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Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital awarded the 2013 Jean Ewing Nursing Excellence Award to Laura Pamay, BSN, RN, CPAN, CAPA of Grayslake, who works in surgical services at Northwestern Lake Forest.

"There’s a lot of crossover and shared care through a multidisciplinary approach between occupational and physical therapists," said Kristen Smigelski, PT, Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. 

Yet perhaps the most convincing argument came from Dr. Richard Spatafora, an assistant professor of clinical psychiatry at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

Virginia Kaklamani, MD, director of translational breast cancer research, was interviewed regarding actress Angelina Jolie’s announcement that she had a preventive double mastectomy after learning she carries a mutation of the BRCA1 gene. 

Another participant is Cassandra Kisiel, Ph.D., the principal investigator and project co-director of the Treatment Services and Adaptation Center at the National Child Traumatic Stress Network.

Or, the stress and anxiety that can come with being bedridden may actually increase certain risks, Dr. William Grobman from Northwestern University in Chicago and his colleagues wrote in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

For their new study, Dr. Stephen Havas of the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago and his colleagues analyzed 402 processed foods and 78 fast-food products to see if their salt content had changed between 2005 and 2011.

”To ask people to cook everything from scratch or read food labels religiously is a pain,” says study author Dr. Stephen Havas, a professor of preventive medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

But experts such as the University of Minnesota's Tuttle and Dr. Seema Khan, a professor of surgery at the Feinberg School Medicine at Northwestern University, want patients to have a better understanding of the risks and benefits of a preventive mastectomy.

"The current high levels of sodium in packaged and restaurant foods, if not reduced, will likely cause at least one million deaths and $100 billion in health-care costs in the coming decade," author Dr. Stephen Havas, professor of preventative medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, said in a press release

Dr. Joan Anzia, who oversees training for psychiatrists, physician's assistants and clinical psychologists at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, suggests a smart approach.

In 2009, the National Institutes of Health announced that Northwestern scientists Teresa K. Woodruff and Lonnie D. Shea with the help of colleagues had developed a method to advance undeveloped human eggs to near maturity.

"I do not think we improve access by providing people with practitioners not trained to do the job," said Dr. Lisa Rone, an assistant professor of psychiatry at Northwestern University.

"Families that are not like the one in 'Leave It To Beaver' are the new normal," said Brian Mustanski, director of the IMPACT LGBT Health and Development Program at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine.

The first step, says Dr. Nancy Molitor, assistant professor of clinical psychiatry and behavioral science, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, is to be sympathetic and not overreact.

Agilent Technologies Inc. today announced the winner of the fifth annual Agilent Early Career Professor Award: Dr. Jindan Yu, assistant professor of medicine at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., who will direct $100,000 in unrestricted research funding from Agilent.

A true semen allergy often involves burning, pain, swelling and sometimes breathing problems, says Lauren Streicher, MD, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine.

“Lung volume reduction surgery is a great option for select patients with severe emphysema,” said Malcolm DeCamp, MD, chief of the division of thoracic surgery at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

Matthew J. Flynn, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Northwestern Lake Forest Hospital welcomed the guests and provided an introduction to the health topics that were then presented in detail by Northwestern Medicine physicians and clinicians.

For this visit, I wasn't alone. I was privileged to be joined by two colleagues, both visiting Mindstream for the first time. Dr. James Galloway is a cardiologist in the preventive medicine department at Northwestern University and a former Assistant U.S. Surgeon General.

“It’s estimated that one in 12 people will get hives at one time or another in their life,” says Dr. Paul A. Greenberger, professor of medicine, Division of Allergy-Immunology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

Dr. Ruchi Gupta is interested in the issues not only in her professional life but in her personal one as well.

Dr. John Pandolfino, a gastroenterologist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago, explained that this strange phenomenon occurs because of the way the muscles of the esophagus contract.

Linda Van Horn, PhD, RD, Professor of Preventive Medicine at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, said one weakness of the study was that it failed to account for variability in patients' diets.

