Northwestern Memorial remains Chicago's 'most preferred' hospital
For the fifth consecutive year, Northwestern Memorial has been recognized as a Consumer Choice Award winner by the people of Chicago. According to a survey conducted by the National Research Corporation (NRC), Northwestern Memorial has once again been selected as Chicago's "most preferred hospital." NRC, a leader in healthcare performance measurement, annually recognizes hospitals whose consume...University of Illinois at Chicago receives $15.7 million grant to stop anthrax
A team of ten researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago has received a $15.7 million grant for a multi-pronged program to develop drugs to treat and stop the spread of anthrax, the often fatal infectious disease that has been rated second to smallpox in potential impact as an agent of bioterrorism. ......The grant is the largest ever received at UIC. ......Anthrax is a serious threat b...Chicago chemist wins national award for insights into how cells communicate
Milan Mrksich of Chicago will be honored Sept. 9 by the world's largest scientific society for his innovative approach to uncovering how the body's cells interact in both healthy and cancerous conditions. He will receive the 2003 Arthur C. Cope Young Scholar Award from the American Chemical Society at its national meeting in New York....... "It turns out that most cells in our bodies are not real...Chicago chemist wins national award for new ways to make drug candidates
Viresh H. Rawal of River Forest, Ill., will be honored Sept. 9 by the world's largest scientific society for inventing new methods to make molecules, particularly those that show promise in the drug industry. He will receive the 2003 Arthur C. Cope Scholar Award from the American Chemical Society at its national meeting in New York....... "What really gets me excited is chemical reactions design...World's largest scientific society convenes regional meeting May 30 - June 2 in Chicago
... ...More than 250 research papers will be presented at the 35th Great Lakes regional meeting of the American Chemical Society, the world's largest scientific society, in Chicago, May 30-June 2. Approximately 800 scientists and students are expected to attend the meeting on the Loyola University Lakeshore Campus in Chicago (6525 North Sheridan Road; Centennial Forum Building, Damen and Flanner...NIDA experts to discuss drug abuse, treatment, and prevention at APA Convention in Chicago
Substance abuse is one of the many topics on this years agenda of the American Psychological Associations (APA) 110th annual convention being held in Chicago from August 22-25, 2002. The APA is the worlds largest association of psychologists.... ...Among this years program highlights is an invited address by the Acting Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Dr. Glen R. Hanson....Chicago researchers receive award for innovative HIV drug-making process
A team of chemists from Abbott Laboratories in Abbott Park, Ill., was honored June 3 by the world's largest scientific society for developing an innovative process for producing the HIV/AIDS drugs ritonavir and lopinavir. They will receive one of two 2002 Industrial Innovation Awards at the American Chemical Society's Great Lakes regional meeting in Minneapolis, Minn....... "Multidisciplinary tea...Chicago researchers testing HIV vaccine for healthy people
Infectious disease researchers at Rush-Presbyterian-St. Luke's Medical Center in Chicago have embarked on a search to find a vaccine to prevent people from contracting the human immuodeficiency virus (HIV).... ... Rush is recruiting patients for a Phase I clinical trial to test the safety of an HIV vaccine that has potential to protect healthy people against the disease. This is one of two types....The Mrs. Zollie S. Frank Continuity Fund at the Jewish Federation of Metropolitan Chicago has pledged $10 million to provide financial support for outstanding advanced students in the biological sciences at the University of Chicago. The Fund was established by the Frank family---Mrs. Zollie (Elaine) Frank, her son Jim Frank and his wife Karen, as well as Chuck Frank, Laurie Lieberman and Nancy...University of Chicago study finds therapy to prevent miscarriage is not helpful
.University of Chicago study finds therapy to prevent miscarriage is not helpful.A treatment commonly used by physicians around the world to prevent recurrent.miscarriage was found to have no benefit, according to a study by led.researchers at the University of Chicago, as reported in the July 31 issue of.The Lancet.. . "This is the largest, most comprehensive study of its kind to evalu...