UAMS News


August 11, 2005

UAMS College of Public Health Named For Fay W. Boozman, M.D.

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LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Public Health was named today for the late Fay W. Boozman, M.D., who led the Arkansas Department of Health from 1998 until his death March 19.


August 10, 2005

UAMS Performs Rare Hand Reattachment Surgery

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LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) performed a hand reattachment surgery July 28, one of the few times this rare and complicated procedure has been done. The stitches were removed today and the 58-year-old man is expected to make a good recovery.


UAMS Names Program Director for Ophthalmic Medical Technology

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LITTLE ROCK – Suzanne Hansen of Conway has been named program director of the ophthalmic medical technology program at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).


August 3, 2005

Virus Shows Anti-Cancer Potential, Says UAMS Researcher

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LITTLE ROCK – A common virus with the ability to inhibit cancer in humans could lead to new treatments, says Paul Hermonat, Ph.D., the researcher at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) who has been working with the virus for more than two decades.


August 2, 2005

UAMS Receives $8.735 Million Bequest for Medical Research

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LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received $8.735 million for medical research in a bequest from Helen Guinn Adams of Fayetteville. Adams, widow of Roy A. Adams, died Jan. 1, 2004. The couple had no children.


August 1, 2005

UAMS Receives Accreditation for Standard of Human Research

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LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been awarded full accreditation for its human research subject protection program by the Association for the Accreditation of Human Research Protection Programs, Inc. (AAHRPP).


July 29, 2005

Free or Low-Cost Health Screenings for Women Offered Aug. 17 in Lee County, Thanks to UAMS Witness Project

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LITTLE ROCK – Free or low-cost breast exams, Pap tests and mammograms are available to Lee County women 40 and older who qualify through The Witness Project, a community-based cancer education program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Public Health and UAMS’ Arkansas Cancer Research Center.


Free or Low-Cost Health Screenings for Women Offered Aug. 22 in Phillips County, Thanks to UAMS Witness Project

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LITTLE ROCK – Free or low-cost breast exams, Pap tests and mammograms are available to Phillips County women 40 and older who qualify through The Witness Project, a community-based cancer education program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Public Health and UAMS’ Arkansas Cancer Research Center.


July 28, 2005

Free or Low-Cost Health Screenings for Women Offered Aug. 8 in Monroe County, Thanks to UAMS Witness Project

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LITTLE ROCK – Free or low-cost breast exams, Pap tests and mammograms are available to Monroe County women 40 and older who qualify through The Witness Project, a community-based cancer education program of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Public Health and UAMS’ Arkansas Cancer Research Center.


UAMS Gives Pre-K Teachers Novel Ways to Teach Health Science

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LITTLE ROCK – Teaching a room full of 4-year-olds their ABCs can be challenging but imagine how hard it would be to instruct them on the cardio-pulmonary system. Pre-kindergarten teachers from around Arkansas got some helpful tips on doing just that during a “Healthy Hearts” workshop today sponsored by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).



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