USF Health In the News – for the week of June 14, 2010
For the week of June 14, 2010 – a snapshot of our colleagues making news across the country and around the world
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Patterson Foundation awards USF Health $5.6 million
Tampa Bay Business Journal
…Patterson Foundation awards USF Health $5.6 million A $5.6 million gift from the Patterson Foundation to USF Health will launch a partnership…
When doctors don’t comment, parents tend to underestimate preschool children’s weight: Study
News-Medical.Net (Science Centric; News-Medical.net; ScienceBlog.com (blog); Eureka! Science News; CalorieLab Calorie Counter; News Guide; redOrbit; e! Science News; Betterhumans; PhysOrg.com)
…are overweight or gaining weight too fast, a study by the University of South Florida and Johns Hopkins University reports. The study, published…
Babies more likely to survive and thrive when fathers involved with pregnancy
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…Now, a new study by University of South Florida researchers suggests that a father’s involvement before his child is born may play an important role in preventing death during the first year of life – particularly if the infant is black.
New medical training center to be built in Tampa
Bay News 9 (Todaysthv.com)
A new state-of-the-art medical training center is on its way to Tampa. The University of South Florida is building the Center for Advanced Medical Learning and Simulation (CAMLS)…
Brain supplements have helpful ingredients, but do they help?
Sun-Sentinel (Hartford Courant; Consumer Affairs)
…Smith, medical director of the Byrd Alzheimer’s Institute at the University of South Florida. “I come to work every day legitimately trying to…
Boomers Come Face to Face With Alzheimer’s
Bay Ledger News Zone
The latest ‘sandwich generation’ encounters dementia in loved…
…there are ten warning signs of Alzheimer s, according to the University of South Florida’s Byrd Alzheimer s Institute. They include difficulties…
Why doctors don’t agree how to test, treat Lyme disease
KING5.com
… three strains right now, but there might be 300 strains,” said Dr. Michael Cichon, Assistant Clinical Professor, University of South Florida, Tampa.
Cord blood treatment for cerebral palsy may now be more effective due to mannitol
HealthJockey.com
A new international research led by the University of South Florida reveals that sugar-alcohol compound mannitol improved the therapeutic efficacy of human …
Red-Light Cameras Offer No Protection, Cause Crashes
Lakeland Ledger
The most recent study revealing the truth about these cameras was done by The University of South Florida College of Public Health. …
My Suncoast (FOX44 News)
…M.D., a professor of Medicine, Pediatrics and Public Health at the University of South Florida. Then wash the area with soap and water, and apply…
ACCL Names Carol Mason, ARNP, CLS, FAHA, as President
Earthtimes
Mason is Clinical Director of the Division of Preventive Cardiology, USF Heart Health Department, at the University of South Florida College of Medicine in …
Recent conference focused on palliative and end-of-life care
Cayman Net News
… MD, currently the medical director of Silver Team Suncoast Hospice and associate professor at the University of South Florida, whose research is in pain …
Cutting C-Sections Helped Babies
Kaiser Health News
Dr. Charles Mahan, dean emeritus of the University of South Florida College of Public Health, said at the hearing that preterm babies are at risk for …
Transforming Chronic Disease Through Collaboration
PR Web (Benzinga)
It includes the University of South Florida’s colleges of medicine, nursing, and public health; the schools of biomedical sciences as well as physical …
Pediatricians Can Help Parents Recognize Overweight Preschoolers
Medical News Today (MediLexicon; Science Daily)
…are overweight or gaining weight too fast, a study by the University of South Florida and Johns Hopkins University reports. The study, published…
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