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Limited efficiency with the English language is a barrier to medical comprehension and increases the risk of adverse medication reactions, according to a recent study led by researchers at the University of California, San Francisco.
"We are very encouraged that Sen. Frist has declared his support for expanded federal financing for human embryonic stem cell research..."
It will take a couple of weeks before the campus community finds out which UCSF team will win the first-ever AIDS Walk San Francisco trophy and who will take home a new laptop computer as the top fundraiser.
The Geriatric Nursing Center at UCSF will be able to continue its mission of preparing an exceptional cadre of nurse scientists thanks to a renewal grant from The John A. Hartford Foundation.
The Policy on Supplement to Military Pay, which ended June 30, 2005, was extended through Aug. 31, 2005 by the UC Office of the President.
Computed tomographic (CT) colonography, known as virtual colonoscopy, can be used to diagnose significant medical problems in organs outside the colon, according to a new study conducted at the San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC).
The geriatric nursing program in the UCSF School of Nursing has received a key grant from The John A. Hartford Foundation to continue its work in educating nurse scientists.
A UCSF physician known for his work on medical errors and for spawning the "hospitalist" specialty in the US is ranked No. 26 among the nation's top 50 doctors by Modern Physician magazine.
The UCSF Academic Business Officers Group (ABOG) is preparing for another round of its popular and successful mentorship program.
UCSF researchers are calling for new laws to hold industry-sponsored science to the same high-level standards as government-funded research.
UCSF students in the schools of dentistry, nursing and pharmacy will have to pay higher fees, following approval by Regents yesterday.
Two laws recently passed by Congress with strong industry backing have had a chilling effect on government efforts to protect public health, according to a UCSF study.
Bay Area artist Rebeca Bollinger will talk about her DVD projection piece at Laurel Heights on Tuesday, July 26.
A new finding may open the way to developing drugs to prevent or reverse potentially deadly insulin resistance syndrome.
UCSF medical team offers tips to marathon runners to prevent injuries and illness during and after the race.
Scientists in France and the U.S. report that a variant of a common protein plays a primary role in Type 2 diabetes and obesity, key features of the "insulin resistance syndrome" that affects more than 50 million people in the U.S. and a similar number in Europe.
Senior women managers asked for it and they will get it – training in persuasive communication skills in a professional development series that begins today (July 18).
A second-year medical student is one of 10 minority students in the US to be recognized for excellence and outstanding promise by the American Medical Association Foundation.
Scientists have begun to clarify how one of the body's molecules controls the trafficking of T cells through the blood, lymph nodes and on to tissues to fight infection -- a crucial response that sometimes goes awry, attacking the body's own tissues and causing autoimmune diseases.
Now that researchers have identified genes associated with lung rejection — the biggest barrier to long-term survival for lung transplant patients — they hope to develop better tests to detect it.
The grateful parents of a boy treated at UCSF Children's Hospital has set up a fund to help families get the extra comforts they need when a son or daughter is hospitalized for an extended time.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed a budget yesterday that includes a 3 percent funding increase for salary raises, including money for merit-based increases and funds to address market-based and equity issues.
Researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center (SFVAMC) and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) have identified six genes associated with lymphocytic bronchitis
AIDS Walk San Francisco is this Sunday, July 17, so if you haven't signed up to join a UCSF team or sponsored a walker, now is the time to do so.
Bruce Conklin, an associate professor of medicine and molecular pharmacology at UCSF, has provided mouse heart cells and embryonic stem cells to the new exhibit at the Exploratorium in San Francisco.
With the recent attacks to the public transportation system in London, the US Homeland Security Advisory system threat level has been elevated to "<strong>Orange</strong>" (High), for public transportation systems only.
UCSF Medical Center and UCSF Children's Hospital have been named to the honor roll in the new U.S. News & World Report's special issue on "America's Best Hospitals," with the Medical Center at 10 and the Children's Hospital at number 17.
The campus community is invited to hear a sobering perspective about the war in Iraq when a reporter talks about his new book at UCSF on July 20.