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Columbia University Medical Center Newsroom
| A team of Columbia University Medical Center neurosurgeons came away with the top prize after a daylong softball tournament where brain surgeons from 19 of the nations' top medical institutions and one all-star celebrity team battled it out in New York City's Central Park on Saturday, June 6 to raise funds for pediatric brain tumor research at Columbia University Medical Center. |
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| A group led by Columbia University Medical Center's Timothy Wang, M.D., has studied the role of Helicobacter infection in the development of stomach cancer and found that the hormone gastrin, which stimulates secretion of gastric acid, plays a key role in the development of Helicobacter-induced stomach cancer, and may have distinct effects on carcinogenesis in different parts of the stomach. |
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| Two new studies published by neurologists at Columbia University Medical Center and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital demonstrate a need for more vigilant monitoring for seizure activity among intensive care patients who may be experiencing subtle seizures that are typically unrecognized. These subtle seizures may be affecting patients' prognoses and causing long-term brain damage, death and severe disability. |
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| Researchers found support for an association between the use of stimulants and sudden unexplained death among children and adolescents, according to a study released today by The American Journal of Psychiatry. |
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| A new study finds that many women with breast cancer take antioxidant supplements while undergoing cancer treatment, even though the consequences of doing so are unknown. Published online in Cancer, a journal of the American Cancer Society, the study indicates that additional research should be undertaken to determine the effects of antioxidant supplementation on the health and survival of breast cancer patients.
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Last updated 7/1/2009
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 John A. Chabot, M.D.
Pancreatic Cancer
While pancreatic cancer remains the 4th leading cause of cancer death, with less than five percent of patients surviving past five years, pancreatic cancer surgical options have become safer and chemotherapy treatments more effective. Under the direction of Dr. John Chabot, the Pancreas Center at Columbia University Medical Center and New York-Presbyterian Hospital has taken strides to identify and prophylactically treat those individuals at the highest risk for pancreatic cancer.
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 David Seres, M.D.
Certain diseases and conditions can have a devastating impact on the ability to feed and nourish oneself. Diseases ranging from cancer to critical illness to eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa can make nourishment difficult. Illness can cause swallowing problems, obstruction of the intestine, or cause the intestine to become dysfunctional. Moreover, illness causes the body to misuse nutrients in such a way that puts patients in danger of malnutrition, even if they are being adequately fed.
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 Peter Green, M.D.
Celiac disease
Peter Green, M.D., Director of the Celiac Disease Center at Columbia University Medical Center is one of the few recognized specialists on Celiac Disease in the United States. Celiac disease is a genetic intolerance to gluten a protein found in wheat, rye and barley that causes damage to the small intestine, which can lead to malabsorption of nutrients.
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