UAMS News
April 25, 2006
David Lipschitz, Frank Broyles to Speak at UAMS Public Forums on Alzheimer’s Disease
LITTLE ROCK — The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and its Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging will hold two public forums May 12 in Northwest Arkansas titled “A Game Plan for Alzheimer’s Disease.”
April 24, 2006
Jewish Leader to Speak at UAMS on Aging Issues
LITTLE ROCK — Author and religious leader Rabbi Richard Address will present a lecture on “Sacred Aging” at 5:30 p.m. May 4 at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The free event will take place in the Jo Ellen Ford Auditorium of the UAMS Donald W. Reynolds Institute on Aging and is sponsored by the institute’s ReCenter program.
April 21, 2006
UAMS to Offer Free Skin Cancer Screening
LITTLE ROCK — In observance of Melanoma Monday and National Skin Examination Day, a free skin cancer screening for the public will be offered from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 1, on the sixth floor of the Arkansas Cancer Research Center at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).
April 20, 2006
Golf Tournament, Auction to Benefit ALS Research at UAMS
LITTLE ROCK – The 6th annual Paul Dunn Golf Classic & Auction, to benefit the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences’ (UAMS) search for better treatments and a cure for ALS, will be held May 21 and 22.
April 19, 2006
Jones Eye Institute at UAMS Dedicates Pat Walker Tower
LITTLE ROCK –The Harvey and Bernice Jones Eye Institute (JEI) at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), one of only 20 free-standing eye institutes in the country, dedicated the Pat Walker Tower today.
UAMS, State Leaders Open Doors to $4 Million Delta AHEC
LITTLE ROCK – The recently completed 25,000-square-foot Delta Area Health Education Center (AHEC), an outreach program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), was celebrated today by members of the Arkansas congressional delegation, Helena Health Foundation, local civic and government leaders and UAMS officials.
April 18, 2006
New Research Computer at UAMS First of its Kind in State
LITTLE ROCK – The quest for new medical treatments through research at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) can now take advantage of a high-speed fiber optic data network and a super computer that is the only one of its kind in Arkansas for medical research.
Lee County Residents Invited To Discuss Health Care Needs at April 24, 25 Public Forums
LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is inviting Lee County residents to share their thoughts about the area’s health care needs for children.
April 17, 2006
Nationally Recognized Gastroenterologist to Lead UAMS Division
LITTLE ROCK – A gastroenterologist recognized as one of the nation’s best the past three years has been named director of the gastroenterology program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The program will add two more gastroenterologists in the next few months. Kevin W. Olden Farshad Aduli William Jack Morton
Osteoporosis Drug Raloxifene as Effective as Tamoxifen in Preventing Invasive Breast Cancer, Initial Study Results Show
LITTLE ROCK – Initial results of the Study of Tamoxifen and Raloxifene, or STAR, show that the drug raloxifene, currently used to prevent and treat osteoporosis in postmenopausal women, works as well as tamoxifen in reducing breast cancer risk for postmenopausal women at increased risk of the disease. The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) participated in this clinical trial, one of the largest breast cancer prevention trials ever conducted.
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