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  • UMC's Child Life Specialists Ease the Way for Young Patients
    Health December 21, 2010
    UANews | The addition of Diamond Children's to UMC brings a total of eight child life specialists to the hospital. These specialists provide comfort to children undergoing medical care.
  • Invention Could Improve Cancer Drug Delivery, Lessen Harmful Effects of Chemotherapy
    Health, Science and Technology December 20, 2010
    UANews | An invention by UA researchers may provide a way to deliver chemotherapeutic drugs to cancer tissues in controlled doses without harming healthy body cells.
  • Grilled Meat + Oregano = Reduced Risks of Cancer, Foodborne Disease
    Health, Science and Technology December 15, 2010
    UANews | Adding oregano to meat before grilling could reduce the formation of potentially cancer-causing compounds by up to 78 percent, UA researchers have found. The spice also helps inactivate harmful E. coli in the meat.
  • Grant Funds Native American Youth Nutrition Study
    Health December 10, 2010
    UANews | Rodney C. Haring in the UA College of Medicine has received a $75,000 grant to study the best ways to prevent obesity and promote good oral hygiene in Native American youth. Both are related to poor nutrition and can lead to diabetes.
  • $1.7M Grant Funds Pharmacy Research
    Health December 9, 2010
    UANews | Serrine Lau, a UA pharmacy researcher, studies how a Vitamin A metabolite reduces organ damage caused by oxidative stress, which occurs after ischemia, a condition in which blood supply to an organ has been reduced or cut off.