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Mattel Children’s Hospital UCLA Ranked Among Nation’s Best Pediatric Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report
UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital ranks No. 21 among the nation's pediatric hospitals, according to U.S. News & World Report's annual survey of the finest pediatric facilities in the United States.
August 23, 2007
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Obituary: The Rev. James Putney, UCLA Medical Center Chaplain
The Rev. James Putney, a staff chaplain at UCLA Medical Center who ministered to the spiritual and emotional needs of countless cancer sufferers, has died. He was 55.
August 23, 2007
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Cancer Drugs That Block Blood Vessel Growth From Inside Cells May Lead to Serious Health Problems in the Long Term, Study Shows
Angiogenesis inhibitors, drugs that block a tumor's development of an independent blood supply, have been touted as effective cancer fighters that result in fewer side effects than traditional chemotherapy.
August 23, 2007
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UCLA Seeks Children With ADHD for Research Study
Does your child talk excessively? Make careless errors in schoolwork? Have trouble concentrating? If so, your child may be suffering from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and could be eligible to participate in a UCLA research study.
August 23, 2007
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Study Shows Adverse Effects of Air Pollution on Births in Los Angeles County
Women who lived in regions with high carbon monoxide or fine-particle levels — pollution caused mainly by vehicle traffic — were approximately 10 to 25 percent more likely to have a preterm baby than women who lived in less polluted areas.
August 22, 2007
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UCLA Pediatric Pain Expert Wins Mayday Pain & Society Fellowship
Jennie Ching-I Tsao (West Los Angeles), associate professor of pediatrics in the Pediatric Pain Program at UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital, has been selected as one of six winners of the 2007–08 Mayday Pain Society Fellowship.
August 21, 2007
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Age Alone Does Not Increase Risk of Death Following Liver Transplantation
Advanced age alone does not appear to be associated with an increased risk of death following liver transplant surgery, according to a new report by UCLA researchers.
August 20, 2007
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UCLA Researchers Develop New Model to Predict Spread of ‘Super-Bug’ in L.A. County Jail
Researchers at UCLA have developed a mathematical model that mimics a particularly nasty and ongoing outbreak at the Los Angeles County Jail of the flesh-eating bacteria known as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA.
August 17, 2007
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UCLA Researchers Identify Biological Markers That May Predict Diabetes in Still-Healthy People
In the first large-scale, multiethnic study of its kind, UCLA researchers have confirmed the role played by three particular molecules known as cytokines in causing Type 2 diabetes and have identified these molecules as early biological markers that may be used to more accurately predict future diabetes in healthy individuals.
August 14, 2007
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UCLA Researchers Awarded $9 Million Contract for National Study Identifying Antibiotic Treatment for Resistant Staph Infection
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded a UCLA research team a five-year, $9 million contract to fund a multicenter study investigating antibiotic treatments for MRSA, a staph infection seen increasingly in communities across the nation that is resistant to antibiotics most commonly used to treat skin infections.
August 9, 2007
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New UCLA/China Center for Disease Control Research Finds High Prevalence of Smoking Among Physicians in China
FWith 360 million smokers, China has more cigarette consumers than any other country — a smoking prevalence of 31 percent among the general population.
August 3, 2007
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Why Women Get More Migraines Than Men
For every man with a migraine, three women are struck by the severe headaches that often come with nausea, sensitivity to light and sound, and aura.
August 3, 2007
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Study Shows Cigarette Additives Could Be Making It Tougher for Smokers to Quit
A new UCLA study shows that at least 100 of the 599 documented cigarette additives have "pharmacological" actions, many of which enhance or maintain the delivery of nicotine and may increase the addictiveness of cigarettes.
July 31, 2007
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UCLA’s California NanoSystems Institute Partners With Abraxis BioScience to Develop New Nanobiotechnologies
The California NanoSystems Institute (CNSI) at UCLA today announced a partnership with the integrated global biopharmaceutical company Abraxis BioScience Inc. to collaborate on nanobiotechnology research for the advancement of new technologies in medicine.
July 26, 2007
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UCLA Study Links Air Pollution to Clogged Arteries
Got high cholesterol? You might want to stay away from air pollution. That's the message of a new UCLA study linking diesel exhaust to atherosclerosis, or hardening of the arteries, which significantly increases one's risk for heart attack and stroke.
July 25, 2007
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Initiative to Improve Heart Failure Care at Nation’s Hospitals Makes Major Gains, According to UCLA Study
A national initiative designed to improve heart-failure patient care in hospitals proved effective at increasing hospital's adherence to key quality-of-care performance measures and reducing the length of hospital stays for patients.
July 23, 2007
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UCLA Researchers Show That Culture Influences Brain Cells
A thumbs-up signifies "I'm good." The rubbing of one pointed forefinger against the other means "shame on you." The infamous middle-finger salute — well, you know. Gestures that convey meaning without speech are used and recognized by nearly everyone in our society, but to someone from a foreign country, they may be incomprehensible.
July 17, 2007
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Academic Study Finds HIV Protease Inhibitor Drugs May Adversely Affect the Scaffolding of the Cell Nucleus
UCLA scientists, along with collaborators from Purdue University, have demonstrated that HIV protease inhibitors — crucial drugs for HIV treatment — block a cellular enzyme important for generating the structural scaffolding for the cell nucleus.
July 16, 2007
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UCLA and HBRI Scientists Isolate Chemical Found in Curry That May Help Immune System Clear Amyloid Plaques Found in Alzheimer’s Disease
Researchers have isolated bisdemethoxycurcumin, an ingredient in curcumin that may help the immune system clear the amyloid beta that forms the plaques found in Alzheimer's disease. Curcumin is a natural substance found in tumeric root, frequently used in Indian curries.
July 16, 2007
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UCLA Medical Center Rated One of America’s Top Three Hospitals, Best in West for 18th Consecutive Year by U.S. News & World Report
UCLA Medical Center ranks as one of the top three American hospitals — and the best hospital in the western United States for the 18th consecutive year — according to a U.S. News & World Report survey that reviewed patient outcomes data, reputation among physicians and other care-related factors.
July 13, 2007
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