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JULY 2010

New vitamin D guidelines
Posted July 14, 2010: Physicians say Canadians should be taking more supplements. More...

Dr. Clarence Guenter to receive the Order of Canada
Posted July 13, 2010: The former president and CEO of the Foothills Hospital is the 10th member of the Faculty of Medicine to receive the honour. More...

Researcher to develop new cancer therapeutics
Posted July 12, 2010: David Schriemer, PhD, and his team will receive close to $500,000 over three-years to develop and test a new class of cancer therapeutics. More...

New discovery in nerve regrowth
Posted July 12, 2010: Faculty of Medicine scientists have discovered a way to enhance nerve regeneration in the peripheral nervous system. More..

More family doctors on the way for Alberta
Southern Alberta is getting an injection of some much needed family docs thanks to the Faculty of Medicine. More...

Crystal meth and its effects on snails could help unlock mysteries of human memory
Posted July 5, 2010: The Faculty of Medicine's Ken Lukowiak, PhD, is researching human memory by looking at the effects of crystal meth on snails. More...

Research with kick! Protecting soccer players from injury
Posted July 5, 2010; A UCalgary study found that a soccer-specific training program reduced lower extremity injuries, such as ankle and knee sprains, by almost 40%. More...

Partnership leads to creation of much needed medical health program
Posted July 5, 2010: Faculty of Medicine members have helped create a new Masters in Public Health program at a university in Tanzania. More...

JUNE 2010

Dr. Elizabeth MacRae, Canada's first female neurosurgeon, set to retire
Posted June 28, 2010: After three decades of work, the longtime Faculty of Medicine member will retire at the end of June. More...

Student lands prestigious World Health Organization internship
Posted June 24, 2010: Karolina Kowalewski was chosen out of 10,000 applications to study in Geneva, Switzerland. More...

Software that helps stroke doctors earns student lucrative scholarship
Posted June 22, 2010: Quinn Thomson's program that helps doctors assess ischemic strokes has earned him an AIHS scholarship. More...

Alvin Libin to be inducted into Calgary Business Hall of Fame
Posted June 16, 2010; Libin is a longtime University of Calgary supporter and founder of the Libin Cardiovascular Institute of Alberta. More...

Learning to swallow a pill can change a child's life
Posted June 14, 2010: Changing the tilt of your head when swallowing pills can make all the difference between being successful or not finds Bonnie Kaplan, PhD. More...

Determining the relationship between CCSVI and MS
Posted June 11, 2010: UCalgary researcher awarded $200,000 to launch study. More...

Clinexus offers support to health-tech entrepreneurs
Posted June 9, 2010: Clinexus is designed to speed up the commercialization of high-tech health devices. More...

Bodychecking triples injury risk in Pee Wee hockey
Posted June 9, 2010: A U of C study compares rates of injury between young players in Alberta and Quebec leagues. More...

Calgary Stroke Program earns special accreditation
Posted June 8, 2010: The Calgary Stroke Program at Foothills Medical Centre is one of two sites in Canada to earn a Stroke Services Distinction from Accreditation Canada. More...

Five Faculty members to join national health sciences academy
Posted June 3, 2010: The five inductees, including Dr. Jon Meddings, vice dean, will be inducted into the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences. More...

May 2010

Longtime Faculty of Medicine supporters, member honoured
Posted May 28, 2010: Dr. Merril Knudtson was inducted into the Order of the U of C, while David and Gail O'Brien were given honourary degrees at the spring convocation ceremony. More...

Associate dean accepted into elite leadership program
Posted May 27, 2010; Dr. Joanne Todesco is the only Canadian accepted into this year's Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine program. More...

More treatment options available for leading cause of stroke
Posted May 26, 2010; Faculty of Medicine clinician-scientist, Dr. Michael Hill, is part of a new multi-centre North American clinical trial. More...

Largely unstudied area of science examined
Posted May 21, 2010: Faculty of Medicine researcher working with U.S. consortium to catalogue microbes. More...

Study recommends leveraging love of pets for better human health
Posted May 20, 2010: A study finds that as pet owners learn about their pet's diabetes, they apply what they learn to their own health – and vice-versa. More...

AHS exec to discuss controversial health care model
Updated May 17, 2010: Dr. Stephen Duckett, CEO of Alberta Health Services, is no longer able to present at the upcoming Health Policy Symposium. Chris Mazurkewich, AHS chief financial officer, will speak in his place. More...

Supporters of rural medicine honoured
Posted May 13, 2010 Members of the Faculty of Medicine hosted the Distributed Learning and Rural Initiatives Advisory Council for an appreciation event last week. More...

Potential new treatment for brain cancer earns funding
Posted May 10, 2010; A study testing a new class of drugs on a small group of patients with brain tumours has received a Canadian Cancer Society grant. More...

