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Browse Health stories - January, 2008

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  • UA-Led Research Team Awarded $50 Million to Solve Plant Biology's Grand Challenges |
    The grant marks significant progress in Arizona’s goal to become an international leader in the biosciences. | |
  • Pharmacy Dean J. Lyle Bootman Wins Top Honor |
    Bootman has been awarded the 2008 Remington Honor Medal, widely considered to be the profession's highest honor. | |
  • Arizona Telemedicine Program Sponsors First International Lecture Series |
    The Arizona Telemedicine Program is holding  its first international lecture series on health care in the Republic of Panama and Latin America. |
  • Breast Surgeon Michele Ley Joins Arizona Cancer Center at UMC North |
    Michele L. B. Ley, a fellowship-trained breast surgical oncologist, has joined the staff of the Arizona Cancer Center. |
  • Health Care Leaders to Offer Industry Analyses During Campus Lectures |
    The Eller College of Management Distinguished Speaker Series will bring two prominent health care executives to campus. | |
  • Researchers Put the Bite on Mosquitoes |
    If a team of University of Arizona researchers has its way, one day mosquito bites may prove deadly to the mosquitoes. | |
  • Arizona Cancer Center Receives $6.5M to Test New Anticancer Drugs |
    A grant from the National Cancer Institute supports three major research projects and four supportive core services. |
  • College of Medicine Researcher Studies Ancient Method for Modern-Day Healing |
    A scientist at the UA College of Medicine is measuring the physiological effects of Reiki on both recipient and practitioner. |
  • T-Health in Phoenix: A Model for Medical Education, Health Care of the Future |
    Medical education no longer is bound by the walls of classrooms, labs and clinics. |
  • UA Doctor Lends a Helping Hand to Honduras |
    Joseph E. Sheppard and other UA volunteers are in Honduras, where they expect to complete 60-70 free surgeries during their seven-day mission. | |
  • Coming to America ... to Practice Medicine |
    Two published research articles are raising awareness about the rigor, costs and controversy surrounding foreign-trained physicians practicing in the U.S. |
  • Have You Talked to Your Grandparents Lately? |
    UA Communication professor Jake Harwood says those who have "healthy" relationships with their grandparents tend to have better perceptions about aging. | | |
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