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2002
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- New York-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Pioneers New Surgical Technique To Prevent Unnecessary Removal of Testes, Dec 19, 2002
- New York Brain Tumor Project Launched at New York Weill Cornell Medical Center, Dec 19, 2002
- NYC Police Less Likely To Commit Suicide Than NYC Citizens, New York Weill Cornell Study Shows, Dec 19, 2002
- First Robotic Urologic Surgery on a Child in NYC Performed at New York Weill Cornell, Dec 19, 2002
- Dr. Jean W. Pape Receives France's Legion of Honor for Two Decades of Outstanding Service to Health in Haiti, Dec 18, 2002
- Mindy S. Miller Appointed Director of Weill Cornell's $750-Million Capital Campaign, Dec 13, 2002
- Columbia University Medical Center, With Support From Women at Risk, Aims To Identify and Train Future Leaders in Breast Cancer Surgery, Dec 12, 2002
- Weill Cornell Receives $7.6 Million Federal Grant for Clinical Trials on New Ways To Change Behavior in Patients With Cardiopulmonary Disease, Dec 12, 2002
- A Gift for the Women of Northern Manhattan: Columbia University Medical Center Receives Avon Foundation Gift for Health Scholar, Dec 9, 2002
- New Anti-Leukemia Drug Significantly Improves Survival Even for Patients With Late-Stage Disease, Study Finds, Dec 9, 2002
- Gleevec May Be Effective Against a Second Blood Disease, According to Study To Be Presented at Hematology Meeting, Dec 5, 2002
- Weill Cornell Study Finds Focusing on Latent Stage of Tuberculosis in New Immigrants Would Result in Substantial Public Health Benefit, Dec 4, 2002
- Dr. Gerald Loughlin Named Pediatrician-in-Chief at New York Weill Cornell Children's Hospital, Dec 3, 2002
- Dietary Supplement Coenzyme Q10 Shows Promising Results in Trial for Slowing Early Parkinson's Disease, Dec 2, 2002
- Plaques in Brains of Alzheimer's Patients May Originate Inside the Nerve Cells, Not Outside, Research Shows, Nov 26, 2002
- Weill Cornell Computer Simulation Model Helps Remedy Possible National Gap in Bioterrorism Preparedness, Nov 22, 2002
- Clearing the Air: Allergy Strategies That Work, Nov 21, 2002
- Columbia University Medical Center Releases Preliminary Results of Robotic Open-Heart Surgery Study, Nov 19, 2002
- New York Weill Cornell's New Diagnostic MRA Technology Proves Equal to Traditional Method for Planning Treatment of Peripheral Vascular Disease, Nov 18, 2002
- NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Announces First Pollin Prize In Pediatric Research Recognizing Developers Of Revolutionary Oral Rehydration Therapy, Nov 15, 2002
- New Book by NewYork Weill Cornell Radiologist Offers Hope to Those Who May Face Lung Cancer, Nov 13, 2002
- FDA Approves Implanted Heart Pumps That Lengthen and Improve Lives of Terminally Ill Heart Failure Patients, Nov 7, 2002
- Loughlin Named Pediatrics Chair at Weill Cornell, Oct 29, 2002
- New Comprehensive Gastrointestinal Health Center To Be Established at NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell, Oct 15, 2002
- New Study Shows Efficacy of Gene Therapy for Parkinson's Disease, Oct 11, 2002
- Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences Holds International Plant Biochemistry Course at Punta Cana, Sep 13, 2002
- Columbia University, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and New York City Police Foundation Provide Free, Confidential Counseling To NYPD, Sep 12, 2002
- "Tell Me Where It Hurts: How To Decipher Your Child's Emotional Aches and Physical Pains", Sep 12, 2002
- 9/11 Lifestyle Changes May Increase Cardiovascular Risk, Sep 10, 2002
- Laparoscopic Surgery May Help Protect Colorectal Cancer Patients Against Recurrence, Sep 4, 2002
- A Simple, Cost-Effective Screening Test for Those at Risk for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms, Sep 4, 2002
- Pivotal Brain Processor Decreased in Schizophrenia, Aug 13, 2002
- Weill Cornell Scientist Wins Prestigious Rita Allen Foundation Award to Unlock Secrets of Cell Death and Inflammation, Aug 1, 2002
- "Back to Great Sex": Columbia Doctor's New Book Empowers Patients with Knowledge and Skills To Overcome Erectile Dysfunction, Jul 30, 2002
