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Published: November 25 2003
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Consumer confidence among Floridians fell two points this month, prompted almost entirely by increased pessimism about whether it is a good time to make large purchases, such as appliances, furniture and cars, University of Florida economists say.
Published: November 24 2003
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Hair dye and wrinkle cream can erase some of the outward signs of aging. Now University of Florida researchers may have discovered a way to turn back the clock on the physically devastating loss of strength and muscle mass.
Published: November 21 2003
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A beneficial naturally occurring bacterium may provide a safe and effective treatment for children with a rare life-threatening disease that causes recurrent kidney stones and eventually destroys both the kidneys and liver, researchers reported today (11/21).
Published: November 20 2003
MELROSE, Fla. — If you live in an urban area, you probably think of the turkey as a shockingly stupid bird that dies at Thanksgiving but lingers in your refrigerator for weeks.
Published: November 19 2003
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — At 85, Matilda is frail and forgetful. Like a growing number of Floridians, she has reached the stage when living on her own is becoming difficult. But she will avoid an assisted living facility or nursing home for now.
Published: November 12 2003
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Lost the Triple Crown again? Been a bit slow out of the gate? Four years old and already feeling like a 20-year-old nag?
Published: November 10 2003
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Teenagers who break the speed limit are more likely than nonspeeding teens to gamble, use drugs or drink alcohol, University of Florida scientists reported today at the Society for Neuroscience's 33rd annual meeting in New Orleans.
Published: November 19 2003
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — UF medical scientists reported today they have significantly delayed the growth of cancerous human tumors in mice by combining a new drug that thwarts blood vessel formation with another new drug that destroys existing vessels.
Published: November 6 2003
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida researchers have discovered the cause of severe muscle damage that occurs when people with poor circulation work up a good sweat: free radicals. Now they hope to use the information to unlock the secrets of how to shut down those pesky body wastes.
Published: November 5 2003
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Thousands of feet below the surface of the Pacific, along a massive volcanic mountain range called the mid-ocean ridge, much of the ocean floor is pockmarked with jagged-edged semi-circular holes and collapsed pits of varying sizes.
Published: November 14 2003
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — It looks like something that’s been here for a million years, like a multi-ton rock that has been worn smooth by the forces of time.
Published: November 13 2003
GAINESVILLE, Fla. — Had America’s most famous flying duo heeded advice of a friendly engineer, the upcoming centennial anniversary of the Wright brothers’ famed flight might be happening near Fort Myers, not at Kill Devil Hills, N.C., a University of Florida researcher says.
Published: December 16 2003
By: K. Anderson Crooks
K. Anderson Crooks, a public relations instructor and administrator at the University of Florida, previously served as the chief communications officer for Florida’s largest water utility company.