SearchPast Issues Dec. 6, 2007

Top teacher Thirty-seven second-, third- and fourth-year medical students were recognized with awards at the Student Awards luncheon Nov. 28. Wireless network being installed at School of Medicine, BJC HealthCare The School of Medicine and BJC HealthCare are going wireless to allow users to connect to either network without plugging in. Malaria drug may prevent or delay atherosclerosis School of Medicine researchers are seeking volunteers to see whether it's possible to reduce the progression of atherosclerosis with the malaria drug chloroquine. The human study follows a mouse study that found chloroquine could blunt the progression of plaque buildup in mice that had a genetic predisposition to atherosclerosis. Volunteers needed for Parkinson's disease studies School of Medicine researchers are seeking volunteers with Parkinson's disease for studies investigating the effects of two drugs.