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News Archives 2002

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December

12/13/02	Toronto General Hospital ER re-opens after four-day closure due to Norwalk-like virus
12/12/02	Princess Margaret Hospital scientists unlock secret of calcium waves in cells
12/09/02	Toronto General Hospital closes ER (Norwalk virus)
12/04/02	Operating rooms open as long as resources allow
12/03/02	First-aid method could prevent brain damage in patients exposed to carbon monoxide

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November

11/28/02	UHN President & CEO responds to Romanow Report
11/27/02	CEO available to talk about what Romanow Report means to academic health science centres
11/18/02	TD Bank Financial Group donates $2 million to UHN campaign
11/05/02	Canada's first artists' health centre opens at Toronto Western Hospital
11/05/02	Cell processing facility expands bone marrow transplant program
11/05/02	Background on leukemia and bone marrow transplant
11/04/02	University Health Network launches $400 million campaign

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October

10/24/02	New guidebook helps breast cancer survivors after treatment
10/28/02	Hospital hosts Canada's first symposium for cancer patient educators
10/25/02	UHN responds to Kirby Commission
10/24/02	New drug stops stroke damage to brain
10/23/02	Canada's first arthroscopic digital operating room
10/09/02	Cash and cars lottery early bird winner
10/03/02	Researchers identify candidate vaccine for Sjögren syndrome

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September

09/26/02	"Man in Motion” Rick Hansen returns to UHN in support of Hope Ball fundraiser
09/18/02	Inherited genes determine major risk factor in breast cancer

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August

08/11/02	Heart failure patients continue to experience poor outcomes
08/06/02	Innovative new service combines dialysis and daily rehab

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June

06/06/02	Night home hemodialysis improves Patient Health
06/06/02	Hemodialysis - fast facts
06/01/02	Genetic fingerprint of lung cancer predicts treatment outcome

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May

05/23/02	UHN puts on hold pasta salad pending bacteria investigation
05/01/02	RBC Financial Group injects $2.5 million into nursing research at UHN

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April

04/03/02

Researchers identify key gene that regulates immune response

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March

03/27/02	Mechanical heart device helps heart to heal
03/27/02	Fast facts on mechanical heart device

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February

02/25/02	Deficient neurotransmitter receptor protein impairs learning
02/25/02	Fact sheet - deficient neurotransmitter receptor protein impairs learning
02/07/02	Canada's first endowed chair in eating disorders established
02/07/02	Background info on Canada's first endowed chair in eating disorders
02/01/02	New procedure allows individualized treatment for cervix cancer

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