UI Health Care News by Specialty: Public Health

• Carver Trust Makes $2 Million Grant for UI Public Health Building (June 16, 2008)
• UI Study Calls for More Rigorous Testing of Commercial Radon Detectors (June 9, 2008)
• UI Part of Multi-Center Islet Transplantation Study (May 12, 2008)
• Report Highlights Strengths, Weaknesses in Community Health System Governance (February 25, 2008)
• Study: War Can Lead to Long-Term 'Epidemic' of Firearms Injuries to Children (February 18, 2008)
• Mobile Clinic Partnering with Cedar Rapids Free Medical Clinic (February 11, 2008)
• Parental Physical Violence Lowers Children's Standardized Test Scores (December 3, 2007)
• Altering a Protein Makes Mice Less Fearful (October 1, 2007)
• Updated Fact Book Profiles Health of Iowans (September 3, 2007)
• Researchers: HIV Misinformation Online Could Have Dire Consequences (August 27, 2007)
• Now Is The Time to Immunize (August 13, 2007)
• New State-wide Trauma System Improves Chances of Survival (August 6, 2007)
• DuPont, UI Partner to Promote Rural Health and Safety (July 9, 2007)
• UI Researcher Promotes Quitting Smoking as Achievable Process (May 28, 2007)
• Outdoor Eating--Food Safety Tips (May 28, 2007)
• UI Health Sciences Campus to Go Smoke-free April 2 (April 2, 2007)
• Genetic Inability to Detoxify Cigarette Smoke Increases Cleft Lip Risk (January 15, 2007)
• Cancer Specialists Issue Warning About Indoor Tanning Risks (January 15, 2007)
• Researchers Seek Ways to Reduce Risky Teen Driving (December 25, 2006)
• UI Study Gives Clues About How Deadly Bacterium Gains Foothold (December 25, 2006)
• UI Research Links Less Sleep with Higher Body Mass Index (December 4, 2006)
• UI Study: Large Feeding Operations Near Schools May Pose Asthma Risk (July 31, 2006)
• Swimmers Need to Be Aware of Recreational Water Illnesses (July 10, 2006)
• UI Center to Focus on Therapeutics Use, Effectiveness Among Elderly (July 3, 2006)
• NIH Selects UI to Test Modified Bird Flu Vaccine (March 20, 2006)
• Healthy Athletes Helps Special Olympians (March 20, 2006)
• State Health Registry Releases "Cancer In Iowa: 2006" (March 6, 2006)
• Seat Belts for Teens Makes Sense: I-CASH (February 20, 2006)
• UI Expert Comments on Meth Report, Other Substance Abuse in Iowa (February 6, 2006)
• Iowa Residents Urged to Test for Radon Levels (January 30, 2006)
• Drinking and Driving Don't Mix -- Never Have, Never Will (January 30, 2006)
• Make a Resolution for Life Today (January 9, 2006)
• U.S. Swine Workers at Increased Risk of Infection with Swine Influenza Virus (December 26, 2005)
• UI Researchers Examine Effect of Race on Smoking, Tobacco Outlet Density (December 5, 2005)
• UI Program Offers "Prescription for Time Sickness" (November 28, 2005)
• UI Research Shows Bacteria in Household Dust May Trigger Asthma Symptoms (September 26, 2005)
• Most Children With Elevated Levels of Lead in Their Blood Have No Symptoms (August 22, 2005)
• Everything You Wanted to Know About Exercise But Were Afraid to Try (July 25, 2005)
• Older People Are Living Longer, Healthier and More Active Lives (May 23, 2005)
• Task Force Issues Report on Antibiotic Resistance in Iowa (April 25, 2005)
• UI Center for Statistical Genetics Research Awarded $471,000 Grant (March 14, 2005)
• Estrogen Therapy May Increase Risk of Gallbladder Disease (January 24, 2005)
• Winter Travel Tips (January 17, 2005)
• Resolve to Quit Smoking with Help From Quitline Iowa (January 10, 2005)
• UI Researcher Examines Rural Injuries (January 3, 2005)

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