UAMS News
February 9, 2009
UAMS-sponsored Midsouth Summit Black Expo Celebrates Black History Month
<font class=”content”>LITTLE ROCK — The Fifth Annual Midsouth Summit Black Expo, presented by the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Cancer Control Program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will celebrate black history month with an event highlighting the importance of cancer screenings and education. </font><br>
February 6, 2009
UAMS Weight-Based Teasing Study in Top 10
A study led by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) landed in the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation’s (RWJF) Top 10 most influential policy research articles published in 2008.
February 5, 2009
UAMS Family Medicine Researchers Receive $985,000 Grant to Improve Colon Cancer Screening Rates
<FONT class=content>LITTLE ROCK – A $985,000 grant will help more University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) resident physicians reach Arkansas patients about the importance of colon cancer screenings.</FONT>
Child Inspires Donation of Phototherapy Machine to UAMS
For 5-year-old Helen Woodyard and her family, the 320-mile trip from their Little Rock home to Dallas for her medical treatment became all too familiar.
February 4, 2009
Cory Leigh Taylor Named to Development Post At UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute
<FONT class=content>LITTLE ROCK – Cory Leigh Taylor has been named director of development for cancer initiatives at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). Her position will focus primarily on fundraising efforts for the Cancer Institute expansion currently under construction.</FONT>
February 3, 2009
UAMS Workshop March 13 to Offer Insight into Community-based Research Process
<FONT class=content>LITTLE ROCK – A free workshop at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will provide insight into the process of community-based participatory research (CPBR). CPBR is research that is conducted as an equal partnership between traditionally trained experts and members of a community. Continuing education credits will be offered.</FONT>
February 2, 2009
Weight Loss Helps Reduce Urinary Incontinence, Study Finds
Losing weight helps women reduce urinary incontinence, according to a clinical trial co-authored by a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) researcher and published in the Jan. 29 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.
DeWitt, McGehee Hospitals Added to UAMS-Led Stroke Response Program
<FONT class=content>LITTLE ROCK – A new University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) program that improves emergency care for stroke patients today has expanded to hospitals in DeWitt and McGehee. </FONT>
January 30, 2009
UAMS Participates in National Study Shown to Combat Frailty in Older Adults
<FONT class=content>LITTLE ROCK – An investigational drug that stimulates the body to produce more growth hormone has been shown to improve lean muscle mass and physical function in older adults, potentially helping to combat frailty, according to a study at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and 12 other study centers.</FONT>
January 29, 2009
UAMS Researcher: Study Finds Weight Loss Helps Reduce Urinary Incontinence
<FONT class=content>LITTLE ROCK – Losing weight helps women reduce urinary incontinence, according to a clinical trial co-authored by a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) researcher and published in the Jan. 29 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.</FONT>
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