Health news from UAB
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Counseling clinic will train students, help underserved
The new UAB Community Counseling Clinic, an internship site in the School of Education, gives grad students hands-on training.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
UAB nurses ready to aid South African orphans
UAB Hospital staff will leave Jan. 28 for a 10-day journey into a part of the world where medical care is a luxury.
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
Therapies ease incontinence after prostate cancer surgery
New research shows some behavioral therapies can reduce incontinence episodes in men following prostate-cancer surgery
Friday, December 31, 2010
Researchers discover gene deletion associated with brain cancer
Thursday, December 30, 2010
Beware the “silver tsunami” – the boomers turn 65 in 2011
“National estimates cite approximately 7,000 geriatricians currently certified to care for the growing boomer population. Yet our society will need more than 20,000 geriatricians to accommodate the increasing demand for specialized care.
Thursday, December 23, 2010
Chef Frank Stitt adds a culinary cure to UAB hospital menu
UAB Hospital went to a full-time room-service approach for all patient meals in October 2010
Thursday, December 23, 2010
America’s “stroke belt” partially fueled by fried fish
Monday, December 20, 2010
Robotic surgery for head and neck cancer shows promise
Results from a recent study show robotic surgery offers a technically feasible and oncologically sound alternative treatment for some patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinomas
Monday, December 20, 2010
Common method for smoking cessation may not be best option
Trouble quitting? Maybe it's your motivation
Wednesday, December 15, 2010
