Participants will receive physical examinations, EKGs, laboratory tests, frequent blood pressure checks and medication at no cost. Volunteers must be available between 7 and 10 a.m. for bi-weekly and weekly visits. The Women's Wellness Center in Newark is offering a comprehensive breast and cervical cancer screening program for 700 women over age 40 who live in Essex County. To be eligible, a woman must be at least 40 years old, reside in Essex county, meet income eligibility guidelines and have limited or no health insurance. House calls are made to single locations such as apartment buildings, churches or senior centers for groups of 12 or more women who qualify.
Portable mammography is available to provide service on site.
Strategies being studied include hormone replacement therapy, low-fat dietary changes, and calcium and vitamin D supplementation. Participants will be given a medical examination and blood tests to determine whether they are eligible to participate. Stephen H. Schneider, MD, professor of medicine at the school, is seeking individuals with Type II diabetes who have diabetes-related eye disease of any severity, as well as protein in their urine. They must be between 30 and 70 years of age and have had the disease for at least one year. One is investigating Pimagedine as a possible therapy for people who have had a stroke.