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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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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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Sleep Apnea May Raise Dementia Risk in Women
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San Francisco Slashes HIV Prevention Budget for Asian Americans
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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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Pedestrians Hit By Cars Account for Big Chunk of SF Trauma Cases
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Treatment of Sleep-Disordered Breathing May Prevent Dementia
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Sweet Nothings: Sugar Addiction
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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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Sleep Apnea Linked to Dementia in Older Women
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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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A Life on Hold
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Healthy Meals Call for Lots of Green
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SFGH Trauma Surgeon Works to Prevent Injuries in San Francisco
<p>San Francisco General Hospital trauma surgeon Rochelle Dicker, who has treated many pedestrians who ended up in the emergency room after being struck by vehicles, is working with city officials to help make the streets of San Francisco safer.</p>
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Blood Loss From Tests May Cause Anemia in Patients, Study Finds
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Can a UV Light Kill the Stuff Growing on Your Keyboard?
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Federal Government Issues Warning About Glymes
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Gladstone Scientist Discovers Genetic Factor Implicated in Heartbeat Defect
A scientist at the Gladstone Institutes has discovered how gene regulation can make hearts beat out of sync, offering new hope for the millions who suffer from a potentially fatal heart condition.
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Many Heart Patients Anemic After Too Many Blood Tests in Hospital
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HealthWatch: Public Health Experts Tout 'Meatless Mondays'
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Soy Supplements Don't Ease Bone Loss, Menopausal Symptoms: Study
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Alzheimer's: No Easy Answers for Aging's 'Defining' Illness
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Five Local Women Battle Breast Cancer While They Participate in a Clinical Trial
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Migraine Headaches are Torture
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An Interview with Clinician Jo Chien About the I-Spy Medical Trial
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UCSF Works to Enhance Safety of Campus Shuttle System
<p>UCSF’s effort to enhance the safety of its campus shuttle system, in the wake of a recent fatal accident, is on schedule and proceeding smoothly.</p>
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UCSF Shuttle Factsheet
<p>Quetions and answers about UCSF Shuttles.</p>
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UCSF Gellert Center Aids Family Businesses to Develop and Expand
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Vampire Bats Could Hold Key to Nervous System