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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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.
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Alternative kidney test reveals hidden health risks
Elevated blood levels of the protein cystatin C accurately predict higher risk of chronic kidney disease, cardiovascular disease, and death among elderly people with no known kidney problems ...
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Stem Cell Research Advances Cancer Knowledge
Cancer researchers are discovering that at least some tumors arise from cancer stem cells that share characteristics with other kinds of stem cells.
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UCSF Stadium Race Finishers to Receive New UCSF T-Shirt
The first 20 UCSF finishers in this Sunday's Stadium to Stadium Run/Walk will receive UCSF logo T-shirts that include the new University tagline, Advancing Health Worldwide. The T-shirts will be sent to the finishers via campus mail once the results have been compiled.
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New CD-ROM distills HIV/AIDS information for developing world
The Center for HIV Information at the University of California, San Francisco, is releasing a free CD-ROM containing more than 40 selected chapters from the HIV InSite Knowledge Base ...
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UCSF Researcher Presents Findings on the Effects of Stress on Aging
At the 114th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association on Saturday, August 12, Elissa S. Epel, PhD, will present findings from a review of the current literature on the state of the brain, stress and the endocrine system.
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World-renowned pediatric radiologist had passion for teaching, learning
Hooshang Taybi, MD, MSc, former clinical professor of radiology at the University of California, San Francisco, died at his home in Walnut Creek, Calif., on August 7. He was 87.