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2002
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New York-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Pioneers New Surgical Technique To Prevent Unnecessary Removal of Testes, Dec 19, 2002 New York Brain Tumor Project Launched at New York Weill Cornell Medical Center, Dec 19, 2002 NYC Police Less Likely To Commit Suicide Than NYC Citizens, New York Weill Cornell Study Shows, Dec 19, 2002 First Robotic Urologic Surgery on a Child in NYC Performed at New York Weill Cornell, Dec 19, 2002 Dr. Jean W. Pape Receives France's Legion of Honor for Two Decades of Outstanding Service to Health in Haiti, Dec 18, 2002 Mindy S. Miller Appointed Director of Weill Cornell's $750-Million Capital Campaign, Dec 13, 2002 Columbia University Medical Center, With Support From Women at Risk, Aims To Identify and Train Future Leaders in Breast Cancer Surgery, Dec 12, 2002 Weill Cornell Receives $7.6 Million Federal Grant for Clinical Trials on New Ways To Change Behavior in Patients With Cardiopulmonary Disease, Dec 12, 2002 A Gift for the Women of Northern Manhattan: Columbia University Medical Center Receives Avon Foundation Gift for Health Scholar, Dec 9, 2002 New Anti-Leukemia Drug Significantly Improves Survival Even for Patients With Late-Stage Disease, Study Finds, Dec 9, 2002 Gleevec May Be Effective Against a Second Blood Disease, According to Study To Be Presented at Hematology Meeting, Dec 5, 2002 Weill Cornell Study Finds Focusing on Latent Stage of Tuberculosis in New Immigrants Would Result in Substantial Public Health Benefit, Dec 4, 2002 Dr. Gerald Loughlin Named Pediatrician-in-Chief at New York Weill Cornell Children's Hospital, Dec 3, 2002 Dietary Supplement Coenzyme Q10 Shows Promising Results in Trial for Slowing Early Parkinson's Disease, Dec 2, 2002 Plaques in Brains of Alzheimer's Patients May Originate Inside the Nerve Cells, Not Outside, Research Shows, Nov 26, 2002 Weill Cornell Computer Simulation Model Helps Remedy Possible National Gap in Bioterrorism Preparedness, Nov 22, 2002 Clearing the Air: Allergy Strategies That Work, Nov 21, 2002 Columbia University Medical Center Releases Preliminary Results of Robotic Open-Heart Surgery Study, Nov 19, 2002 New York Weill Cornell's New Diagnostic MRA Technology Proves Equal to Traditional Method for Planning Treatment of Peripheral Vascular Disease, Nov 18, 2002 NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Announces First Pollin Prize In Pediatric Research Recognizing Developers Of Revolutionary Oral Rehydration Therapy, Nov 15, 2002 New Book by NewYork Weill Cornell Radiologist Offers Hope to Those Who May Face Lung Cancer, Nov 13, 2002 FDA Approves Implanted Heart Pumps That Lengthen and Improve Lives of Terminally Ill Heart Failure Patients, Nov 7, 2002 Loughlin Named Pediatrics Chair at Weill Cornell, Oct 29, 2002 New Comprehensive Gastrointestinal Health Center To Be Established at NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell, Oct 15, 2002 New Study Shows Efficacy of Gene Therapy for Parkinson's Disease, Oct 11, 2002 Weill Cornell Graduate School of Medical Sciences Holds International Plant Biochemistry Course at Punta Cana, Sep 13, 2002 Columbia University, NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital and New York City Police Foundation Provide Free, Confidential Counseling To NYPD, Sep 12, 2002 "Tell Me Where It Hurts: How To Decipher Your Child's Emotional Aches and Physical Pains", Sep 12, 2002 9/11 Lifestyle Changes May Increase Cardiovascular Risk, Sep 10, 2002 A Simple, Cost-Effective Screening Test for Those at Risk for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysms, Sep 4, 2002 Pivotal Brain Processor Decreased in Schizophrenia, Aug 13, 2002 Weill Cornell Scientist Wins Prestigious Rita Allen Foundation Award to Unlock Secrets of Cell Death and Inflammation, Aug 1, 2002 "Back to Great Sex": Columbia Doctor's New Book Empowers Patients with Knowledge and Skills To Overcome Erectile Dysfunction, Jul 30, 2002 Dr. David R. Bickers, Chairman of Dermatology