USF Health in the News: For the Week of August 23, 2010
For the week of August 23, 2010 – a snapshot of our colleagues making news across the country and around the world
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PRINT & ONLINE NEWS
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Arthritis protein ‘guards against Alzheimer’s disease’
BBC News (Featured in more than 80 news outlets including: Web MD, The St. Petersburg Times, Yahoo! India, The Denver Post, Florida Trend, News-Medical, Science Centric, Scientific Computing)
In this study, University of South Florida researchers genetically altered mice to have memory problems similar to those seen in Alzheimer’s disease…
Human umbilical cord blood cells appear to protect astrocytes from cell death
News-Medical (Featured in more than 25 news outlets including: Yahoo! India, Bioscience Technology, Science Centric, Science Daily, PhysOrg.com, R & D Magazine, First Science, Eureka! Science News)
… death after stroke-like damage, reports a team of researchers from the University of South Florida (USF) Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair…
Obama to Appeal Stem Cell Ruling
Health Day (Featured in more than 100 news outlets including: Health Finder, MSN Health & Fitness, U.S. News & World Report, Yahoo! News, Med Broadcast, Medicine Net, Bio-Medicine)
… the Obama order],” said Paul Sanberg, a stem cell expert and director of the University of South Florida Center for Aging and Brain Repair in Tampa…
Amputee swings club again with ‘hand’ tested by USF
The Tampa Tribune
Working with researchers from the University of South Florida, Hines is testing a one-of-a-kind device that he hopes will bring him closer to his teen-age…
Why tonsillectomies are performed, and what can go wrong
The St. Petersburg Times
… said Dr. Alec Beningfield, an assistant professor in the department of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery at the University of South Florida…
Figures on flu deaths are misleading, CDC says
The St. Petersburg Times
… the vaccine,” said Sinnott, director of infectious disease and international medicine at the University of South Florida and Tampa General Hospital…
University Beat, WUSF-TV, WUSF-FM 89.7
…short and long-term health repercussions of concussions, USF is getting involved with its new “Concussion Center.”
Parkinson’s disease patients find benefits in martial arts exercise
News Chief
Funded as part of a grant by the University of South Florida neurology department, Dr. Michael Carey has been offering free tai chi classes in Lakeland to…
Jackson Lab creates healthy debate among Collier Commission candidates
Naples Daily News (Marco Eagle, The News-Press)
The Barron Collier Co. is donating 50 acres off Oil Well Road to Jackson Labs and has pledged additional acreage to the University of South Florida in Tampa…
Effective way to protect student athletes not available at most Bay area high schools
ABC Action News
Hillsborough and other districts rely instead on trainers provided at no charge by the University of South Florida and Florida Orthopedic Institute…
High-tech alternative to operating microscopes emerges
EyeWorld
.J. Weinstock, M.D., associate clinical professor of ophthalmology, University of South Florida, Tampa, first saw the video monitor of a new surgical…
Fox 13 News
Dr. Mohapatra talks to Fox 13’s Joette Giovinco about cold viruses and cancer.
The Tampa Tribune
These are a few of the issues that those involved in the new USF project, Bringing Science Home, will research as they work toward teaching people to cope…
Tampa Bay Business Journal
USF Health is reaching out to those on the top rung on the career ladder.
USF professor: Dealing with acne
The Tampa Tribune
… determine what treatment will serve you best. Neil Alan Fenske is professor and chair of the Department of Dermatology and Cutaneous Surgery at USF Health.
Houstons expanding plans in Kingwood
Kingwood.com
On Monday, August 9th the grass roots organization Citizens Against Red Light Cameras submitted their petition to amend the City of Houston Charter
…Langland-Orban, professor and chair of health policy and management at the USF College of Public Health. Instead, they increase crashes and injuries as…
Tai Chi Helps Those With Parkinson’s Disease
About.com
According to an article at , Dr. Michael Carey has been offering free tai chi classes to Parkinson’s Disease patients in Lakeland, Florida for two years
…neurology department. There’s a reason- tai chi helps. “USF‘s neurology department does research on Parkinson’s disease, working toward finding…
What bandages are best for slapping onto your wounds?
Men’s Health
We asked Dr Basil Cherpelis, chief of dermatologicalsurgery at the University of South Florida, to tell us which bandages are worth slapping on your next wound…
The St. Petersburg Times
… also have a gluten sensitivity not associated with celiac disease,” said Dr. Patrick Brady, a gastroenterologist at the University of South Florida…
Delivering Half a Baby Saves a Life
ABC OTV Online
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — A baby’s airway is blocked, and doctors are racing against the clock to save her life. They used a unique procedure to make
…out,” Valerie E. Whiteman, MD maternal fetal medicine at Tampa General Hospital/USF in Tampa, Fla., explained. While the baby’s still receiving oxygen…
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