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Prostate Cancer Screenings at VA Hospitals Don't Follow Guidelines for Elderly, Study Says
Veterans Affairs hospitals screen elderly men with limited life expectancies for prostate cancer at surprisingly high rates, even though guidelines recommend against such screening, according to a study led by a physician at the UCSF-affiliated San Francisco VA Medical Center.
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Soda Tax Could Prevent 26,000 Premature Deaths, Study Finds
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New Swine Flu, Drug-Resistant Strains Arising
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Study: Soda Tax Could Save 26,000 Lives Every Year
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Smoking Pot Doesn't Hurt Lung Capacity, Study Shows
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Marijuana Shown to Be Less Damaging to Lungs Than Tobacco
A large-scale national study suggests low to moderate use of marijuana is less harmful to users’ lungs than exposure to tobacco, even though the two substances contain many of the same components, according to a study led by UCSF and University of Alabama at Birmingham.
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Casual Marijuana Smoking Not Harmful to Lungs
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Using Interactive Tools to Assess the Likelihood of Death
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UCSF, Sanofi Launch $3.1M Pilot Diabetes Drug Project
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The Tobacco Industry Lied
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Soda Tax: What Can a Penny Do?
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Treatment Fails to Preserve Ovarian Function After Chemotherapy
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Study: 1 Cent Soda-Tax Would Save 26,000 Lives
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Tobacco Firm Skewed Toxicology Findings
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Nicotine Patches, Gums Won't Help Smokers Quit Long-Term
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Bayer, Keeping Tabs on the 'Hood, to Open Labs For Mission Bay Startups
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Statins Raise Rsk of Type 2 Diabetes in Older Women, Study Finds
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How Many Lives Could a Soda Tax Save?
A group of scientists at UCSF and Columbia University estimates that slapping a penny-per-ounce tax on sweetened beverages would prevent nearly 100,000 cases of heart disease, 8,000 strokes and 26,000 deaths every year.
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Letter to the Editor: Anorexia Treatment
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Nicotine Patches, Gum Won't Help Smokers Quit: Study
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Bayer Targets Mission Bay Incubator, Partners
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"ER" Producer and Physician to Address Future of Emergency Care in America
<p>John Maa, MD, an assistant professor in the UCSF Department of Surgery, and Neal Baer, MD, executive producer of TV's "ER" and "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit," will address "The Futre of Emergency Care in America - Doctors as Storytellers" on January 11 in Cole Hall on the Parnassus campus.</p>
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New Swine, Drug-Resistant Flu Strains Tracked
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Don't Believe Hype About Robot Prostatectomy: Study
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Study Offers Clues to Why Some Don't Benefit From Asthma Drugs
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Three to Receive MLK Award for Exceptional Leadership in Advancing Diversity at UCSF
<p>Three outstanding members of the UCSF community will receive 2012 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Awards for their exceptional leadership in advancing the goal of achieving greater ethnic and cultural diversity at UCSF.</p>
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Tobacco Company Misrepresented Danger from Cigarettes, Study Finds
A new UCSF analysis of tobacco industry documents shows that Philip Morris USA manipulated data on the effects of additives in cigarettes, including menthol, obscuring actual toxicity levels and increasing the risk of heart, cancer and other diseases for smokers.
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Vallejo Baby Needs Liver Transplant to Survive
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UCSF to Host Wellness Expo on January 18
<p>The UCSF community is invited to attend "Living Well at UCSF" at the Second Annual Wellness Expo on Wednesday, Jan. 18 in the Millberry Union on the Parnassus campus.</p>