http://www.medicine.dal.ca/ Recent News Stories from the Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine Science & Medicine Medicine en Copyright 2008 medcomm@dal.ca (Dalhousie University Medical Communications Office) medical.communications@dal.ca Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:14:14 GMT Thu, 30 Oct 2008 14:14:14 GMT RSS DreamFeeder v 2.2.0 Maritimers suffering from psychoses were offered new hope today as Dalhousie University installed Dr. Philip Tibbo as the Dr. Paul Janssen Chair in Psychotic Disorders. Maritimers suffering from psychoses were offered new hope today as Dalhousie University installed Dr. Philip Tibbo as the Dr. Paul Janssen Chair in Psychotic Disorders. http://communications.medicine.dal.ca/newsroom/janssen.htm Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:10:20 GMT manual:1225375855367:9465325983824972:http://www.medicine.dal.ca/dalmednews.xml Capital Health, along with its health sector partners at Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine, welcomed new research published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (September 23rd, 2008 edition) by researchers from Dalhousie University and Australia’s Griffith University. Capital Health, along with its health sector partners at Dalhousie University Faculty of Medicine, welcomed new research published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (September 23rd, 2008 edition) by researchers from Dalhousie University and Australia’s Griffith University. http://communications.medicine.dal.ca/newsroom/cmaj.htm Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:06:53 GMT manual:1225375660829:40869141272555064:http://www.medicine.dal.ca/dalmednews.xml Research by Dalhousie Medical School and the Emergency Health Service (EHS) has shown that an innovative method of providing oxygen in an ambulance to those in respiratory distress leads to fewer deaths and reduces the need to insert a tube into the patient’s airway. Research by Dalhousie Medical School and the Emergency Health Service (EHS) has shown that an innovative method of providing oxygen in an ambulance to those in respiratory distress leads to fewer deaths and reduces the need to insert a tube into the patient’s airway. http://communications.medicine.dal.ca/newsroom/respiratory.htm Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:03:21 GMT manual:1225375443582:16660210841068624:http://www.medicine.dal.ca/dalmednews.xml Maritime children with epilepsy will benefit from the appointment of Dr. Michael Esser to Dalhousie University’s William Dennis Chair in Pediatric Epilepsy Research. Dr. Esser, a pediatric neurologist and pharmacologist, will help to achieve a greater understanding of epilepsy and reduce the stigma attached to the disorder, which affects about 9,500 people in Nova Scotia alone. It’s the first chair of its kind in Canada. Maritime children with epilepsy will benefit from the appointment of Dr. Michael Esser to Dalhousie University’s William Dennis Chair in Pediatric Epilepsy Research. Dr. Esser, a pediatric neurologist and pharmacologist, will help to achieve a greater understanding of epilepsy and reduce the stigma attached to the disorder, which affects about 9,500 people in Nova Scotia alone. It’s the first chair of its kind in Canada. http://communications.medicine.dal.ca/newsroom/epilepsychair.htm Fri, 25 Jul 2008 14:02:06 GMT manual:1225375373486:9870338731937896:http://www.medicine.dal.ca/dalmednews.xml Two Dalhousie Medical School pain researchers have confirmed that a form of qigong, CFQ qigong, relieves pain and other symptoms of fibromyalgia in an open trial and is worthy of further study in a controlled trial. Two Dalhousie Medical School pain researchers have confirmed that a form of qigong, CFQ qigong, relieves pain and other symptoms of fibromyalgia in an open trial and is worthy of further study in a controlled trial. http://communications.medicine.dal.ca/newsroom/qigong.htm Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:00:30 GMT manual:1225375270134:1254376869510344:http://www.medicine.dal.ca/dalmednews.xml This weekend, the Dalhousie Department of Anesthesia will host Global Outreach: Anesthesia in Challenging Environments, a training program that will prepare anesthesiologists from Canada and the U.S. for global missions. This weekend, the Dalhousie Department of Anesthesia will host Global Outreach: Anesthesia in Challenging Environments, a training program that will prepare anesthesiologists from Canada and the U.S. for global missions. http://communications.medicine.dal.ca/newsroom/globaloutreach.htm Thu, 12 Jun 2008 13:55:56 GMT manual:1225375167643:5600016568079512:http://www.medicine.dal.ca/dalmednews.xml