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Archive: UC Experts Explain Radiation Risks - Real and Relative
<p>UC scientists explain radiation risks from everyday background radiation, medical imaging and nuclear power plant accidents in the aftermath of meltdowns at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan.</p>
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Archive: Researchers Awaken to Kleine-Levin Syndrome
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Archive: Music Is His Medicine
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Archive: Sleep Apnea
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Archive: 6 Embarrassing Health Questions--Answered
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Archive: Why Pregnant Women in California Have High Levels of Toxic Chemicals
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Archive: A Celebration of Life and Music
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Archive: Pregnant California Women Show High Levels of Flame Retardant
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Archive: Global Health Leaders Urge Graduates to Work Toward Health Equity
<p>UCSF leaders in Global Health Sciences urged the graduating class of global health scholars to work toward achieving health care equity around the world.</p>
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Archive: Consciousness and the Brain
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Archive: Sepulveda Delivers Commencement Address to Global Health Scholars
<p>Jaime Sepúlveda, who will join the University as executive director of UCSF Global Health Sciences on September 1, delivered a commencement address to the 2011 Class of Masters of Sciences in Global Health.</p>
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Archive: Study Finds High Levels of Flame Retardant Chemicals in California Pregnant Women
A UCSF-led pilot study in San Francisco has found the highest levels ever reported among pregnant women worldwide of banned chemicals used in flame retardants, a likely result, they believe, of California’s strict flammability regulations.
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Archive: New Study Lends Further Evidence That California's Flammability Standard Puts Vulnerable Populations at Risk
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Archive: Common Sleep Problem Raises Dementia Risk
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Archive: Banned Chemical Levels High in Pregnant Women
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Archive: Sleep Apnea May Raise Dementia Risk in Women
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Archive: Sleep Apnea-Dementia Link Revealed in New Study
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Archive: UCSF Enjoys Banner Year for Accreditation, Key Indicator of Academic Excellence
<p>UCSF, the only graduate health sciences university in the UC system, has been awarded four separate education accreditations this year, with stellar grades in every case.</p>
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Archive: Pedestrians Hit By Cars Account for Big Chunk of SF Trauma Cases
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Archive: Treatment of Sleep-Disordered Breathing May Prevent Dementia
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Archive: Seeing a Health Expert Leads to Higher Rate of Flu Shots
As flu season approaches, health care providers need to do more to improve rates of influenza immunizations in lower-income communities, according to new research that identifies the factors that most influence when people obtain flu shots.
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Archive: Sweet Nothings: Sugar Addiction
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Archive: Sleep Apnea Linked to Dementia in Older Women
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Archive: Sleep Apnea Linked to Increased Risk of Dementia in Elderly Women
Elderly women who suffer from sleep apnea -- characterized by disrupted breathing and sleep and a reduction in the intake of oxygen -- are about twice as likely to develop dementia in the next five years as those without the condition, according to a multi-center study led by researchers from the University of California, San Francisco.
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Archive: A Life on Hold
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Archive: San Francisco Slashes HIV Prevention Budget for Asian Americans
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Archive: Can a UV Light Kill the Stuff Growing on Your Keyboard?
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Archive: Federal Government Issues Warning About Glymes
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Archive: Many Heart Patients Anemic After Too Many Blood Tests in Hospital