| RESEARCH Subcategories:
Nursing
03/07/00
- Panel Says Low Staffing Puts
Nursing Home Patients at Risk
01/31/00 - Responding
to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome – The Role of the Work Environment
01/31/00
- Why
Breast Cancer Patients Don’t Discuss Using Alternative Therapies
12/10/99 - Nurse
Shortage Looms, Warn UCSF Researchers
11/03/99 -
Program
on Women's Reproductive Health and Human Rights
10/13/99
- Program
for the Public on Women and Occupational Health
10/01/99 - Cigarette
Smoking Cost Medicare $20.5 Billion in 1997
09/07/99 - More
Californians Retiring Early for Health Reasons
08/24/99 - Breathing
Easier
08/19/99 - Occupational
Hazards: Applying New Solutions to Aching Problems
07/27/99 - Governor
Davis Signs SB 911
07/23/99 - No
Pain Our Gain
07/22/99 - Does
TV Make Kids A Danger to Themselves?
07/12/99 - UCSF
Faculty Members Named to American Academy of Nursing
07/09/99 - Shedding
Childhood Scars of Violence
06/30/99 - UCSF
Ready for New Needle Safety Law
06/18/99 - Advocating
Humane Treatment in Nursing Homes
12/07/98 - Researchers
to Study End-of-Life Care in Nursing Homes
06/04/98 - School
of Nursing Sponsors HIV & Addiction Retreat
11/10/97 - New
Method to Continuously Monitor Heart Attack Patients in Hospital May
Improve
Obesity
10/18/2000
- New
Obesity Treatment Sustains Weight Loss
05/01/2000
- Study
in Mice Finds Inhibiting Fat Synthesis Results in Obesity Resistance
01/10/00 - Gastric
Bypass Surgery Helping Her Succeed Where Millions Fail
11/16/99 - Contradictory
News Accounts Highlight Obesity Research
11/15/99
- Weighed
Down with Obesity, Nation Grows Nostalgic over Diets
09/30/97 - Program
Keeps Pounds Off Without Diet or Drugs
04/30/97 - Getting the Skinny
on Leptin
Obstetrics
- Gynecology
06/06/2000
- Party
for The Pill, Women’s Liberation
09/08/99 - New
Drug Intervention Feasible for Reducing HIV Transmission in Africa
08/30/99 - Center
for Health and Community Receives $11 Million for Infertility Treatment
Research
05/04/99 - Study
Finds Latina Women Have Greater Risk of Premature Birth with Short Interpregnancy
Interval
11/30/98 - Medicaid
Managed Care May Compromise Care to Low-Income Women and Children
04/27/98 - DHEA
Stimulates Growth of Brain Cells, Scientists Find
04/24/98 - Yeast Study
Offers Insight into Molecular Glitch Causing Male Infertility
03/26/98 - UCSF Ultrasound Procedure
Detects Down's Syndrome
01/14/98 - Two Studies on Women’s
HealthUCSF Seeking Participants for
10/09/97 - Physician Encourages
More Use of Birth Control Pills for Emergency Contraception
09/15/97 - Research Paving Way
to Understanding Causes of Life-Threatening Complication of Pregnancy
08/25/97 - Study of Caffeine &
Miscarriage Yields Surprise Finding about Decaf
07/23/97 - Good Judgment Key to
Deciding on Postpartum Hospital Stays
06/27/97 - More Than Ten Minutes
of Fame
06/26/97 - New Test Makes Fatherhood
Possible for Men With “Dead” Sperm
06/02/97 - Center Examines Health
Care in Minority Populations
05/05/97 - Researchers Discover
Possible Cause of Pregnancy Complication
Occupational/Environmental
Health
10/12/2000 - Russians
Better Than Americans in Psychological, Space Studies
09/05/2000
- Minorities
Not Reaping Benefits of State’s Strong Labor Market
09/05/2000 - Labor
Market Strong, But Workers in Poor Health Still Suffer
08/19/99 - Occupational
Hazards: Applying New Solutions to Aching Problems
01/06/99 - Accidental
Needlesticks Still a Concern in Medical School Training
12/10/98 - Bartenders
Breathe Easier After Smoking Ban
01/06/98
- Some Jobs are Doubly Doomed
12/22/97 - Asthma Rate Continues
to Increase: Is Modern Living to Blame?