"Having a computer screen that is eight inches away from your face is going to expose you to a lot more light than watching a television on the opposite side of the room," says Karrie Fitzpatrick, sleep researcher at Northwestern University in Illinois.

Dr. Ruchi Gupta is interested in the issues not only in her professional life but in her personal one as well. As associate professor in pediatrics at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, she researches children’s food allergies.

Sleep specialist Aleksander Videnovic is trying to unravel this mysterious condition through his special RBD clinic at Northwestern Medicine.

In this issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigaiton, researchers led by Kathleen Green at Northwestern University, identified a pair of proteins that function to suppress ERK activation and drive the development of keratinocytes.

There could be other explanations, though. Big cities have higher childhood allergy rates, so maybe some air pollutant is the unrecognized trigger, said Dr. Peter Lio, a Northwestern University pediatric dermatologist who specializes in eczema.

ALS researcher at Northwestern Medicine, Hande Ozdinler hopes her team’s recent breakthrough will change the course of Connie’s family history.

Those are questions Katherine Wisner, M.D., and her colleagues sought to answer when they recently evaluated 10,000 mothers at an urban obstetrical hospital using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS).

"I would expect a more immediate impact when it comes to measures of mental health and emotional well-being, including depression," says Thomas McDade, an anthropologist at Northwestern University and director of its Laboratory of Human Biology Research, who studies public-health issues.

There could be other explanations, though. Big cities have higher childhood allergy rates, so maybe some air pollutant is the unrecognized trigger, said Dr. Peter Lio, a Northwestern University pediatric dermatologist who specializes in eczema.

There could be other explanations, though. Big cities have higher childhood allergy rates, so maybe some air pollutant is the unrecognized trigger, said Dr. Peter Lio, a Northwestern University pediatric dermatologist who specializes in eczema.

In a new preclinical study, a Northwestern Medicine scientist has isolated the motor neurons in the brain that die in ALS and, for the first time, dressed them in a green fluorescent jacket.

Dr. Ruchi Gupta, associate professor of pediatrics, discusses children and food allergies.

A Northwestern University study surveyed 80,000 children and found that kids born abroad are half as likely to develop asthma and allergies.

Inhibiting implantation is deadly. Dr. Warren Wallace, a physician at Northwestern University Medical School who has “prescribed emergency contraceptives,” and who was called to testify in Morr-Fitz, Inc. v. Quinn in support of a law that would restrain conscience rights pertaining to their provision, testified under oath that “there is a new unique human life before” implantation of an embryo.

For every 100 women using oral contraceptives, between two and nine get pregnant each year, mostly because of errors, like forgetting a pill or starting a pack late, says Lauren Streicher, MD, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine.

Treatment costs for the most severely injured could total hundreds of thousands of dollars or more, according to Neil Jordan, director of the Health Economics Program at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine.

Now a medical researcher at Northwestern University has isolated the neurons that die in ALS and "dressed' them in a green fluorescent jacket that makes them stand out for scientists to study, a university release reported Tuesday.

"This is definitely something we see clinically and we're trying to better understand, what is it in our environment that's increasing the risk of allergic disease?" said Dr. Ruchi Gupta, who studies allergies at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago but wasn't involved in the new research.

Dr. Richard Burt, chief of Medicine-Immunotherapy for Autoimmune Diseases at Northwestern University, is researching stem cell transplantation in the treatment of autoimmune diseases (including MS) using a person's own stem cells (Lancet Neurology 2009).

A team of international researchers led by Northwestern Medicine scientists has identified how a defective protein plays a central role in a rare, lethal childhood disease known as Giant Axonal Neuropathy, or GAN.

“Despite the current recommended 90 minutes, studies show that survival for STEMI patients decreases when door-to-balloon time exceeds 60 minutes,” said principal investigator Rahul Khare, MD, assistant director of operations for Northwestern Memorial’s emergency department and assistant professor of emergency medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

"Despite the current recommended 90 minutes, studies show that survival for STEMI patients decreases when door-to-balloon time exceeds 60 minutes," said principal investigator Rahul Khare, MD, assistant director of operations for Northwestern Memorial's emergency department and assistant professor of emergency medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

In a new preclinical study, a Northwestern Medicine® scientist has isolated the motor neurons in the brain that die in ALS and, for the first time, dressed them in a green fluorescent jacket.

