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Air Pollution Linked to Low Birth Weight
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Ow! Pubic Hair Grooming Injuries on the Rise, Researchers Find
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Mammogram Every Two Years Has Same Benefit As Yearly Mammogram for Older Women
Among older women, getting a mammogram every two years was just as beneficial as getting a mammogram annually, and led to significantly fewer false positive results, according to a study led by UCSF.
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UCSF Study: Older Women Should Get Mammograms Every Two Years
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Preparing for Faculty of the Future
<p>Cultivating the faculty of the future was the focus of the UCSF School of Medicine’s recent daylong annual retreat.</p>
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Campus Girds for Lean Times
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Nursing Dean Elected to Board of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing
<p>David Vlahov, PhD, RN, FAAN, dean of the UCSF School of Nursing, has been elected to the board of directors of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.</p>
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UCSF to Present Latest on Tobacco Research and Education
<p>Postdoctoral fellow Amanda Fallin will talk about the tobacco industry's role in shaping the tea party at a symposium presented by the UCSF Center for Tobacco Control, Research and Education on February 8.</p>
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Confronting Challenges And Fairness In Minority Health
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What's in a Name? A Lot, When It Comes to 'Precision Medicine'
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UCSF Faculty Awarded Fellowships to Improve Health Quality
<p>Two UCSF faculty have been awarded fellowships from the University of California’s Center for Health Quality and Innovation to support projects to improve the quality and value of health care.</p>
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How To Stop Biting Your Nails And Break The Stressful Habit
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Older Women Don't Need Mammograms Every Year
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Zero Balancing Touch Therapy Heals Pain
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J&J Failed to Weigh Hip Metal Debris Risk, Witness Says
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My Close Encounter with the Bionic Man
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Unintended Pregnancies Higher in Military
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Scientists Are Rebuilding Hearts With Stem Cells
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What Happened to All Those Eggs?
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How To Build A Real $1 Million Bionic Man
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The 2013 Flu Season: How to Protect Yourself
<p>Besides getting the influenza vaccine, another important measure to avoid catching or spreading the flu is frequent hand-washing, a UCSF expert says.</p>
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UCSF's Resource Allocation Program (RAP) Seeks Applications for Spring Cycle
<p>UCSF's Resource Allocation Program, which incorporates a single online application for 29 different grant mechanisms, is now requesting applications for the Spring 2013 cycle.</p>
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The Boy With a Thorn in His Joints
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Heart Failure Patient Loses 100 Pounds Before Transplant Surgery
<p>Suitulaga “Sugi” Hunkin was suffering from heart failure by the age of 27, but he needed to lose 100 pounds to get in shape for transplant surgery at UCSF. To do that, he had to drastically change his lifestyle.</p>
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Traveling Ambassadors Promote Diversity at UCSF
<p>With the goal of recruiting top researchers while also promoting faculty diversity, the Traveling Ambassador Program is an integral part of UCSF’s vision of being the world’s pre-eminent health sciences innovator.</p>
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BRCA Gene Linked to Early Menopause
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Gender Disappointment: Expectant Mothers Confess Secret Regrets
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President Obama Appoints Alice Wong to National Council on Disability
<p>President Barack Obama has announced the appointment of UCSF's Alice Wong to the National Council on Disability.</p>
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Early Menopause May Occur In Women with BRCA Gene, New Study Finds
Women with harmful mutations in the BRCA gene, which put them at higher risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer, tend to undergo menopause significantly sooner than other women, according to a study led by UCSF researchers.