USF Health In the News – for the week of March 8, 2010
For the week of March 8, 2010 – a snapshot of our colleagues making news across the country and around the world
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USF doctor on tonight’s “Mystery Diagnosis”
…USF doctor on tonight’s “Mystery Diagnosis” If you love a good medical mystery, here’s something to watch or record tonight. University of South…
Infectious Virus Hides In Human Chromosomes
…Peter Medveczky, MD, from the Department of Molecular Medicine at the University of South Florida, has discovered that in some individuals,…
St. Petersburg Times
Haiti quake patients test medical, cultural expertise at Tampa General
“It’s been a cultural education,” said Dr. David J. Smith Jr., chair of surgery and director of plastic surgery for the University of South Florida and Tampa General
Medical News Today
…of the Division of Allergy, Immunology and Rheumatology at the University of South Florida College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, and…
Palm Beach Post
Data clear: Red-light cameras mean more crashes
…a ticket to higher auto insurance premiums, researchers at the University of South Florida College of Public Health conclude. The effective remedy…
St. Petersburg Times
Dr. Archie Silver: An old-school warrior against Tourette’s
…drug once used for high blood pressure have resulted in a recent windfall for USF, with the potential to reap millions more. Dr. Silver, whose…
10 Connects
UF, FSU & USF: Rival schools team up to create jobs
Chad Dickey does Alzheimer’s Disease research at the University of South Florida. It’s amazing stuff. But every brain scan, beaker of fluid, …
Article Ant
VCU Pauley Heart Center’s 2009 Dr. Carolyn McCue Award for Woman Cardiologist …
Award Panel members included: George A. Beller, MD, University of Virginia; Anne B. Curtis, MD, University of South Florida; Pamela S. Douglas, MD, …
Florida Today
Pine pollen nothing to sneeze about
…heads one of those stations, the one atop a building at the USF College of Medicine in Tampa. Lockey said the stations use air sampling equipment…
pharmabiz.com
CSL Behring gets US FDA nod to market Hizentra to treat patients with primary …
… University of South Florida College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, and one of the investigators on CSL Behring’s clinical study…
24-7 PressRelease
Dr. Barry S. Verkauf Honored for Accomplishments in Healthcare
…He is a professor at the University of South Florida, and in the future he hopes to help develop medical student curriculum….
openPR
A Fully Updated Edition of the Definitive Guide to Neurosurgery
Mark S. Greenberg, MD, is Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery in the Department of Neurosurgery and Brain Repair at the University of South Florida in Tampa …
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Virus can be passed from parents to kids
…University of South Florida scientists say they’ve discovered a common herpes virus…
St. Petersburg Times
Zinc in denture adhesives unlikely to damage nervous system
“It’s very, very rare,” said Dr. Lara Katzin, assistant professor of neurology at the University of South Florida, who added that zinc toxicity is “not even …
Discovery Health (MSN Health & Fitness; U.S. News & World Report; Business Week; Yahoo! News; Your Total Health; Health Finder; Palm Beach Post; MedBroadcast; WFSA)
Mind Reading Moves Closer to Reality
Mind reading may have taken a step away from the realm of science fiction, thanks to a new study…said Paul Sanberg, a professor of neurosurgery and director of the University of South Florida Center for Aging and Brain Repair.
The Lakeland Ledger
Denture Zinc the Cause of Problems? Maybe Not
…rare,” said Dr. Lara Katzin, assistant professor of neurology at the University of South Florida, who added that zinc toxicity is “not even on the…
e! Science News (EurekAlert!; Labspaces; Bright Surf; Innovations Report; Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News; PhysOrg.com; First Science)
Infectious virus hidden in chromosomes during latency can be passed from parents to children
Human herpesvirus 6 (HHV-6) infects nearly 100 percent of humans in early childhood, and the infection then lasts for the rest of a person’s…in the Department of Molecular Medicine at the University of South Florida (USF), has discovered that in some individuals…
Zikkir
USF Health physicians to speak at Womens Health Symposium
Six USF Health physicians will be featured as speakers at the fifth annual Focus on Females Women’s Health…
PR-USA.net
VCU Pauley Heart Center’s 2009 Dr. Carolyn McCue Award for Woman Cardiologist of the Year
…Beller, M.D., University of Virginia; Anne B. Curtis, M.D., University of South Florida; Pamela S. Douglas, M.D., Duke University; William C.
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