UAMS News


November 30, 2004

Free or Low-Cost Mammograms Offered Dec. 18 in Arkansas County, Thanks to UAMS Witness Project

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LITTLE ROCK – Free or low-cost mammograms will be offered in DeWitt to Arkansas County women age 40 or older on Saturday, Dec. 18 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The mammograms are made possible by The Witness Project, a community-based cancer education program of the Arkansas Cancer Research Center at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).


$480,000 Grant From The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Funds Study of Outreach Workers in Three Delta Counties

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LITTLE ROCK – The Department of Human Services Division of Aging and Adult Services received a grant to study the value and cost savings of using community outreach workers to direct uninsured and underinsured Arkansans toward home and community-based care programs.


November 29, 2004

Botox Reduces Pain After Mastectomy, UAMS Study Finds

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LITTLE ROCK – Botox, known for reducing wrinkles, also can be used to reduce pain and spasms during breast reconstruction after mastectomy, according to results of a recent University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) study.


November 24, 2004

Free or Low-Cost Mammograms Offered Dec. 16 in Lee County Thanks to UAMS Witness Project

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LITTLE ROCK – Free or low-cost mammograms will be offered in Marianna to Lee County women age 40 or older on Thursday, Dec. 16, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The mammograms are made possible by The Witness Project, a community-based cancer education program of the Arkansas Cancer Research Center (ACRC) at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).


November 23, 2004

Thomas Named UAMS Associate Dean for Diversity Affairs

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LITTLE ROCK – Billy Thomas, M.D., M.P.H., has been named associate dean of diversity affairs in the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).


November 22, 2004

Free Substance Abuse Treatment Available for Teenagers Through UAMS Department of Psychiatry

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LITTLE ROCK – Young people ages 12 – 18 can receive free help for substance abuse problems from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Psychiatry’s Programs for Young Adults.


November 19, 2004

Free or Low-Cost Mammograms Offered Dec. 7 in Phillips County Thanks to UAMS Witness Project

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LITTLE ROCK – Free or low-cost mammograms will be offered in Marvell to Phillips County women age 40 or older on Tuesday, Dec. 7, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The mammograms are made possible by The Witness Project, a community-based cancer education program of the Arkansas Cancer Research Center at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).


November 16, 2004

Free or Low-Cost Mammograms Offered Nov. 30 in Mississippi County Thanks to UAMS Witness Project

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LITTLE ROCK – Free or low-cost mammograms will be offered in Blytheville to Mississippi County women age 40 or older on Tuesday, Nov. 30, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. The mammograms are made possible by The Witness Project, a community-based cancer education program of the Arkansas Cancer Research Center at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).


November 15, 2004

ANGELS Call Center for High-Risk Pregnancy Now Staffed Round the Clock at UAMS

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LITTLE ROCK – Doctors who have concerns for their pregnant patients and their babies now have “ANGELS” to turn to for advice 24 hours a day, seven days a week at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS).


November 12, 2004

Landmark Breast Cancer Pilot Study at UAMS Examines New Breast Conservation Therapy

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LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), and RITA Medical Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq: RITA) today announced that the first patient in a planned series of 30 received a radiofrequency ablation-assisted lumpectomy procedure.



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