Bariatric Surgery Leads to Pain Reduction for Most Patients, Shows New University of Pittsburgh-led Analysis
November 04, 2015 10:02 ET
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University of Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, Pa., Nov. 4, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - In the three years following bariatric surgery, the majority of patients experience an improvement in pain and walking ability, according...
University of Pittsburgh Center for Vaccine Research Receives $7.6M Grant to Study Therapies Against Biowarfare
November 04, 2015 09:09 ET
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University of Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, Pa., Nov. 4, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has awarded a $7.6 million grant to a collaborative group of scientists in the University of...
El Nino Linked to Dengue Epidemic Shows New University of Pittsburgh Research
October 05, 2015 15:03 ET
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University of Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, Pa., Oct. 5, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Pitt Public Health leads international team in linking dengue epidemics to high temperatures during strong El Niño season.
An...
University of Pittsburgh Facilitates Massive Pulmonary Clinical Trials Program
October 05, 2015 12:57 ET
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University of Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, Pa., Oct. 5, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - The University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health and School of Medicine investigators will be leading a $15 million,...
Stern Center for Evidence-Based Policy Opens at the University of Pittsburgh
September 24, 2015 09:02 ET
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University of Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, Pa., Sept. 24, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - The University of Pittsburgh Health Policy Institute today launched the Stern Center for Evidence-Based Policy and released its first...
University of Pittsburgh Vaccine Scientists Win $6.3M Grants Toward HIV Cure
September 16, 2015 09:06 ET
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University of Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, Pa., Sept. 16, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - A husband-wife team researching a cure for HIV/AIDS at the University of Pittsburgh Center for Vaccine Research (CVR) recently received...
New University of Pittsburgh-UPMC Center Fosters Team-Based Medicine
September 15, 2015 10:04 ET
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University of Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, Sept. 15, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - The University of Pittsburgh's Health Policy Institute and its primary clinical partner, UPMC, have created the Center for Interprofessional...
Hookah Smoking on the Rise in High School Seniors
September 15, 2015 08:08 ET
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University of Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, Pa., Sept. 15, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Hookah tobacco smoking seems to be increasing in both prevalence and frequency, Pitt study finds.
Nearly 1 in 5 recently surveyed high...
E-Cigs Serve as Gateway to Teen Smoking
September 08, 2015 11:22 ET
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University of Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, Pa., Sept. 8, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - E-Cigarettes Serve as Gateway to Smoking for Teens and Young Adults, Pitt and Dartmouth Collaboration Finds
Young people across the...
Television Viewing Linked to Higher Injury Risk in Hostile People
August 31, 2015 09:04 ET
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University of Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH, Pa., Aug. 31, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - People with hostile personality traits who watch more television than their peers may be at a greater risk for injury, potentially...