UAMS News
September 15, 2006
UAMS Study Finds Genetic Subtypes of Myeloma, Hope for Targeted Treatments
LITTLE ROCK – A genetic analysis of more than 400 patients with multiple myeloma, a cancer of the bone marrow, identified seven subtypes of the disease that had a bearing on a patient’s prognosis and offered the potential for targeted treatments, reported a team of researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in the September issue of the journal Blood.
September 13, 2006
Director of UAMS Center for Clinical Skills Education Wins National Award
LITTLE ROCK — Mary Cantrell, director of the Center for Clinical Skills Education at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), received the Outstanding Standardized Patient Educator Award from the Association of Standardized Patient Educators at the organization’s annual conference Aug. 19-23 in Tucson, Ariz.
September 8, 2006
UAMS to Offer Free Seminar on Thyroid Disease Sept. 28
LITTLE ROCK — Physicians from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will conduct a free seminar on the diagnosis and treatment of thyroid conditions at 7 p.m. Sept. 28 at the Embassy Suites Hotel, 11301 Financial Centre Parkway.
September 6, 2006
UAMS’ Pickett Receives President’s Award From Society of Nuclear Medicine
LITTLE ROCK – Martha Pickett, director of the nuclear medicine imaging sciences program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), recently received a President’s Award from the Society of Nuclear Medicine – Technologist Section (SNMTS) for her work developing an educational program for advanced technologists.
Helena Health Foundation Gives $10,000 for UAMS Education Fund In Memory of Delta Pharmacist Gerald Glass
LITTLE ROCK – The Helena Health Foundation today presented a $10,000 check to help establish an education fund in memory of Delta community leader and pharmacist Gerald J. Glass at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy.
September 5, 2006
UAMS, ACHRI Researchers Create Test For Acetaminophen Poisoning Test Could Improve Diagnosis for Common Cause of Liver Failure
UAMS, ACHRI Researchers Create Test For Acetaminophen Poisoning Test Could Improve Diagnosis for Common Cause of Liver Failure
August 29, 2006
Arkansans Invited to Enter UAMS-Sponsored Essay Project
LITTLE ROCK — Arkansans of all ages are invited to share the core beliefs that guide their daily lives as part of an essay project co-sponsored by the ReCenter Program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
August 28, 2006
UAMS Tests Internet Against Traditional Obesity Programs
LITTLE ROCK – A five-year study at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will determine how a weight loss program delivered via the Internet stacks up against the most effective in-person programs delivered in group settings, such as Weight Watchers.
August 24, 2006
UAMS to Offer Free Prostate Cancer Screening Sept. 22
LITTLE ROCK — The Arkansas Cancer Research Center (ACRC) at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will offer free prostate cancer screenings from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 22. The screenings will be held on the sixth floor of the ACRC on the UAMS campus.
August 23, 2006
Single Genetic Factor May Affect Aging Changes in Heart; UAMS Researcher to Study with $1.44 Million Grant
LITTLE ROCK — A study by University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) researcher Jeanne Wei, M.D. Ph.D., hopes to show that alterations in a single genetic factor may underlie the aging changes commonly observed in the heart.
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