UAMS News
August 16, 2005
UAMS Receives Grant to Study Exercise and Cancer Patients
LITTLE ROCK – The inability to get a good night’s sleep is a problem that many cancer patients face. A $1.2 million grant recently awarded to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Nursing will study ways to combat this often-troubling problem through the use of aerobic and strength-training exercise.
August 15, 2005
UAMS to Host Emergency Preparedness Conference Aug. 27
LITTLE ROCK – The second Emergency Preparedness Conference for Allied Health Professionals will be held Saturday, Aug. 27 in the Fred W. Smith Conference Center of the Jackson T. Stephens Spine & Neurosciences Institute at UAMS.
August 11, 2005
UAMS College of Public Health Named For Fay W. Boozman, M.D.
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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