VUMC News and Communications

March 26, 2004

Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital to benefit from international soccer tournament

Soccer World sporting goods specialty shop has chosen Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital as a beneficiary of Soccer World Super Clasico (SWSC), the first major international soccer match to be held in Tennessee. Vanderbilt Children’s CEO, Jim Shmerling, joined representatives of Soccer World, the two participants, the LA Galaxy and the UAG Tecos, and Nashville Mayor Bill Purcell Tuesday at the Coliseum to make the announcement.

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March 25, 2004

Franklin Vanderbilt Orthopaedics Clinic

The new Vanderbilt Orthopaedic Clinic is now open for business in Franklin, Tenn. Developed by Vanderbilt University Medical Center, the new clinic provides orthopaedic care in hand, spine, shoulder and sports medicine, in addition to on-site physical therapy and occupational therapy.

By VUMC News and Communications
March 25, 2004

Vanderbilt researchers find popular citrus soda at center of medical mystery

Bill Turner never knew that drinking a popular soda could adversely affect his recovery from a double-lung transplant. What ensued was a true medical mystery, leading to the identification of a new food and drug interaction.

By VUMC News and Communications
March 25, 2004

Guy named burn center director

Jeffrey Guy, M.D., assistant professor of Surgery in the division of Trauma & Surgical Critical Care, was recently named director of Vanderbilt’s Regional Burn Center. Guy previously shared clinical and administrative responsibilities in the Burn Center with Ronald Barton, M.D., assistant professor of Plastic Surgery.

By VUMC News and Communications
February 19, 2004

Vanderbilt Medical Center doctors test inhaled form of insulin in clinical trials

Vanderbilt University Medical Center researchers are studying a new inhaled form of insulin in three separate clinical trials. If proven effective the new form of insulin, which is delivered to patients as an aerosolized powder via the lungs, could cut in half the number of insulin injections for a certain population of diabetics.

By VUMC News and Communications
February 17, 2004

Vanderbilt Kennedy Center guest lecturer explores the role of genetics in antisocial behavior

Are violent people born that way, or are they products of their environments? Terrie Moffitt, professor of psychology at the University of Wisconsin and King’s College, London, will discuss the role genetics plays in antisocial behavior on Thursday, March 4, at 4 p.m. at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development.

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February 9, 2004

Vanderbilt students gear up for Dance Marathon, 14-hour philanthropy to benefit Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital

Around 300 Vanderbilt University students plan to pull an all-nighter on Friday, Feb. 20.
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February 2, 2004

Obesity and atherosclerosis medications could cause increased risk

Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center researchers have provided the first evidence that activation of a particular cellular receptor dramatically increases the development of precancerous polyps in the intestine.
By VUMC News and Communications
January 28, 2004

Major cause of infant pneumonia described by Vanderbilt Children’s experts

Researchers at Vanderbilt Children's Hospital have nailed down a clear picture of a newly described virus that is a leading cause of pneumonia in babies. A study in this week's New England Journal of Medicine defines the "who, how, and how much" of the impact of human metapneumovirus (MPV) on children.
By VUMC News and Communications
December 1, 2003

MEDIA ADVISORY: Vanderbilt Kennedy Center hosts workshop for siblings of special needs children

The Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development will host a workshop for children who have a sibling with special needs on Saturday, Dec. 13, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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December 1, 2003

Infant development expert to speak at Vanderbilt Kennedy Center

How much do babies understand about the world around them? More than we ever expected, Harvard researcher and national expert on infant development Elizabeth Spelke discovered. Spelke will discuss infant development and what it reveals about the origins of human knowledge in her lecture Thursday, Dec. 4, at 4 p.m. at the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Research on Human Development.
By VUMC News and Communications
November 26, 2003

Consumer group and Vanderbilt Children’s Hospital alert shoppers to hidden toy hazards

Hazardous toys can still be found on store shelves across the country despite passage of the 1994 Child Safety Protection Act, according to a nationwide survey released today by the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (U.S. PIRG) and Vanderbilt Children's Hospital.
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