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Browse Health stories - April, 2009

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  • Swine Flu Outbreak Widens, UA Monitors Situation |
    UANews | As the swine flu outbreak grows, UA officials continue to closely monitor the situation and promote public health measures. | | | |
  • UA Officials Monitoring Swine Flu Situation |
    UANews | The statement issued by University of Arizona officials earlier this week regarding swine flu and travel to Mexico is now available in a Spanish translation | | |
  • Creating a Personal Sun Shield |
    UANews | The Arizona Cancer Center's Living in Harmony with the Sun event will inform people how to protect their skin against sun damage. | |
  • UPH Physician Earns Distinction In Headache Medicine |
    UANews | Dr. John LaWall has earned the subspecialty certification in headache medicine from the United Council on Neurological Subspecialties. |
  • UA Pharmacy Associate Dean Joins National Academies of Practice |
    UANews | John Murphy, associate dean for academic and professional affairs at The University of Arizona College of Pharmacy, has been elected to the National Academies of Practice. |
  • UA Physician, Scientist Receives $3.68 Million Grant |
    UANews | Arizona Cancer Center physician and scientist Karen Weihs has received a grant from the National Cancer Institute to evaluate breast cancer survivors. | | |
  • UA Bone Marrow Donor Drive Draws Record Crowd |
    UANews | The University Teaching Center at the UA held a two-day drive to sign people up to become potential bone marrow, and will continue with a Web-based drive through the end of the month.  | | |
  • UA College of Pharmacy Signs Contract with Saudi Arabian University |
    UANews | Under a new three-year contract, the UA College of Pharmacy will train two dozen pharmacy faculty from Saudi Arabia. | |
  • Campus Health Celebrates 90 Years at UA |
    UANews | The Campus Health Service, begun during a WWI-era influenza epidemic, is marking its 90th year at the UA. | | |
  • Golf Classic Raises Funds for ALS Research |
    UANews | The Jim Himelic Memorial Golf Classic will be held Friday to raise money for Lou Gehrig's disease research.  | | | |
  • Batty About Bats |
    UANews | The UA, the Arizona Department of Health Services and the Arizona Game and Fish Department are collaborating to educate the public on rabies exposure prevention and bat conservation. | |
  • Medical Students See All Aspects of Community Health Care Firsthand |
    UANews | UA medical students in Phoenix take part in a curricular experience that allows them to observe patients and procedures, such as open-heart surgery, a colonoscopy and an autopsy. | |
  • UA Community Joins in Search for Bone Marrow Donor |
    UANews | Kristopher Weatherly's colleagues at the UA are working with the Be The Match Registry to hold a drive to educate people about the need for marrow transplant donors and also to try and find a match for Weatherly. | | | |
  • Eighth Annual Women's Mental Health Symposium |
    UANews | The 8th Annual Women's Mental Health Symposium will offer a wide range of information on mental health and wellness issues. |
  • Science Cafe to Cover Cancer and Genetics |
    UANews | The April 19 Science Caféwill feature two UA cancer specialists who will talk about DNA and its link to cancer. | |
  • International UA Research Program Continues with NIH Funding |
    UANews | A newly-awarded grant from the National Institutes of Health totaling nearly $1 million will enable the UA's Biomedical Research Abroad: Vistas Open Program to continue sending UA student researchers abroad. | |
  • New Company Offers Hope of Faster Cancer Drug Development |
    UANews | The technology could speed the development of drugs to treat cancers and other diseases. |
  • National Study Names UMC Among Top 100 Hospitals in U.S. |
    UANews | The annual award is based on the performance of more than 3,000 U.S. hospitals on mortality, medical complications, patient safety, average length of stay, expenses and other factors. |
  • Wound Shape is Supreme in Healing Process |
    UANews | Researchers at The University of Arizona are predicting healing based on the shape of wounds. | | |
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