05/27/97 - Yardwork Warning: Wood
Chip Dust Can Cause Flu-Like Symptoms
Ophthalmology
08/30/99 - Proctor
Foundation Dedicates Lab to Longtime Supporters
08/23/99 - Simple
Course of Oral Antibiotic May Control Preventable Blindness
08/03/99 - Ophthalmology
Receives Grant for Blinding Diseases Research
04/27/99 - Math
Model Shows How to Eradicate Infection That Causes Blindness
04/13/99 - UCSF
Offers Non-Laser Vision Correction Procedure for Nearsightedness
09/15/98 - Breakthrough
in Gene Therapy Offers Hope for Some Neurodegenerative Diseases
07/30/98 - Common
Anti-Viral Medication Prevents Severe Eye Herpes
10/30/97 - Patients
Should Be Well Informed About Vision Correction Options
10/30/97 - Implanted Plastic Ring
Shows Promise for Correcting Nearsightedness
10/29/97 - New Laser Good for
Severe Eye Corrections, Preliminary Studies Show
10/29/97 - Cultivations in Lab
May Usher in New Era for Corneal Transplants
09/18/97 - Patent Issued for Retinal
Disease Treatment
08/08/97 - UCSF Gets Grant in
Fight to Curb Blindness
05/14//97 - Gene Linked to Glaucoma
May Be New Therapy Target
04/28/97 - Eye Laser Gets Green
Light for Astigmatism
Orthopaedic
03/14/2000
- Blood Vessel Protein Also
Helps Repair Broken Bones
02/20/00
- Scientist Reports on
Protein Therapy to Reverse Facial Birth Defects
04/19-99 - Prosthetic
Device that Saves Legs with Cancer Also Stimulates Bone Development,
Study Finds
02/12/99 - Bone
Cement Used in Total Hip Replacements Slowly Degrades Over Time
02/08/99 - Researchers
Identify Key Genes in Bone Healing Process that Could Lead to New Treatments
09/25/98 - Study
Shows Effects of Pressure on the Carpal Tunnel
06/12/98 - UCSF
Study May Lead to Treatment of Low Back Pain
Osteoporosis
05/17/2000 - Major
Clinical Trial of New Osteoporosis Therapy
03/31/2000 - Government
Panel Addresses Osteoporosis Prevention and Treatment
03/08/00 - Bone
Tests During Osteoporosis Treatment Can Be Misleading
10/18/99 - Link
Between Osteoporosis and Cognitive Decline May Implicate Low Estrogen
Levels
10/13/99 - Osteoporosis
Drug Rapidly Reduces Risk of Bone Fractures
06/16/99 - Study
Results Suggest First Potential Osteoporosis Cure
06/16/99 - Osteoporosis
Drug Reduces Risk of Breast Cancer by 76 Percent in Postmenopausal Women,
Study Finds
06/01/99 - Book
by UCSF Professor Details the Prevention and Treatment of Osteoporosis
12/23/98 -
Study Shows Drug Reduces Risk
of Spine and Hip Fractures in Women with Osteoporosis
09/14/98 - Two
Years of Novel Therapy Reduces Spinal Fractures in Postmenopausal Women
09/11/98 - Very Low Levels
of Estrogen May Prevent Fractures in Women
06/19/98 - UCSF Study
Finds Popular Blood Thinner Does Not Weaken Bones
12/08/97 - Plant-Based
Estrogen Prevents Osteoporosis at Half Standard Dose, With Fewer Side
Effects
11/04/97 - Foot-Binding Custom
Has Caused Disabilities in Chinese Women
09/12/97 - Drug Reduces Fracture
Risk for Healthy Women with Thin Bones, UCSF Study Finds
Otolaryngology
05/12/2000 - No
Appetite for Noise
12/04/98 - Researchers
Demonstrate Ability to Affect Brain Processing Speed
06/19/98 - Activists
Protest Use of Monkeys in UCSF Study
Pain
03/15/2000 -
Pain
Drug Reveals Brain Gender Differences
10/05/99 - Scientists
Uncover Possible Cause of Colitis
09/29/99 - UCSF
Finding Could Lead to New Class of Pain Relieving Drugs
08/31/99 - Inflammatory
Pain May Help Deter Inflammatory Diseases Like Arthritis
Pediatrics
12/05/2000
- Secondhand
Smoke Dangers Deter Teen Smoking, Study Finds
10/23/2000 - Study
to Look at TV's Effect on Kids' Health
07/18/2000 - Centers
Join to Improve Treatment for Children’s Cancer
06/20/2000 - Parents,
Caregivers Often Don’t Recognize Kids’ Post-Traumatic Stress
05/17/2000 - Older
