An expert in post-traumatic stress has co-authored a new books that helps veterans adjust to their lives after war.

When President George W. Bush gives the annual State of the Union address tomorrow night, many will be listening for how health care fits in with his domestic agenda.

B. Joseph Guglielmo, Jr., PharmD, a nationally recognized expert on the use of drugs to control infection, has been named chair of the Department of Clinical Pharmacy in the UCSF School of Pharmacy.

Fluoride varnish, a dental preventive treatment, reduces the incidence of early childhood tooth decay in combination with dental health counseling for parents, according to a study by investigators at the UCSF School of Dentistry.

UCSF is expanding its child care centers, including new modular classrooms arriving this week to the Mission Bay campus.

The campus community is invited to hear some of the most highly respected and dynamic women leaders in their respective fields at a symposium on May 16 and 17.

The experience of war can change a person profoundly, and the return to civilian or active duty life stateside can be a challenge for both veterans and those who are close to them, says a specialist who has studied the subject.

A UCSF research team has gained a new glimpse into the circuitry that directs the fate of cells: whether they will grow, change shape or succumb to pathogens.

Neil Risch, director of UCSF's Institute for Human Genetics, comments in the New England Journal of Medicine on the challenges and implications of teasing apart genetic differences among ethnic groups that may affect both their vulnerability to disease and the type of treatment they receive.