The writer, Marc Weissbluth, is a professor of clinical pediatrics at the Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, and the author of “Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child.”

"We make excuses to reduce what's called cognitive dissonance," says Dan Kirschenbaum, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Northwestern University Medical School.

Neurosurgeon and Director of Functional Neurosurgery at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Associate Professor of Neurosurgery at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Dr. Kathy Neely, chairwoman of the Medical Ethics Committee at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, said experts at Northwestern Medicine -- a program operated by Northwestern Memorial HealthCare and Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine -- are encouraging patients to plan ahead, express their wishes and document their healthcare decisions, so there's a plan in place for families to follow.

Lead author Dr. Brian Helfand -- an adjunct assistant professor of cell and molecular biology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine -- said personalized PSA testing using genetic variants could account for an 18 percent reduction in the number of men who likely would have undergone unnecessary biopsies.

But for the best outcome, the transplant should be done before a patient has to begin dialysis and becomes progressively sicker, says Dr. Juan Carlos Caicedo, a transplant surgeon and director of the Hispanic transplant program at Chicago's Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

The Statesman hired Dr. Sidney Weissman, a psychiatrist at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine, to analyze the documents.

"It affects your day to day living because when you have allergies, you have so many symptoms that make you tired and that affect your sleep, school works and regular work," said Dr. Anju Peters, Northwestern Medicine.

“These injuries are often hard to recognize because athletes dismiss the early signs as minor aches and pains, but when not treated properly overuse injuries run the risk of benching young athletes as well as causing long term damage and diminished quality of life,” explained Hany Elrashidy, MD, an orthopaedic surgeon at Northwestern Medicine’s Glenview Outpatient Center.

Dr. Eitan Schwartz of the Northwestern University Medical School offers the following suggestions on helping kids cope...

In a related editorial, Dr. Daniela Ladner, Assistant Professor of Surgery at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, IL agrees, "Living liver donation is arguably the most invasive operation we as surgeons perform in willing patients with no demonstrable medical benefit, allowing them to donate a portion of their liver to save the life of someone with end-stage liver disease.

“We are excited to expand access to Northwestern Medicine’s care to our patients in the northern suburbs through the new Deerfield Immediate Care Center and physician offices,” said Daniel Derman, MD, vice president, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, and president, Northwestern Memorial Physicians Group (NMPG)

But Toshio Narahashi was a scholar with a sense of humor and both feet in the real world, where “From Russia with Love” is a classic book and film.

"By utilizing a person's genetic makeup we can personalize care when he comes in for a PSA screening," said Brian Helfand, M.D., lead author of the stud

"When warmer weather arrives, it brings a cycle of plant pollen and molds that quickly permeate the air and spread for miles," said Anju Peters, MD, an allergist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and associate professor in medicine-allergy-immunology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

“We were surprised to discover we could see diagnostic changes in cells taken from the endocervix in patients who had ovarian cancer,” said Vadim Backman, who developed PWS at Northwestern.

Maureen Slade, RN, MS, PMHCNS-BC, NE-BC, director of psychiatry and medicine nursing...Robin Oakley, RN, BSN, MS, practice manager, medical intensive care...Misty M. Kirby-Nolan, RN, MSN, APN-CNP, nurse practitioner, anesthesia pain management...Cora J. Palmer, RN-BC, BSN, CMSRN, staff nurse...The nurses nominated for our 2013 Nursing Excellence program have proven true nursing excellence is alive and well.

Dr. Scott Goldstein, a pediatrician at The Northwestern Children's Practice, said he hadn't seen any cases, nor had he heard of the dare, but he wasn't surprised of the potential consequences.

This latest edition of "Clinical Anesthesia" was edited by six anesthesiologists, including Paul Barash, MD, of Yale University; Michael Cahalan, MD, of University of Utah; Bruce Cullen, MD, of University of Washington; Rafael Ortega, MD, of Boston University; and Christine Stock, MD, of Northwestern University.