Maternal Age Affects Risk of Low Birth Weight Infants Among Latinas
05/16/2000 - Parents
of Intensive Care Infants Want More Communication
05/16/2000 - Study
Looks at Risk Factors for Infant Mortality in Latina Women
05/15/2000 - Study
Shows No Effect from Touted Hormone on Autistic Children
04/21/2000 - Mount
Zion Program Helps Child Witnesses of Violence
03/16/2000 - City
Wins Grant to Help Children Affected by Violence; UCSF Program Leads
Planning
03/09/2000 - Foundation
Links Major Centers to Speed Pediatrics Research
01/02/00 - Report
Advises How States Can Improve Health of Millions of Adolescents
12/06/99 - Pediatric
HIV Fund Gets Generous Gift
12/02/99 - MRI
Adds to Ultrasound for Fetal Diagnosis
11/03/99 - Ellen
to Star at UCSF Benefit
10/14/99
- Bone
Marrow Transplant Followed by Vitamin A-Derivative Treatment Improves
Survival from a Major Childhood Cancer
10/12/99 - Scientists
Show How Viruses Co-opt Cell Defenses to Cause Chronic Infections
09/10/99 - Violence
Prevention Project to Establish Clinic for Child Witnesses of Domestic
Violence
08/24/99 - UCSF/Mount
Zion Violence Prevention Project Co-Hosts San Francisco’s First "Safe
Night"
08/18/99 - Study
Shows Which Teens Are Most at Risk of Sexually Transmitted Disease
08/02/99 - One
in Seven Adolescents Still Doesn’t Have Health Insurance
07/22/99 - Does
TV Make Kids A Danger to Themselves?
06/23/99 - Vitamin
C Levels Linked to Amount of Lead in Blood
06/22/99 - Protein
Essential for Making Steroids Turns Out To Be "Molten Globule"
06/09/99 - Scientists
Explain A Drug's Paradoxical Action
05/06/99 -
Studies of A Gene for A Rare Form
of Rickets Shed Light on Vitamin D Deficiencies
05/06/99 - Adolescents
and Risk-Taking: A "Very Likely" Danger May Not Mean The Same
to A Teen as to An Adult
05/05/99 - New
Type of Artificial Surfactant Shows Promise in Treating Lung Disease
05/04/99 - Study
Finds Latina Women Have Greater Risk of Premature Birth with Short Interpregnancy
Interval
05/03/99 -
Rudolph Honored for Contributions
to Advancement of Pediatrics
05/03/99 - UCSF Plays
Major Role at Pediatrics Meetings
05/03/99 - Factor Discovered
That Could Trigger Repair of Damaged Heart Cells
02/18/99 - Urine
Tests Better than Pelvic Exams to Save Teens from Serious Effects of
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
12/01/98 - Ferriero
Advocate for Designing Brain-Saving Drugs Specifically for Children
10/22/98 - Two
UCSF Professors Honored at Pediatrics Conference
09/03/98 - UCSF
Launches Trial of New Therapy for Crohn's Disease
06/12/98 - State
Accountability Urged on Children's Health Insurance
05/21/98 - Bone
Marrow Transplant & Vitamin A Derivative Both Improve Survival from
Neuroblastoma
05/08/98 - UCSF
Study Finds Length of Time Between Pregnancies Can Affect Health of
Baby
05/04/98 - Study Suggests
Possible Skin Treatment for Premature Infants
05/04/98 - UCSF Researchers
Identify Mutations in Gene Causing Childhood Rickets
04/13/98 - Childhood
Disability Policies Should Focus On Low-Income Children, According To
UCSF Study
08/28/97 - Research Examines "Why
Teens Do the Things They Do"
08/08/97 - Child's Illness Takes
a Toll on Healthy siblings, Study Says
08/07/97 - Renovated Research Center
is Child Friendly
06/25/97 - Gender of Pediatrician
Makes a Difference to Kids and Parents
05/13/97 - Researchers Find Gene
Linked to Connective Tissue Defect
Pharmacy
12/12/2000
- Trial to Weigh Aspirin Against Other
Anti-Clotting Drugs
12/06/2000 - Wider
Use of Beta-Blockers After Heart Attack Could Save More Lives, Study
Shows
06/01/2000 - News
Reports on Drug Treatments Often Misleading, Study Shows
04/05/2000 - UCSF
Gets $12 Million NIH Award to Study How Genes Affect Responses to Medicines
03/27/2000 - Pharmacy
Scientist to Receive Prestigious Award
