Health

Scientists at UA, Collaborating Institutions Decode Maize Genome | November 19, 2009
UANews | Scientists led by Arizona Genomics Institute director Rod Wing and colleagues at collaborating institutions have deciphered the genetic code of maize. | Health | Science and Technology
UA Research Finds Ritalin's Benefits in Treating Children with Autism | November 18, 2009
UANews | UA researchers present evidence that the Ritalin is effective in treating preschoolers with Autism in a first-ever clinical trial to test the medication's efficacy with children with the disorder. | Health
A Fix for Down Syndrome Brains? | November 18, 2009
The Scientist | A new study shows boosting levels of a neurotransmitter in the brain may reverse some of the cognitive abnormalities that characterize Down syndrome. Lynn Nadel, a Regents' Professor studying Down syndrome and cognition, said the research may one day lead to early life interventions in humans. | General News | Health | Science and Technology | Social Sciences and Education
Why the Kiss of Life Could Actually be the Kiss of Death | November 16, 2009
Daily Mail | Dr. Gordon A. Ewy, director of the UA's Sarver Heart Center presented research showing chest-compression-only CPR doubles survival rate in heart attack victims. | Health
Baby Gets 3-Organ Transplant | November 13, 2009
Arizona Daily Star | University of Arizona surgeons performed a multi-visceral transplant on a one-year-old Phoenix girl. It was the first time such a procedure was performed in the Southwest. | Health
The Dirt on Dust | November 12, 2009
National Public Radio | Paloma Beamer, an assistant professor of public health at the UA, is conducting research that calculates how much dust comes from indoor sources, comparaed to that of outdoor sources. Her findings were recently published in the journal Environmental Science and Technology. | Health | Science and Technology
Engineers Will Create Planetary Rover From Retinal Implant Test Robot | November 10, 2009
UANews | The research, led by Wolfgang Fink,  will aid both people with visual impairments and scientists involved in planetary exploration. | Health | Science and Technology
Reunify UA's Patient-care Enterprise | November 9, 2009
Arizona Daily Star | The UA College of Medicine, University Medical Center and University Physicians Healthcare are in discussions on how to better integrate their patient-care enterprise. | Health
How to Dodge Germs in the Time of H1N1 | November 6, 2009
CNN | UA microbiologist Charles Gerba has been investigating ways that water fountains harbor germs. People need not avoid them, but Gerba offers some tips on ways to minimize the chance of infection. | Health
World Trade Center Workers Twice as Likely to Have Asthma | November 4, 2009
U.S. News & World Report | Researchers have found that eight percent of workers at the World Trade Center site have had an asthma attack. | Health
Medical School Founder Remembered in New Book | November 4, 2009
UANews | A new book tells the story of Dr. Merlin K. DuVal, the founding dean of the UA College of Medicine. | General News | Health
Steele Center Researcher Receives $1.25M From CDC to Study Fetal Alcohol Syndrome | November 4, 2009
UANews | The project will study the prevalence of Fetal Alcohol Syndrome in Arizona and Nevada. | Health
Valley Fever | November 2, 2009
KAET-TV | Dr. John Galgiani, director of the UA's Valley Fever Center for Excellence, appeared on KAET's "Horizon" to discuss efforts to combat the disease. | Health
Dr. Fernando Martinez Appointed Director of the BIO5 Institute | November 2, 2009
UANews | Martinez is one of the most highly regarded researchers worldwide in childhood lung diseases. | Health | Science and Technology
USDA Finds More Show Pigs With H1N1 Flu Virus | October 30, 2009
ABC News | Recent research conducted at the UA found that the H1N1 virus likely circulated in pigs for more than 10 years before spreading to humans. | Health
Anthropologists Call for Improved Global Response to Animal-Borne Infectious Diseases | October 29, 2009
UANews | UA Regents' Professor Mark Nichter was part of a panel of experts calling for improved coordination between countries to help stem disease outbreaks brought on by animal-borne pathogens. | Health | Social Sciences and Education
Germs On a Plane: Flying With the Flu | October 29, 2009
U.S. News & World Report | Travelers who cancel airplane trips during a pandemic might just as well fly, because diseases like the H1N1 flu strain will spread globally anyway. | Health
10 Cheap Ways to Avoid the Doctor | October 27, 2009
Chicago Tribune | Dr. Rubin Naiman, a clinical assistant professor at the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine located at the UA, emphasizes that sleep is a huge factor in promoting health. Naiman noted that this is particularly true during the flu season. | General News | Health
Research May Help Plants, Humans Survive Stress, Disease | October 27, 2009
UANews | New technology to analyze gene expression at the level of different cell types offers new insights in the ways that plants and animals react to the environment and how they change when they are diseased.  | Health | Science and Technology
Construction Begins on New Behavioral Health Facilities | October 27, 2009
UANews | The new facilities are expected to open in the summer of 2011 to serve people with mental health and substance use crises. | Health
Professor Awarded More Than $1M to Study Pharmacists’ Effect on Transplant Patients | October 26, 2009
UANews | Marie Chisholm-Burns has received a grant from the National Institutes of Health to study the effects of pharmacists' involvement in renal transplant patients' drug therapy. | Health
Study Seeks Stroke Survivors for Tai Chi Exercise Class | October 23, 2009
UANews | The UA College of Nursing is seeking stroke survivors to participate in a free, 12-week program of tai chi. | Health
Germs Lurking in Your Laundry? | October 22, 2009
CBS News | UA microbiologist Chuck Gerba and other experts shoot down the widely held notion that the washing machine is one of the cleanest places in the home. | General News | Health | Science and Technology
T-Health Institute Officially Opens on Friday | October 22, 2009
UANews | The Arizona Telemedicine Program is hosting the grand opening event for the T-Health Institute. | Health
School of Mind, Brain, and Behavior to Offer New Teaching and Research Avenues | October 22, 2009
UANews | The school, which includes psychology, speech, language and hearing sciences, neuroscience and cognitive science, will also offer new undergraduate majors and collaborative projects between researchers. | Health | Science and Technology | Social Sciences and Education
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