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2004 Releases
17 December: UCSF presents classes on health policy and ethics, global health and obesity
17 December: UCSF presents a public forum on the global impact of health and disease
17 December: Public forum on impact of health policies, including privatization of medicare and social security
17 December: Course on obesity will explore the science behind the headlines
17 December: Public forum on ethical issues in health care
15 December: UCSF study finds inadequate sleep in late pregnancy may influence length of labor and type of delivery
14 December: Alcohol vulnerability linked to action of insulin
13 December: UCSF events for January 2005
10 December: Brain can be trained to process sound in alternate way, study shows
09 December: Pelosi gains $500,000 for UCSF Fetal Treatment Center
06 December: Gladstone Institutes dedicates Mission Bay research building
02 December: J. David Gladstone Institutes building dedication and 25-year anniversary ceremony
29 November: UCSF-led study suggests link between psychological stress and cell aging
29 November: Study explores risk factors for type 1 diabetes
29 November: UCSF ARI World AIDS Day concert on December 1 features gay men's chorus and remembrance, hope & thanks
24 November: UCSF event on December 14 supports HIV/AIDS treatment for Ugandans
24 November: Kimberly Newsom to represent UCSF Children's Hospital at Macy's Union Square tree- lighting event on November 26
15 November: Study finds computer "vignette" to be effective new way to measure quality of physician practice
12 November: Niners fans can win Lott and Lloyd jerseys and help UCSF Children's Hospital at November 14 game
09 November: Study reveals link between cardiovascular risk factors and cognitive decline
08 November: UCSF events for December 2004
06 November: Four UCSF faculty receive top honors in academic medicine
04 November: UCSF receives $21 million NIH contract for sexually transmitted infection research
01 November: UCSF study finds long-term medication and counseling help smokers quit successfully
26 October: Long-concealed British tobacco industry documents released online
25 October: Study results show new testicular implant to be safe and to improve self esteem in boys and men
22 October: Hollywood movies as a microscope for family and intergenerational relationships
22 October: Peer deep into the intricacies of the human mind
22 October: Killer diseases -- strategies for prevention
22 October: Preventing sports injuries for weekend warriors
21 October: Osher Lifelong Learning classes kick off next week at UCSF
21 October: UCSF Addresses Animal Welfare Act Allegations, Questions Timing
20 October: UCSF Breast Care Center's Shelley Hwang, MD, named "Local Hero"
20 October: UCSF celebrates 40 years of "Miracle Babies" on October 23
18 October: New internet resource facilitates international HIV/AIDS healthcare provider training
18 October: UCSF events for November 2004
18 October: Institute of Medicine elects six UCSF faculty
15 October: Scientists identify new cause of obesity
13 October: Gladstone researchers resolve key Huntington's disease mystery in Nature cover story
06 October: Public invited to day in the park with UCSF Positive Health on Oct 15
01 October: Kimberly Guilfoyle Newsom to lead UCSF Children's Hospital benefit
29 September: Gladstone investigator Mike McCune wins prestigious NIH Director's Pioneer Award
28 September: UCSF scientist Joe DeRisi named MacArthur Fellow
24 September: UCSF faculty honored for work in patient safety
15 September: UCSF nursing school receives Moore grant to expand nursing care project in Bay Area
13 September: UCSF Children's Hospital and "Little Wishes" join together to bring joy to young patients
13 September: Enrollment open for fall UCSF Osher Lifelong Learning classes
13 September: UCSF events for October 2004
09 September: Cell's gatekeeper for ammonia revealed in unprecedented detail
09 September: UCSF unveils bold vision for new hospital, outpatient care, and translational research
31 August: New heart and vascular center opens its doors
29 August: Enzyme reins in runaway inflammation; May prove potent drug target
27 August: The future of HIV therapeutics is brightening, according to Gladstone Institutes director
26 August: UCSF and SFGHMC roll out new mobile eye service
23 August: Research reveals potential new target for prostate cancer drugs
18 August: Newly discovered protein may be key to muscular dystrophy
04 August: Breast Feeding Fair at UCSF Women's Health Resource Center on August 6
29 July: Prion finding offers insight into spontaneous protein diseases
27 July: Clonidine reduces post-surgical risk of cardiovascular death in non-cardiac surgery
20 July: Aging HIV patients may be at risk for dementia, study shows
14 July: HIV clinician fatalism hinders "prevention for positives" counseling
14 July: Gladstone study finds no evidence of superinfection among highly exposed HIV+ couples
14 July: UCSF events for August 2004
13 July: Mobile HIV testing program removes barriers to testing in Sub-Saharan Africa
13 July: Africans take anti-HIV meds at a higher rate than many anticipated
12 July: Some HIV patients treated during early infection test negative
09 July: Neurodegenerative disease in children might respond to neurosteroids
06 July: Study finds virtual colonoscopy not ready for widespread use
01 July: UCSF Medical Center & Children's Hospital make U.S. News "America's Best Hospitals" list
29 June: Young gay men experience high rates of anti-gay violence and harassment
28 June: Kids "battle" cancer at launch of video game
25 June: "Women, Children, and HIV" educational CD-ROM to be distributed at international aids conference
24 June: UCSF achieves major NIH designation for moving in on Alzheimer's Disease and other dementias
18 June: Special picnic for children who had transplants, Saturday, June 19
