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CSP News

Lowering Homocysteine Levels Does Not Improve Outcomes For Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease

JAMA, September 12, 2007—Vol 298, No. 10

9/12/2007

Department of Statistics Honors Three Outstanding Alumni

Purdue University College of Science

9/7/2007

In U.S.-Canadian trial of heart patients, coronary procedure adds no benefit over ‘optimal medical therapy’ alone

Study Sheds Doubt on Preventive Use of Angioplasty, Stenting

3/27/2007

Reduction of Iron Stores and Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With Peripheral Arterial Disease

Study suggests controlling iron levels early in life may cut future heart risk

2/14/2007

U.S.News & World Report

Clinical Trials News: Using Robots to Regain Ground After a Stroke

10/18/2006

[VA R&D COMM./SEPT. 22, 2006]

Study finds angioplasty more cost-effective than bypass surgery

9/22/2006

From June 2006 VA Research Currents

CSP cited for impact on clinical practice

6/28/2006

Bronx VAMC's Spinal Cord Research Unit is Awarded $12 Million Award to Study Pressure Ulcer Treatment

3/23/2006

[FROM FEB. 2006 VA RESEARCH CURRENTS]

Study casts doubt on value of prostate-cancer screening

A VA study of about 1,000 men found no survival advantage for those who had been screened for prostate cancer. The findings appeared in the Jan. 9 Archives of Internal Medicine.

2/6/2006

[VA R&D COMMUNICATIONS/ 10 a.m.. May 24, 2005]

Shingles vaccine proves effective in large VA trial

A stronger version of the chickenpox vaccine cuts incidence and severity of painful nerve and skin infection in older adults

5/24/2005

Robert W. Carey Organizational Excellence Awards Announced

November 16, 2004 from the September / October 2004 issue of VA VAnguard magazine

11/16/2004