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January 11, 2006

Vanderbilt Medical experts propose FDA drug approval changes

Efforts to reform drug regulation in the wake of the Vioxx withdrawal do not go far enough, according to experts at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

By Vanderbilt Health News
January 10, 2006

Study shows increasing nursing staff improves safety and quality in hospitals

A study in the January/February 2006 issue of the journal Health Affairs concludes that increasing the number of registered nurses and hours of nursing care per patient would save 6,700 lives.

By Vanderbilt Health News
January 10, 2006

Researchers at Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center uncover clue to explain invasive brain tumors

Researchers at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center have uncovered a clue to explain the invasive nature of an aggressive kind of brain tumor called glioblastoma multiforme, or gliomas, and their findings are published in this week’s online edition of the journal Oncogene.

By Vanderbilt Health News
January 6, 2006

Expert on psychiatry of teens with disabilities to speak at Vanderbilt Kennedy Center

Thomas Weisner, an expert on the mental health challenges and needs of teens with disabilities, will deliver the 2006 Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Martin Luther King Jr. lecture Monday, Jan. 16, at 4:10 p.m. in Room 241 of the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center. The lecture is free and open to the public.

By Vanderbilt Health News
January 6, 2006

Vanderbilt Kennedy Center director appointed to National Advisory Mental Health Council

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt has appointed Vanderbilt Kennedy Center Director Pat Levitt to the National Advisory Mental Health Council.

By Vanderbilt Health News
December 21, 2005

Tennessee Poison Control Center offers holiday safety advice

Michelle Grant, a poison specialist at the Tennessee Poison Control Center, said many poisonings occur when there is a distraction in the home, and there are plenty of those during the holidays, when decorating, cooking and giving gifts are abundant.

By Vanderbilt Health News