A collection of publications and articles including: the Faculty Journal, Pulse, Health Sciences Report, Insider, Medical Update, Intercom, The Greater Gift of Health, and Illuminations Magazine by the Office of Public Affairs and Marketing at University of Utah Health. The collection spans nearly four decades of publications, periodicals, newsletters, and press releases from University of Utah Health.
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| 76 |  | Health Agencies Awarded Grant to Help Prevent Accutane (isotretinoin)-Related Birth Defects | (Salt Lake City, UT) - The University of Utah Health Sciences Center in collaboration with the Utah Department of Health (UDOH), and the Organization of Teratology Information Services (OTIS), has received a grant to find out why women who take Accutane (isotretinoin), a drug to treat severe acne, c... | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 2003-06-05 |
| 77 |  | HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER RESEARCH TO TAKE SPOTLIGHT IN APRIL 29 GROUNDBREAKING, RIBBON-CUTTING | Research at the University of Utah Health Sciences Center will be center stage April 29 when ground will be broken for one research facility and the doors open on another. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 2003-04-23 |
| 78 |  | How AIDS Destroys Immunity | Aug. 21, 2003 - A human gene named ATR normally protects people by preventing the replication of cells damaged by radiation or toxic chcmicals. Now, Utah and New York researchers have discovered how a gene in the AIDS virus hijacks the human gene and turns it into a weapon that prevents reproduction... | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 2003-08-20 |
| 79 |  | IN CASE OF HEART ATTACK, SHOULD YOU CALL 911 OR DRIVE TO HOSPITAL? | People experiencing chest pain are better off calling 911 and using emergency medical services (EMS) than driving to a hospital, according to a recent study by researchers from the University of Utah medical school and five other institutions. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 2003-12-23 |
| 80 |  | IS EIGHT ENOUGH? U RESEARCHER SAYS DRINK UP AND TELLS WHY | Drinking eight 8-oz. glasses of water a day is the right prescription not only for healthy kidneys but for efficient metabolism as well, according to a University of Utah health expert. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 2003-01-13 |
| 81 |  | ISRAELI OFFICIAL SETS SALT LAKE VISIT TO FORMALLY INVITE U GENETICIST CAPECCHI TO ACCEPT WOLF PRIZE IN JERUSALEM | SALT LAKE CITY-Israeli Deputy Consul General Zvi Vapni will visit Salt Lake City on Monday to officially invite University of Utah geneticist Mario R. Capecchi, Ph.D., to accept that country's most prestigious award in medicine-the Wolf Prize. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 2003-04-23 |
| 82 |  | IVOR J. BENJAMIN, M.D., NAMED U OF U CARDIOLOGY CHIEF | SALT LAKE CITY-Ivor J. Benjamin, M.D., has been named professor and chief of the Division of Cardiology at the University of Utah School of Medicine. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 2003-07-07 |
| 83 |  | Kids Don't Just Wanna Have Fun, They Also Want Values in Sports Programs | Fun is a necessary ingredient in keeping kids interested in sports and physical activities, but learning about values such as caring for others and self-respect is just as important, according to a study by researchers at the University of Utah and San Francisco State University. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 2003-09-22 |
| 84 |  | KRISTEN RIES, M.D., NAMED MEDICAL STAFF PRESIDENT FOR U OF U HOSPITALS & CLINICS | Kristen M. Ries, M.D., professor of internal medicine, was recently named president of the medical staff for University of Utah Hospitals & Clinics. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 2003-01-09 |
| 85 |  | KRISTEN RIES, PIONEER IN UTAH AIDS CARE, TO ADDRESS U MEDICAL SCHOOL FRESHMEN AT WHITE COAT CEREMONY | Kristen Ries, M.D., a pioneer in the treatment of AIDS and HIV-infected patients in Utah and professor of internal medicine at the University of Utah, will address the U medical school Class of 2007 at the annual White Coat Ceremony Aug. 22. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 2003-08-19 |
| 86 |  | LECTURE REMEMBERS U OTOLARYNGOLOGIST, MARKS WORLD VOICE DAY | The international medical community lost a singular voice when University of Utah otolaryngologist Steven D. Gray, M.D., died last fall. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 2003-04-13 |
| 87 |  | MEDIA ADVISORY | WHAT: First Lady Jacalyn S. Leavitt will give away copies of her newest book, a Spanish version of Read to Me, to new mothers and families who speak Spanish. Like the original Read To Me, the Spanish edition will be available for all new infants born in Utah hospitals. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 2003-07-01 |
| 88 |  | NATIONALLY ACCLAIMED SURGEON, EDUCATOR TO ADDRESS 21st CENTURY MEDICINE AT WINTROBE LECTURE | Salt Lake City-"Medicine in the 21st Century" will be the topic for the first Dr. and Mrs. Maxwell M. Wintrobe Lectureship scheduled for Monday, Oct. 13, at 4 p.m. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 2003-10-10 |
