University of Connecticut Health Center

Senior is denied rental car overseas

2008-05-04 00:00:00

Question: My wife and I try to make one major trip abroad a year. This year we thought we would go to Northern Ireland in September, but every auto rental agency I've contacted has a maximum age for a car rental. I happen to be 82. Is there any way I...

Putting cancer cells to sleep

2005-10-31 00:00:00

Melatonin, long known to insomniacs as an over-the-counter sleep aid, is now being studied as a way to prevent and treat breast and other cancers. Dubbed the "hormone of darkness," melatonin is made by the brain's pineal gland at nighttime. This summer,...

Proceed with caution -- and sunscreen

2001-04-30 00:00:00

With warm weather on the horizon and an ever-proliferating number of sunscreens on the market, Health decided it was time to find out more about protection from the sun. We consulted Dr. Robert Greenberg, a nationally known dermatologist in private...

READER SUBMITTED: Prime Time House Announces New Director Of Development

2013-06-16 16:10:03

Prime Time House, Inc. welcomes Kathleen (Gryniuk) Weinstein to its administrative team where she will serve as director of Development. Ms. Weinstein comes to Prime Time from the Great Barrington Rudolf Steiner School where she served as Director of...

West Hartford Woman Named A 'Healthcare Hero'

2013-06-14 07:01:00

A local woman has been named a 2013 "Healthcare Hero" by the Connecticut Hospital Association and will be recognized at its annual meeting on June 25. Wendy Martinson, a registered nurse who is a quality assurance specialist at John Dempsey Hospital...

State Awards $9.8 Million To 23 Stem Cell Projects

2013-06-13 13:18:18

The latest round of state funding for stem cell research — totaling $9.8 million — will go to 23 research projects, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's office announced Thursday. The Connecticut Stem Cell Research Advisory Committee chose the...

Trial On Hold For Man Accused Of Rape In Farmington

2013-06-12 14:14:38

The trial for Jermaine Ross, a New Britain man accused of raping a prostitute in Farmington in 2009, has been delayed after Ross fell and injured himself at the MacDougall-Walker Correction Institution in Suffield. Ross was injured June 6 and briefly...

READER SUBMITTED: Tribute To Frank Sinatra Raises Funds For Connecticut Children's

2013-06-09 16:10:03

On April 12, the Avon Chapter of the Italian American service organization, UNICO, hosted a dinner dance in support of Connecticut Children's Medical Center. The event, held at the Farmington Club on the Polo Grounds in Farmington, featured dinner,...

READER SUBMITTED: ValueOptions' Vickie Alston Receives 2013 NASW/CT Social Worker Of The Year Award

2013-06-02 16:10:03

ValueOptions, Inc., a health improvement company specializing in mental and emotional wellbeing and recovery, announced that Vickie Alston, MSW, LCSW, DCSW, has been awarded the 2013 National Association of Social Workers, Connecticut Chapter, (NASW/CT)...

Race For Cure Works To Move Beyond Planned Parenthood Controversy

2013-05-31 08:16:33

As the 20th anniversary of the Komen Connecticut Race for the Cure approaches at Bushnell Park in Hartford on Saturday, the group's executive director says the event to fight breast cancer is expected to exceed last year's fundraising efforts, which...

Suzanne Jill Levy At UConn Health Center In Farmington

2013-05-30 06:33:00

Calm and Chaos,” an exhibit of art by Suzanne Jill Levy, will be at the main and mezzanine lobbies of the UConn Health Center, 263 Farmington Ave. in Farmington, until Monday, July 22. Gallery hours are 8 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily Details: http://...

READER SUBMITTED: Leader Change At Old Guard

2013-05-28 16:10:05

Outgoing Old Guard President John Mitman visits with incoming president Phil Gardner at the conclusion of the Annual Luncheon at the Farmington Club. May concludes the Spring season of weekly Old Guard meetings and special events, now in its 48th year. At...

Charles Lee has been named scientific director of the Jackson Laboratory for Genomic Medicine on the campus of the UConn Health Center

2013-05-20 08:31:00

Frank M. Torti, M.D., M.P.H., executive vice president for health affairs for the UConn Health Center and Dean of the School of Medicine, gives the commencement address at UConn's College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Sunday.

2013-05-12 00:00:00

Wendy Martinson of West Hartford, a registered nurse and quality assurance specialist at the University of Connecticut Health Center, has been named a 2013 "Healthcare Hero" by the Connecticut Hospital Association. She is pictured with Jason Ryan, the cardiologist who nominated her.

2013-03-28 00:00:00