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Browse Health stories - February, 2008

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  • UA Researchers Help Unlock the Genetic Secrets of Corn |
    Relying on a genetic "physical map" developed by University of Arizona plant scientists, researchers have completed a working draft of the corn genome. | |
  • College of Medicine's 'Video Slam Project' Featured in Academic Journal |
    “Video Slam Project” is the only course of its kind at a U.S. medical college. | |
  • Love Your Genes |
    The events being held during Love Your Body Day are intended to help people understand the negative affects of eating disorders. | | | |
  • College of Public Health Announces Dean Candidates |
    Lectures and open forums in February and March give the UA and Tucson communities an opportunity to meet candidates for dean of the Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health. | | |
  • Got the Bug? |
    The cold and flu season has packed the waiting rooms of local clinic; UA health officials have some advice. | |
  • Arizona Cancer Center Welcomes 'Super Colon' |
    Visitors can learn the importance of colorectal cancer prevention by walking through the free exhibit. |
  • Nutrition Program Debuts at the UA Farmers Market |
    The Arizona Farmers' Market Nutrition Program will be signing up mothers who, after qualifying, will receive coupons to get free fruits and vegetables. | | |
  • UMC Heart Surgeons Perform 1,000th Transplant |
    Michael Boudreaux is celebrating Valentine’s Day with a very special kind of heart – a healthy, beating one that replaced his own, diseased heart, giving him a second chance at life. |
  • Optical Scientists Add New, Practical Dimension to Holography |
    UA researchers are the first to create 3-D holographic displays that can be erased and rewritten in minutes. | |
  • New Transplant Surgeon Joins UA to Expand Liver Program |
    A highly skilled transplant surgeon, Renz was part of the first surgical team to ever perform a combined heart-liver transplant in the New York region. |
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