Louisiana Tech receives award for hurricane-relief efforts
... ... "I am absolutely delighted," said Tech President Dan Reneau. "I am proud of the individuals here who worked so hard in that effort. That includes much of this...Sawing the ZZZZZs: getting old needn't keep you awake, Saint Louis University geriatricians say
... ... "Sleep disturbance in the elderly is associated with decreased memor...Sick of being pregnant? Inducing labor carries risks, Saint Louis University research finds
ST. LOUIS -- Women who have their labor induced or are given medication to stimulate contractions are at greater risk of developing chorioamnionitis, an infection of the placental tissues and amniotic fluid, new Saint Louis University research finds....... Elisabeth Erekson, M.D., a resident in obstetrics, gynecology and women's health at Saint Louis University School of Medicine, presented her r...The hunt for a hepatitis C vaccine is under way at Saint Louis University School of Medicine
ST. LOUIS Human clinical trials involving investigational vaccines to prevent Hepatitis C are rare. In the fall of 2003 there was a first-ever study at Saint Louis University Center for Vaccine Development, and an earlier small study at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. ...... Now a new trial -- much larger than these two earlier studies -- is about to start at Saint Louis University. Two hundre...March of Dimes receives federal grant to help meet needs of pregnant women and infants in Louisiana
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. OCT. 11, 2005 - More help is on the way from the March of Dimes to pregnant women and babies in Louisiana to deal with premature births in areas affected by Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. ......The March of Dimes and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Minority Health have partnered to provide services for high-risk pregnant women and families of i...Pediatricians may fail to diagnose obesity in kids, Saint Louis University research shows
ST. LOUIS -- Many physicians may be missing the chance to talk to obese children and their parents about ways to control the children's weight, according to Saint Louis University research reported in Pediatrics....... "It's really important that pediatricians identify overweight children during well-child visits and use that time to talk about healthy weight," says Sarah Barlow, M.D., MPH, assi...