
Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience
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Forbes.com
Inflammatory Breast Cancer
(Published 10-17-06) There is new concerns about a form of cancer very few people have ever heard of: inflammatory breast
cancer. Inflammatory breast cancer doesn't usually have a lump that we're used to seeing. It's findings are so subtle on a
mammogram it may be difficult to see. Jefferson Breast surgeon Anne Rosenberg, M.D., says this cancer involves the lymphatic
system.
"The cancer cells are involving the lymphatics of the skin of the breast. And this causes the skin to look different," Rosenberg
says.
CancerCARE at Jefferson
Department of Surgery
BreastCARE at Jefferson
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Breast Cancer And Inflammatory Breast Cancer Updates
(Published 10-17-06) There is new concerns about a form of cancer very few people have ever heard of: inflammatory breast
cancer.
Inflammatory breast cancer doesn't usually have a lump like this that we're used to seeing. It's findings are so subtle on
a mammogram it may be difficult to see. Jefferson Breast surgeon Anne Rosenberg, M.D., says this cancer involves the lymphatic
system.
"The cancer cells are involving the lymphatics of the skin of the breast. And this causes the skin to look different," Rosenberg
says.
CancerCARE at Jefferson
Several drugs Show Promise for Alzheimer's
(Published 10-17-06) Scientists are exploring several promising avenues in drug research that could strengthen the battery
of weapons used to slow the scourge of Alzheimer's disease. Many leading researchers say they believe at least some of the
drugs being studied are likely to win approval for Alzheimer's.
"I can't promise," says Sam Gandy, director of the Farber Institute for Neurosciences at Thomas Jefferson University. But
"there could be compounds in as few as three years."
Farber Institute for Neurosciences
Department of Neurology
Department of Neurological Surgery
Jefferson Breast Cancer Experts Live on NBC10
(Published 10-17-06, NBC10) Tuesday, NBC 10's HealthWatch team set up a live phone bank from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. to address breast
cancer awareness. The phone bank was manned by six leading experts from Jefferson who answered callers' questions.
CancerCARE at Jefferson
BreastCARE at Jefferson
Department of Surgery
Department of Radiation Oncology
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NBC10
Lansdale hospital and Jefferson agree to keep helicopter ready
(Published 10-06-06, Philadelphia Business Journal) Central Montgomery Medical Center has entered into a partnership with
JeffSTAT to have a medical helicopter based on the helipad at the Lansdale hospital 24 hours a day. JeffSTAT is a medical
transportation service operated by Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Center City.
Department of Emergency Medicine
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Philadelphia Business Journal