| 89 |  | NEW GENERATION OF DEFIBRILLATORS, PACEMAKERS SAVES LIVES OF PATIENTS WHOSE HEARTS ARE TOO WEAK TO PUMP BLOOD | SALT LAKE CITY-A couple of old standbys-defibrillators and pacemakers-are reducing the risk of death by up to 40 percent in people whose hearts don't pump enough blood, say University of Utah cardiologists who participated in a nationwide trial of a new generation of the devices. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 2003-01-08 |
| 90 |  | NEW RECOMMENDATIONS AGAINST USE OF IPECAC SYRUP PROMPT CAUTIONS FROM UTAH POISON CONTROL, PEDIATRICIANS | SALT LAKE CITY-In light of new recommendations that ipecac syrup not be used to induce vomiting in case of child poisoning, Utahns should contact the Utah Poison Control Center (UPCC) or their physicians before administering ipecac. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 2003-11-11 |
| 91 |  | OUT WITH THE OLD: GROUNDBREAKING FOR EDUCATION BUILDING SIGNALS STEP FROM PAST FOR HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER | SALT LAKE CITY--The University of Utah Health Sciences Center breaks ground May 22 on a $40 million Health Sciences Education Building, replacing teaching facilities dating to the early 1950s. The 150,000-square-foot facility will become the U's center for health-professions education. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 2003-05-20 |
| 92 |  | PHYSICIAN-CANCER SURVIVOR TO ADDRESS U OF U MEDICAL SCHOOL COMMENCEMENT | SALT LAKE CITY-A physician whose experience with cancer fundamentally altered her view of a doctor's role in healing will address the University of Utah School of Medicine May 24 commencement. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 2003-05-21 |
| 93 |  | Pioneer Physician Assistant Educator at U Retires | William M. 'Bill' Wilson, Ph.D., associate professor of Family and Preventive Medicine, is retiring after 33 years of service to the Utah Physician Assistant Program (UPAP) at the University of Utah School of Medicine. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 2003-04-02 |
| 94 |  | PLAYING GOLF JUST GOT EASIER: INVENTOR CREATES NEW SINGLE RIDER CART, ASSISTIVE DEVICES AND TEACHING MATERIALS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES | Stonebridge Golf Course, April 22: Patrick Yates, inventor, and founder of USA Golf, located in Grass Valley, California, and manufacturer of the hottest single rider golf cart in the USA, will demonstrate its use for people with disabilities from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. Golf professionals, rehabilitation... | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 2003-04-15 |
| 95 |  | PROGESTERONE CUTS PRETERM BIRTHS BY ONE-THIRD SAY U OF U OBSTETRICIAN, NATIONAL COLLEAGUES | SALT LAKE CITY-A form of the hormone progesterone called hydroxyprogesterone caproate, or 17P, can reduce preterm births by up to one-third, according to a study due out in the June 12 New England Journal of Medicine. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 2003-06-09 |
| 96 |  | RACE RUNS MORE THAN SKIN DEEP, CANGENETIC GROUPINGS, NOT RACE, A BETTER WAY TO STUDY DISEASE U PHYSICIAN, CO-AUTHOR WRITE IN LATEST SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN | SALT LAKE CITY-Africans and Australian aborigines have similar skin color, but they're not the same raceotherwise they're not closely related to one another. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 2003-12-10 |
| 97 |  | Scientists Briefly Reverse Brain-Cell Aging | May 1,2003 - New research suggests that by boosting levels of a brain chemical to squelch excess transmission of nerve signals, doctors someday may be able to help elderly people by reversing brain-cell aging that can cause declines in vision, hearing, memory and other cognitive and motor skills. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 2003-04-28 |
| 98 |  | SHERMAN S. COLEMAN HUMANITARIAN AWARD TO HONOR RENOWNED U MEDICAL SCHOOL ORTHOPEDIC SURGEON | SALT LAKE CITY-Internationally renowned University of Utah orthopedic surgeon and teacher, Sherman S. Coleman, M.D., will be honored by the Utah State Orthopaedic Society as the first recipient of an award established in his name. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 2003-09-22 |
| 99 |  | STATEMENT FROM U OF O'S AIRMED FOLLOWING LIFE FLIGHT CRASH KEN MATTHEWS, AIRMED PROGRAM DIRECTOR, CHIEF FLIGHT NURSE | "We've spoken with our colleagues at Life Flight to offer our support during this difficult time. AirMed will do its best to serve patients as needed and cover while Life Flight stands down. But in these situations it's never business as usual. Accidents like this deeply affect everyone in trauma se... | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 2003-06-09 |
| 100 |  | STUDY ENDS 20-YEAR CONTROVERSY OVER AMOUNT OF RADIATION EXPOSURE IN HIROSHIMA | Previous estimates of the amount of neutron dose received by Hiroshima atomic-bomb survivors are essentiallyaccurate and the existing standards for estimating risk for radiation-induced cancer need not be changed, according to a study published in the July 31 issue of Nature. | Press Releases; University of Utah Health Sciences Center News | 2003-07-28 |