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Drinking, Smoking Often Intertwine for Students
Mark and Mimi Nichter have published a series of articles recently about the smoking behaviors of college students, offering important insights about smoking related to drinking, gender and stress.
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New Children's Medical Center to Provide Economic Clout as Well
The new Diamond Children's Medical Center will, according to a new study, boost the regional economy by more than $5 billion over the next five years.
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Phoenix Biomedical Campus Gets $15 Million in Stimulus Funds
The UA has received a grant from the National Institutes of Health for a lab facility in downtown Phoenix.
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Three Appointed to Breast Cancer Chairs at Arizona Cancer Center
A $5 million gift from the late Fenton L. Maynard also will provide breast cancer research endowments.
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New Treatment at UMC Offers Hope for Patients With Advanced Abdominal Cancer
A new therapy, only available in Arizona at the UA department of surgery and University Medical Center, is offering hope to patients with metastasized abdominal cancers.
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Autism Chemistry Camp a Success
Thanks to an American Chemical Society grant, two UA departments joined forces to organize a camp designed to increase educational and professional opportunities for children with autism.
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Drinking, Smoking Often Intertwine for StudentsUANews | Mark and Mimi Nichter have published a series of articles recently about the smoking behaviors of college students, offering important insights about smoking related to drinking, gender and stress.
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New Study at UA Steele Children's Research Center Shows Link Between Inflammatory Disease and Premature AgingUANews | A group of researchers at the UA Steele Children's Research Center have discovered a genetic link between inflammation in the digestive tract and premature aging.
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Southeastern Water Wars
Governing | Robert Glennon, the UA's Morris K. Udall Professor of Law & Public Policy, suggests that much like Atlanta, other states in the nation will continue to struggle over issues of water as water tables continue to drop but the population rate continues to hike. -
How To Make Your Friendships Last CBS News | Bolstered by research from UA sociologists and others, experts find that women who form close social bonds tend to reduce their risk of memory loss.
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New Children's Medical Center to Provide Economic Clout as WellUANews | The new Diamond Children's Medical Center will, according to a new study, boost the regional economy by more than $5 billion over the next five years.
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Phoenix Biomedical Campus Gets $15 Million in Stimulus FundsUANews | The UA has received a grant from the National Institutes of Health for a lab facility in downtown Phoenix.
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Tap Water Might Not be as Clean as We'd Like KOLD-TV | University of Arizona microbiologist Kelly Reynolds said a new study in parts of southern Arizona – Tucson included – found that more than 50 percent of water taps tested positive for bacteria that have the potential for causing human diseases.
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Five Tucson Docs in Haiti, Helping Fix Broken Bones Arizona Daily Star | Orthopedic surgeon Joseph E. Sheppard, an associate professor at the University of Arizona, is part of a team treating Haitians injured in the January earthquake. Sheppard, a hand and arm specialist, is no stranger to working in developing countries around the world.
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UA Center, Institute Offering HPV Education ForumUANews | Several UA centers have come together to offer a free public forum about human papillomavirus and the vaccine.
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Audio Slide Show: UMC Trauma Center Arizona Daily Star | Quiet moments pierced by urgency and drama. Just another day at the trauma center at University Medical Center.
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Three Appointed to Breast Cancer Chairs at Arizona Cancer Center UANews | A $5 million gift from the late Fenton L. Maynard also will provide breast cancer research endowments.
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New Treatment at UMC Offers Hope for Patients With Advanced Abdominal CancerUANews | A new therapy, only available in Arizona at the UA department of surgery and University Medical Center, is offering hope to patients with metastasized abdominal cancers.
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Urgently Needed Medical School Would Help State Arizona Republic | An editorial in the Arizona Republic strongly advocates for state support of a planned expansion for the UA College of Medicine-Phoenix in collaboration with ASU.
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UA College of Pharmacy Training Saudi Arabian Pharmacy EducatorsUANews | Faculty pharmacists from King Abdulaziz University have begun studying clinical pharmacy at the UA in a peer mentoring program to teach the therapeutic use of medicines in Saudi Arabia.
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Study Links Asia to Smog Component in Western US Washington Post | William Sprigg, a University of Arizona research professor, said a newly released study indicating that ozone blowing from Asia is aiding in increased smog levels in the western region of the United States will likely help improve air quality control.
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Pact to Limit Sugary Cereals to Kids Not Worth Its Salt Chicago Tribune | Companies continue to market unhealthy food products to children, yet parents do have power, said Dale Kunkel, a University of Arizona communication professor. Kunkel encourages parents not to allow their children to have sugary cereal, even when they beg for it.
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Cancer Center Services on NW side are Being Expanded Arizona Daily Star | The $7.4 million construction will add space to the Arizona Cancer Center at UMC Orange Grove and expand to serve 15,000 patient visits annually on the Northwest Side, Marana and Oro Valley.
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Tucson Doctor a Crusader for CPR Change Arizona Republic | Dr. Gordon Ewy, director of the UA's Sarver Heart Center, has been a national leader in changing the way people are treated for cardiac arrest.
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Autism Chemistry Camp a SuccessUANews | Thanks to an American Chemical Society grant, two UA departments joined forces to organize a camp designed to increase educational and professional opportunities for children with autism.
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Where Guns Now Sell for Five Cows Down From 14 Daily Nation | Automatic weapons are in demand in Kenya. This is affecting the health of nomadic pastoralists living in northern Kenya, according to a report written by Ivy Pike, an associate professor of anthropology at the University of Arizona, and colleagues. The report will be presented this month at the Global Response 2010 conference.
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Degerm Your Gym Bag Health | Public health professor Kelly Reynolds has some advice on how to sanitize a gym bag, which may be home to millions of germs.
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Cardiology Pioneer Anderson Dies Arizona Daily Star | Dr. Robert M. Anderson, former chief of cardiothoracic surgery at UMC and former associate dean of the UA College of Medicine, died last week in Tucson. Anderson performed the first open-heart surgery in Arizona.
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New Procedure Allows Diagnosis, Treatment of Small Intestine without SurgeryUANews | Physicians at UMC have started using a new technology to view and treat diseases of the small intestine previously inaccessible without major surgery.
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Soda Fountain Machines Harbor Fecal Bacteria, Study Finds New York Daily News | A recent study found that soda fountains in restaurants may harbor coliform bacteria.
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UA Center Receives Nearly $1 Million from NIHUANews | The Arizona Center for the Biology of Complex Diseases has received a grant from the National Institutes of Health ot identify predictors of asthma.