Dr. Joan Anzia, a psychiatrist who specializes in disaster psychology at Northwestern University in Chicago, said that she expected a percentage of survivors near the Boston Marathon bombings to exhibit signs of PTSD.

Dr. Marie Crandall, a professor in surgery/trauma care at Northwestern University, analyzed 11,744 gunshot patients from 1999-2009.

Both rehabilitation techniques and prosthetic devices have improved because of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, said Steve Gard, the executive director of Northwestern University Prosthetics-Orthotics Center in Chicago.

“Advanced directives have the power to lift the burden of confusion from family and friends during a health crisis, allowing them to focus their energy on supporting the patient and one another,” said Kathy Neely, MD, chair of the Medical Ethics Committee at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

"The cholera strain from the 1800s epidemic did the same thing," said Karla Satchell, the senior author of the paper and an associate professor of microbiology-immunology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

Dr. Phyllis Zee, professor of neurology and director of the sleep disorders center at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago, said this is the largest study to date showing "a strong association between infantile colic and migraine."

"Advanced directives have the power to lift the burden of confusion from family and friends during a health crisis, allowing them to focus their energy on supporting the patient and one another," said Kathy Neely, MD, chair of the Medical Ethics Committee at Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

Led by Katherine Wisner, Director of Northwestern University's Asher Center for the Study and Treatment of Depressive Disorders, the investigation included the screening of 10,000 new mothers.

"Digoxin is recommended by major national guidelines for use in heart failure and atrial fibrillation," said Mihai Gheorghiade, M.D., lead author of the study and professor of medicine and of surgery at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

But neuroscientist Emily Rogalski from Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine knew there is great variation in how good memory is in older people. Most have memory loss to varying degrees, but some have strong memories, even well into old age.

“The goal is to start and improve conversations about what's most important to people around their care much earlier in the process,” said Eytan Szmuilowicz, MD, director of the palliative care medicine section at Northwestern.

"It's a small step, but certainly a step in the right direction," said neuroscientist Lee Miller of Northwestern University, who wasn't involved in the study.

A leading international figure in cancer care, Dr. Steven Rosen, Director of the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center of Northwestern University, was pleased to join former colleague Bonnie Hunt on stage.

Shortly after Dr. Dana Gossett gave birth to her first daughter 13 years ago, she began agonizing over worst-case scenarios familiar to any new mother.

I had a bone marrow transplant 18 months ago, and I’m eternally grateful to the folks at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, and especially to my wonderful doctor Leo Gordon, for keeping me alive through some perilous times.

"Our overall goal is to create smart drugs that kill the cancer but don't cause sterility in young women," said Teresa Woodruff, PhD, a coprincipal investigator of the study and chief of fertility preservation at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

In the first study of its kind in scleroderma, Monique Hinchcliff, M.D., assistant professor of medicine at the Feinberg School, associate director of the Northwestern Scleroderma Program, and a physician at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, and Michael Whitfield, associate professor of genetics at the Geisel School of Medicine, together have shown that gene expression signatures can accurately identify patients who will positively respond to a particular therapy.

Lyle Berkowitz, MD, Associate Chief Medical Officer of Innovation at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, will share stories of how organizations across the US have been innovative in their use of healthcare information technologies, from new ways to use EMRs and telemedicine, to analytics, mobile, and gaming.

Lyle Berkowitz, M.D. has nearly as many professional titles as he has professional affiliations, involvements, and activities. He has been long-time medical director of IT and innovation for Northwestern Memorial Physicians Group (NMPG); and was also recently named associate chief medical officer of innovation for Northwestern Memorial Hospital, the academic medical center located in downtown Chicago with which the multispecialty NMPG is affiliated.

"For patients with end-stage liver disease, transplantation is the only treatment option to extend life," explains lead investigator Dr. Josh Levitsky from Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, Ill.

