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News, Videos & Podcasts, 2009ARCHIVES: 2008, 2007, 2006, 2005, 2004, 2003, 2002, 2001 Below are current news releases about the UM School of Public Health. You can search all UM SPH releases on this site, or UM News Service releases or UM Health System releases on their news sites. Study: Voice box can be preserved, even with largest cancers. Study: U.S. seniors "smarter" than English peers.
UM completes purchase of former Pfizer campus; planning for use of new “North Campus Research Complex” continues. Welcoming 2009 HMP Summer Enrichment Program students, future leaders in addressing health disparities. When young men are scarce, they're more likely to play the field than to propose. UM SPH's Value-Based Insurance Design (VBID) center plays key role in Medicare proposal. For food-allergic kids, parents and schools step up. C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital National Poll on Children’s Health finds one-quarter of parents know a child with a life-threatening food allergy; most not bothered by special accommodations.
Women more likely to experience non-traditional stroke symptoms, study finds. Gender differences in symptoms may contribute to delay in treatment for women, signal need to change stroke public health campaigns.
May 6-7 Bernstein Symposium on" Air Toxics: Transcending Boundaries—Better Science for Better Health" features former EPA chiefs. MEDIA ADVISORY: University of Michigan experts available to discuss swine flu. Gruber to head UM Cancer Center prevention program.
UM SPH offers HMP200 in fall 2009: a public health introductory course for UM undergraduates.
UM SPH online certificate program qualifies for Michigan worker retraining tuition assistance. Ten genes identified in connection with sudden cardiac death. UM launches new embryonic stem cell research consortium. Black teens, especially females, at risk for suicide thoughts and attempts. Number of fast-food restaurants associated with stroke risk; What's unknown, researcher says, is whether strokes are caused by what's on the menu, or if restaurants are markers for unhealthy neighborhoods. IOM report released: "Preventing Mental, Emotional, and Behavioral Disorders Among Young People: Progress and Possibilities." Most seniors have drug coverage, study shows. Report: Happy hospitals make happy patients.
Poor people suffer disproportionately from chronic infections. Most inactive physicians retain licenses. Six UM doctoral students win $50,000 Graham Fellowships to support environmental sustainability research. UM receives $8 million for cancer communications research. Most people support Alzheimer's research based on family consent. Disparities in dental care topic of MLK Day health science talk, by Joanne Dawley, the president of the Michigan Dental Association. Staying healthy in a tough economy. Vets and depression: Fighting a new battle at home.
More releases from 2008. In the NewsView an extended list of popular-media citations for UM SPH faculty and alumni.
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President Obama signs historic tobacco legislation; SPH's Cliff Douglas in attendance.
Bacteria create aquatic superbugs in waste treatment plants
Julio Frenk tells UM SPH class of 2009: "You are in transit in a world in transition."
Study: Prison punishes more people than the just the inmates.
Health choices predict cancer survival, UM study finds.
Living with spouse can improve health of Chinese elderly.
Six new genes suggest obesity is in your head, not your gut.
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