at Columbia University Medical Center, Elected President of the Society for Investigative Dermatology, Jul 26, 2002 Dr. Richard U. Levine Elected President of the New York Obstetrical Society, Jul 5, 2002 Recruitment of Pro-Inflammatory Adult Stem Cells Contributes to Blood, Heart, and Bone Diseases, and Cancer Progression, Jun 30, 2002 Weill Cornell Scientists Unlock Mechanism for Recovering Autologous Adult Bone Marrow Stem Cells for Tissue Regeneration, May 28, 2002 Weill Cornell Study Illuminates Cardiac Scarring That Leads to Heart Failure, May 24, 2002 Dr. R. Peter Altman of NewYork-Presbyterian Becomes President-Elect of American Pediatric Surgical Association, May 22, 2002 NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital's Weill Cornell Medical Center Announces Preliminary Lung Cancer Data Involving Patients Treated With Arthritis Medication, May 21, 2002 Diverse and Distinguished Class Receives Degrees at Weill Cornell Medical College Commencement, May 20, 2002 Two Weill Cornell Students Win Prestigious Macy Scholarships To Study Public Health at Columbia's Mailman School, May 20, 2002 Weill Cornell Researchers Report "Encouraging" Results with First Combination Antibody Therapy for Lymphoma, May 20, 2002 Dr. Lila Wallis, Clinical Professor at Weill Cornell, Receives "Distinguished Women in Medicine" Award from Columbia P&S, May 17, 2002 Weill Cornell Psychiatrists Receive Federal Grant To Study Effects of Stress on Children Who Lost Parents on September 11, May 14, 2002 More Preventive Tuberculosis Treatment Should Reduce Cases In Non-U.S.-Born, May 8, 2002 Partnership For Women's Health At Columbia University Honors Renowned Japanese Journalist, May 6, 2002 Children with Psychiatric Emergencies Have Unique Issues That Require New Strategies for Treatment, May 4, 2002 New York's First Lady, Libby Pataki, Joins Leading Philanthopist Iris Cantor at Opening of Iris Cantor Women's Health Center, Apr 24, 2002 Weill Cornell Prevention Program Can Cut Binge Drinking in African-American, Hispanic Youth, Apr 12, 2002 Columbia Receives $3 Million Award From Pediatric Cancer Foundation for New Research Laboratory, Mar 1, 2002 Newborn Babies Can Learn To Distinguish Speech Sounds While Asleep, Study Shows, Feb 21, 2002 Popular Arthritic Medication May Prevent Colon Cancer, Feb 19, 2002 Weill Cornell Researcher Sees Promise in Use of Stem Cells and Progenitor Cells for Brain Repair, Dr. Steven Goldman Reports to AAAS, Feb 18, 2002 Dr. Nicholas Schiff of Weill Cornell Discusses "The Challenge of Detecting Consciousness in Severely Brain-Injured Persons", Feb 15, 2002 Hollywood Comes Knocking: Dr. Mehmet Oz of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital is Medical Expert for Denzel Washington Film John Q, Feb 15, 2002 NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital Will Administer Major New Pediatrics Prize Created by Mr. and Mrs. Abe Pollin, Feb 14, 2002 Weill Cornell Physicians Rebut Recent Criticisms on Value of Mammography, Jan 30, 2002 Researchers Identify a Key "Brake" of the Immune Response, Jan 27, 2002 "Bucket Brigade" of Proteins Produces Tubercle Bacillus's "Stubborn Defense" Against the Body's Immune System, Jan 25, 2002 What Keeps The Nervous System Intact?, Jan 24, 2002 First Robot-Assisted Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery in the U.S. Performed at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, Jan 17, 2002 Weill Cornell Scientists Help Identify "Promising" New Drug for HIV Infection, Jan 15, 2002 Sanford I. Weill and Maurice R. Greenberg Give $150 Million to Weill Medical College of Cornell University, Jan 8, 2002 Haitian AIDS Center, Oldest in Caribbean, Is Establishing New Institute To Fight AIDS and Other Infectious Diseases, Jan 2, 2002 Weill Cornell Researchers Describe the Immune Deficiency at Root of the Most Common Form of Type 1 Diabetes, Jan 2, 2002 Columbia University Medical Center Researchers Reveal Tamoxifen May Lengthen Lives of Women at Very High Risk of Breast Cancer, Jan 1, 2002
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