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Grant Awarded to Study Vitamin D and Relationship to Colon Cancer

Editor — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:11:16 +0000

Arizona Cancer Center researcher awarded $1.5 million to study vitamin D and its role in colon cancer TUCSON, Ariz. – Elizabeth Jacobs, PhD, Arizona Cancer Center scientist and assistant professor at the University of Arizona Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health, and Peter Jurutka, PhD, of the University of Arizona College of Medicine Phoenix [...]

Three Pediatric Specialists Join PCH Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders

Editor — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 18:18:11 +0000

Phoenix Children’s Hospital Adds Three Hematology/Oncology Specialists to the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders (PHOENIX, Ariz.) – Phoenix Children’s Hospital announces the addition of three pediatric hematology/oncology specialists. Doctors Jim Williams, Sanjay Shah, and Meenakshi Goyal-Khemka are joining the hospital’s Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders. The physicians are transitioning from an East Valley hospital to [...]

Nanobioscience Initiative Targets Personalized Medicine

Editor — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:02:16 +0000

First Center for Downtown Phoenix Biomedical Campus PHOENIX – Diseases will be diagnosed more effectively and sooner through the work being done at the new Center for Applied NanoBioscience and Medicine at the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Phoenix in partnership with Arizona State University. Led by internationally noted biochemist and physicist Frederic Zenhausern, PhD, [...]

Living with Myeloma Conference Unites Patients, Families, Medical Experts

Editor — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:57:14 +0000

Glendale AZ – The Arizona Myeloma Network is currently accepting registrations for its Fourth Annual “Living with Myeloma” Conference taking place on Saturday, March 27, 2010, in Scottsdale, Arizona. The conference is free of charge and welcomes patients, family members, caregivers, physicians, researchers, and other healthcare providers with an interest in myeloma – a blood [...]

A New Approach to Physical – And Fiscal – Fitness

Editor — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:14:32 +0000

With a Cost-Effective Alternative to Traditional Personal Training, New Fitness Franchisor EduFit Looks to Expand on National Basis (Scottsdale, AZ) – There’s a silver lining to be found in the current economic recession. Research suggests that during bad times, people actually exercise more and aren’t as likely to be as obese as they might during more [...]

Parkinson’s Disease to be Discussed at Pecos Senior Center

Editor — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:10:58 +0000

“Living Day to Day with Parkinson’s Disease” Health for a Lifetime Workshop to be Presented at Pecos Senior Center “Health for a Lifetime,” a series of free workshops presented by the city of Phoenix Human Services Department Senior Services Division and St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center, will offer health information for older adults and the community. The [...]

ASU Professor Awarded Research Grant to Study Telehealth

Editor — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:44:14 +0000

Improvement in Patient Outcomes through Banner Home Care Central to Research (Gilbert, Ariz.) — The National Institute of Health’s National Institute of Nursing Research has awarded veteran nurse and Arizona State University Assistant Professor, Dr. Kimberly Shea, a $385,000 research grant to study “telemonitoring” patients in conjunction with Arizona-based Banner Home Care. Dr. Shea will work with [...]

International Pilates Tour Comes to Phoenix

Editor — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 18:41:18 +0000

Tempe professional joins world tour promoting therapeutic benefits of Pilates Tempe, AZ – Virginia Nicholas, M.A., R.N., internationally recognized Pilates instructor and owner of Moving Breath Pilates studio in Tempe, has been chosen to participate in Balanced Body Pilates on Tour® 2010. Pilates on Tour® is an annual event taking professional-level classes and workshops to cities around [...]

Nutrition Event Helps Healthy Eating Grow on You

Editor — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 01:49:00 +0000

Community health event features farmers market; nutrition, cooking and gardening tips SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. – Because there’s truth to the saying that “you are what you eat,” Scottsdale Healthcare will help you be your healthy best during a free community event at the Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center, March 16, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Called “Nutrition From the Ground [...]

Preliminary Findings of Blood Flow Study to be Presented at the Phoenician

Editor — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 22:33:27 +0000

Dr. Richard Jacoby to Address Nearly 1,000 Physicians at International Congress XXIII Endovascular Interventions—March 2, 2010 Phoenix, AZ – Dr. Richard Jacoby, DPM, of the Scottsdale Neuropathy Institute, will present the preliminary findings of a ground breaking blood flow study to the International Congress XXIII during its annual meeting February 28 through March 4 at Scottsdale’s [...]