Physicians are moving en masse to electronic health records, but existing data systems aren't sophisticated enough to make optimal use of ever-expanding patient information, according to one of the report's authors, Justin Starren, chief of the division of health and biomedical informatics in the department of preventive medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

"EHRs are designed to facilitate day-to-day patient care," study author Justin Starren of Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine said in a statement. "EHRs are not designed to store large blocks of data that do not require rapid access, nor are they currently capable of integrating genomics clinical decision support.

Analyzing data from 39,000 participants in National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute-sponsored cohorts Northwestern Medicine researcher Mark Huffman, M.D. and his colleagues estimated the lifetime risks for developing heart failure at age 45 through 95.

In a viewpoint published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Justin Starren -- chief of the division of health and biomedical informatics in the department of preventive medicine at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine -- and co-authors write that current electronic health record systems are not sophisticated enough to handle the storage of "big data," United Press International reports.

But the apparent difference – about 10 percentage points -- is probably a result of higher rates of other causes of death common among African-American men, according to Mark Huffman, MD, of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, and colleagues.

“It’s a reassuring finding in that when you have an illness during pregnancy, you want to know what is the impact of the illness and what is the impact of the medication,” Katherine Wisner, the study’s lead author, said.

While psoriasis experts typically emphasize the disease’s chronic nature and the importance of effective long-term therapy, in reality the first big question when a patient presents to the office should be, ‘What’s the urgency of treatment?’ according to Dr. Kenneth B. Gordon, professor of dermatology at Northwestern University, Chicago.

"Hospitals owned by for-profits are hitting their quality markers frequently and, therefore, will fare well under the program," said Rahul Khare, M.D., one of the study authors. "And though nonprofit and public hospitals scored lower on quality, many won't lose out because they are improving."

Dr. Wellington Hsu, a spine specialist at Northwestern University, told The Post the symptoms appear to be related to a pinched nerve that isn't easy to get rid of.

Unfortunately, most of the programs for people with early-stage Alzheimer’s are located in major cities. This leaves large swaths of the country without any such services, and financing for the programs is often meager, said Darby Morhardt, director of education at the Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer’s Disease Center at Northwestern University. “There is much, much more that needs to be done,” she said.

It makes sense: “Many of the behaviors that protect against heart disease also protect against cancer,” says study author Laura J. Rasmussen-Torvik, Ph.D., of the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

While Puente concentrated on fiscal analysis, Eugene Griffin, assistant professor and associate director of the Mental Health Services and Policy Program at Northwestern University, looked at what professionals could do differently in these pressing times.

“Amar was committed to doing the work and putting the time in to make sure he decreased his risk factors for any future cardiac events,” said Rita Szymanski, BSN, RN, clinical coordinator at Northwestern’s Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute Cardiac Rehabilitation program.

 “You can enjoy yourself and a few indulgences while still keeping your health a priority in the midst of spring break travel,” said Kimbra Bell, MD, an internal medicine physician with Northwestern Memorial Physicians Group.

Dr. Rahul Khare of Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine and an emergency medicine physician at Northwestern Memorial Hospital said the for-profits were more likely to receive bonuses under Medicare's new payment rules, but non-profit and public are making noticeable improvements and many might be eligible for bonuses, too.

Led by Gregory Smith, associate professor in immunology and microbiology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, researchers found that viral protein 1-2, or VP1/2, allows the herpesvirus to interact with cellular motors, known as dynein.

"As with all newly approved treatments, we will learn more about the benefits and safety of Tecfidera over time," said Dr. Bruce A. Cohen, professor of neurology and clinical neurosciences at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine.

Some simple steps every parent can take to create a better sleeping environment to help the baby get a better night's sleep. Dr. Daniel Weissbluth of Weissbluth Pediatrics, weissbluthpediatrics.com has some advice for parents.

"It's a reassuring finding in that when you have an illness during pregnancy, you want to know what is the impact of the illness and what is the impact of the medication," lead author Dr. Katherine Wisner told Reuters Health.

To “measure,” I found myself sitting across from my good friend and client, Dr. Melinda Ring. She’s the director of Northwestern Integrative Medicine and I’m fortunate enough to sit on her advisory board.

