USF Health In the News – for the week of October 3, 2011
For the week of October 3, 2011 – a snapshot of our colleagues making news across the country and around the world
TELEVISION NEWS
You can access recent television news stories about USF Health here: Media Clips Gallery
Dr. Lewis Rubin talks about babies born addicted to pain meds on ABC Action News
http://hscvideo2.hsc.usf.edu/asxroot/HSC/Public_Affairs/2011/Bay_Area_Sees_Drug_Add.asx
PRINT & ONLINE NEWS
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USF Targets Back Pain, Injuries in Military Vets
83DegreesMedia.com
“Low back pain and injury is among the top non-battle injuries in the U.S. Armed Forces,” says Dr. John Mayer, associate professor at the USF School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences.
USF program shows promise with OCD
The Tampa Tribune
Then she heard about a small pilot study conducted by Eric Storch, a psychologist at the University of South Florida. The family’s insurance didn’t cover…
Early Parkinson’s diagnosis aided by new technology
East Valley Tribune
… said Dr. Robert Hauser, director of the University of South Florida’s Health’s Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center…
Infant mortality linked to subsequent risk of stillbirth
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Black women experienced the highest rates of stillbirth in subsequent pregnancy, the study by researchers from the University of South Florida and…
USF study seeks to turn existing drug into new childhood OCD treatment
The St. Petersburg Times
Now, University of South Florida researchers are offering an unlikely alternative. With $1.1 million from the National Institutes of Health, the university…
Helping children best a disorder
The Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Now, University of South Florida researchers are offering an unlikely alternative. With $1.1 million from the National Institutes of Health, the university is studying a treatment…
Screen children to find potential development problems early
St. Petersburg Times
Peter A. Gorski, M.D., M.P.A. is the director of research and innovation at the Children’s Board of Hillsborough County and professor of pediatrics, public health and psychiatry at the University of South Florida.
PTSD raised in shooting of deputy
The Tampa Tribune
Carrie Elk, a therapist co-investigating a radical new PTSD therapy at the University of South Florida, said that for those suffering from PTSD…
