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2011 News

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December 2011

21.12.2011 Women should still be concerned about hormone replacement therapy: McMaster researchers
20.12.2011 Kates takes acting chair in Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Neurosciences
16.12.2011 2011 Holiday Closures
15.12.2011 Young adults drop exercise with move to college or university: McMaster researchers
15.12.2011 Susan Denburg to lead Forward with Integrity implementation
06.12.2011 Health sciences student named Rhodes scholar
06.12.2011 McMaster School of Nursing hosts chief nursing executives from across Ontario
01.12.2011 New endowed chair focuses on child blood disorders

November 2011

25.11.2011 SOCS donate $20,000 to cancer researchers
22.11.2011 McMaster study calls sodium intake guidelines into question
21.11.2011 McMaster health economists ranked among most influential
17.11.2011 Medical school founder Fraser Mustard dies
17.11.2011 New graduates have a global view
16.11.2011 McMaster nursing professor to chair first conference of the Haitian Nurses Association
11.11.2011 Jailhouse rocks for new nurse
07.11.2011 Guide supports internationally-trained nurses transition to Canada
07.11.2011 Program involving student nurses in research wins praise
04.11.2011 Two professors known for focus on the individual join Community of Distinction
02.11.2011 Nurses improve quality of life for frail seniors at home, study finds

October 2011

31.10.2011 McMaster climbs international rankings for medical schools
25.10.2011 The intersection of chronic pain and opioid drugs topic for talk
25.10.2011 Government of Canada invests $6.7M in Canada Research Chairs at McMaster
25.10.2011 Student-centred learning focus of session
12.10.2011 Bacteria found to be ancestor of all modern plagues
11.10.2011 Eating your greens can change the effect of your genes on heart disease, say researchers

September 2011

30.09.2011 Workshop planned for Wikipedia writers
27.09.2011 Join FHS writers at library event today
22.09.2011 Escarpment Cancer Research Institute established
20.09.2011 New School of Nursing community site at the Perkins Centre
20.09.2011 CFI grants equip cutting-edge health sciences labs/td>
16.09.2011 Haynes receives Order of Canada
14.09.2011 Debate on battle against cancer to feature Stephen Lewis
14.09.2011 McMaster PhD candidate receives Fulbright Student Award
14.09.2011 New funds spark cancer research
06.09.2011 McMaster researchers find missing genes may separate couch potato from active cousin
02.09.2011 McMaster study finds more gut reaction to arthritis drugs
02.09.2011 Economist Michel Grignon named director of CHEPA for five-year term

August 2011

31.08.2011 Resistance to antibiotics is ancient, McMaster study finds
29.08.2011 Huge gaps in use of simple, cheap and proven drugs worldwide
26.08.2011 Nursing students share eye-opening experience in India
23.08.2011 Community-based approach improves diabetes care
22.08.2011 New study finds patchwork of licence requirements for older drivers
19.08.2011 A passion for science comes early
17.08.2011 Milk better than water to rehydrate kids: McMaster study
16.08.2011 Change the environment, not the child
10.08.2011 City confirms investment in downtown McMaster Health Campus
09.08.2011 Crisis doctor dies
08.08.2011 Prime Minister Stephen Harper visits McMaster to announce 2011 Vanier scholars Slideshow
04.08.2011 School of Nursing works toward healthier neighbourhoods

July 2011

29.07.2011 New blog sorts health fact from fiction
28.07.2011 Packing on pounds riskier for South Asians, say McMaster researchers
26.07.2011 Major medical imaging project wins $1.4M grant Slideshow
07.07.2011 Stem cells know where they want to go: McMaster researchers Video
06.07.2011 Downtown McMaster Health Campus gains City support (Daily News)
04.07.2011 The mysterious case of the White Nose Syndrome (IIDR News)