The new tests are “singles and doubles at best,” said Dr. William J. Catalona, director of the prostate program at Northwestern University, who helped bring the P.S.A. test to market in the 1990s.

"Far more never-smoking women in Asia get lung cancer than in the United States," said Dr. Jyoti Patel, an associate professor of medicine at the Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, in Chicago

"The patients we see are in sensory overload — a new diagnosis, an evaluation of lifestyle, new medicines, perhaps recent procedures and then diet issues," said Dr. Clyde Yancy, chief of cardiology at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine.

Amy S. Paller, MD, Walter J. Hamlin Professor and Chair of Dermatology and Professor of Pediatrics at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, has assumed the role of 2013-2014 WDS President.

Wellington K. Hsu, a spinal surgeon and assistant professor in Northwestern University's Department of Orthopedic Surgery, said the fracture occurs in a square-shaped bone in the front of the spine.

“If you want a patient to be using a treatment that works, what’s most likely to get them there is the relationship you build with them,” said Bonnie Spring, a professor of psychiatry at Northwestern’s Feinberg School of Medicine.

“Patients are the best detectives in identifying their own triggers,” says Bethanee Schlosser, an assistant professor of dermatology at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago.

"We typically see young people in the emergency department who think they're about to die," Northwestern Memorial Hospital's Dr. David Zich said.

The clinic is headed up by pediatrician Robert Garofalo and works with children as young as 3, offering comprehensive care for the child and support for family members.

Paul A. Fehrenbacher and two fellow graduate students at Northwestern University are postponing their graduations to develop a technology to help surgeons identify and keep from accidentally cutting blood vessels.

"Our overall goal is to create smart drugs that kill the cancer but don't cause sterility in young women," said Teresa Woodruff, a co-principal investigator of the study and chief of fertility preservation at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

Jacobs will be joined by Dr. John Gottlieb, assistant clinical professor at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University; Dr. Thomas Bristow, associate professor of psychology at Lewis University; and Dr. Seoka Salston, former president of the Mindfulness and Acceptance Special Interest Group at the Association of Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies.

"Most women want to know about the effect of their depressive illness or the medication they take during pregnancy not only on the infant at birth, but also on the baby's longer-term growth and development," lead author Dr. Katherine Wisner said in a university news release.

ACGT's Scientific Advisory Council chose as its second Young Investigator Dr. Alexander Stegh, assistant professor of neurology, at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine.

"Currently, three drugs can be used to prevent breast cancer in women who are at extremely high risk for the disease," study co-author Dr. Seema Khan, said in a journal release

"One of the great myths in health care is that we have all these people using the ER as their primary care provider. But it's just not true," said Dr. James Adams, chair of emergency medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago, who wrote an editorial that accompanied the study.

“This adds to the strong body of research suggesting that it is never late to change, and that if you make changes like quitting smoking and improving your diet, you can reduce your risk for both cardiovascular disease and cancer,” said lead study author Laura J. Rasmussen-Torvik, an assistant professor at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in a statement.

“I think it’s an interesting paper, but not necessarily conclusive,” says Dr. Linda Van Horn, a nutritional spokesperson for AHA and a Professor of Preventive Medicine for the Northwestern University Comprehensive Center on Obesity. 

Participating in the discussion were: Dr. Carl Bell of the University of Illinois College of Medicine; Dr. Marie Crandall of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; Dr. Stephanie Whyte, chief health officer of Chicago Public Schools; and Dr. George Harris of Advocate Christ Medical Center.

"This can help health professionals provide a clear, consistent message about the most important things people can do to protect their health and lower their overall risk for chronic diseases," study author Dr. Laura J. Rasmussen-Torvik, an assistant professor at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, urged doctors in a statement.

In an editorial accompanying the new study, Dr. James Adams, from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, cited Washington's efforts.

"These findings aren't surprising, given that many elements, like having a healthy diet, exercising and not smoking, are known to reduce the risk of cancer," said lead researcher Laura Rasmussen-Torvik, an assistant professor in the department of preventive medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, in Chicago.

