Nov

Curtis Media Group, Time Warner Cable partner with North Carolina Children's Hospital for N.C. Children's Promise Radiothon/Telethon

CHAPEL HILL - For the sixth consecutive year, North Carolina Children's Hospital will reach out to more than 1.5 million people across the state on Thursday, Nov. 15, in a live fundraiser aired on radio and television.

UNC doctor authors chapter in new gastroenterology book

CHAPEL HILL - Dr. Douglas A. Drossman is the author of a chapter in a new book titled, "The Art and Science of Gastroenterology: Top Doctors on Diagnosing Gastroenterological Conditions, Educating Patients, and Conducting Clinical Research."

UNC researcher honored by American Physiological Society

Susan J. Henning, Ph.D., professor of medicine and cellular and molecular physiology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine, has been honored with an award by the American Physiological Society.

UNC to launch trial of inhaled saline in infants with cystic fibrosis

CHAPEL HILL - Early next year, researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will begin enrolling infants in a clinical trial to test the effectiveness of inhaled saline as a treatment for cystic fibrosis lung disease.

Kids Cards on sale this holiday season with proceeds benefiting North Carolina Children's Hospital

CHAPEL HILL - 2007 marks the 27 years since the inception of North Carolina Children's Hospital's Holiday Card Project - now known as Kids Cards. Kids Cards raises funds to benefit N.C. Children's Hospital through the sale of greeting cards and small gifts that feature artwork created by actual pediatric patients at the Children's Hospital.

Lifetime trauma may speed progression of HIV, early death

CHAPEL HILL - Even though effective drug cocktails have improved the outlook for many patients with HIV, disease progression, including the time from AIDS onset to death, varies widely from patient to patient. Now, a study led by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine provides new evidence that psychological factors play a role in disease progression.

Elderly with high blood pressure less likely to get lifestyle modification advice from doctors

CHAPEL HILL - People older than 60 with high blood pressure are less likely than other groups of patients to receive advice from their doctors about lifestyle modifications that can help lower their blood pressure, a study by UNC researchers concludes.

Sixth annual N.C. Children's Promise radiothon/telethon raises nearly $800,000

CHAPEL HILL - A preliminary accounting shows that the sixth annual N.C. Children's Promise radiothon/telethon raised $788,558, an increase of more than $150,000 or almost 25 percent over 2006.

Combining medications often best strategy to battle rheumatoid arthritis

CHAPEL HILL - For patients with rheumatoid arthritis, combining one well-known, lower-cost synthetic drug with one of six biologic medications often works best to reduce joint swelling or tenderness, according to a new report by researchers at the RTI International-University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Evidence-based Practice Center, which is sponsored by the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

Study finds role in heart health for cardiac protein

CHAPEL HILL - New research at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine has identified the role in cardiac health played by a protein found only in heart cells.