Monday, November 01, 1999
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Drug may unclog leg blood vessels
Local researchers hope a new drug will help them shed light on the problem of blocked blood vessels in the legs.
The Lindner Clinical Trial Center at Christ Hospital has begun testing a photosensitive drug called Antrin as a noninvasive way to unclog diseased blood vessels.
After injection into the bloodstream, the drug accumulates in artery clogging plaque. Once enough has accumulated, doctors run a fiber-optic line into the artery to expose the blockage to a bright red light that activates the plaque-fighting drug.
If proven successful, the treatment could replace some traditional surgeries and mechanical angioplasty methods or could be used in conjunction with those treatments to improve results, said Dr. Thomas Shimshak, director of the Lindner Center's peripheral vascular division.
UC doctor wins $200,000 grant
A local researcher has earned one of eight national research grants given by the Alzheimer's Association.
John Maggio, chairman of pharmacology and cell biophysics at the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, has been awarded a two-year, $200,000 Zenith Award for Alzheimer's disease research.
His goal is to develop a noninvasive imaging method to monitor the accumulation of beta amyloid plaques in the brain, a common aspect of the disease. If successful, the imaging method could be a way to diagnose the disease in its early stages and could help monitor the success of experimental treatments.
Police chase starts in Ind., ends in city
A police pursuit that began Sunday afternoon in Dearborn County ended on Beekman Street in Cincinnati after police-deployed Stop Sticks deflated the car's tires.
The driver, Tonya S. Lewis, 30, of Indianapolis, was arrested and charged with felony fleeing and eluding, the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office said.
The pursuit began at 2:45 p.m. when a Dearborn County sheriff's deputy attempted to stop a 1991 Honda on eastbound Interstate 74. The driver fled into Hamilton County, where a Hamilton County Sheriff's Office deputy took over the pursuit.
The car proceeded on I-74 to Interstate 75 south and got off at Hopple Street. The driver drove through several intersections before pulling over on Beekman Street after the car's front tires were deflated.
No one was injured.
City may relax nursing home rule
Cincinnati nursing home administrators and groups that support expanded roles for advance nurse practitioners are backing a change in city code that would reduce the minimum number of required physician checkups for nursing home residents.
City code now requires physicians to visit otherwise stable patients at least once every 30 days. Sick residents are supposed to get care as needed.
The change would require doctor visits once every 60 days. On the month between doctor visits, the proposed code would require checkups by advance practice nurses or physician assistants.
Supporters say the change would make city rules more consistent with state law and federal Medicare guidelines. A work group formed by the Cincinnati Health Department plans to have a draft ordinance ready for City Council action in December.
Police seek pair in apartment robbery
Cincinnati District 2 police searched Sunday for two men who robbed a resident who opened an apartment door to them in the 5400 block of Beechmont Avenue in Mount Washington. The men, one armed with a gun, entered the apartment at 1:20 a.m. Saturday, tied up the victim, police said, and stole unspecified property.
Equestrian site may be used for Olympics
CLEVELAND — A company hopes to build a world-class equestrian center in Wayne County that would have arenas with the capacity for 40,000 people and stables for 1,500 horses.
The Wildwood Horse Park and Equestrian Center also would have trails, restaurants and hotel rooms, spokesman James Hastie said.
The center would be able to host equestrian events for the 2012 Olympic Games, if it becomes part of Cincinnati's proposed bid, he said.
The company hopes to build the $98.6 million center on 1,400 acres next to Interstate 71 in Congress Township, about 50 miles south of Cleveland. It is looking for private funding.
The area's rolling hills, along with Ohio's large horse population, made the site ideal, he said.
Man, 64, dies after fracas with driver
COLUMBUS — A man died from injuries he received during an assault by a motorist he had criticized for playing loud music.
William Volk, 64, was walking to a coffee shop in the German Village neighborhood Friday when he yelled at the driver of a passing sport-utility vehicle to turn down his radio, police said.
The driver, who had not been arrested, left his vehicle and approached Mr. Volk on the sidewalk. An argument ensued and the driver punched Mr. Volk in the face, knocking out a tooth, according to witnesses said.
Mr. Volk was knocked unconscious when he struck his head on the pavement. He died Saturday at Grant Medical Center.
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