The holidays can be a hectic time. A leading cardiologist has 10 tips for getting through the season feeling healthier and less stressed.

The first clinical trial of a new kind of drug to cut the risk of cardiovascular disease has been found safe and effective at dropping levels of "bad" low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol by as much as 40 percent. High LDL levels increase the risk for heart attack and stroke.

On December 14, UCSF Chancellor J. Michael Bishop, MD, announced that Professor David Kessler, MD, had left office as Dean of the UCSF School of Medicine and Vice Chancellor for Medical Affairs, and that Professor Sam Hawgood, MB, BS, had been named as Interim Dean of the UCSF School of Medicine.

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UCSF Chancellor J. Michael Bishop, MD, today (Dec. 14, 2007) announced that, effective immediately, Professor Sam Hawgood, MB, BS, has been named as interim dean of the UCSF School of Medicine.

Sam Hawgood, MB, BS, chair of the Department of Pediatrics in the UCSF School of Medicine and physician in chief of UCSF Children's Hospital, was named interim dean of the UCSF School of Medicine, effective immediately.

UCSF has hired its first manager to oversee campuswide efforts in environmental sustainability.

Laurel Heights will be holding a holiday food drive until December 21 to help the San Francisco Food Bank feed some 150,000 people who face hunger this holiday season.