Paternal mice bond with their offspring through the power of touch
Posted May 10, 2010: New research from neuroscientist Samuel Weiss, PhD, shows that paternal mice that physically interact with their babies grow new brain cells and form lasting memories of their babies. More....

Film explores children’s marketing
Posted May 6, 2010: The Marda Loop Justice Film Festival is presenting the documentary Consuming Kids. The film will be followed by a Q and A with pediatrician Dr. Peter Nieman. More...

Vancouver Island has one of the highest rates of Cryptococcus infection in the world
Posted May 4, 2010: Calgary doctors research how to minimize complications from the disease. More...

April 2010

Medicine faculty share their expertise at unique exhibit
Posted April 30, 2010: The world famous BODY WORLDS & The Brain exhibit makes its Canadian debut today. More...

UCalgary medical student is the fastest Calgarian in this year's Boston Marathon
Posted April 26, 2010: The Calgary Herald profiles Ken Myers. More...

U of C researchers awarded with CFI grants
Posted April 23, 2010: The Canada Foundation for Innovation (CFI) announced today that it has awarded more than $600,000 to the University of Calgary in support of two health research projects. More...

World-renowned neurologist recruited to Calgary
Posted April 22, 2010:Dr. Jong Rho will help children with injury and illness of the brain. More...

iPhone application that allows doctors to view medical images gets Health Canada approval
Posted April 22, 2010: iPhone application created by Ross Mitchell, PhD, of the Faculty of Medicine gives doctors access to medical images remotely. More...

Med student earns prestigious Fulbright scholarship
Posted April 19, 2010: For the first time ever, a Faculty of Medicine student has won an International Fulbright Science and Technology Award. More...

Expanded simulation centre opens at UCalgary medical school
Posted April 19, 2010; The Undergraduate Medical Education program at UCalgary is expanding one of the foremost simulation programs used worldwide. More....

Efforts to mentor young women earns scholarship
Posted April 19, 2010; Recent Faculty of Medicine graduate Dana Ross has been awarded a Persons Case scholarship from the Government of Alberta. More...

Tissue engineering expert earns Discovery Grant
Posted April 15, 2010: Neil Duncan, PhD, is working to engineer treatment options for people suffering from musculoskeletal disorders. More...

Physician uses robot to measure impact of strokes
Posted April 14, 2010: A robot is helping Dr. Sean Dukelow determine the complete and precise impact of strokes. More....

Genomics researcher receives $1.5M in funding
Posted April 8, 2010: The Faculty of Medicine will receive $1.5 million from the Alberta Livestock and Meat Agency (ALMA) to research a new way to test for BSE in live animals. More...

Nanoparticle vaccine used to cure Type 1 diabetes in mice
Posted April 8, 2010 :Using a sophisticated nanotechnology-based “vaccine,” researchers were able to successfully cure mice with type 1 diabetes...More:

UCalgary researcher featured on The Nature of Things
Posted April 7, 2010: The documentary “The Downside of High”, featuring Dr. Jean Addington will be rebroadcast on the CBC's The Nature of Things on Sunday April 11 at 7 pm. More...

Nobel Prize winner to speak at Faculty of Medicine
Posted April 5, 2010: Dr. Paul Nurse, the 2001 Nobel Prize winner in Physiology or Medicine, is the guest speaker at the 2010 Dr. David M. Kovitz Lecture. More...

March 2010

Dr. Jim Dickinson appointed to federal health task force
Posted March 31, 2010: The Faculty of Medicine's Dr. Jim Dickinson is one of 12 members of the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care. More...

Canada Research Chair holders receive renewed funding
Posted March 28, 2010: The Faculty of Medicine's James McGhee, PhD, and David Schriemer, PhD, will received a combined total of over $1.4M in renewed funding for their research. More...

Major biomedical research award given to Faculty of Medicine member
Posted March 25, 2010: Paul Kubes, PhD, has been chosen as the 2010 recipeint of the CSCI/RCPSC Henry Friesen Award. More...

Star medical resident earns Young Leader award
Posted March 18, 2010; Dr. Laura Stinton has been tapped as a leader of tomorrow, displaying all the attributes of an outstanding clinician and medical researcher. More...

Dr. Bill Cochrane to be inducted into the Canadian Medical Hall of Fame next month
Posted March 18, 2010; The founding dean of the Faculty of Medicine is one of six new inductees who will be honoured here in Calgary. More...

Honouring our educators
Posted March 15, 2010: Two Faculty of Medicine members have been honoured with Canadian Association of Medical Education Certificates of Merit. More...

