Displaying items by tag: school of health professions

Being overweight at a young age could profoundly affect a young girl as she ages. UAB researchers examine the role of a low-carbohydrate diet.

Several UAB schools hosted health-care professionals from Zambia and Malawi in November.

UAB’s health administration faculty will help train the hospital administrators of a new 1,500-bed Saudi Arabian hospital.

With a grant from the Gates Foundation, UAB researchers will target a bacteria blamed for birth defects in the Indian subcontinent.

Is the increasing frequency of nursing homes purchased by private equity firms without a health care background leading to a decline in care?

A UAB researcher suspects room temperatures contribute to flawed results on weight-loss drugs tested in animals.

Daniel L. Smith Jr., Ph.D., instructor in the Department of Nutrition Sciences in the UABSchool of Health Professions, has been selected as one of only two recipients of the 2011 Early-Career Research Grants from the Obesity Society.

A longer Achilles tendon generates more power, leading to greater energy efficiency and possible performance gains.

If you could know the cost for a chest X-ray in advance, would you choose a clinic that charges $121 or one that charges $1,519?

New research shows that reducing fat intake in our diet affects diabetes risk; findings were stronger for African Americans.

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