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Children of Adults with Anxiety Disorder May Need Help Too- 6/1/09
In what is believed to be the first U.S. study designed to prevent anxiety disorders in the children of anxious parents, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Children’s Center have found that a family-based program reduced symptoms and the risk of developing an anxiety disorder among these children.http://www.hopkinschildrens.org/Children_of_Adults_with_Anxiety_Disorder_May_Need_Help_Too.aspx -
Film Chronicle of Cody Unser's 9-Year Struggle with Paralyzing Transverse Myelitis Premieres June 2- 5/29/09
A documentary history of long-time Johns Hopkins patient Cody Unser, the daughter and granddaughter of Indy 500 car racing greats, will premiere at a benefit June 2 at the Hershey Theater in Hershey, Pa. The event is hosted by Mario Andretti and his wife Dee Ann. Andretti is the only driver to win the Indianapolis 500, the Daytona 500 and the Formula One World Championship.http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/Press_releases/2009/05_29_09.html -
Johns Hopkins Transplant Surgery Team Holds Successful Fundraiser- 5/29/09
An evening of opera music featuring Metropolitan opera star Denyce Graves was held recently to raise funds to benefit organ transplant surgery research and care at Johns Hopkins. The event, titled “Let the Music Move You,” was attended by 70 guests at Graves’ home in Bethesda, Md.http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/Press_releases/2009/05_27_09.html -
The Johns Hopkins Hospital Named to International List of Most Ethical Organizations- 5/28/09
The Ethisphere Institute, a New York-based think-tank established to advance best practices in business ethics and corporate social responsibility, has named The Johns Hopkins Hospital to its 2009 list of the business world’s most ethical companies and institutions.http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/Press_releases/2009/05_28_09.html -
TV Industry Foundation Picks Hopkins Scientists for Cancer Research "Dream Teams"- 5/27/09
A TV industry- and celebrity-driven cancer research project has chosen scientists at Johns Hopkins for two of five multi-institutional “dream teams” financed by “Stand Up to Cancer “ grants totaling more than $6 million.http://www.hopkinskimmelcancercenter.org/index.cfm/cID/1684/mpage/item.cfm/itemID/1073 -
Survey Suggests Higher Risk of Falls Due to Dizziness in Middle-Aged and Older Americans- 5/25/09
A full third of American adults, 69 million men and women over age 40, are up to 12 times more likely to have a serious fall because they have some form of inner-ear dysfunction that throws them off balance and makes them dizzy, according to Johns Hopkins experts.http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/Press_releases/2009/05_25_09.html -
Johns Hopkins Patient Safety Program Receives Healthcare Informatics Magazine's 2009 Innovator Award- 5/20/09
Johns Hopkins Medicine’s patient safety program has earned second place in Healthcare Informatics magazine’s eighth annual Innovator Awards.http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/Press_releases/2009/05_21_09.html
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