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Some drugs increase risk of falling: UNC researchers


Researchers at UNC have created a list of prescription drugs that increase the risk of falling for patients aged 65 and older who take four or more medications on a regular basis. read more

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Edward Halloran, associate professor in the School of Nursing, taught in Hong Kong in 1999 to 2000 and can discuss the similarities and difference between the health-care and educational systems in Hong Kong and the United States.
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DeSimone awarded Lemelson-MIT Prize for innovations in polymer chemistry Print E-mail
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
joseph desimone videoaudioFor Dr. Joseph M. DeSimone, the interface between seemingly disparate fields and concepts offers the best opportunity for invention and innovation. A well-recognized chemist and polymer expert, DeSimone has uniquely applied his skills to the development of groundbreaking solutions in green manufacturing, and promising applications in gene therapy and drug delivery, as well as medical devices. For his pioneering inventions, lab-to-marketplace entrepreneurship and commitment to mentorship, DeSimone has been awarded this year’s $500,000 Lemelson-MIT Prize .
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Dilworth-Anderson elected to lead Gerontological Society of America Print E-mail
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Peggye Dilworth-Anderson, Ph.D., professor of health policy and administration in the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Public Health, has been elected president of the Gerontological Society of America. She will assume the presidency in 2009.
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Media invited to orientation for Native Health Initiative interns Print E-mail
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Media representatives are invited to an orientation for 14 summer interns from across the nation as well as from Nigeria and Denmark who have come to North Carolina to work with American Indian communities on community-led health projects. These five-week Health Justice Internships are a project of the Native Health Initiative, created in 2004 as a partnership between the state’s American Indian communities and health professions students at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to address health inequities using “loving service.”
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Psychosocial issues affect HIV/AIDS treatment outcomes: UNC researcher Print E-mail
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
Psychosocial influences such as stress, depression and trauma have been neglected in biomedical and treatment studies involving people infected with HIV, yet they are now known to have significant health impacts on such individuals and the spread of AIDS, according to a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill scientist.
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UNC dental school dean elected to dental education organization's board of directors Print E-mail
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
John N. Williams, dean of UNC’s School of Dentistry has been elected a vice president of the American Dental Education Association at the organization’s recent 85th annual session and exhibition in Dallas.
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