Monthly Archives: December 2009

“Wrapping up” a month of Women in Science…

As we come to the end of the special exhibit Changing the Face of Medicine, Celebrating America’s Women Physicians at the Robert H. Lurie Medical Research Center here at Northwestern, we thought we’d provide a recap of some comments from our special exhibit event “Mentorship in Action” that occurred on December 7th.  At this event, [...]

Cholesterol and Menopause

Health.com published an article today that summarizes the findings of a recent study on menopause and cholesterol that shows women’s cholesterol levels increase at the time of menopause. The study’s abstract can be found here, at the Journal of the American College of Cardiology site. It isn’t news that cholesterol and other risks of heart [...]

December is HIV Awareness Month!

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) damages the white blood cells of the immune system, reducing the body’s ability to fight off bacterial infection, viruses, and other diseases such as pneumonia and some cancers.  Late stage HIV is often referred to as Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). The most common causes of HIV infection are through sexual contact, [...]