Psychiatric Emergency Services: A Safety Net Catching Those in Crisis
San Francisco General Hospital is the safety-net for the most severely mentally ill people in the city.
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Defining Essential Elements of TB Care
One man is making a huge difference helping to control TB here and around the world.
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Treating Asthma, Improving Lives
Intervention efforts by the Pediatric Asthma Clinic at San Francisco General Hospital have led to the relocation of about 40 families to better, healthier housing.
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Diane Havlir: Driving Science, Patient Care in HIV/AIDS
Diane Havlir has been at the cutting edge of the advances that transformed HIV from a fatal infection to a chronic, manageable disease.
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SF General and UCSF: Partners in Public Health
Since 1873, UCSF has partnered with San Francisco General Hospital (SFGH) to improve public health.
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Saw Palmetto No Better Than Placebo for Enlarged Prostate
A new study finds that the herbal extract is no more effective than a placebo to improve urinary symptoms in men with enlargement of the prostate gland.
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UC President Comments on Compensation Issues
UC President Robert C. Dynes addressed a state Senate education committee hearing on UC compensation yesterday in Sacramento. <img src="http://128.218.116.23/mainsite/images/audio.jpg">
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Saw palmetto no better than placebo for enlarged prostate
Saw palmetto, an herbal extract commonly taken to improve urinary symptoms in men with enlargement of the prostate gland, is no more effective than a placebo, according to a new study.
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Distinguished Speakers to Discuss Cardiovascular Disease on March 7
Six National Academy of Science members, including Nobel Laureate Michael S. Brown, MD, will present the latest trends in cardiovascular disease on Tuesday, March 7.
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Experts to Give International Briefing on Women, HIV on March 8
The public is invited to hear about efforts to fight HIV and poverty among women during an international briefing on March 8.
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UCSF Recruits Young Scientists in Stem Cell Research
Three preeminent young stem cell scientists are working at UCSF and a fourth is expected to arrive in May.
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UCSF events for March 2006
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Global AIDS Alliance Honors Longtime UCSF Neurosurgeon
Former UCSF neurosurgeon Charles Wilson will be honored for his work providing community-based HIV/AIDS prevention and care in resource-poor countries.
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Fats Affect Prostate Tumor Growth
Prostate cancer in the US has increased steadily along with intake of omega-6 fats, suggesting a possible link between diet and the disease.
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UCSF Names Executive Director of Community & Governmental Relations
Paul Takayama has been promoted to executive director of Community & Governmental Relations at UCSF.
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Blackburn Wins Wiley Prize
UCSF's Elizabeth H. Blackburn, an expert on the role that telomeres has on aging and carcinogenesis, has received another prestigious award for her contributions to scientific research.
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Omega-6 fats cause prostate tumors to grow twice as fast
Omega-6 fatty acids--such as those found in corn oil--caused human prostate tumors in cell culture to grow twice as quickly as tumors to which omega-6 fats had not been added, according to a study conducted at the San Francisco VA Medical Center.
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Student Regents to Visit UCSF on Thursday
Student Regents Adam Rosenthal and Maria Ledesma will be available to meet with the campus community this Thursday.
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Fluoride Varnish Helps Prevent Tooth Decay in Very Young Children
Fluoride varnish reduces tooth decay in young children, a new study finds.
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CEO Laret Presents Facilities Plan to UC Regents
UCSF plans to pursue construction of a new children's hospital at Mission Bay and make necessary seismic repairs at Mount Zion, CEO Mark Laret recently told the UC Regents.
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New Book Helps Returning Veterans, Families Adjust To Life after War
An expert in post-traumatic stress has co-authored a new books that helps veterans adjust to their lives after war.
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President's State of the Union Likely to Address Health Care
When President George W. Bush gives the annual State of the Union address tomorrow night, many will be listening for how health care fits in with his domestic agenda.
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Joe Guglielmo to chair UCSF Department of Clinical Pharmacy
B. Joseph Guglielmo, Jr., PharmD, a nationally recognized expert on the use of drugs to control infection, has been named chair of the Department of Clinical Pharmacy in the UCSF School of Pharmacy.
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Fluoride varnish helps prevent tooth decay in very young children
Fluoride varnish, a dental preventive treatment, reduces the incidence of early childhood tooth decay in combination with dental health counseling for parents, according to a study by investigators at the UCSF School of Dentistry.
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Guglielmo to Chair UCSF Department of Clinical Pharmacy
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Campus Prepares for Two New Child Care Centers
UCSF is expanding its child care centers, including new modular classrooms arriving this week to the Mission Bay campus.
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UCSF Center for Gender Equity Presents Women Leaders 2006
The campus community is invited to hear some of the most highly respected and dynamic women leaders in their respective fields at a symposium on May 16 and 17.
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Scientists Identify Mutation as Major Cause of Parkinson's Disease
A team of geneticists, including UCSF's Neil Risch, reports in the New England Journal of Medicine that a single mutation is a major cause of Parkinson's disease among Ashkenazi Jews — Jews of Eastern European origin who make up most of the world's Jewish population.
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Hear UCSF's Arnold Kriegstein on NPR's On Point
Arnold Kriegstein, director of UCSF's Institute for Stem Cell and Tissue Biology, recently participated in a discussion of the future of stem cell research following the admission of fraud in a prominent South Korean laboratory.
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Cell's Decision-Making Circuitry Scrutinized by UCSF Research Team
A UCSF research team has gained a new glimpse into the circuitry that directs the fate of cells: whether they will grow, change shape or succumb to pathogens.