Fighting disease in the clinic and laboratory
Posted March 12, 2010: Braedon MacDonald, a student in the Leaders of Medicine MD/PhD program, has been awarded a prestigious Dr. Lionel E. McLeod Research Scholarship. More...

Distinguished service award for prominent UCalgary liver specialist
Posted March 9, 2010: Liver disease is much more than cirrhosis and hepatitis. More...

Developing virtual biopsies gets researcher nominated for Manning Innovation Award
Posted March 3, 2010: The innovation uses powerful mathematics to analyze and reliably interpret CT scans, MRI, and other medical images. The results include 3D images that clinicians can view by smartphone. More...

Women need clot-busting therapy after stroke
Posted March 3, 2010: Research from the University of Calgary’s Faculty of Medicine shows that women who don’t get the clot-busting drug tPA after a stroke fare worse than men who receive the same level of care. More...

Researchers receive close to $5 million in CIHR funds
Posted March 1, 2010: Ten researchers from the faculties of Nursing, Medicine and Veterinary medicine were successful in the Fall 2009 CIHR competition. More...

February 2010

Two Faculty of Medicine institutes to receive funding for cancer research
Posted February 24, 2010: The Kids Cancer Foundation of Alberta has given $2.5 million to further childhood cancer research, money that will benefit two UCalgary institutes. More...

Learning to prevent migraines may be best treatment for condition
Posted February 16, 2010: Physicians need to educate patients about migraine triggers, lifestyle factors, and the best way to use medications. More...

New Educator's Award given to Faculty of Medicine member
Posted February 8, 2010 Tyrone Donnon, PhD, is the first member of the Faculty of Medicine to earn the honour. More...

Free program helps kids and teens cope with parent’s cancer
Posted February 8, 2010: When Drew was five years old, his mom was diagnosed with cancer. His parents were not sure how much they should tell him about the cancer and how to communicate to their son about the disease. More...

neuroArm™ technology on the verge of going global
Posted February 5, 2010: NeuroArm™ technology, which produced the world's first MRI-compatible surgical robot developed at the Faculty of Medicine, has been acquired by a global medical imaging company. More...

Bike-a-thon looks to raise money for fight against HIV/AIDS
Posted February 4, 2010: The Race for Dignity is being held by the Dignitas Youth University of Calgary group consisting of Faculty of Medicine students. More...

Heart treatment depends on geography
Posted February 4, 2010: A Faculty of Medicine study has found the optimal treatment for a heart attack is to get to a hospital equipped to open a blocked blood vessel within one hour. More...

Helmets reduce risk of head injuries among skiers and snowboarders
Posted February 1, 2010: UCalgary scientists find skiers and snowboarders reduce their risk of head injury by 35 per cent if they wear a helmet. More...

January 2010

20 Compelling Calgarians list includes Faculty of Medicine member
Posted January 26, 2010: Dr. Rick Ward has been named one of the Calgary Herald's 20 Compelling Calgarians for 2009. More...

Report to give recommendations to improve medical education
Posted January 25, 2010: The association representing all of Canada's 17 faculties of medicine is set to release the report on January 28. More...

Longtime Haitian aid group rallying Calgarians to support earthquake victims
Team Canada Healing Hands for Haiti, which includes the Faculty of Medicine’s Dr. Jaime Yu, hopes to reopen their medical clinic in Port-au-Prince. More...

Olympic Torch to be carried through Banff by Faculty of Medicine members
The Department of Family Medicine held a celebratory lunch and banner signing to cheer on their Olympic Torchbearers who will run through Banff on Thursday January 21. More...

Going beyond human boundaries
The Faculty of Medicine's Gregor Wolbring is a featured speaker in the Globe and Mail's series of podcasts, Intellectual Muscle, University Dialogues for Vancouver 2010.More...

Renowned Alberta businessman signs his book at UCalgary Foothills Campus
Posted January 14, 2010: Join author Bob Rintoul as he signs copies of No Apologies, No Regrets on Tuesday January 19th from 11am -1pm. More...

$8 million for family medicine program
Posted January 14, 2010: The Alberta government is investing $8 million in new funding in the Department of Family Medicine at the University of Calgary. More....

Award winning Uganda health program expands
Posted January 13, 2010: A UCalgary program that improves the health of children in Uganda has been so successful it is expanding, winning awards, and has been featured in a prestigious medical journal. More...

Michelle Lang--Health Reporter at the Calgary Herald
Posted January 6, 2010: Many of our faculty members had a chance to work with Michelle Lang and were greatly saddened to hear of her passing. Michelle died in Afghanistan doing her own journalistic "tour of duty" on behalf of all Canadians. We salute her courage and tremendous integrity, whether it was on the front lines in a war zone or here at home on the health beat. Our faculty sends its sincere condolences to Michelle's family and friends at this difficult time.

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