Vanderbilt Health News Archive — Page 371 of 390

August 23, 2007

Study links non-stick chemicals to low birth weight

Babies exposed to chemicals used in non-stick cookware and other consumer products while in their mother’s womb were born at a significantly lower body weight, according a new study published in Environmental Health Perspectives, a publication of the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences.

By Vanderbilt Health News
August 9, 2007

Experts offer tips for children to avoid being targeted by bullies

One of the more difficult challenges for families of school-aged children heading back to school is how to deal with the potential of bullying. While schools often have tough policies to reduce acts of bullying, many children still end up feeling “picked on” or teased and it can affect their school experience and even their grades in the long run.

By Vanderbilt Health News
August 6, 2007

Beat the heat with these tips from Vanderbilt’s emergency department

Corey Slovis, M.D., chair of emergency medicine at Vanderbilt Medical Center, offers the following tips on how to “beat the heat” as summertime temperatures continue to rise.

By Vanderbilt Health News
July 19, 2007

Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital names Kevin Churchwell, M.D., as new CEO

At 11 a.m. this morning the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt will formally announce the appointment of Kevin Churchwell, M.D., as the hospital’s new CEO.Churchwell, a Nashville native, Vanderbilt-educated physician and nationally recognized pediatrician, has been selected as chief executive officer and executive director of Children’s Hospital, effective immediately.

By Vanderbilt Health News
June 29, 2007

Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt Named State’s Only Stand-alone Pediatric Level 1 Trauma Center

On July 2, Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt will begin operating the state’s first pediatric Level 1 Trauma Center at a children’s hospital.

By Vanderbilt Health News
May 25, 2007

Senior Day Study Break Video: "Influenza: A Concern for All People (pan demos)"

James Crowe, M.D., is a Vanderbilt professor of pediatrics, microbiology and immunology. Crowe discussed the concerns associated with possible influenza pandemic.