Pioneer in Pediatric HIV Reflects on Progress
A pioneering UCSF pediatrician reflects upon medical advances decades after seeing the very first children infected with HIV.
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KQED Forum Discusses The Female Brain
On Tuesday, August 22, KQED-FM's <i>Forum with Michael Krasny </i>discussed the nature and structure of the female brain and assessed the latest findings on how the structure of the female brain may determine how women think, what they value, and how they communicate, with Louann Brizendine, MD, author of <i>The Female Brain</i>.
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Adjunct Professor and Alumnus Elected to National Academy of Sciences
Michael Marletta, an adjunct professor at UCSF's Department of Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology and PhD graduate in Pharmaceutical Chemistry, was recently elected to the National Academy of Sciences.
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AIDS Conference, Migraines on KQED Forum
On Monday, August 21, KQED-FM's Forum with Michael Krasny explored the discussions and issues featured at last week's International AIDS Conference in Toronto.
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California's nursing shortage crisis will vary by region, UCSF report shows
By 2012, every region in California will face a shortage of registered nurses, according to a new report.
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Senator Dianne Feinstein bestows two Purple Hearts at San Francisco VA Medical Center
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UCSF's DeRisi and Ganem Cited as "Modern-Day Virus Hunters"
The collaborative work of HHMI Investigators Joseph DeRisi, PhD, and Don Ganem, MD, and the story of how the collaboration came about are profiled in the August issue of the <i>Howard Hughes Medical Institute Bulletin</i>.
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Ceiling Murals Enhance Ultrasound Rooms at Mount Zion
UCSF Medical Center at Mount Zion recently unveiled a mural, one of eight designed to convey a sense of comfort and peace.
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Two Receive Royer Awards for Psychiatry
Two members of the faculty have been named recipients of the Royer Award for outstanding contributions to psychiatry.
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Dean Kessler Discusses Tobacco Verdict
On Friday, August 18, 2006, PBS's <i>NewsHour with Jim Lehrer</i> aired a segment about the recent ruling by U.S. District Judge Gladys Kessler that five major tobacco companies violated racketeering laws and conspired to cover up the risks of smoking. Analysts David Kessler, MD, and Mary Aronson discuss the verdict with <i>NewsHour </i>correspondent Jeffrey Brown.
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"Desperate Measures": Science Looks Back at 25 Years of Fetal Surgery
The current issue of <i>Science</i> (August 18, 2006; vol. 313, no. 5789) features a "News Focus" on fetal surgery. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the first fetal surgery, performed in 1981 at the University of California, San Francisco by pediatric surgeon Michael R. Harrison, MD, and his colleagues.
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Discovering How Environment Contributes to Breast Cancer
Breast cancer incidence in the United States ranks near the top internationally. And just across the Golden Gate from UCSF – in Marin County – studies show that the rate at which new breast cancers arise is among the highest in the United States.
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Swim across America event to raise funds for UCSF Child Cancer Care
Olympic swimming legends and accomplished swimmers from across the country will participate in a 10-mile-long relay swim around San Francisco Bay on September 23 in the first "Swim Across America San Francisco Swim to Fight Cancer."
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UCSF Researcher Studying Population of Elite Controllers
UCSF researcher Steven G. Deeks, MD, who has been studying a population of 60 elite controllers at San Francisco General Hospital, will work with Bruce Walker, MD, from Massachusetts General Hospital on an international study of elite controllers.
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Medical Student Wins Fulbright Scholarship
A UCSF medical student has been awarded a Fulbright US Student scholarship to South Africa in Public Health.
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Long-Term Survivors Key to Halting AIDS Pandemic
UCSF AIDS researcher and co-discoverer of HIV, Jay Levy, MD, pioneered a study of long-term AIDS survivors, or "elite controllers," people who are infected with HIV but never get sick.
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SF Police Arrest Sexual Battery Suspect
UCSF Police are asking for more information about a suspect arrested Aug. 11 for alleged sexual battery of two women in UC Hall on the Parnassus campus.
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Longevity Genes Fight Back at Cancer
<i>Nature</i> takes a first look at research suggesting that certain genetic mutations that increase life span in the roundworm <i>C. elegans</i> also reduce the growth of tumors in the worm.
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UCSF Scientists Discuss Impact of Circumcision, Cervical Protection on Spread of AIDS
At the XVI International AIDS Conference in Toronto this week, UCSF researchers were among the attendees and presenters – which also included former President Bill Clinton – at sessions focusing on prevention and technology.
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Male Circumcision: Is It Time to Act?
James G. Kahn, MD, MPH, speaks at the XVI International AIDS Conference in Toronto. Kahn is professor at the Institute for Health Policy Studies, the AIDS Research Institute, and the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, all at UCSF.
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"Banana Chase" run on September 17 supports pediatric AIDS research
Children and adults of all ages and running levels are invited to join the annual "Banana Chase" run at Kezar Stadium in Golden Gate Park on Sunday, September 17. The event supports pediatric AIDS research and treatment at UCSF Children's Hospital.
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Pediatrics High School Summer Internship Program Graduates
Assemblyman Mark Leno was on hand last Friday to congratulate 21 minority and economically disadvantaged students who graduated from a health sciences summer internship program.
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UCSF Study Shines Light on Pharmaceutical Industry Marketing Practices
NBC News reports on a San Francisco Veterans Affairs Medical Center (SFVAMC) and University of California, San Francisco study in this week's issue of the <i>Annals of Internal Medicine</i> about the subtle ways pharmaceutical companies market their products to physicians and patients.
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Stadium-to-Stadium Run Attracts More Than 1,000
UCSF Children's Hospital helped raise thousands of dollars to benefit children in San Francisco's southeast sector on Sunday.
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UCSF Recognizes Nurse for Extraordinary Care
UCSF congratulates Janice Marchi-Varlow, a Cardiovascular Thoracic nurse, who was recognized recently at the winner of the August DAISY award.
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Obesity & Starvation on KQED Forum
On Tuesday, August 15, <i>KQED-FM's Forum with Michael Krasny </i>assesses a recent hypothesis on obesity, and how sugar may trigger a starvation reaction in the brain.
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New Hope to Patients with Inoperable Tumors
Christopher Ames, MD, assistant professor in residence in the UCSF Department of Neurological Surgery, has developed a technique to remove large tumors, buried deep within the spine, that are often considered inoperable.
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UCSF Offers Cooking Class for Cancer Prevention, Survival
The UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center is offering a free, eight-week vegan cooking class to the general public.
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Drug company documents, now on web, reveal hidden marketing campaign
A review of internal documents from the pharmaceutical company Parke-Davis reveals a comprehensive and often ethically questionable campaign to market the seizure drug gabapentin to physicians, according to a paper by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and UCSF.
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UCSF to Open Irving Street Apartments in August
UCSF students and postdocs will have a short commute when they move into apartments opening soon at 145 Irving St.