FYI UCSF -- 03/15/2010

UCSF Prepares for Opening Fourth Street to Traffic at Mission Bay

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:04:00 -0400

Outlet: UCSF Today

Too many medical tests

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:52:00 -0400

Outlet: Wall Street Journal -- This Weekend -- Syndicated Radio, National

Letters to the Editor: UC May Be a Bargain, but Students Have Some Points

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:46:00 -0400

Outlet: Wall Street Journal

U. of California Must Refund $38-Million in Fees to Students, Judge Rules

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 11:35:00 -0400

Outlet: Chronicle of Higher Education

Scientists find key to rattlers' infrared sight

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: San Francisco Chronicle

Published : Monday, 15 Mar 2010, 9:01 AM EDT (AFP from NewsCore) - Scientists revealed Sunday for the first time how some snakes can detect the faint body heat exuded by a mouse three feet away with enough precision and speed to hunt in the dark.

UCSF programs helps runners get back on track

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Outlet: San Francisco Chronicle

Carlos Avila Gonzalez / The Chronicle Eric Sugar, above and below, has pink tape placed on his legs to aid in evaluating his walking and running. The scientific findings were in: There was foot slapping, asymmetrical gait, uneven hip movement a

Do bisphosphonates cause femur fractures?

Liz Macera — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: Examiner.com

Bisphosphonate medications for osteoporosis are in the news this week for their alleged association with femur (thigh bone) fractures. Osteoporosis is a thinning of the bone that makes them prone to fractures. Common brand names of medications in thi

UC union workers get personal in new tactics with some regents

Asimov, Nanette — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: San Francisco Chronicle

Dozens of custodians, gardeners, bus drivers and cooks from the University of California snooped around picturesque Fort Baker in Sausalito the other day, trying to figure out where investors from Blum Capital Partners were holding an annual meeting.

Bill requires insurers to cover treatments to quit smoking

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:58:00 -0500

Outlet: KCBS-AM (CBS) Freq. 740, San Francisco -- 5 and 8 PM

Stanford Hospital CEO steps down; UCSF execs host ‘retreat’

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 11:03:00 -0500

Outlet: San Francisco Business Times

Mission Bay incubators’ flock is ready to hatch

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 10:58:00 -0500

Outlet: San Francisco Business Times

U.S. Minorities Especially Vulnerable to Kidney Failure

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Outlet: BusinessWeek

Study suggests that poverty and lack of insurance contribute to the problem FRIDAY, March 12 (HealthDay News) -- Poor, minority adults with moderate to severe chronic kidney disease are far more likely to progress to kidney failure than are whites

Study raises questions about osteoporosis drug

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:53:00 -0500

Outlet: CBS 5 Eyewitness News at 5 PM - KPIX-TV