November 10, 2008

UAMS Dedicates ALS Research Center to Thomas May

Kevin Rowe

  LITTLE ROCK – The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) today dedicated laboratories where researchers are working toward new treatments for a crippling neurodegenerative disease.    The J. Thomas May Center for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Research, named for a Pine Bluff banker diagnosed with the disease, has a focus on translational medicine,…


Biomedical Career Day Speakers Pitch Potential Post-Grad Paths

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A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) graduate who parlayed his doctorate into starting a drug development company encouraged others to find a way to use an education to help people.


November 4, 2008

UAMS Leads Statewide Emergency Stroke Response Team to Reduce Death Rate

Kevin Rowe

  LITTLE ROCK – A statewide program led by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) expects to raise Arkansas’ last-place ranking in stroke-related deaths.   The program uses a high-tech, video communications system to help provide immediate, life-saving treatments to stroke victims 24 hours a day. The program was established with a one-year,…


October 24, 2008

Hamra Named Cancer Institute Volunteer of the Year

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Oct. 24, 2008 | Carolyn Hamra may not expect recognition for her thousands of volunteers hours, but she certainly deserves it.   Hamra was awarded the Volunteer of the Year Award on Oct. 23 by the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Auxiliary at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). She has been a…


Hamra Named Cancer Institute Volunteer of the Year

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Carolyn Hamra may not expect recognition for her thousands of volunteers hours, but she certainly deserves it.


October 22, 2008

New UAMS Education Building Named for Wilson

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  Dr. B. Alan Sugg, UAMS Chancellor I. Dodd Wilson, his wife, Ginger, and UA Board of Trustees members Jane Rogers, Jim Lindsey and Ben Hyneman. UAMS Chancellor I. Dodd Wilson, his wife, Ginger, and UA Board of Trustees members Jane Rogers and Ben Hyneman. UAMS’ new education building, named Oct. 22 for Chancellor I….


New UAMS Education Building Named for Wilson

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Praising University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Chancellor I. Dodd Wilson, M.D., as a cornerstone of health care education in Arkansas, the UA Board of Trustees named the new UAMS education building for Wilson during an Oct. 22 dedication ceremony.


October 15, 2008

UAMS, Public Health Coalition Kicks Off Lead-Based Paint Awareness Campaign

Kevin Rowe

  LITTLE ROCK – An alliance of public health advocates today announced a campaign to educate families about the potential long-term and serious health problems in adults and children caused by lead-based paint and urge construction contractors or anyone renovating old homes to use practices that minimize exposure to dust from the paint.   Arkansas…


October 7, 2008

BMI Screenings in Schools Lead to No Rise in Taunts for Kids

Kevin Rowe

  LITTLE ROCK – Student teasing about weight has not increased since Arkansas law began requiring body mass index (BMI) screenings and other changes in schools to address the state’s childhood obesity epidemic, according to new research published today.   The study, published in the October issue of Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, counters…


October 3, 2008

NIH Selects Benton County, Arkansas Children’s Hospital Research

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(LOWELL, ARK.) Oct. 3, 2008 – Benton County has been selected as a study center for the largest-ever investigation of child health, The National Children’s Study. The National Institutes of Health announced today that it has awarded a $14.4 million contract to the Arkansas Children’s Hospital Research Institute (ACHRI) to facilitate the county’s involvement.  …


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