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Governor Signs Telemedicine Bill at UA College of Medicine-Phoenix Gov. Jan Brewer participated in a ceremonial signing of Senate Bill 1353, also known as the Telemedicine Reimbursement Parity Act, requiring telemedicine services be covered by health insurance in rural areas of Arizona. The signing took place in the T-Health Institute on the UA College of Medicine-Phoenix campus. The institute is part of the award-winning Arizona Telemedicine Program based at the UA College of Medicine-Tucson.
ALS affects the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord responsible for movement. The disease causes a loss of muscle function, including the muscles used for speech, swallowing and breathing, and paralysis that eventually leads to death. The mind and senses mostly remain unaffected. Some patients may have cognitive changes, including depression and problems with decision-making and memory.
Seed Funding Leads to Major UA Grants When Tucson judge Jim Himelic died in 2000, his family and friends established a foundation in his honor to raise funds to support ALS research at the UA and elsewhere. UA researchers studying ALS have greatly benefited from the seed money, in some cases subsequently gaining larger grants, and the foundation's major fundraiser this month intends to ensure that such opportunities continue.
Professor Linda Powers, shown here with one of her instruments in the Arctic, is taking her portable technology to a new level: diagnostics, checking blood for disease. Powers credits UA College of Engineering Dean Goldberg with making the research contract happen. "What an incredible extension of a hand of friendship to small businesses in the Valley," she said.
UA Professor Developing Rapid, Disposable Tests for Blood-Borne Disease Building on research that sent her biking across Tanzania a couple of summers ago to test remote water sources on the spot for bacteria, the UA's Linda Powers is moving into the diagnostic realm: developing fast, disposable blood tests for pathogens that cause diseases such as HIV and hepatitis.
Covering an area the size of New England with only 200,000 people spread across it, Arizona’s Four Corners region offers austere, beautiful landscapes but can be daunting because of poor roads for physicians and patients alike to navigate to provide or receive medical care. (Photo courtesy of UA Native American Cardiology & Medical Service Program)
Bringing Neurology Care to Arizona’s Four Corners Region The UA's Dr. David Labiner has offered quarterly neurology clinics at Indian Health Service and health-care facilities on the Navajo and Hopi reservations for about 15 years and bimonthly ones in Flagstaff for 20 years. Common consultations include treating patients for epilepsy, Parkinson's or Alzheimer's disease, stroke recovery, headaches and neuropathy.
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UA Study Finds Improved CPR Quality Saves Lives Life-saving CPR has been a foundation of emergency medicine for more than a half-century. But UA researchers are continuing to refine the procedure, with a new study concluding that improving the quality and effectiveness of CPR can have a dramatic impact on survival from a cardiac arrest.
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ALS affects the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord responsible for movement. The disease causes a loss of muscle function, including the muscles used for speech, swallowing and breathing, and paralysis that eventually leads to death. The mind and senses mostly remain unaffected. Some patients may have cognitive changes, including depression and problems with decision-making and memory.
Professor Linda Powers, shown here with one of her instruments in the Arctic, is taking her portable technology to a new level: diagnostics, checking blood for disease. Powers credits UA College of Engineering Dean Goldberg with making the research contract happen. "What an incredible extension of a hand of friendship to small businesses in the Valley," she said.
Covering an area the size of New England with only 200,000 people spread across it, Arizona’s Four Corners region offers austere, beautiful landscapes but can be daunting because of poor roads for physicians and patients alike to navigate to provide or receive medical care. (Photo courtesy of UA Native American Cardiology & Medical Service Program)
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Hospitals, Medical Centers Offering Meditation and More

  • ABC News
  • May 13, 2011
Health-care providers are increasingly suggesting that their patients look to meditation and other integrative techniques to improve their health. University Medical Center offers Reiki for cancer patients and tai chi for stroke patients, and the Arizona Cancer Center runs a Mind-Body Medicine Skills Group program for patients with life-threatening and chronic illnesses.

Cancer Helped Her Find Her Career Goal

  • Arizona Daily Star
  • May 13, 2011
Michelle Grenier, who has battled a rare form of stomach cancer, will receive her nursing degree today at the UA College of Nursing commencement. While she was sick, she found her nurses giving and nurturing. Grenier now wants to be one of them, specifically a pediatric nurse.

Medicine Graduates Reflect Upon Time at UA

  • UANews
  • May 13, 2011
The UA College of Medicine is graduating 124 students, 43 percent of whom will remain in Arizona for their residencies. Twenty-four students will begin their residencies in Tucson. The students will train in family and internal medicine and pediatrics.

A Memory for Pain, Stored in the Spine

  • Discover Magazine
  • May 11, 2011
You slam your hand in a door, and the experience becomes etched into your brain. UA scientists have found that a protein called PKMzeta helps to store memories in our brains, and it sensitizes neurons in our spines after a painful experience.

Royal Kiss: Couldn't You Feel the Love, Too?

  • Arizona Daily Star
  • May 10, 2011
UA psychology professor Gary Schwartz used a device to measure and document a possible increase in global love when Prince William kissed his bride on the balcony last week. Schwartz, director of the Laboratory for Advances in Consciousness and Health at the UA, looks for bridges in mind, body and spirit, especially as they relate to health care.

UA Launches Wellness Study

  • Arizona Public Media
  • May 6, 2011
The UA Zuckerman College of Public Health has launched a workplace wellness study designed to offer advice for staying healthy at work. Microbiologist Kelly Reynolds, interviewed on "Arizona Illustrated," has conducted extensive research into the mysterious world of germs.

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