Browse Health stories - May, 2009

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  • UA Researchers Look to Stem the Growth of Tobacco Use Worldwide
    UANews | University of Arizona researchers are leading efforts to control the growth of tobacco use worldwide.
  • UA Experts Lead Off Health Care Reform Meeting
    UANews | J. Lyle Bootman and Richard Carmona spoke on health care reform at the Health Care Town Hall, which drew approximately 1,000 participants.
  • Sixth Trauma Surgeon Joins UA, UMC Team
    UANews | Dr. Narong Kulvatunyou is the newest member of the Trauma Center team at the UA department of surgery and University Medical Center.
  • Transition to Agriculture Aggravated Oral Health for Women
    UANews | James Watson, a bioarchaeologist at the Arizona State Museum, collaborated on a study that indicates prehistoric women in settled agricultural communities were more likely to suffer from dental-related problems than those in hunter-gatherer groups.
  • First Certificates in Public Health Awarded to Navajo Public Health Workers
    UANews | The UA Zuckerman College of Public Health and Diné College partnered to deliver important training to Navajo Tribal Community Health Representatives.
  • UA's BIO5 Institute Hosting International RECOMB 2009 Conference
    UANews | Dozens of scientists and industry leaders from around the world will be in Tucson to discuss advances in computational biology and medicine.
  • Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center Helps Save Millions
    UANews | The Arizona Poison and Drug Information Center is a Center of Excellence at the UA College of Pharmacy. It is one of 61 poison centers in the United States.
  • UA Research on Scorpion Antivenom to be Published
    UANews | An article by three UA researchers will be published in the May 14 edition of the New England Journal of Medicine.
  • UA Announces Creation of New School of Government and Public Policy
    UANews | The new School of Government and Public Policy joins faculty and degree programs from the Eller College School of Public Administration and Policy with the political science department in the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences.
  • UA Surgeons Perform Arizona's First Intestine Transplant
    UANews | The patient who received the first intestine transplant using a living donor in the entire Southwest is recuperating at University Medical Center.
  • UA Faculty Member Confirmed as Indian Health Service Director
    UANews | Yvette Roubideaux, assistant professor of family and community medicine at The University of Arizona College of Medicine, has been named director of the Indian Health Service.
  • Arizona Illustrated to Air Special Edition on 'Pandemic Preparedness'
    UANews | The public is encouraged to call in with questions during the program, which will air on May 8.
  • Telethon for Spanish-Language Speakers Promotes Higher Education
    UANews | Univision, the leading Spanish-language media company in the U.S., will dedicate portions of evening newscasts on Thursday to promote services, programs and research at the University of Arizona. Normal 0 false false false MicrosoftInternetExplorer4
  • BIO5 Interim Director Lecture Rescheduled
    UANews | Fernando D. Martinez, a UA Regents' Professor and director of the Arizona Respiratory Center, will give public talks on asthma and allergies in Tucson and Phoenix.
  • Pima County Reports First H1N1 Flu Cases; None Reported at UA
    UANews | Campus health officials continue to encourage everyone to practice flu-prevention measures, including frequent hand-washing and staying home if sick.
  • Parents Often the Key to Children's Financial Well-being
    UANews | A UA study will follow a group of young adults for several years to learn how their financal habits affect their lives.