Health and Medicine

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  • Clonaid Cult Derived from Flying-Saucer Cults Originating in the 1970s and '80s, Says UB Expert
    1/3/03
    The Raelians -- the cult behind Clonaid, the company claiming to have cloned a human being -- are a remnant of the "flying-saucer cults" that originated in the 1970s and '80s, according to cult expert Phillips Stevens, Jr., an associate professor of anthropology at the University at Buffalo.
  • UB Geographer Using Disease Cluster Analysis to Develop System to Detect Bioterror or Public-Health Events
    12/27/02
    A new method with the potential to quickly detect suspicious patterns in reported illnesses in specific geographic regions is being developed by a geographer at the University at Buffalo. Combining cluster analysis with quality-control techniques traditionally used on assembly lines in factories, the method takes a novel approach to the problem of detecting potentially significant increases in the incidence of disease within specific geographic areas.
  • Chief of GI Surgery at University of Utah Tapped to Chair UB Medical School's Department of Surgery
    12/27/02
    Merril T. Dayton, M.D., chief of gastrointestinal surgery at the University of Utah College of Medicine, has been named chair of the Department of Surgery in the UB School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, effective July 1.
  • Study Finds that Curiosity Is Key to Personal Growth in Many Spheres, Including Intimate Relationships
    12/16/02
    It might have killed the cat but a new study by psychologists at the University at Buffalo suggests that curiosity is very good for people. Their study concludes that the degree to which people are curious actively influences their personal growth opportunities and the level of intimacy that develops when they meet someone new.
  • Distrust of Health System, Lack of Family Discussion Among Issues Hampering Organ Donation by African Americans
    12/13/02
    A survey of attitudes toward organ donation among African-American residents of Buffalo has shown that while nearly all respondents were aware of the concept, less than one-third said they would be willing to donate their organs. Survey results reflect a deep distrust of physicians and of the health-care system and reveal differences in attitude toward organ donation based on age and education level.
  • UB Librarians Suggest Last-Minute Holiday Gifts for Science Geeks
    12/12/02
    They wouldn't be science librarians if they didn't love science and the sciences team in the University at Buffalo Libraries has some holiday gift suggestions for the science teacher or budding Niels Bohr dear to your heart.
  • Even Mildly Elevated Systolic Blood Pressure Increases Risk of Stroke, UB Study Shows
    12/11/02
    People with only mildly elevated systolic blood pressure have a high risk of stroke similar to those with significantly raised systolic or diastolic blood pressure, long-term follow-up by University at Buffalo researchers of a large national population sample has shown. The study also found that the increase in stroke risk was not confined to those over 65, conventionally considered most stroke-prone: Systolic hypertension increased the risk of all types of strokes in participants as young as 45.
  • UB Student Association Pledges $25,000 to Newly Established "Random Acts of Kindness Fund"
    12/9/02
    The University at Buffalo undergraduate Student Association (SA) has pledged $25,000 over five years to an endowment fund designed to help undergraduate students who are experiencing financial difficulties stay in school.
  • Oishei Foundation Grants Benefit Medical School Research
    12/6/02
    The John R. Oishei Foundation has awarded a total of $600,000 to two research projects in the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences focusing on infectious diseases.
  • Physical Activity Prolongs Life, Even for the Obese, Study of Puerto Rican Men Finds
    12/6/02
    Being inactive is more life-threatening than being overweight or obese, results of one of the first studies to consider body weight and physical activity simultaneously and assess their independent effects on mortality has found.