USF Health In the News: for the week of November 29, 2010
For the week of November 29, 2010 – a snapshot of our colleagues making news across the country and around the world
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USF wins $8 million in public health grants
The Washington Examiner (included in more than 15 additional news outlets: The St. Petersburg Times, The Miami Herald, The Lakeland Ledger, The Sarasota Herald-Tribune, The Gainesville Sun)
The University of South Florida has won $8 million in federal grants to help train public health workers across the state to respond to hurricanes…
Lakeland Ledger (Lakeland Ledger (blog))
The University of South Florida has won $8 million in federal grants to help train public health workers across the state to respond to hurricanes, …
Telemedicine poised to treat more patients in health care reform era
The St. Petersburg Times
Dr. Larry Glazerman, medical director at USF’s Carol and Frank Morsani Center for Advanced Healthcare, is concerned mostly about the absence of the doctor-patient relationship…
Allergens often become unintended holiday gift
The St. Petersburg Times
“You disturb dust and other debris that hasn’t been touched for a year,” says Dr. Richard Lockey, director of the division of allergy and immunology at USF…
Loud Snoring and Insomnia Symptoms Predict Development of Metabolic Syndrome
Health News Digest
… all from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine; and Kevin E. Kip, Ph.D., from the College of Nursing at the University of South Florida…
Dr. Ronald Swinfard charts course of growth, academic excellence for Lehigh Valley Health Network
Lehigh Valley Live
LVHN partners with the University of South Florida to educate aspiring physicians and conducts programs with Penn State University…
Hope on the Horizon for Alzheimer’s Patients and Caregivers
Pharmacy Choice
Research facilities, like the USF Health Byrd Alzheimer’s Institute are making breakthroughs with this devastating disease. These advances have expedited the understanding of the causes of Alzheimer’s…
HCA trauma plan reveals politics behind lifesaving service
The St. Petersburg Times
The HCA hospital chain last week said it could save lives by partnering with the University of South Florida to add trauma centers to five Florida hospitals…
Toxicologists, doctors worry about combining alcohol, caffeine
Dallas Morning News (Times Leader)
…Some people have the idea that the caffeine will negate the effect of the alcohol – and that’s simply not true,” says Dr. Glenn Whelan, assistant professor at the University of South Florida College of Pharmacy….
Tips to drink alcohol while dieting
Cherry Hill Courier Post
Dr. Janie Norman, a University of South Florida dietitian, has suggestions for adults who would like to enjoy alcoholic beverages but are concerned about…
Food for thought: Vitamins that keep you
KFMB-TV
…says Paula Bickford, a doctor of pharmacology and professor in the department of neurosurgery and brain repair at the University of South Florida College of Medicine….
‘Love Hormone’ May Boost Men’s Memories of Mom — Good or Bad
BusinessWeek (Good Health; Health Finder)
“It’s not just a ‘happy’ drug,” said Paul Sanberg, distinguished professor of neurosurgery and director of the University of South Florida Center for Aging …
CoreRx Expansion in Pinellas Will Add 55 New High-Wage Jobs
Maddux Tampa Bay News Wire
…solutions, to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries. In partnership with USF’s School of Pharmacy in Tampa, the company looks to expand..
NIH research director and St. Petersburg resident Dr. Jeffrey Nadler took AIDS treatment global
The St. Petersburg Times
During 19 years as a professor at the University of South Florida’s College of Medicine, he served as director of research in the Division of Infectious…
Hope on the Horizon for Alzheimer’s
Pharmacy Choice (Eye Iraq)
…advocacy groups and students gathered at the University of South Florida Health Byrd Alzheimer’s Institute to discuss the newest advances in Alzheimer’s research
Health Canal (Ethiopian Review)
It includes the University of South Florida’s colleges of medicine, nursing, pharmacy and public health; as well as the schools of biomedical sciences and…
Dynamics of chaperone protein critical in rescuing brains of Alzheimer’s mice from neuron damage
Genetic Engineering News
Researchers at the USF Health Byrd Alzheimer’s Institute demonstrated that the effective switching of Hsp27 between its active and deactivated states was…
Guest commentary: Eastern Collier lacks what biomedical ‘cluster’ needs
Naples Daily News
The University of South Florida has expressed interest, but has shown no sign of moving anything to Collier County. A hefty public subsidy would likely be needed…
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