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UPMC's Romoff tops $4 million in pay
University of Pittsburgh Medical Center CEO Jeffrey Romoff received more than $4 million in total compensation during the year ended June 30, 2007, documents filed today with the Internal Revenue Service show.
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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center CEO Jeffrey Romoff received more than $4 million in total compensation during the year ended June 30, 2007, documents filed today with the Internal Revenue Service show.
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Pitt team finds gold in AIDS treatments
A University of Pittsburgh-led international study, published today in the New England Journal of Medicine, comparing HIV drug regimens found that one is most effective at suppressing the virus that causes AIDS.
PittsburghLive.com – May 15, 2008 04:53 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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A University of Pittsburgh-led international study, published today in the New England Journal of Medicine, comparing HIV drug regimens found that one is most effective at suppressing the virus that causes AIDS.
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UPMC adds Shadyside parcel
The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center has added another large property site to its land holdings in Pittsburgh's Shadyside-Bloomfield area.
PittsburghLive.com – May 15, 2008 04:53 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center has added another large property site to its land holdings in Pittsburgh's Shadyside-Bloomfield area.
PittsburghLive.com – May 15, 2008 04:53 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Pitt vice provost and dean of students makes an impact
“I am here on assignment, and I pack my days working on it” is Dr. Kathy Humphrey, University of Pittsburgh vice provost and dean of students self-assessment.
New Pittsburgh Courier Online – May 15, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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“I am here on assignment, and I pack my days working on it” is Dr. Kathy Humphrey, University of Pittsburgh vice provost and dean of students self-assessment.
New Pittsburgh Courier Online – May 15, 2008 04:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Most Effective Initial Therapy For HIV-1 Infection Identified
In the largest study of its kind to evaluate commonly used HIV drugs, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine confirmed that one of the most frequently prescribed triple-drug combinations for initial HIV infection is, indeed, the most effective at suppressing HIV. The study team also found that a two-drug regimen performed comparably to the triple-drug regimens.
Medical News Today – May 14, 2008 10:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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In the largest study of its kind to evaluate commonly used HIV drugs, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine confirmed that one of the most frequently prescribed triple-drug combinations for initial HIV infection is, indeed, the most effective at suppressing HIV. The study team also found that a two-drug regimen performed comparably to the triple-drug regimens.
Medical News Today – May 14, 2008 10:00 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Free Shadyside lecture by Alzheimer's disease expert
A leading expert on aging and Alzheimer's disease will give a public lecture in Shadyside on Friday, the University of Pittsburgh announced today.
PittsburghLive.com – May 12, 2008 4:46 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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A leading expert on aging and Alzheimer's disease will give a public lecture in Shadyside on Friday, the University of Pittsburgh announced today.
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Graduates
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT BRADFORD
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UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT BRADFORD
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Monessen's Williams emerging as defensive leader at Pitt
If the recently concluded spring football drills were any indication, Monessen High School graduate Ernest "Mick" Williams is ready to make an impact on the University of Pittsburgh football team's defensive line this fall.
PittsburghLive.com – May 11, 2008 04:54 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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If the recently concluded spring football drills were any indication, Monessen High School graduate Ernest "Mick" Williams is ready to make an impact on the University of Pittsburgh football team's defensive line this fall.
PittsburghLive.com – May 11, 2008 04:54 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Police say man fired at officers, not dog
Security cameras outside a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center facility may show the Tuesday evening shooting that left Justin James Jackson, 19, and a Pittsburgh K9 dead.
PittsburghLive.com – May 8, 2008 03:55 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Security cameras outside a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center facility may show the Tuesday evening shooting that left Justin James Jackson, 19, and a Pittsburgh K9 dead.
PittsburghLive.com – May 8, 2008 03:55 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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Immune system pathway identified to fight allergens, asthma
For the first time, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have identified genetic components of dendritic cells that are key to asthma and allergy-related immune response malfunction. Targeting these elements could result in more effective drugs to treat respiratory disorders. While dendritic cells are vital to immune response, the Pittsburgh study goes further to describe a pathway that allergens use to act directly on dendritic cells to initiate the allergic cascade.
EurekAlert! – May 7, 2008 4:06 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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For the first time, researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have identified genetic components of dendritic cells that are key to asthma and allergy-related immune response malfunction. Targeting these elements could result in more effective drugs to treat respiratory disorders. While dendritic cells are vital to immune response, the Pittsburgh study goes further to describe a pathway that allergens use to act directly on dendritic cells to initiate the allergic cascade.
EurekAlert! – May 7, 2008 4:06 PM [GMT] ¦ comment?
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