Through September 30, you can support prostate cancer awareness and research at Jefferson's Kimmel Cancer Center (KCC) by purchasing a pretzel in the shape of a "P" at the Philly Pretzel Factory 11th Street location (across from Jefferson University Hospital) in Philadelphia. Half of the proceeds from sales of the specialty pretzel will go to the KCC.

In addition, look for information on a drawing for Phillies tickets at the 11th Street store. The location will also accept directed donations for the KCC prostate cancer programs.

Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death among men. Screening is important because prostate cancer shows no symptoms in its earliest stages.

Learn more about prostate cancer and how the Kimmel Cancer Center can help you or someone you love.

A person, usually a child, dies of rabies every 20 minutes. However, only one inoculation may be all it takes for rabies vaccination, according to new research published in the Journal of Infectious Diseases by researchers at the Jefferson Vaccine Center.

A replication-deficient rabies virus vaccine that lacks a key gene called the matrix (M) gene induced a rapid and efficient anti-rabies immune response in mice and non-human primates, according to James McGettigan, PhD, Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology at Jefferson Medical College.

"The M gene is one of the central genes of the rabies virus, and its absence inhibits the virus from completing its life cycle," Dr. McGettigan said. "The virus in the vaccine infects cells and induces an immune response, but the virus is deficient in spreading."

The immune response induced with this process is so substantial that only one inoculation may be sufficient enough, according to Dr. McGettigan. In addition, the vaccine appears to be efficient in both preexposure and postexposure settings.

Warren R. Maley, MD, recently joined the Department of Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospitals and will serve as Director of the Live Donor Liver Transplant Program. He has also been named Associate Professor of Surgery at Jefferson Medical College. Dr. Maley has performed extensive research in the fields of Liver Transplantation and Surgical Therapy to improve patient safety and care.

Dr. Maley has an extensive list of published research studies in such leading journals as Transplant Proceedings, Transplantation, Liver Transplantation and Annals of Surgery; and has authored or co-authored eight book chapters.

The first Liver Transplant in the Delaware Valley was performed at Jefferson and our Liver Transplantation Program is the longest continuously active liver transplantation program in the area. Learn more about the Division of Transplantation at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital.

The Jefferson Balance and Hearing Center of the Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital is the first hospital in Philadelphia to offer the FDA-cleared Neuromonics Tinnitus Treatment.  This therapy is proven to interact, interrupt and desensitize tinnitus by delivering a customized neural stimulus, embedded in clinically modified music.

Harvard Medical School-educated, Dr. Schwartz is a Jefferson Medical College professor of surgery with more than 40 years of experience. The Breast Care Center recently received full accreditation by the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers, making it one of just 30 breast centers in the nation to receive the esteemed designation.

A Jefferson professor with more than four decades of experience as a physician and surgeon has been named Director of the Jefferson Breast Care Center. Gordon F. Schwartz, MD, MBA, FACS, whose practice at Jefferson focuses on diseases of the breast, will the lead the Center, which recently received full accreditation from a prestigious national program -- the National Accreditation Program for Breast Centers (NAPBC).

After receiving his medical degree from Harvard Medical School in 1960, Dr. Schwartz went on to pursue an internship at Cornell Medical Center, a residency at Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center and a fellowship at Hospital of University of Pennsylvania. He received his Master of Business Administration from the Wharton School of Business.

Sign up to attend a free Women's Health Source class this fall.

Topics Include:

• Smart Nutrition: Back to the Basics
• Are You Ready for the Flu Season?
• Ovarian Cancer: The Silent Killer
• Environmental Issues and Women’s Health
• Keeping Women Healthy
• The Spectrum of Weight: Healthful Living to Morbid Obesity
• The Medical Management Road to Weight Loss
• Speak Up: Promoting Patient Safety by Participating in Your Care
• Women’s Stress and Stress Relief
• Acupuncture for Women’s Health

All programs offered by the Women's Health Source take place at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, 925 Chestnut in the 2nd Floor Conference Area in Center City Philadelphia. Programs run from noon to 1 p.m. unless noted. Women's Health Source programs are offered at no cost to participants. Light food and refreshments will be available at each program. View the calendar and register.