UCSF Invites Employees to Participate in Giving Campaign
<p>Faculty and staff are invited to participate in the 2011 UCSF Employee Giving Campaign, which runs through the end of December.</p>
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Comfort Food May Be "Self-Medication" for Stress, Dialing Down Stress Response
<p>A new study indicates that humans may “self-medicate” when faced with chronic stress, by eating more comfort foods containing sugar and fat.</p>
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Study Aims to Understand Adolescent Risky Behavior
<p>A new study has found that providing information about ways to prevent injury and illness to adolescents in a primary care setting can lessen certain kinds of risky behavior.</p>
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Morning-After Pill Plan B Won't Be Sold Over the Counter
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Pot, Narcotics OK to Treat Pain, UCSF Study Finds
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Life Choices Dwarf Pollutants in Breast Cancer Risk, Report Finds
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Sugared Cereals: Should Kids Avoid at All Costs?
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Nominations Sought for Advancement of Women Award
<p>UCSF is accepting nominations until 5 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 15 for the Chancellor's Award for the Advancement of Women.</p>
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Stress Reduction and Mindful Eating Curb Weight Gain Among Overweight Women
<p>In a study published online in the <em>Journal of Obesity</em>, mastering simple mindful eating and stress-reduction techniques helped prevent weight gain without dieting.</p>
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Childhood Obesity: Most U.S. Schools Don't Require P.E. Class or Recess
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Doctors Should Routinely Discuss Life Expectancy with Elderly Patients, Physicians Recommend
Doctors should routinely discuss overall prognosis with their elderly patients who have a life expectancy of less than 10 years, or have reached age 85, according to new recommendations by a team of physicians at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and UCSF.
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17-year-old Cupertino Student Wins Siemens Competition and $100,000
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A Growing Number of Registered Nurses in California, U.S.
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UCSF Study Finds Medical Marijuana Could Help Patients Reduce Pain with Opiates
A UCSF study suggests patients with chronic pain may experience greater relief if their doctors add cannabinoids – the main ingredient in cannabis or medical marijuana – to an opiates-only treatment.
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Rating Hospitals
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Pharma Watchdog Needs Your Help With Incriminating Document
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Under the Influence
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UCSF, GE Healthcare Team Up on Pioneering Cord Blood Project
UCSF and the Cell Technologies business of GE Healthcare Life Sciences have begun a unique collaboration aimed at overcoming the lack of blood-forming stem cells available to patients suffering from life-threatening diseases such as lymphoma, myeloma, leukemia or sickle cell anemia.
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Patricia Dunn, Ex-H.P. Chairwoman, Dies at 58
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Stanford, UCSF Recruit Cancer Patients for Trials
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Stanford, UCSF to Test Ultrasound for Cancer Pain
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New California Nursing Graduates Find It Hard to Get Hired
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Our Microbiomes, Ourselves
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Program Empowers the Community Through University Partnership
<p>Projects involving UCSF and community partners that encourage children to learn about medical careers, maintain proper dental hygiene and lose weight by learning to swim were recently celebrated for improving the health and well-being of San Franciscans.</p>
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Doctors Have Made Progress Treating Kids with AIDS
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Opinion: Workforce Growth Essential for Health Reform
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The Coming Dearth of Doctors who Specialize in HIV/AIDS
<p>As physicians working on the frontlines of HIV/AIDS since its start 30 years ago near retirement, UCSF is looking to attract and train the next generation of doctors to specialize in HIV/AIDS medicine.</p>
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Scientists' Elusive Goal: Reproducing Study Results
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AIDS: The Struggle Continues
<p>Ellen Schell, RN, PhD, director of International Programs for the Global AIDS Interfaith Alliance and an associate adjunct professor in the UCSF School of Nursing, reflects on the uphill battle to combat AIDS in Malawi, a tiny, impoverished country of 15 million.</p>
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San Francisco Health Improvement Partnerships Tackle Public Health Problems
<p>UCSF and an array of community, academic and civic collaborators are wrapping up the first year of an ambitious effort to build partnerships to enhance the well-being of San Francisco residents and eliminate health disparities.</p>
