UAMS News
August 20, 2003
UAMS, Arkansas Department of Human Services Launch Nation’s First “ANGELS” Program to Reduce Premature Births
<p class=”content”> The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) have launched a unique new service for obstetrical care providers in Arkansas that has the potential to reduce the number of babies born in Arkansas with severe medical problems – and save the state millions in prenatal care and long-term care for those children. The service is the first of its kind in the nation.</p>
August 15, 2003
UAMS Cancer Awareness Expo Aug. 23 in Forrest City
FORREST CITY – The first annual St. Francis County Cancer Awareness Expo Saturday, Aug. 23, in Forrest City will be a fun tour of booths about good health, with free box lunches for the first 200 participants to arrive.
Forrest City Mayor Larry Bryant will preside at the opening of the health fair, to be at 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Salem Community Center, 105 Haven St.
The Cancer Control Outreach Center, part of the Arkansas Cancer Research Center at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, is sponsoring the fair, along with the St. Francis County Cancer Council, Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation, the City of Forrest City, Lee County Cooperative Extension Clinic, Breast Care of St. Francis County, Baptist Memorial Hospital in Forrest City, Arkansas Department of Health Hometown Health Initiative, and the Arkansas Prostate Cancer Foundation.
Participants will receive a Cancer Awareness Expo Passport and be able to sign a Cancer Wellness Pledge.
August 12, 2003
J.L. Mehta of UAMS Receives Prestigious International Research Award
J.L. Mehta of UAMS Receives Prestigious International Research Award, LITTLE ROCK — Jawahar L. Mehta, M.D., Ph.D., director of cardiology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has received the prestigious Albrecht Fleckenstein Memorial Award for identifying a specific gene associated with heart attacks.
Mehta accepted the award for contributions to basic research in cardiology from the International Academy of Cardiology at the Third World Congress on Heart Disease in Washington D.C. He is professor of internal medicine and director of the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine in the UAMS College of Medicine, and the Howard and Elsie Stebbins Chair in Cardiology at UAMS.
An international research team, led by Mehta, identified a cholesterol receptor cell known as the Lecton-like Oxidized (LOX) LDL receptor, and has found a genetic link to the performance of the LOX-1 receptor gene. People with a malfunctioning or abnormal LOX-1 gene appear to be almost three times more likely to suffer heart attack.
Only one Fleckenstein winner is chosen each year by a 15-member nominating committee of the International Academy. He becomes the sixth winner of the award named after the German cardiovascular pathologist best known for discovering the link between calcium and heart disease.
August 11, 2003
UAMS Research with Tobacco-funded Machines
<p class=”content”>Scientists at the Arkansas Cancer Research Center (ACRC), part of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), are able to watch how molecules interact, which could help create vaccines to prevent recurrence of cancer, thanks to machines purchased with funding from Arkansas’ share of the nationwide tobacco settlement.</p>
August 7, 2003
Dr. Sandeep Bhargava of UAMS to Discuss
“Hepatitis B & C” Aug. 27 in Mountain Home
MOUNTAIN HOME, Ark. – Sandeep Bhargava, M.D., an assistant professor of internal medicine (gastroenterology) at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, will present “Hepatitis B & C” at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27, in Mountain Home, Ark.
The lecture at Baxter Regional Medical Center, 624 Hospital Dr., will be for medical professionals only.
For additional information about the lecture, contact Diahanne VanGulick at (870) 508-1764 or Erica Monday at (501) 686-7831.
Dr. Richard Jacobs of UAMS to Present
“Vaccine Update 2003” Aug. 19 in Jonesboro
Dr. Richard Jacobs of UAMS to Present Vaccine Update 2003” Aug. 19 in Jonesboro,
Dr. Carlton Chambers of UAMS to Discuss
“External Ear Canal” Aug. 19 in Gravette
Dr. Carlton Chambers of UAMS to GravetteDiscuss “External Ear Canal” Aug. 19 in Gravette, GRAVETTE, Ark. – Carlton L. Chambers, M.D., an assistant professor of otolaryngology/head and neck surgery at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will present “External Ear Canal” at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 19, in Gravette, Ark.
The lecture at Gravette Medical Center Hospital, 1101 Jackson St. SW, will be for medical professionals only. Chambers also serves as the chief of otolaryngology at the John L. McClellan Memorial VA Medical Center, an affiliate of UAMS.
For additional information about the lecture, contact Debi Saunders at (479) 787-5299, ext. 134, or Erica Monday at (501) 686-7831.
August 5, 2003
UAMS Back to School Jam Fest Aug. 30 at University Mall
UAMS Back to School Jam Fest Aug. 30 at University Mall
August 4, 2003
UAMS Offers Free Prostate Cancer Screenings Sept. 19
UAMS Offers Free Prostate Cancer Screenings Sept. 19
Free “Matters of the Heart” Seminar Aug. 23 at UAMS
Free “Matters of the Heart” Seminar Aug. 23 at UAMS
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