USF Health In the News – for the week of July 5, 2010

For the week of July 5, 2010 – a snapshot of our colleagues making news across the country and around the world

 

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Check Your Drugs to Make Sure You Get the Right Ones

The Lakeland Ledger

… or drawing of what the pill should look like, said Dr. Kevin Sneed, clinical pharmacist and dean of the University of South Florida pharmacy program…

 

USF granted patent for cell transplantation procedure

News-Medical (Medical News Today, PhysOrg.com, Genetic Engineering News, First Science, Bio-Medicine)

The University of South Florida’s Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair has been granted a patent for a cell transplantation procedure combining human…  

 

Breaching the Blood/Brain Barrier to Improve Treatment for Neurodegenerative Diseases

MedLexicon News (The Medical News, Tampa Bay Business Journal)

The University of South Florida’s Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair has been granted a patent for a cell transplantation procedure combining human umbilical cord blood (HUCB) cells and a sugar-alcohol compound called “mannitol”….

 

Dads are lifesavers

The St. Petersburg Times

… support of her baby’s father, but a new study by University of South Florida researchers suggests that he may be critical to the child’s survival…

 

Will red-light cameras force drivers to stop?

Polk County Democrat

A University of South Florida study found red-light cameras significantly increase crashes, while a University of Florida study concluded…

 

Family fears Area B gave them cancer

Individual.com

White hired a team of scientists from the University of South Florida to test air and water near Area B a few months ago.

 

 

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