February 1, 2011 A Type of Antioxidant May Not be as Safe as Once Thought

Certain preparations taken to enhance athletic performance or stave off disease contain an antioxidant that could cause harm. According to…

February 1, 2011 UVa Researcher Awarded $3.6 Million from NIH to Fight Growing Health Crisis of Drug-Resistant Bacteria Clostridium difficile

A University of Virginia researcher has been awarded a $3.6 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious…

February 1, 2011 UVa Infectious Disease Researchers Awarded $5.2 Million from NIH to Develop Tests and Treatments for Gastrointestinal Parasites and Bacteria

Two University of Virginia School of Medicine researchers have been awarded grants from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious…

February 1, 2011 UVa Wins First-of-a Kind “Emerging Frontiers” National Science Foundation Grant for Musculoskeletal Regeneration

A research group led by Dr. Cato T. Laurencin, with faculty representing five departments at the University of Virginia, will…

February 1, 2011 UVa Performs the Treatment of Hope for the 100th Time: Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy

In the past two and a half years, UVa Department of Radiation Oncology has given hope to 100 patients who…

February 1, 2011 UVa’s Sleep Disorders Center Operates At Nation’s Highest Level of Excellence

Last year, almost 1,800 adults and children in search of a good night's sleep bedded down in a state-of-the art…

February 1, 2011 Procedures At UVa Increase Time Limits For Treating Strokes

Each year, physicians at the University of Virginia Health System's Stroke Center race against time in caring for nearly 500…

February 1, 2011 University of Virginia School of Medicine Launches Hospital Drive, an On-Line Creative Journal

Hospital Drive , an on-line journal that encourages original work that examines themes of health, illness and healing, launched its…

February 1, 2011 Preventing Blindness in Diabetic Patients Is Goal of Cutting-Edge Eye Exams at UVa

Although they have a greater than average risk of developing retinal problems and blindness, many people with diabetes never visit…

February 1, 2011 Breakthrough Approach Matches Tumor Profiles to Best Possible Anticancer Treatments

Cancer patients don't have time to waste. Many go through several different treatments, however, to find one that is more…