The UCLA Fielding School of Public Health and the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center received a new $20 million federal grant this week, which will fund a national project to combat obesity. Read more...
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October 5, 1:51 am
UCLA receives $20 million grant for obesity prevention project
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October 5, 1:48 am
Ashe About Your Health: How to deal with a persistent cough
Probably the most common cough that prompts most people to ultimately see a health care provider is the one that just lingers and lingers in the wake of what we thought was "just a bad cold." And often times, it seems to be worst at night, when you most want it to go away. Read more...
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October 3, 1:02 am
Carbon Omission: Rideshare Week aims to cut traffic, emissions with eco-friendly options
Abandoning his car in his driveway, Jeffrey Nerdin dusted off his bike and joined the realm of eco-friendly commuters "“ biking 10 miles uphill from his house in Encino to his job on UCLA's campus. Read more...
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September 28, 2:23 am
Ashe About Your Health: _Misconceptions about the flu should not deter students from getting influenza vaccines_
Have you ever had the flu? I mean the real flu. Influenza. I'm not talking about a few days of aches, fever, sore throat, cough and stuffy nose we all get once in a while. Read more...
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September 23, 8:07 am
An undergraduate’s medical pursuit leads from Iraq to UCLA
It was in the middle of the Iraq War in 2007. Read more...
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Sinan Jabori, a fifth-year psychobiology student, speaks with a patient in the Peter Morton Medical Building at UCLA Medical Plaza.
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September 23, 8:05 am
Ashe about your health: Column will answer student-submitted questions about health
I am Dr. David Baron, the new executive director of the Arthur Ashe Student Health and Wellness Center. Read more...
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David Baron
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September 10, 3:28 am
UCLA alum’s study finds excessive traffic noise can negatively impact health
Her phone was ringing in her pocket and a man behind her was asking for directions, but Mandy Hoskinson could not hear any of it. Read more...
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A study by UCLA alum Alexander Schaffer says commuters who use the Los Angeles train system often can have health problems later in life.