Linda Van Horn, a spokeswoman for the heart association and a dietitian at the Northwestern University Medical School, noted that the purpose of the heart association recommendation was to curb saturated fat consumption – not as a weight control.

Dr. Leo Gordon is a professor of medicine in hematology and oncology, and Dr. Shad Thaxton is an assistant professor of urology, both at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine.

"This shows that we are probably underutilizing rhythm control," said Dr. Rod Passman, cardiology professor at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, who was not involved in the research.

His neurosurgeon, Richard Fessler of Northwestern, said Jan. 3 that Kirk's right leg, arm and hand are fine and that he wears a brace on his left leg because of a weak foot. Kirk's left arm is paralyzed. "Basically he's got two functional legs and one functional arm," Fessler said.

"In the U.S., the vast majority of postpartum women with depression are not identified or treated even though they are at higher risk for psychiatric disorders," said Northwestern Medicine lead study author Katherine L. Wisner, M.D.

Dr. Eric Neilson, dean of the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, and Northwestern Memorial CEO Dean Harrison announced the move today to staff.

"This shows that we are probably underutilizing rhythm control," said Dr. Rod Passman, cardiology professor at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, who was not involved in the research.

A person who has had a heart attack typically leaves the hospital on a beta-blocker to slow the heart, an ACE inhibitor to reduce blood pressure, clopidogrel and aspirin to thin the blood and prevent clots, and a statin to reduce cholesterol, said Dr. Micah Eimer, a cardiologist with Northwestern Medicine in suburban Chicago.

Competing proposals by Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine and Fresenius Medical Care A.G. to open dialysis clinics in Streeterville would add to an oversupply, according to reports by the staff of a state health board that must approve the plans.

"We don't need more physicians, but rather better "team-based workflow tools" to ensure that everyone on the team can work to the highest level of their ability in a safe and efficient manner every day," said Dr. Lyle Berkowitz, Associate Chief Medical Officer of Innovation for Northwestern Memorial Hospital.

The aliskiren group had a 25% rate of these primary outcome events at 6 months compared with 27% in the placebo group (P=0.41), Mihai Gheorghiade, MD, of Northwestern University in Chicago, and colleagues found.

A person who has had a heart attack typically leaves the hospital on a beta-blocker to slow the heart, an ACE inhibitor to reduce blood pressure, clopidogrel and aspirin to thin the blood and prevent clots, and a statin to reduce cholesterol, said Dr. Micah Eimer, a cardiologist with Northwestern Medicine in suburban Chicago.

"Most colds resolve in three to five days," says Anita Chandra-Puri, M.D., a pediatrician with Northwestern Memorial Physicians Group, in Chicago, and a spokesperson for the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Clyde Yancy, MD, of Northwestern University in Chicago, who was not involved in the study, toldMedPage Today the findings suggest that "anemia is just a marker of disease."

"We've been very focused on exercise and making sure you get your half-an-hour a day of moderate and vigorous physical activity. But what we've not focused on so much is how you spend the rest of your day," says Bonnie Spring, director of the Center for Behavior and Health at Northwestern University.

“It makes the whole premise of using niacin not only in question but ready to be retired,” said Clyde Yancy, chief of the division of medicine at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, who was not involved in the study. “It’s no longer relevant in today’s world.”

Clyde Yancy, MD, of Northwestern University in Chicago, who was not involved in the study, toldMedPage Today that clinicians are "back to the drawing board for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, and our frustration level has to be palpable at this point."

"I think the most important comorbidity of psoriasis is depression. We all talk about heart disease, we talk about diabetes, but depression is something that we see every day in the office. It’s a big, massively important issue in our psoriasis patients," Dr. Kenneth B. Gordon said at the Hawaii Dermatology Seminar sponsored by the Global Academy for Medical Education/Skin Disease Education Foundation.

But this group has an excellent prognosis without a double mastectomy, said Dr. Seema Khan, professor of surgery at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, who like the other physicians interviewed wants patients to have a better understanding of the risks and benefits of the procedure.

