USF Health in the News: For the Week of August 30, 2010
For the week of August 30, 2010 – a snapshot of our colleagues making news across the country and around the world
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USF research takes a swing
Tampa Tribune (AP)
TAMPA – Alan Hines lost his right hand 11 years ago when he worked for a Polk County power company and made “primary contact,” as he calls it , with … USF research takes a swing
USF Health doctor expands heat illness research
Central Florida News 13 (Bay News 9)
Dr. Eric Coris with USF Health is trying to determine which football players are most at risk for heat illness. This year, new research is giving him a closer look. Coris said he’s using a lot of different equipment…
Life sciences, alternative energy leaders
Tampa Bay Business Journal (Bizjournals.com)
The event featured panelists Dr. Stephen Klasko, senior vice president for University of South Florida Health and dean of USF College of Medicine…
Andrew Young to speak on Tom Dent
The Times-Picayune (AP)
Higher Education Notes
…speaker was Kevin Sneed, a Xavier pharmacy graduate who is the founding dean of the University of South Florida‘s School of Pharmacy . . . . . .
Eye surgery brings focus to Iraqi refugee family
BradentonHerald.com (Ocala.com, The-Dispatch.com, …)
He came with his family seeking refuge from war, but couldn’t see his way in his new home. Hayder Abdulwahab arrived in Tampa two years ago , an Iraqi …like an F. He got the Z right. This checkup at the USF Eye Institute was part of the continuing treatment that Hayder hopes will restore even …
Forensic artist aids in Myrtle Beach area cold case [The Sun News, Myrtle Beach, S.C.]
TMCnet.com
…reddish-toned filler can be seen. Goff knew of a researcher at the University of South Florida‘s Center for Human Morpho-Informatics Research who was…
Florida’s challenge could topple insurance mandate
Palm Beach Post (AP)
Stetson University and professor of public health and medicine at the University of South Florida . “Assuming Congress still has a Democratic…
Life sciences, alternative energy leaders discuss Bay area
Tampa Bay Business Journal
Finding ways to establish the Tampa Bay area as a center for life sciences and alternative energy jobs was the goal of a community discussion Friday
…vice president for University of South Florida Health and dean of USF College of Medicine; Kyle Mowitz, president of Imperium Development Inc.;
After Simulated Stroke, Human Umbilical Cord Blood Cells Aid Lab Animal Brain Cell Survival
MediLexicon (Medical News Today)
Human umbilical cord blood cells (HUCB) used to treat cultured rat brain cells (astrocytes) deprived of oxygen appear to protect astrocytes from cell
reports a team of researchers from the University of South Florida (USF) Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair. Their study was published…
Cognizant Communication launches ‘Cell Medicine’ open access journal
News-Medical (Medical News Today, Genetic Engineering News, Scientific Computing, Bio-Medicine, Chem.Info, PhysOrg.com, EurekAlert)
… said Dr. Paul Sanberg, executive editor of the new journal and director of the University of South Florida’s Center of Excellence in Aging and Brain Repair.
A face takes shape with new science
The State
Goff knew of a researcher at the University of South Florida’s Center for Human Morpho-Informatics Research who was working to create skull replicas from CT…
Natural Products Industry Insider
University of South Florida researchers found long-term vitamin C supplementation can help prevent knee osteoarthritis (OA), according to results published…
Short-Term Impact of Preferred Drug List Changes on Health Care Use
Psychiatric Services
… and Dr. Becker is with the Department of Aging and Mental Health Disparities, all at the University of South Florida, 13301 Bruce B. Downs Blvd., Tampa…
The St. Petersburg Times
Dr. Leslie W. Miller hasn’t yet started his new job at USF Health. But his vision already is clear: turning Tampa into a major destination for patients…
What’s the difference between croup and asthma?
The Tampa Tribune
… treatment for croup or asthma, do not wait until morning to address the problem. Seek emergency medical intervention. Dr. Bruce Schnapf is a pediatric pulmonologist in the Department of Pediatrics at USF Health.
School applies for charter
Central Tampa News & Tribune (South Tampa News & Tribune)
EAST TAMPA – A longtime private school operating at the 34th Street Church of God campus could become a charter school for kindergarten through fifth
…to about 215 students by its fifth year. Officials with the University of South Florida‘s School of Medicine have offered to provide tutoring…
Idiopathic Peripheral Neuropathy Symptoms
Livestrong.com
“Idiopathic” is a term that is applied when describing any medical condition whose cause is unknown. “Neuropathy” refers to damage to the nerves. When
…neuropathy, though other conditions can cause it as well. The University of South Florida Health website explains that over time, the sensations…
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