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03.25.10
Widely-used screening scale misidentifies borderline personality disorder as bipolar disorder

A study from Rhode Island Hospital has shown that a widely-used screening tool for bipolar disorder may incorrectly indicate borderline personality disorder rather than bipolar disorder.

02.27.10
Body repairs itself through microvesicles: New hope for tissue regeneration

Researchers at Rhode Island Hospital have discovered how cells communicate with each other during times of cellular injury. The findings shed new light on how the body repairs itself when organs become diseased, through small particles known as microvesicles, and offers hope for tissue regeneration.

12.03.09
Rep. Kennedy Avoids Discussing Dispute With Catholic Bishop In Health Reform Speech

In his first speech since it was reported that Rhode Island's Roman Catholic bishop instructed him to refrain from Holy Communion because of his support for abortion rights, Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.) on Monday declined to address the controversy, the Boston Globe reports...

12.03.09
Rep. Kennedy Avoids Discussing Dispute With Catholic Bishop In Health Reform Speech

In his first speech since it was reported that Rhode Island's Roman Catholic bishop instructed him to refrain from Holy Communion because of his support for abortion rights, Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.) on Monday declined to address the controversy, the Boston Globe reports...

04.09.09
Rhode Island Cigarette Tax Increase Delivers Victory For Kids And Taxpayers; $1 Increase Gives State Highest Cigarette Tax In The Nation

Rhode Island's leaders have taken decisive action to protect the state's kids and taxpayers from the devastating toll of tobacco use by increasing the state cigarette tax by $1 to $3.46 per pack, making it the highest state cigarette tax in the nation. Rhode Island is also increasing the tax on most other tobacco products.

04.06.09
Non-Invasive Monitoring Of Drug Levels In Transplant Patients Will Improve Quality Of Life

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is reviewing a University of Rhode Island pharmacy professor's proposal to use saliva as a non-invasive way to monitor concentrations of anti-rejection drugs in patients that undergo transplants. Associate Professor of Pharmacy Fatemeh Akhlaghi said saliva offers a pain-free way to measure levels of immunosuppressive agents such as cyclosporine, and mycophenolic acid, which are essential in preventing organ rejection after transplantation.