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Students hooked on hookahs
More than two in five college students have smoked tobacco from a waterpipe, or hookah, and researchers are concerned because a third of those students otherwise would have been tobacco-free, according to a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine study.
PittsburghLive.com – Sep 4, 2008 2:12 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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More than two in five college students have smoked tobacco from a waterpipe, or hookah, and researchers are concerned because a third of those students otherwise would have been tobacco-free, according to a University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine study.
PittsburghLive.com – Sep 4, 2008 2:12 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Pitt using grant money for schizophrenia research
A federal grant will allow the University of Pittsburgh to establish a new center for studying schizophrenia
PittsburghLive.com – Sep 4, 2008 04:54 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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A federal grant will allow the University of Pittsburgh to establish a new center for studying schizophrenia
PittsburghLive.com – Sep 4, 2008 04:54 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Researchers Look To Vaccines To Fight Cancer
Colon cancer kills more than 600,000 people worldwide. To stop this deadly disease, doctors at the University of Pittsburgh are trying to think outside the box.
kdka.com – Sep 3, 2008 9:42 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Colon cancer kills more than 600,000 people worldwide. To stop this deadly disease, doctors at the University of Pittsburgh are trying to think outside the box.
kdka.com – Sep 3, 2008 9:42 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Pitt gets $10 million to study schizophrenia
A $10 million federal grant will allow the University of Pittsburgh to establish a new center for studying schizophrenia, officials announced today.
PittsburghLive.com – Sep 3, 2008 3:56 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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A $10 million federal grant will allow the University of Pittsburgh to establish a new center for studying schizophrenia, officials announced today.
PittsburghLive.com – Sep 3, 2008 3:56 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Cancer lecture planned
FAIRBANKS — Devra Lee Davis, an University of Pittsburgh epidemiology professor and author, will be giving a free lecture about toxin awareness and cancer.
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner – Sep 3, 2008 08:23 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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FAIRBANKS — Devra Lee Davis, an University of Pittsburgh epidemiology professor and author, will be giving a free lecture about toxin awareness and cancer.
Fairbanks Daily News-Miner – Sep 3, 2008 08:23 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Pitt graduate given highest science honor in the U.S.
A University of Pittsburgh alumnus is one of eight recipients of the 2007 National Medal of Science, the nation's highest honor for scientists.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – Aug 29, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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A University of Pittsburgh alumnus is one of eight recipients of the 2007 National Medal of Science, the nation's highest honor for scientists.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – Aug 29, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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State OKs referrals to Western Psych
After a monthlong suspension, the state will again permit referrals to certain community mental health services operated by the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – Aug 29, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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After a monthlong suspension, the state will again permit referrals to certain community mental health services operated by the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center's Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – Aug 29, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Smoking Study May Explain Why We Have Trouble Quitting
A new study from researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University sheds light on why smokers' intentions to quit "cold turkey" often fizzle out within days or even hours. If a smoker isn't yearning for a cigarette when he makes the decision to kick the habit-and most aren't-he isn't able to foresee how he will feel when he's in need of a nicotine buzz.
Medical News Today – Aug 28, 2008 08:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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A new study from researchers at the University of Pittsburgh and Carnegie Mellon University sheds light on why smokers' intentions to quit "cold turkey" often fizzle out within days or even hours. If a smoker isn't yearning for a cigarette when he makes the decision to kick the habit-and most aren't-he isn't able to foresee how he will feel when he's in need of a nicotine buzz.
Medical News Today – Aug 28, 2008 08:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Student's assailant sentenced
PITTSBURGH -- A man who ran down a University of Pittsburgh graduate student in a stolen car in 2007 has been sentenced to four to eight years in prison, but could serve time in a state prison boot camp instead.
GoErie.com – Aug 28, 2008 06:54 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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PITTSBURGH -- A man who ran down a University of Pittsburgh graduate student in a stolen car in 2007 has been sentenced to four to eight years in prison, but could serve time in a state prison boot camp instead.
GoErie.com – Aug 28, 2008 06:54 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Clearing the airways in cystic fibrosis
By manipulating the machinery used by our cells for quality control, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh have found a way to restore the function of cystic fibrosis (CF) airway cells. This could significantly reduce the sticky mucus that plugs the lungs of CF patients, which leads to antibiotic-resistant infections and untimely death. The study appears in the September 2008 print issue of the FASEB Journal.
EurekAlert! – Aug 28, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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By manipulating the machinery used by our cells for quality control, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh have found a way to restore the function of cystic fibrosis (CF) airway cells. This could significantly reduce the sticky mucus that plugs the lungs of CF patients, which leads to antibiotic-resistant infections and untimely death. The study appears in the September 2008 print issue of the FASEB Journal.
EurekAlert! – Aug 28, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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