Baby aspirin better for your health, University of Kentucky study says
LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 9, 2007) " Nearly a quarter of a million Americans each year may be hospitalized with bleeding complications caused by needlessly taking a daily dose of an adult-sized aspirin rather than a baby aspirin to prevent a heart attack or stroke.... A study by a group of UK HealthCare Linda and Jack Gill Heart Institute cardiologists found that the commonly prescribed 325 mg adult t...Kentucky researcher receives prestigious Lew R. Wasserman Award
... University of Kentucky ophthalmology researcher Dr. Jayakrishna Ambati has once again received a national honor for his research in the field of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Ambati was recently granted a prestigious 2006 Lew R. Wasserman Award by Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB), the world's leading voluntary organization supporting eye...research. ... The RPB Wasserman Awar...University of Kentucky Gill Heart researchers study abdominal aortic aneurysms
As the baby boomer generation races toward Medicare eligibility, a new screening procedure could mean that many men in the United States may soon learn that they have a killer condition they can do little or nothing about. ...... Anticipating a surge in diagnosed cases of abdominal aortic aneurysm, a condition for which Medicare just approved a one-time free screening for men, University of Kentu...University of Kentucky researcher identifies key to macular degeneration progression
Dr. Jayakrishna Ambati UK HealthCare physician and Associate Professor and Vice Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, announced a discovery by his research team that will impact how physicians and patients approach treatment for macular degeneration. ...Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of permanent vision loss among the elderly in many industrial...University of Kentucky researcher wins American Heart Association award
LEXINGTON, Ky. (May 3, 2005) - University of Kentucky researcher Dr. Dennis Bruemmer received the prestigious 2005 Irvine Page Award for Young Investigators at last week's meeting of the American Heart Association in Washington, D.C. ... Bruemmer, assistant professor of endocrinology and molecular medicine, UK College of Medicine, is also a faculty member of the UK Gill Heart Institute Cardiovasu...University of Kentucky physician publishes fibromyalgia study in Arthritis & Rheumatism journal
LEXINGTON, Ky. (April 12, 2005) - A study of a drug that reduces the pain of fibromyalgia and improves sleep is being published by a University of Kentucky physician in the peer-reviewed journal, Arthritis & Rheumatism. ...... The lead author of the study was Dr. Leslie Crofford, professor, UK College of Medicine, chief, Division of Rheumatology, and the Gloria W. Singletary Chair and Director of...