NEWS

Wellness and Health-Related News from UC Locations:

Berkeley

• Screening for Diabetes in an Emergency Setting
• Strong Community Networks Linked to Fewer Recurring Heart Problems, New Study Finds

Davis

• Anti-Bacterial Personal Hygiene Products May Not Be Worth Potential Risks
• UC Davis Health Center Declares Smoke-Free Zone
• Study Finds More Fresh, Local Foods on Hospital Trays
• Campus Promotes Exercise to Improve Our Health
• No Place Like "Om': Take a Keyboard Break in the Lotus Position at Meditation Sessions
• Researcher Pinpoints Barrier to Maintaining Training Programs Among Middle-Aged Non-Exercisers

Irvine

• People with Heart Disease Still Have Trouble Controlling Blood Lipid Levels
• Professor  Reflects on the Uplifting Power of Meditation
• Phone Counseling Improves Quality of Life, Immune Systems of Cervical Cancer Survivors
• UCI Study Finds Effective Colon Cancer Prevention Treatment
• Coronary Calcium Testing Predicts Future Heart Ailments
• Short-Term Stress Can Affect Learning and Memory

Los Angeles

• Food as Brain Medicine
• Asthma Costs Californians 3.9 Million Days of Work or School a Year
• Study Shows Tai Chi Chih Promotes Healthier Sleep in Older Adults
• Study Links Sleep Apnea to Memory Loss
• Fruits, Vegetables, Teas May Protect Smokers from Lung cancer
• Deadly Diets: The Warning Signs of Eating Disorders
• Eating Less Fat May Prevent Prostate Cancer, Study Shows
• Study Finds That Broccoli May Help Boost the Aging Immune System
• Staff and Faculty Step out for Heart Walk
• Being Physically Active at Work May Reduce Prostate Cancer Risk

• Back to School Reminder: Kids Should Go for Safety, Not Style!
• Lowering Cholesterol Early in Life Could Save Lives
• At-Home Deaths from Combining Rx Drugs, Street Drugs and/or Alcohol Skyrocket
• Physical Activity in Children Declines Significantly from Age 9 to 15
• Smoke-Free Policies Very Effective in Reducing Heart Disease
• Sun & Safety: Have Fun, Avoid Burns
• UCSD-TV'S "Health Matters" takes Home an Emmy
• Women, Smoking and Heart Disease
• Moores UCSD Cancer Center Study Links Vitamin D, Type 1 Diabetes
• UC San Diego Researchers Examine Health Benefits of Video Games & Game Technologies
• Quitting Smoking Good for Your Social Health, Too
• A Modest Glass of Wine Each Day Could Improve Liver Health
• Employees Get Scoop on New Program to Help Them Stay Healthy

• UCSF to Go Smoke-Free
• UCSF Introduces PhysFit Wellness Program
• Study Links Prehypertension in Young Adulthood to Calcium in Coronary Arteries Later in Life
• Hypnosis as Good as Counseling in Helping Smokers Quit, Study finds
• UCSF Promotes Wellness with New Initiatives
• Being Overweight or Obese Linked to Faster Brain Aging, Study Suggests
• "Good" Cholesterol, Heart Attack Risk and Prevention
• Floss or Die?: A Conversation with Dental Scientist Mark Ryder

Santa Barbara

• New "Fit Squad' Launches Free Exercise Sessions

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory

• Irregular Exercise Pattern May Add Pounds

Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources

• UC Scientists Pin Down Behaviors that Cause Children to Be Overweight