16 June: Media briefing on Wednesday, June 23, will preview XV International AIDS Conference in Bangkok
16 June: UCSF Chancellor J. Michael Bishop receives honorary Harvard degree
15 June: Research discovery identifies new strategy against diabetes
07 June: Leading geneticist to head new UCSF Center for Human Genetics
07 June: UCSF maintains high rankings in NIH research funding
03 June: UCSF events for July 2004
01 June: Small daily doses of flavonoid- rich chocolate improve blood vessel function, study suggests
01 June: UCSF spine surgeons test artificial disc for the neck
28 May: Millions of secret British tobacco industry documents to be released
25 May: UCSF/SFVAMC physician warns against confusing high cancer screening rates with quality patient care
24 May: Special events in June focus on women and heart disease
21 May: Prestigious research honor goes to Jeffrey Bluestone
20 May: HIV intersects with reproductive biology at UCSF seminar
19 May: Lesbian health conference on June 19 in San Francisco
18 May: Key immune system cell reduces secretion of defense protein in HIV-associated dementia patients
17 May: Clinical trial shows drug may offer a new option to prevent rejection of transplanted kidneys
17 May: UCSF names renowned neonatologist Sam Hawgood as new chair of pediatrics
14 May: UCSF spine center: one-stop resource for treatment of complex spinal problems in adults and children
13 May: New Avon Foundation Breast Center to open at San Francisco General on May 13
12 May: Warm weather safety warning: lamp oil and lighter fluid ingestions dangerous to young children
12 May: Hospitalists have a positive impact on end-of-life care
12 May: Fact sheet: Breast cancer and underserved San Francisco women
11 May: "Cardiofunk" mutation: probable source of congenital heart defects
11 May: May 14 symposium focuses on breast cancer care and the underserved
07 May: UCSF events for June 2004
06 May: New Avon Foundation Breast Center to open at San Francisco General on May 13
29 April: Risk factors for heart disease at mid life linked to dementia in late life, study suggests
28 April: Serra sculpture commissioned for UCSF Mission Bay campus
27 April: Pap smears, mammography should be targeted at healthy older women
26 April: UCSF names first director of its stem cell biology program
26 April: Recent discoveries pave the way toward new treatments for alzheimer's disease
23 April: Five UCSF faculty honored for excellence
22 April: Four to receive UCSF's highest honor on April 27
21 April: Four UCSF faculty scientists elected to National Academy of Sciences
19 April: The firefly project: dramatic reading by extraordinary pen-pals
12 April: Statins and aspirin may protect against severe vision loss in elderly
12 April: Kathleen Ryder to head UCSF Eye Foundation
12 April: "Harnessing the Immune System" is topic of April 14 UCSF Mini-Med lecture
12 April: Enrollment open for UCSF Osher Lifelong Learning classes in May & June
08 April: Regis Kelly appointed new executive director of QB3
07 April: UCSF events for May 2004
06 April: The move goes on: Second UCSF Mission Bay research building filling up
02 April: Most SF HIV-infected urban poor have Hepatitis C; few treated for it
02 April: UCSF School of Medicine ranks among nation's best in annual survey
01 April: Chef Annie Somerville to demonstrate vegetarian cooking at "Taste for the Cure" May 16
31 March: UCSF Medical Center palliative care experts mentor health care organizations in end-of-life care
30 March: Type 1 Diabetes is focus of UCSF Mini-Med lecture Wednesday, March 31
30 March: Single cocaine exposure boosts both drug craving and avoidance
23 March: Surgeon general to give keynote address at UCSF postgraduate course in general surgery
23 March: Gladstone study reveals how genetic factor may increase risk for Alzheimer's disease
22 March: Children's heart expert to speak at UCSF mini-med school on March 24
22 March: New number for California Poison Control System advice line
18 March: UCSF Women's Health 2020 event looks at media & messages
18 March: HIV-infected have thicker carotid artery wall: predictor of heart attack & stroke
17 March: UCSF scientists show prion shape affects nature of infection
17 March: Fetal surgeon opens UCSF Mini-Med lectures Wednesday, March 17
16 March: Spring series of UCSF Osher Lifelong Learning Institute starts April 28
10 March: UCSF events for April 2004
10 March: Media, Message, Medicine: UCSF Women's Health 2020 conference
09 March: Multi-center trial compares three medications in patients with heart failure
08 March: UCSF/Baylor team uses new method to measure bone loss in astronauts flying long missions
20 February: Study moves in on why astronauts suffer bone loss
18 February: UCSF finding advances insight into adult stem cells in human brain
17 February: UCSF Children's Hospital holds children's party with Disney characters
17 February: UCSF Mini Medical School VI offers public opportunity for discovery and learning
12 February: Young Women's Health Conference on March 10 features one-day program that teen girls create
05 February: New UCSF AIDS Research Institute director appointed
04 February: Dentists and others volunteer to "Give Kids a Smile" on Friday, February 6, at San Francisco General Hospital
02 February: UCSF launches comprehensive HIV website in South Africa
01 February: Researchers say change in social policies could help reduce high rate of depression in men who have sex with men
29 January: Study finds reach of sigmoidoscopies inadequate in many older patients, particularly women
27 January: Physicians can help family members caring for dying loved ones
26 January: Black tar heroin use explains lower HIV levels among injection drug users in the Western U.S.
15 January: Media, Message, and Medicine: UCSF Women's Health 2020 Conference
07 January: UCSF events for February 2004
