Health

Research Team Designing Holographic Imaging System for Ovarian Cancer | August 10, 2009
UANews | UA researchers Jennifer Barton and Ray Kostuk have received a five-year, $2.4 million grant to build the instrument that they hope will one day be used to monitor women at high risk for ovarian cancer. | Health | Science and Technology
UA Resident-Physicians Now Can Pursue an MS or Ph.D in Medical Sciences | August 6, 2009
UANews | The new program provides a timely, convenient way to earn a graduate degree. | Health
Learn Compression-Only CPR, For Free | August 4, 2009
UANews | The UA Sarver Heart Center is offering a free demonstration of Continuous-Chest-Compression CPR on Aug. 5 at 5:30 p.m. | Health
ADVANCE Award Works to Eliminate Gender Inequity and Promote Research | August 3, 2009
UANews | The $3.3-million grant supports the work focused on eliminating gender inequity within the academy while also promoting equity across campus. | Health | Science and Technology
Sarver Heart Center Founding Co-Director and Dr. Eugene Morkin Dies | July 31, 2009
UANews | A celebration of Dr. Morkin's life is being planned for Sept. 11 at University Medical Center's DuVal Auditorium. | Health
UA Trains Health Students on Border Research | July 31, 2009
UANews | The summer internship pairs nationally selected students with UA researchers to increase understanding of public health disparities along the U.S.-Mexico border. | Health
High Schoolers Get Taste of Medical School | July 30, 2009
UANews | Nine high school students from Arizona and California recently completed the Sir William Osler High School Summer Fellowship Program. | Health
Sensitizing Tumor Response to Cancer Therapy | July 28, 2009
UANews | UA researchers are working to find natural, biologically active compounds that will sensitize cancerous tumors to therapy without damaging normal tissue. | Health | Science and Technology
Goldschmid Appointed Dean of UA College of Medicine in Tucson | July 28, 2009
UANews | Goldschmid's appointment completes the leadership team at the UA's health colleges. | Health
Curcumin May be Viable Supplement to Treat Inflammatory Bowel Disease | July 27, 2009
UANews | UA Steele Children’s Research Center Investigators: Curcumin may be viable supplement to treat inflammatory bowel disease. | Health
Public Health Expanding Master's Program in Phoenix, Tucson | July 27, 2009
UANews | The Zuckerman College of Public Health is expanding its master of public health program, offering a new concentration area in public health practice, both in Phoenix and Tucson.  | Health
Research Finds Tribal Management Key to Improved Health Services | July 24, 2009
UANews | Early findings show that tribal citizens' access to health services significantly improves when health care on American Indian nations is managed by the tribes and not the federal government. | Health
Research Off the Beating Patch | July 23, 2009
UANews | Researchers at the UA's Sarver Heart Center and the Southern Arizona Veterans Administration Health Care System are a step closer to repairing hearts damaged by a heart attack or chronic heart failure. | Health
First Phoenix Class Begins Rotations in Arizona Hospitals | July 21, 2009
UANews | Students at the College of Medicine – Phoenix have completed their first two years of medical school training and have embarked on two years of rotations. | Health
Nutrition Network Working to Counter Childhood Obesity | July 21, 2009
UANews | The Arizona Nutrition Network trains teachers and other youth workers on ways to help students make healthy choices about the foods they eat. | Health | Social Sciences and Education
Cancer Center Studies Lead to New Trials for Malignant Melanoma Treatment | July 18, 2009
UANews | Research at the Arizona Cancer Center has resulted in the opening of a new clinical trial for the treatment of metastatic malignant melanoma using an approved breast-cancer drug. | Health
UMC Trauma Center Receives Level 1 Verification | July 15, 2009
UANews | University Medical Center's Level 1 status has been confirmed by the American College of Surgeons Verification Review Committee through November 2011. | Health
Pharmacy Research Shows Prescribers Identify Fewer Than Half of Dangerous Drug Combinations | July 14, 2009
UANews | Medication prescribers correctly identified fewer than half of drug pairs with potentially dangerous interactions, according to research led by the UA College of Pharmacy. | Health
UA College of Medicine’s Med-Start Program Celebrates 40th Anniversary | July 14, 2009
UANews | The program was developed to improve health care in rural and economically disadvantaged areas and to increase the number of minority health care professionals in Arizona. | Health
Media Services Chief Gets Prestigious Honor | July 13, 2009
UANews | Keven Siegert recently picked up the Health and Science Communications Association's "Golden Raster Award," the organization's most prestigious honor. | General News | Health
Researchers to Sequence West African Rice Strain | July 13, 2009
UANews | UA and Tucson high school students will be involved in the research to help sequence the West African rice genome. | Health | Science and Technology
UA Researcher Earns Presidential Award for Work on Hidden Virus | July 9, 2009
UANews | Felicia Goodrum was the only professor in Arizona to receive the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. | Health | Science and Technology
UA Center Teams Up With CyraCom to Train Local Interpreters | July 7, 2009
UANews | An information and recruitment reception will be held July 15th and is open to anyone interested in the training and job opportunities at CyraCom International. | General News | Health
Online Forum to Feature UA Biologist, Others on Two Science Issues | July 6, 2009
UANews | Michael Worobey, an assistant professor  with the UA ecology and evolutionary biology department, is one of the panelists who will discuss swine flu and genetics. | Health | Science and Technology
UA College of Medicine Receives $2M Scholarship Gift | July 1, 2009
UANews | The UA College of Medicine has received a $2 million gift from the Benjamin S. and Estella C. Hill Foundation to fund scholarships for medical students. | General News | Health
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