Browse Health stories - February, 2009

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  • Stuart Flynn Named Dean of UA College of Medicine - Phoenix in Partnership with ASU
    General News, Health February 26, 2009
    UANews | Flynn has been serving as interim dean of the Phoenix expansion of the medical school since last May.
  • UA Hosts Conference on Adolescent Youth in the 21st Century
    Health, Social Sciences and Education February 25, 2009
    UANews | The Frances McClelland Institute conference will center on several issues relative to adolescents, including topics related to health and development.
  • New Restaurant Opens at PSU
    General News, Health, Teaching and Students February 24, 2009
    UANews | Having originally opened in the Student Union Memorial Center, Core will soon open at Park Student Union.
  • Get Answers to Heart Questions at Conference
    Health February 20, 2009
    UANews | Cardiovascular health and treatments are the focus of this year's Healthy Heart conference. Participants who arrive early can take advantage of blood pressure and blood glucose screenings.
  • National Legends Meet Local Legends in Women Physicians Exhibition
    Campus News, Health February 18, 2009
    UANews | Several AHSC physicians are being recognized in conjunction with a traveling exhibition at the Arizona Health Sciences Library.
  • Former Chief of Colorectal Surgery at Sloan-Kettering Joins UA Surgical Oncology Team
    Health February 17, 2009
    UANews | Renowned colorectal cancer surgeon Alfred M. Cohen, MD, has been appointed clinical professor of surgery at the UA Department of Surgery, he also joins University Physicians Healthcare and the Arizona Cancer Center.
  • Cancer Center’s Better Than Ever Program Kicks Off Spring Season
    General News, Health February 16, 2009
    UANews | The Arizona Cancer Center's Better Than Ever fitness training program is recruiting participants for the spring season.
  • Positive Self-Image Advocate to Speak, Screen Film at UA
    General News, Health, Social Sciences and Education, Teaching and Students February 13, 2009
    UANews | UA's Campus Health Service will screen the award-winning documentary, "America the Beautiful," and host its filmmaker during a postive body image event this month.
  • The War on Bugs
    Health, Science and Technology, Social Sciences and Education February 10, 2009
    UANews | The UA is helping to take Integrated Pest Management model nationally.
  • A Taste of Medical School
    Health February 9, 2009
    UANews | The UA's long-running Mini-Medical School program introduces medicine to the public.
  • UA Researcher Leads Binational Study on Breast Cancer and Hispanics
    Health February 6, 2009
    UANews | Elena Martínez, professor of epidemiology at the UA's Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health and co-leader of the Cancer Prevention and Control Program at the Arizona Cancer Center, presented her findings at the American Association for Cancer Research Conference on the Science of Cancer Health Disparities.
  • Health Librarians Highlight Best Health Info on Internet
    Health February 6, 2009
    UANews | Librarians from The University of Arizona and Arizona State University give their recommendations on the top consumer health Web sites.
  • New Cancer Prevention Company Has Ties to the UA
    Business and Law, Health, Science and Technology February 3, 2009
    UANews | The work of Cancer Prevention Pharmaceuticals may one day help prevent colon cancer in those at high risk for the disease.
  • Renowned Researcher Dr. Fernando Martinez to Lead UA's BIO5 Institute
    Business and Law, General News, Health, Science and Technology February 2, 2009
    UANews | Martinez is one of the most highly regarded researchers worldwide in childhood lung diseases.