Andy Schmookler: The politics of hostility
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How did it come to this? How did our political life in America get to be so drenched in hostility?
Search Results for cancer
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Seven UVA specialties recognized in U.S. News ‘Best Hospitals’ guide
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U.S. News cited the following UVA Health System programs for being among the top 25 percent in their respective specialties:
Earth Talk: Safer and more effective sunscreens
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Many of the sunscreens on the market do not provide enough protection from the sun’s damaging rays. Also, some of them contain chemicals that can also cause health problems in their own right.
Different kind of Ironman: Athlete puts stamina, heart to good use
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Ten-time Ironman Dave Nazaroff is used to distances, so a 900-mile bike ride from New York to Georgia is not much more than a workout.
Dermascan and Nat King Cole all in one day
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After lunch on June 24, fifteen Nat King Cole fans settled in for a history of this famous singer and a chance to listen to some of his most popular songs.
Earth Talk: Men’s health and the environment
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A recently released report (“Men’s Health: What You Don’t Know Might Hurt You”) by the non-profit Environmental Working Group (EWG) concludes that environmental exposures may have major negative impacts on men’s health as well, and outlines ways that guys can avoid some of the major risks.
Augusta Health Foundation announces board of directors
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The Augusta Health Foundation, the charitable arm of Augusta Health, has announced its inaugural Board of Directors.
UVA receives $3 million NCI grant to expand tissue sample collection
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The UVA Health System has been awarded more than $3 million from the National Institutes of Health’s National Cancer Institute to support and expand a critically important program that makes tissue samples available for research.
VCU physicist, collaborator receive $2M grant to improve melanoma treatment
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Jason Reed, Ph.D., an assistant professor at VCU, has been awarded a roughly $2 million grant with a collaborator at UCLA to develop a new method to rapidly determine how a cancerous tumor responds to a battery of candidate therapies.
Augusta Health grant applications available
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As part of its mission to promote the health and well-being of its community through access to excellent care, Augusta Health provides single-year and multi-year grants to local non-profit and governmental community organizations.
