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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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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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Scientists' Elusive Goal: Reproducing Study Results
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Doctors Have Made Progress Treating Kids with AIDS
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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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Opinion: Workforce Growth Essential for Health Reform
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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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For Frequent Fliers, How Big a Concern Is Backscatter Body Scan Radiation?
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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>
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UCSF Fitness Centers Offer Free Access to Employees through December 14
<p>UCSF Fitness & Recreation Centers at the Parnassus and Mission Bay campuses are free to employees from December 1 through December 14.</p>
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AIDS Prevention 2.0: A Historic Opportunity to Halt HIV
<p>As we mark World AIDS Day this week, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention reports that more than a million Americans now live with the disease, and every year some 50,000 people in the United States alone are newly infected.</p>
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Infant Vaccines May Work Better If Given in Afternoon
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New Generation Clinic Helps Disadvantaged Teens With Family Planning
<p>The New Generation Health Center, which seeks to reduce the number of unintended pregnancies and sexually transmitted infections among high-risk youth in San Francisco, is hosting a fundraiser on December 1 to support its community outreach activities.</p>
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Cancer's Escape Routes
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A Roadmap for Achieving an AIDS-Free Generation
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30 Years of AIDS
<p>UCSF has been working for the past 30 years as a leader in AIDS basic and clinical research, patient care, policy development and community and global outreach – efforts that continue today.</p>
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Blood Cell Test for HIV Treatment Monitoring is Cheaper but Just as Effective
A cheaper laboratory test that helps guide anti-retroviral drug treatment for people with HIV/AIDS may be just as effective as a more sophisticated test, a group of international researchers has found – a discovery that could be particularly important in rural Africa.
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Scans May Discern Between Two Types of Dementia
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UC President Names Advisory Committee for Provost Search
<p>University of California President Mark G. Yudof has named a 15-member advisory committee of university chancellors, faculty, administrators, staff and students to help with the national search for the next provost, the university's highest-ranking academic officer.</p>
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Low Staffing and Poor Quality of Care at Nation's For-Profit Nursing Homes
The nation’s largest for-profit nursing homes deliver significantly lower quality of care because they typically have fewer staff nurses than non-profit and government-owned nursing homes, according to a UCSF-led analysis.
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Marc Benioff, Chairman & CEO of Salesforce.com