09/13/99 - Ready
or Not, Scientific Publishing Is Going Digital
09/09/99 - Giacomini
Receives Pharmaceutical Scientist of the Year Award
05/26/99 - UCSF
Pharmacists "Get to the Heart of Herbals"
03/12/98 - UCSF
Researcher Helps Demonstrate the Next Generation Internet
09/05/97 - Estrogen Study Brightens
Outlook for Better Drugs to Treat Wide Range of Diseases
04/28/97 - Study Finds Generic
Thyroid Drug Bioequivalent to Brand-Name Version
Plastic
Surgery
08/07/98 - Botox
Lifts Aging Eyebrows
08/11/97 - New
Facial Implant Smooths Out Life's Wrinkles
Primary
Care
10/19/2000
- Busy
Doctors and Patients Benefit from Group Appointments
09/22/99
- Physician
Validation Most Helpful to Domestic Violence Victims
08/04/99 - Screening
and Interventions for Domestic Violence Lag Behind Needs
09/27/98 - Hospitalists
Encouraged to Work Closely with Primary Care Physicians
Psychiatry
- Psychology
06/20/2000
- Parents,
Caregivers Often Don’t Recognize Kids’ Post-Traumatic Stress
03/08/2000 - Methadone
Maintenance More Effective for Heroin Addicts Than 180-Day Detoxification,
Study Finds
02/29/00 - Report
Cites Human Rights Violations in Mexican Psychiatric Hospitals
02/25/00 - Tips
for Parents – Talking with Your Teen about Sex
12/20/99 -Researchers
to Study Innovative Drug and Substance Abuse Treatments
11/24/99 - Post Traumatic
Stress Team Aids Taiwan Earthquake Victims
11/09/99 - Scientists
Identify New Pathway of Antidepressant Action
11/01/99 - Rubenstein
Named Endowed Chair in Child Psychiatry
10/18/99 -
Link
Between Osteoporosis and Cognitive Decline May Implicate Low Estrogen
Levels
09/28/99 - Recent
Research Suggests New Strategy for Treating Depression
07/14/99 - Hormone
Involved in Reproduction May Have Role in Maintenance of Relationships
07/08/99 - Kanas
Honored for Research on Psychological Effects of Space Travel
05/27/99 -
With Motivation and Training, Some
Professionals Can Catch a Liar
12/17/98 - Cancer
Center to Lead First Study of Coping Skills in Prostate Cancer Patients
12/10/98 - New
Mouse Model Offers Insight into Role of Serotonin in Brain
11/24/98 -
Giving Thanks Yields Benefits, Study
Shows
08/17/98 - New
Treatment Approach Shows Positive Results for "Double Victims"
of Domestic Violence
04/21/98 - Book
Examines Cognitive Psychodynamics
04/09/98 - UCSF Psychologist Ignites
Darwinian Renaissance
03/10/98 - "Shrinks"
List Top 10 Films for Oscars
03/02/98 - Personality Changes
in Healthy People Who Take a Widely Used Anti-Depressant
02/02/98 - New Book Offers Advice
to Women Who "Want it All"
01/26/98 - A New Year’s Resolution
That’s Not a Drag
08/28/97 - Research Examines "Why
Teens Do the Things They Do"
08/08/97 - Child's Illness Takes
a Toll on Healthy siblings, Study Says
05/01/97 - Program to Tackle Issues
Affecting Adolescent Girls
Pulmonary
06/07/2000
- Probing
Asthma’s Damage and How Best to Treat It
03/13/00 - Simple
Change in Ventilator Cuts Deaths by More than 20%
10/14/99
- Racial
Disparity in Lung Cancer Treatment Must Be Overcome
09/30/99 - Will
Rogers Institute Donates $50,000 for Pulmonary Research
03/30/99 - A
New Strategy to Immunize Against a Deadly Bacterium
03/23/99 - Low-Tech
Treatment Proves A Life-Saver in Research Breakthrough
03/16/99 - UCSF
Discovery May Suggest First Treatment for Deadly Bronchitis
02/05/99 - Researchers
Pinpoint Molecule that Triggers Deadly Progress of Pulmonary Fibrosis
12/21/98 - UCSF
Team Identifies Two Key Molecules in Asthma
12/10/98 - Bartenders
Breathe Easier After Smoking Ban
04/28/98 - Lung
Specialist Honored
12/22/97 - Asthma
Rate Continues to Increase: Is Modern Living to Blame?
07/30/97 - Studies
Look at Causes and Treatment of Asthma, Allergies
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