Orange Confidential: 100 students signed up for med school

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Construction is all done at the soon-to-be medical school in the former Horton Hospital building in Middletown.

They have also accepted 100 of the 135 students who will make up the first year's class, said Jerry Cammarata, dean of student affairs and chief operating officer for Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine's Middletown campus.

Classes will start at the end of July, and the school is planning a grand opening ceremony over Labor Day weekend.

The medical school will only take up about a quarter of the old hospital. Developer Tony Danza is looking to rent out the rest of the space, with an eye toward medically related uses.

The college has been in the works for several years, since it was announced that Horton would consolidate with Goshen's Arden Hill Hospital at Orange Regional Medical Center in the Town of Wallkill.

Touro is headquartered in New York City and has a number of campuses in the U.S. and abroad.

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The Town of Wallkill is looking for 8 to 10 residents to serve on a committee to help decide how to spend the $3 million in federal storm mitigation money the town is getting.

Town Supervisor Dan Depew said they are looking for people who aren't elected officials, who live in the town and were affected by storms Irene, Lee or Sandy. It will entail eight to 10 meetings over the next six or seven months; committee members will need to review studies the town has already done and give input on what the town should do now.

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Lowering Your Cholesterol May Improve Your Sex Life

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Newswise New Brunswick, N.J. -- A new study is giving hope to older men who are concerned about the effects of cholesterol-lowering medications on their sexual health. The study by researchers at Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School indicates that statin medication prescribed to lower cholesterol and decrease the chance of having a heart attack and stroke, also improves a mans erectile function. The investigators presented their findings today at the American College of Cardiologys Annual Scientific Session and simultaneously released the study in The Journal of Sexual Medicine.

Older men who have poor cardiovascular health, diabetes or metabolic syndrome often experience erectile dysfunction and the prevalence of these diseases is expected to increase, said John B. Kostis, MD, professor of medicine, director of the Cardiovascular Institute at Robert Wood Johnson Medical School and the studys principal investigator. Our research indicates that statins not only improve cardiovascular health and reduce the risk of stroke and heart attack, but also improve erectile function in the men included in our analysis.

Dr. Kostis suggested that ED may serve as a warning sign of cardiovascular disease. Similar to a canary in a coal mine, he said.

In such patients, prescribing statins following the detection of cardiovascular disease could offer early benefits in addition to improved sexual function. He cautioned, however, that until further study is conducted, statins should not be prescribed for erectile dysfunction alone or when it may be caused by psychosocial factors. Kostis added that further study is needed to determine the link between statin therapy and the improvement of erectile function.

Ultimately, a healthy lifestyle is the best method to prevent disease, including erectile dysfunction, said Kostis. But statin therapy has been proven to provide long-term benefits in reducing cardiovascular disease and the detrimental consequences associated with it. Offering statin therapy to improve erectile function may extend these benefits further.

Kostis added that he hopes this added benefit of statins on better erectile performance will encourage men to adhere to taking the medication as prescribed by their physician.

The study is a meta-analysis of 11 randomized controlled research studies on erectile dysfunction and statins that all used the International Inventory of Erectile Function a self-reporting evaluation of male sexual function that is considered the standard of measurement in clinical trials of ED. There was no relationship of the average age of trial participants and the degree of LDL cholesterol lowering of statin with the outcome of the analysis.

About Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School As one of the nation's leading comprehensive medical schools, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, part of Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, is dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in education, research, health care delivery, and the promotion of community health. In cooperation with Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, the medical school's principal affiliate, they comprise New Jersey's premier academic medical center. In addition, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School has 34 other hospital affiliates and ambulatory care sites throughout the region.

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West Liberty comes up short in title game

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EVANSVILLE, Ind. - West Liberty prides itself on playing with heart and all-out effort.

For 40 minutes Saturday afternoon, on the biggest stage in NCAA Division II basketball, the Hilltoppers played that way against Central Missouri.

But in the end, heart and effort weren't enough for the seventh-ranked Hilltoppers, who lost 84-77 to Central Missouri in the national championship game at the Ford Center.

West Liberty (31-4) was hoping to win its first title in program history. Instead, it was the 20th-ranked Mules hoisting the trophy for the first time since 1984.

"Our guys played as hard as they could," West Liberty coach Jim Crutchfield said. "They played with a lot of heart. That helps you win games a lot of times, but it hurts when you lose because you lay it all on the line. It's difficult to take."

The Hilltoppers led 39-37 at halftime, and with seven minutes remaining the back-and-forth battle was tied at 68 after Cedric Harris knocked down a 3-pointer to tie the score for the 14th time.

But Daylen Robinson, the Most Outstanding Player of the tournament, drilled his third consecutive 3-pointer to put the Mules in front 71-68.

West Liberty got as close as two at 73-71 with 3:40 to go after a layup by Shawn Dyer, but the Mules pulled away down the stretch and then celebrated on the floor as blue and silver confetti was shot out of guns.

"It hurts right now," said Harris, a senior All-American guard. "They made big shots down the stretch. It's a tough loss for us."

Harris scored 18 points and Dyer led the Hilltoppers with 19 points to go along with seven rebounds. Dyer tried to keep West Liberty's title hopes alive in the final minute as he forced a turnover.

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