UAMS News
June 25, 2003
Joseph W. Thompson, M.D., Is New Director Of Arkansas Center for Health Improvement
<span class=”content” style=”font-size: 11.5pt; color: black; font-family: geboid+timesnewroman;”>Joseph W. Thompson, M.D., M.P.H., of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) is the new director of the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement (ACHI). </span>
UAMS, Yale Experts Advise International Scientists On Next Steps to Conquering Kidney Disease
<span class=”content”>Sudhir Shah, M.D., of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and a colleague at Yale University have issued advice to scientists worldwide on how to speed up research on acute renal failure, a problem that strikes about 5 percent of all hospital patients, killing half of them, and costs an estimated $10 billion a year.</span>
June 24, 2003
UAMS Pharmacy Professor Elected to Prestigious Society
<span class=”content” style=”font-size: 11.5pt; color: black; font-family: fpcdco+timesnewroman;”>Paul O. Gubbins, Pharm.D., an associate professor and acting chair of the Department of Pharmacy Practice in the UAMS College of Pharmacy, has been elected a fellow of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP). </span>
June 19, 2003
“Talk with Your Doctor” to Avoid a Stroke, UAMS Experts Say
<p style=”margin: 0in 0in 0pt;”><span style=”font-family: timesnewroman;”>Experts at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)</span></p>
<p style=”margin: 0in 0in 0pt;”><span class=”content” style=”font-family: timesnewroman;”>and the National Stroke Association have called on Arkansans to talk with their family doctors about the risks of stroke.</span></p>
June 18, 2003
UAMS Scientist Receives $272,000 Grant for Tailoring Cancer Treatments with Laser Test
<p style=”margin: 0in 0in 0pt;”><span style=”font-family: timesnewroman;”>A biomedical engineer at the University of Arkansas for Medical</span></p>
<p style=”margin: 0in 0in 0pt;”><span style=”font-family: timesnewroman;”>Sciences (UAMS) has received $272,000 from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) for his</span></p>
<p style=”margin: 0in 0in 0pt;”><span style=”font-family: timesnewroman;”>work on a unique laser test that could lead to custom chemotherapy for patients with</span></p>
<p style=”margin: 0in 0in 0pt;”><span style=”font-family: timesnewroman;”>cancer.</span></p>
June 13, 2003
UAMS Study Shows Health Care Workforce Shortages in Arkansas Will Double by 2008
<p style=”margin: 0in 0in 0pt;”><span style=”font-family: timesnewroman;”>The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) reveals in a</span></p>
<p style=”margin: 0in 0in 0pt;”><span style=”font-family: timesnewroman;”>new report that shortages in key health care professions will double in Arkansas over the</span></p>
<p style=”margin: 0in 0in 0pt;”><span style=”font-family: timesnewroman;”>next five years unless changes occur in training, recruitment, and retention of health</span></p>
<p style=”margin: 0in 0in 0pt;”><span style=”font-family: timesnewroman;”>workers.</span></p>
June 4, 2003
CAVHS / UAMS Scientists Show How Synthetic Hormone Stops Bone Loss without Risking Cancer
<span class=”content”><span style=”font-size: 11.5pt; color: black; font-family: geboid+timesnewroman;”>Arkansas</span><span style=”font-size: 11.5pt; color: black; font-family: geboid+timesnewroman;”> scientists who first reported a possible safe alternative to traditional hormone replacement therapy now have unraveled the mystery of how the synthetic hormone works. </span></span>
June 3, 2003
UAMS Orthopaedic Surgeon Receives Prestigious Award
<span class=”content” style=”font-size: 11.5pt; color: black; font-family: lmmpfk+timesnewroman;”>James Aronson, M.D., of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received the prestigious Nicolas Andry Award for 2003 from the Association of Bone and Joint Surgeons.</span>
May 29, 2003
Myeloma Institute at UAMS Generates $166 Million To State Economy; Draws Patients from Around the World
<span class=”content” style=”font-size: 11.5pt; color: black; font-family: jameka+timesnewroman;”>The Myeloma Institute for Research and Therapy at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) contributes more than $166 million annually to the Arkansas economy, according to a report released today. </span>
May 15, 2003
Free Seminar, “Enhancing Your Natural Beauty,” June 28 at UAMS
<span style=”font-size: 13px; font-family: arial;”>The <ST1:PLACE><ST1:PLACETYPE>University</ST1:PLACETYPE> of <ST1:PLACENAME>Arkansas</ST1:PLACENAME> </ST1:PLACE>for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will hold a free seminar on cosmetic surgery and related procedures Saturday, June 28.<O:P></O:P></span>
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