- Dr. David R. Bickers, Chairman of Dermatology at Columbia University Medical Center, Elected President of the Society for Investigative Dermatology, Jul 26, 2002
- Dr. Richard U. Levine Elected President of the New York Obstetrical Society, Jul 5, 2002
- Recruitment of Pro-Inflammatory Adult Stem Cells Contributes to Blood, Heart, and Bone Diseases, and Cancer Progression, Jun 30, 2002
- Weill Cornell Scientists Unlock Mechanism for Recovering Autologous Adult Bone Marrow Stem Cells for Tissue Regeneration, May 28, 2002
- Weill Cornell Study Illuminates Cardiac Scarring That Leads to Heart Failure, May 24, 2002
- Dr. R. Peter Altman of NewYork-Presbyterian Becomes President-Elect of American Pediatric Surgical Association, May 22, 2002
- NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital's Weill Cornell Medical Center Announces Preliminary Lung Cancer Data Involving Patients Treated With Arthritis Medication, May 21, 2002
- Diverse and Distinguished Class Receives Degrees at Weill Cornell Medical College Commencement, May 20, 2002
- Two Weill Cornell Students Win Prestigious Macy Scholarships To Study Public Health at Columbia's Mailman School, May 20, 2002
- Weill Cornell Researchers Report "Encouraging" Results with First Combination Antibody Therapy for Lymphoma, May 20, 2002
- Dr. Lila Wallis, Clinical Professor at Weill Cornell, Receives "Distinguished Women in Medicine" Award from Columbia P&S, May 17, 2002
- Weill Cornell Psychiatrists Receive Federal Grant To Study Effects of Stress on Children Who Lost Parents on September 11, May 14, 2002
- More Preventive Tuberculosis Treatment Should Reduce Cases In Non-U.S.-Born, May 8, 2002
- Partnership For Women's Health At Columbia University Honors Renowned Japanese Journalist, May 6, 2002
- Children with Psychiatric Emergencies Have Unique Issues That Require New Strategies for Treatment, May 4, 2002
- New York's First Lady, Libby Pataki, Joins Leading Philanthopist Iris Cantor at Opening of Iris Cantor Women's Health Center, Apr 24, 2002
- Weill Cornell Prevention Program Can Cut Binge Drinking in African-American, Hispanic Youth, Apr 12, 2002
- Columbia Receives $3 Million Award From Pediatric Cancer Foundation for New Research Laboratory, Mar 1, 2002
- Newborn Babies Can Learn To Distinguish Speech Sounds While Asleep, Study Shows, Feb 21, 2002
- Popular Arthritic Medication May Prevent Colon Cancer, Feb 19, 2002
- Weill Cornell Researcher Sees Promise in Use of Stem Cells and Progenitor Cells for Brain Repair, Dr. Steven Goldman Reports to AAAS, Feb 18, 2002
- Dr. Nicholas Schiff of Weill Cornell Discusses "The Challenge of Detecting Consciousness in Severely Brain-Injured Persons", Feb 15, 2002
- Hollywood Comes Knocking: Dr. Mehmet Oz of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is Medical Expert for Denzel Washington Film John Q, Feb 15, 2002
- NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Will Administer Major New Pediatrics Prize Created by Mr. and Mrs. Abe Pollin, Feb 14, 2002
- Weill Cornell Physicians Rebut Recent Criticisms on Value of Mammography, Jan 30, 2002
- Researchers Identify a Key "Brake" of the Immune Response, Jan 27, 2002
- "Bucket Brigade" of Proteins Produces Tubercle Bacillus's "Stubborn Defense" Against the Body's Immune System, Jan 25, 2002
- What Keeps The Nervous System Intact?, Jan 24, 2002
- First Robot-Assisted Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery in the U.S. Performed at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Jan 17, 2002
- Weill Cornell Scientists Help Identify "Promising" New Drug for HIV Infection, Jan 15, 2002
- Sanford I. Weill and Maurice R. Greenberg Give $150 Million to Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Jan 8, 2002
- Haitian AIDS Center, Oldest in Caribbean, Is Establishing New Institute To Fight AIDS and Other Infectious Diseases, Jan 2, 2002
- Weill Cornell Researchers Describe the Immune Deficiency at Root of the Most Common Form of Type 1 Diabetes, Jan 2, 2002
- Columbia University Medical Center Researchers Reveal Tamoxifen May Lengthen Lives of Women at Very High Risk of Breast Cancer, Jan 1, 2002