Dr. Tara Breslin realized her medical passion focused on breast care and breast cancer while she was completing her three-year surgical oncology fellowship in Houston.

“By the time I was done, I had done a lot of stuff autonomously: I’d managed people in the OR [operating room], I’d managed trauma and I left my training feeling like I was competent, that I could go off and do surgery,” said Dr. Mahvi, professor of surgery, Northwestern University-Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago.

Aida Giachello, professor, Feinberg School of Medicine's department of preventive medicine at Northwestern University, who is not involved in the study, said the research is important and timely because of the growing Latino population and its economic and health disparities.

"It may be that certain kinds of obsessions and compulsions are adaptive and appropriate for a new parent, for example those about cleanliness and hygiene," study senior author Dr. Dana Gossett, chief and assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and a physician at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, said in a Northwestern Medicine news release.

"A compulsion is a response to those obsessive thoughts, a ritualistic behavior that temporary allays the anxiety but can't rationally prevent the obsession from occurring," Dr. Emily Miller, lead study author and a clinical fellow in maternal fetal medicine at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicago, said in a press release.

Dr. June McKoy, an associate professor of medicine at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, says it's necessary to have difficult conversations about end-of-life directives and ask tough questions before moving into any residential community, independent or otherwise. 

George Chiampas, DO, emergency medicine, discusses an 87 year old woman who died after a nurse refused to do CPR despite the 911 dispatchers willingness to provide instruction. 

"It may be that certain kinds of obsessions and compulsions are adaptive and appropriate for a new parent, for example those about cleanliness and hygiene," said study senior author Dana Gossett, M.D., chief and assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and a physician at Northwestern Memorial Hospital. 

Katherina K. Hauner, who is a post-doctoral fellow in neurology at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, told HuffPost's Elizabeth Kuster that it's "based on slowly approaching the feared object or situation, in order to overcome the original fear"

“This is the start of where we need to go with nutritional clinical trials,” said Dr. Neil J. Stone, a professor of preventive cardiology at Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine and a former chairman of the American Heart Association’s nutrition committee.

The attack on Chagnon was unique, said historian Alice Dreger, who recently completed a book, yet unpublished, about scientific controversies. "What made this story different was the role played by the American Anthropological Association and the ways in which they knew pretty much at the beginning that the book had major falsehoods in it, but they proceeded anyway." 

Durbin says cuts to National Institute of Health funding will cost Illinois jobs, including 3,200 jobs at Northwestern University that are tied to NIH funding. 

“Wiring brains together to accomplish something useful strikes me as a fantasy,” said neuroscientist Lee Miller of the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University, whose brain-machine research is intended to help paralyzed patients move.

Beatrice Edwards (Northwestern University, Chicago, Illinois) and co-authors identified 362 reports of nonhealing femoral fractures in the FAERS database. The proportional reporting ratio (PRR), for these fractures and bisphosphonate use was 4.51.

"This is the first genome-wide evidence showing that neuropsychiatric diseases share genetic risk factors," said Eva Redei, professor of psychiatry at the Feinberg School of Medicine at Northwestern University in Chicago

The group put out a fact sheet quoting a Chicago researcher, Dr. Marie Crandall of Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, who has analyzed data specifically on Chicago gunshot victims and found transport times affect survival.

Other important tips to keeping safe include using properly fitted equipment and knowing your surroundings and your own abilities, said Michael Terry, orthopedic surgeon at Northwestern Memorial Hospital and associate professor of orthopedic surgery at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.

Dr. Jami L. Josefson and her team measured the vitamin D levels of 61 pregnant women two to four weeks before giving birth at Prentice Women's Hospital in Chicago. 

The federal government is the chief source of financing for basic medical research, so fewer dollars leads to fewer jobs for scientists and technicians, fewer projects being completed and fewer treatments for people suffering from disease, said Teresa Woodruff, who runs a laboratory studying fertility treatments for women who undergo chemotherapy to treat cancer at Northwestern University in Chicago.