July 2011

28.06.2011 Haitian nurses learn from McMaster's "well of knowledge"
27.06.2011 Tiny worms, big job: McMaster team searches for Parkinson's treatment (Daily News)
22.06.2011 Sexually transmitted co-infections increase HIV risk: study
22.06.2011 Finlay recognized for excellence in educational leadership
21.06.2011 Global health field project bridges different worlds
20.06.2011 Urinary incontinence doubles risk of postpartum depression
17.06.2011 Nursing graduate excels despite learning disability
16.06.2011 Canadian asthma pioneer dies
15.06.2011 $40-million investment launches international hypertension study
13.06.2011 Routine screening for autism not needed: McMaster researchers
10.06.2011 Sibley award winner 'strong role model'
07.06.2011 FHS Alumni Awards
07.06.2011 Awards recognize those working to build a culture of innovation (Daily News)
06.06.2011 Study results may change radiation therapy standards for women at high-risk for breast cancer recurrence
01.06.2011 Abbott and McMaster University Partner to Create Education Chair in Rheumatology Video Slideshow

May 2011

30.05.2011 New drugs target delay of Huntington’s symptoms
25.05.2011 School of Nursing Research Support Services provides much-needed assistance
20.05.2011 Divorced with three children at 25, now Amy becomes a doctor Slideshow
17.05.2011 That anxiety may be in your gut, not in your head
10.05.2011 McMaster scientists find protein’s bad guy role in prostate cancer
09.05.2011 FHS showcases research achievements of rising stars
05.05.2011 Kelton continues leadership of Faculty of Health Sciences
03.05.2011 McMaster midwives take steps to improve maternal health
02.05.2011 Gift boosts research, education and care in scleroderma

April 2011

28.04.2011 Brian Coombes receives Top 40 Under 40 award Video
27.04.2011 McMaster researchers awarded $1.5M by Canadian Cancer Society
25.04.2011 Combination therapy provides hope for cure of dangerous infections of cystic fibrosis patients Slideshow
18.04.2011 Gaza doctor brings his message of peace through health to McMaster
12.04.2011 Hunting for deadly bacteria
12.04.2011 Drug may help sickest patients
12.04.2011 Critical care survivors suffer long-term impact
11.04.2011 Collins reappointed FHS research head
07.04.2011 A world without antibiotics?
07.04.2011 Students study sin solutions
07.04.2011 Penny wars boosts health sciences scholarship
05.04.2011 Nursing students make a strong commitment to professionalism
04.04.2011 Alternate route to blocked arteries safe and effective for angioplasty

March 2011

31.03.2011 McMaster vaccine has pet owners feline groovy
30.03.2011 Students publish analysis of broad range of proposals to improve global health governance
30.03.2011 Debate to examine evidence-based medicine
29.03.2011 'Accidental educator' remembered for contributions to teaching and scholarship
29.03.2011 Emergency care at hospital changing April 4
23.03.2011 'Knowing it in your gut' is real, McMaster researchers find
21.03.2011 MacSOC draws overflow crowd to raise awareness of poverty and homelessness
21.03.2011 McMaster tops in Canadian health research
17.03.2011 Ontario Health Minister visits McMaster health sciences students
16.03.2011 Youth with IBD are less fit than their peers: McMaster study
07.03.2011 School of Nursing to honour more than 350 top students
01.03.2011 Mac scientist takes Killam Research Fellowship

February 2011

25.02.2011 MD takes new LEO Pharma chair
25.02.2011 Niagara physician receives Latimer Prize in Palliative Care
22.02.2011 McMaster study named top paper of 2010
21.02.2011 Endurance exercise prevents premature aging: McMaster study
17.02.2011 Haynes awarded Medal for Excellence
10.02.2011 More advantages found for new drug
07.02.2011 Haitian students visit McMaster School of Nursing Slideshow
07.02.2011 Turn, baby, turn: McMaster researchers find benefit in early intervention to help potential breech births
07.02.2011 Unique low-cost intervention can help reduce burden of cardiovascular disease
04.02.2011 Stemming the global tsunami of cardiovascular disease
04.02.2011 McMaster discovery provides new insights into pluripotent stem cell biology
03.02.2011 Breaking pneumonia's grip: Researcher awarded $100,000 to study pneumonia in the elderly
01.02.2011 McMaster nursing students host national conference

January 2011

31.01.2011 McMaster research tops stem cell, cancer advances of 2010
26.01.2011 Family history important in predicting heart attack
25.01.2011 McMaster papers vie for Lancet’s top spot
25.01.2011 Farncombe Institute ranked first
18.01.2011 The Next 36: Shahob Hosseinpour
12.01.2011 New library space developed for grad students, faculty
06.01.2011 McMaster professor called in by World Health Organization
05.01.2011 Two researchers honoured with DeGroote fellowships
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