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Working Parents, Take a Deep Breath: Preschool, Daycare Do Not Raise Asthma Risk
Early child care does not boost children’s risk for developing asthma.
World-Traveling Doctor on a Global Approach to Tuberculosis Elimination
Mike Reid, who has worked around the globe providing treatment for serious infectious diseases, is part of a growing effort to eliminate tuberculosis worldwide.
Genomic Analysis Reveals Why Asthma Inhalers Fail Minority Children
The largest-ever whole-genome sequencing study of drug response in minority children has revealed new clues about why the front-line asthma drug albuterol does not work as well for minority children.
2017 NIH Funding: A Look at the Top-Funded Researchers and Their Work
UCSF received more than $593.9 million in federal funding from the National Institutes of Health in 2017 for research across multiple health-science arenas at the University.
E-Cigarette Use Exposes Teens to Toxic Chemicals
Adolescents who smoke e-cigarettes are exposed to significant levels of potentially cancer-causing chemicals also found in tobacco cigarettes, even when the e-cigarettes do not contain nicotine.
Smoking E-Cigarettes Daily Doubles Risk of Heart Attacks
Daily use of electronic cigarettes is associated with nearly a doubling of the odds of a heart attack.
E-cigarettes could help you quit smoking – and help your kids start
Why the Flu Season is So Bad This Year
UCSF’s Charles Chiu, MD, PhD, an expert in infectious diseases, answered some questions about this year’s flu season.
