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Jodi Bailey

Public Affairs Associate

(718) 780-5367

jodiannsbailey@gmail.com

Brooklyn, NY - October 29, 2008 - Most men experience a period of prostate growth in their mid-or late 40s. Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is the medical term for the non-cancerous enlargement of the prostate gland. If left untreated, BPH may lead to more serious complications such as bladder and kidney damage, urinary tract infections, bladder stones and incontinence. Treatment of BPH depends on the symptoms a patient is experiencing. It may include medication, surgery or other types of therapy. According to Edward Zoltan, M.D., director of voiding dysfunction/neurourology at NYM, at right in photo with Ivan Grunberger, M.D., chief of urology, green light laser therapy "decreases post-operative symptoms, lowers the patient's risk of erectile dysfunction and has a shorter recovery period than the traditional procedure."

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Amy Massimo

Director, Public Affairs

(845) 348-2773

massimoa@nyackhospital.org

Nyack, NY - October 27, 2008 - Nyack Hospital is pleased to announce launching of its Clinical Cancer Genetics Program.  Under the direction of Nelly Jouayed Oundjian, M.D., the Cancer Genetics Program offers Cancer Risk Assessments, Genetic Counseling, and Genetic Testing to individuals who have a personal and or/family history of cancer. 

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Phyllis Fisher

Director, Public Relations

(212) 606-1197

FisherP@hss.edu

Tracy Hickenbottom

Public Relations

(212) 606-1197

HickenbottomT@hss.edu

New York, NY - October 25, 2008 - In the not so distant past, women with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), an autoimmune disease, were advised not to have children, and if they became pregnant, to have therapeutic abortions to prevent severe flares of their lupus. Research by rheumatologists at Hospital for Special Surgery in New York, however, has focused on patients with lupus who have had successful pregnancies and is yielding insights that support a reversal of that thinking. 

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Mary Creagh

Public Affairs

(845) 947-3187

creaghm@helenhayeshospital.org

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Jodi Bailey

Public Affairs Associate

(718) 780-5367

jodiannsbailey@gmail.com

Brooklyn, NY - October 1, 2008 - The Department of Neurosciences at New York Methodist Hospital has recently expanded psychology services to cater to a full range of patients' needs in both inpatient and outpatient services.  Family therapy, group therapy, traditional individual psychotherapy and follow-up care are available within the Hospital and at its private outpatient practice, located in a nearby brownstone.  In addition, patients with medical conditions that affect brain functioning can be evaluated and treated by a psychologist who specializes in this type of testing. Three new psychologists have joined the Department in order to support the expansion.  Pictured above from left, Robert Pierro, Ph.D., chief psychologist and coordinator of NYM's recently expanded psychological services, Albert Ortega, Ph.D., the Hospital's new in-house neuropsychologist, and Paul Carroll, Ph.D., clinical psychologist.