Health

UMC Ranks Among America's Best Hospitals | July 14, 2008
University Medical Center is again ranked among the nation’s premier hospitals in U.S. News & World Report’s annual guide to “America’s Best Hospitals.” | Health
UA Researchers Engineer Self-Destructing Virus | July 10, 2008
The research could improve the understanding of how viruses work as well as the ability to make plants and animals more virus-resistant. | Health | Science and Technology
Arizona Cancer Center Completes Study on HPV in Heterosexual Men | July 7, 2008
The results raise important issues about the prevalence and risk factors for the primary cause of anal cancer in U.S. men. | Health
Top Tucson High School Students in UA Labs This Summer | July 3, 2008
UA summer research program is enabling students to learn lab skills and participate in research projects. | Health | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students
UA Alum in ABC Series | July 2, 2008
Oscar Serrano, who earned degrees from the UA in 2000 and 2001, is one of the Johns Hopkins Hospital residents film crews followed for the ABC News series, "Hopkins." | General News | Health | Teaching and Students
UA Announces Restructuring Plans for Health Sciences | July 1, 2008
As part of the restructuring, a new vice president for health affairs position has been created. | Campus News | General News | Health
Prestigious Pew Award Goes to the UA’s Felicia Goodrum | June 30, 2008
The award goes to young investigators of outstanding promise in the basic and clinical sciences relative to the advancement of human health | Health | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students
Children’s Research Center Director Awarded $2.5M MERIT Award | June 30, 2008
Dr. Fayez K. Ghishan received the award from the National Institutes of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. | Health
$2.1M Training Grant Helps Boost Arizona Cancer Center’s Biology Program | June 25, 2008
The Cancer Biology Program at the UA is the only program of its kind in the Southwest, excluding Southern California. | Health
New Grant Targets Networks to Reduce Tobacco Use | June 24, 2008
The grant will support efforts at the Arizona Cancer Center to reduce the number of tobacco users, which has remained unchanged in recent years. | Health
Therapy Preventing Brain Damage in Cardiac Arrest Patients | June 23, 2008
Therapeutic cooling technique has been used at UMC with great success as part of a multicenter study to assess its effectiveness and safety. | Health
UA Plans Joint Biotech Venture With Osaka University | June 20, 2008
An agreement between the UA and Osaka University's School of Pharmaceutical Science will boost the biotechnology industry in both locations. | Health | Science and Technology
Public Health Has a New Dean | June 18, 2008
The Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health has named its new dean, Iman Hakim, a national leader in health promotion. | General News | Health
Renowned Immunologist Joins UA College of Medicine | June 17, 2008
Dr. Janko Nikolich-Zugich is an internationally noted expert on the immune system and age-related disorders. | Campus News | Health
Former PharmCampers Return to Give Kids Dose of Inspiration | June 13, 2008
Former PharmCamp participants are returning to help the UA College of Pharmacy in its efforts to turn middle school students on to becoming pharmacists. | Health | Science and Technology | Teaching and Students
UA Researcher Takes Energy Healing From the Laboratory to the Corral | June 12, 2008
Ann Baldwin's studies about the power of Reiki resulted in her becoming a practitioner and expanding her work to horses and dogs. | Health | Social Sciences and Education
Health Information Underload for Dial-Up Users | June 9, 2008
A UA communication professor suggests that another kind of inequity is forming in the digital age, one that creates have-nots among dial-up customers seeking health information online. | General News | Health | Social Sciences and Education
UA Clinical Trial on Pycnogenol Shows Improvements in Diabetes Patients | June 9, 2008
Patients with type 2 diabetes obtained desirable blood pressure control after adding the flavonoid-rich supplement Pycnogenol to their medications. | Health
UA Hosts Global Workshop to Address Mine Tailings | June 6, 2008
The workshop brought together 48 international experts from Australia, Mexico, South Africa, the Tohono O’odham Nation and the United States to address mine tailing health and environmental concerns and solutions. | Health | Science and Technology
Plant Scientists Develop New Cell-Sorting Technique | June 3, 2008
The technique has the potential to enhance our understanding of how cells of all types work or fail to work. | Health | Science and Technology
UA Alzheimer's Researchers Fight the Disease and Educate Public | May 23, 2008
Thirteen UA researchers are part of the Arizona Alzheimer's Consortium, a collection of organizations statewide that are fighting the disease. | Health | Science and Technology
Arizona Cancer Center Announces Formation of Cancer Health Disparities Institute | May 22, 2008
The National Cancer Institute has awarded researchers at the Arizona Cancer Center a one-year, renewable $200,000 grant to establish a Cancer Health Disparities Institute. | Health
Professor to Explore LGBT Suicide Risk | May 22, 2008
UA professor Stephen T. Russell has received a two-year grant to look at the factors that may lead to suicide among LGBT youth. | General News | Health | Teaching and Students
UMC Re-designated a Magnet Hospital | May 19, 2008
It is the second time UMC has been recognized with Nursing's highest honor. | Health
Cancer Survivor, Spouse Establish Research Post at Arizona Cancer Center | May 16, 2008
UA alumni and benefactors John and Doris Norton have donated $1 million to create an endowed prostate cancer research position at the Arizona Cancer Center. | Health
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