Gov. Jan Brewer signed Senate Bill 1353 at the UA College of Medicine-Phoenix.
Governor Signs Telemedicine Bill at UA College of Medicine-Phoenix Gov. Jan Brewer participated in a ceremonial signing of Senate Bill 1353, also known as the Telemedicine Reimbursement Parity Act, requiring telemedicine services be covered by health insurance in rural areas of Arizona. The signing took place in the T-Health Institute on the UA College of Medicine-Phoenix campus. The institute is part of the award-winning Arizona Telemedicine Program based at the UA College of Medicine-Tucson.
ALS affects the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord responsible for movement. The disease causes a loss of muscle function, including the muscles used for speech, swallowing and breathing, and paralysis that eventually leads to death. The mind and senses mostly remain unaffected. Some patients may have cognitive changes, including depression and problems with decision-making and memory.
Seed Funding Leads to Major UA Grants When Tucson judge Jim Himelic died in 2000, his family and friends established a foundation in his honor to raise funds to support ALS research at the UA and elsewhere. UA researchers studying ALS have greatly benefited from the seed money, in some cases subsequently gaining larger grants, and the foundation's major fundraiser this month intends to ensure that such opportunities continue.
Professor Linda Powers, shown here with one of her instruments in the Arctic, is taking her portable technology to a new level: diagnostics, checking blood for disease. Powers credits UA College of Engineering Dean Goldberg with making the research contract happen. "What an incredible extension of a hand of friendship to small businesses in the Valley," she said.
UA Professor Developing Rapid, Disposable Tests for Blood-Borne Disease Building on research that sent her biking across Tanzania a couple of summers ago to test remote water sources on the spot for bacteria, the UA's Linda Powers is moving into the diagnostic realm: developing fast, disposable blood tests for pathogens that cause diseases such as HIV and hepatitis.
Covering an area the size of New England with only 200,000 people spread across it, Arizona’s Four Corners region offers austere, beautiful landscapes but can be daunting because of poor roads for physicians and patients alike to navigate to provide or receive medical care. (Photo courtesy of UA Native American Cardiology & Medical Service Program)
Bringing Neurology Care to Arizona’s Four Corners Region The UA's Dr. David Labiner has offered quarterly neurology clinics at Indian Health Service and health-care facilities on the Navajo and Hopi reservations for about 15 years and bimonthly ones in Flagstaff for 20 years. Common consultations include treating patients for epilepsy, Parkinson's or Alzheimer's disease, stroke recovery, headaches and neuropathy.
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UA Study Finds Improved CPR Quality Saves Lives Life-saving CPR has been a foundation of emergency medicine for more than a half-century. But UA researchers are continuing to refine the procedure, with a new study concluding that improving the quality and effectiveness of CPR can have a dramatic impact on survival from a cardiac arrest.
Gov. Jan Brewer signed Senate Bill 1353 at the UA College of Medicine-Phoenix.
ALS affects the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord responsible for movement. The disease causes a loss of muscle function, including the muscles used for speech, swallowing and breathing, and paralysis that eventually leads to death. The mind and senses mostly remain unaffected. Some patients may have cognitive changes, including depression and problems with decision-making and memory.
Professor Linda Powers, shown here with one of her instruments in the Arctic, is taking her portable technology to a new level: diagnostics, checking blood for disease. Powers credits UA College of Engineering Dean Goldberg with making the research contract happen. "What an incredible extension of a hand of friendship to small businesses in the Valley," she said.
Covering an area the size of New England with only 200,000 people spread across it, Arizona’s Four Corners region offers austere, beautiful landscapes but can be daunting because of poor roads for physicians and patients alike to navigate to provide or receive medical care. (Photo courtesy of UA Native American Cardiology & Medical Service Program)
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Seed Funding Leads to Major UA Grants

  • UANews
  • May 24, 2013
When Tucson judge Jim Himelic died in 2000, his family and friends established a foundation in his honor to raise funds to support ALS research at the UA and elsewhere. UA researchers studying ALS have greatly benefited from the seed money, in some cases subsequently gaining larger grants, and the foundation's major fundraiser this month intends to ensure that such opportunities continue.

Governor Signs Telemedicine Bill at UA College of Medicine-Phoenix

  • UANews
  • May 24, 2013
Gov. Jan Brewer participated in a ceremonial signing of Senate Bill 1353, also known as the Telemedicine Reimbursement Parity Act, requiring telemedicine services be covered by health insurance in rural areas of Arizona. The signing took place in the T-Health Institute on the UA College of Medicine-Phoenix campus. The institute is part of the award-winning Arizona Telemedicine Program based at the UA College of Medicine-Tucson.

Italy-Bound Students to Learn Cooking the Mediterranean Way

  • UANews
  • May 23, 2013
Several UA students are headed to Verona, Italy to study the Mediterranean diet and its health benefits through the University's new Mediterranean Diet and Health study abroad program. While in Verona, they will visit an olive oil processing plant, a cheese factory and a pasta factory and will practice cooking with the pros as they learn about the diet's role in disease prevention.

New Medicine: Nature, Nurture Matter

  • Arizona Public Media
  • May 22, 2013
A new approach to thinking about health - called life course theory - is helping researchers understand changes that result from exercise and healthy eating habits. This theory folds genetics, the environment, socioeconomic status and individual life events and behaviors into a complete, complex picture of a person's lifelong health, says Patricia Settle, a clinical nutritionist in the UA Pediatric Pulmonary Center.

UA Professor Developing Rapid, Disposable Tests for Blood-Borne Disease

  • UANews
  • May 22, 2013
Building on research that sent her biking across Tanzania a couple of summers ago to test remote water sources on the spot for bacteria, the UA's Linda Powers is moving into the diagnostic realm: developing fast, disposable blood tests for pathogens that cause diseases such as HIV and hepatitis.

A Bad Day Can Ruin a Good Relationship

  • Prevention
  • May 20, 2013
When you're having a particularly grueling day, you may feel less committed to your partner compared to a more relaxed day, according to UA researchers. A new study from the UA suggests that while making sacrifices in a romantic relationship is generally a positive thing, doing so on days when you are feeling especially stressed may not be beneficial. The study was led by Casey Totenhagen, a research scientist in the UA John & Doris Norton School of Family and Consumer Sciences.

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