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This is University Update Weekly, your online source for University of Florida news and events for the week of October 31st.

With so many food holidays, such as Halloween, Thanksgiving and Chrismas, fast approaching ’tis the season for weight gain. But now University of Florida researchers have found a key to keeping the metabolism running.

You’ve heard about the dangers of disease from toxic floodwaters drained from New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. Now a University of Florida study suggests all American cities are at-risk from the potentially toxic effects of even a small rainstorm.

Gloom hovers over the Sunshine State, and it has little to do with Hurricane Wilma’s tear through south Florida. Consumer confidence held steady in October – at its lowest level in twelve years. The University of Florida’s monthly index of statewide consumer confidence shows growing pessimism among consumers about the state and national economies.

This is University Update Weekly, your online source for University of Florida news and events for the week of October 24th.

Doctors diagnose head and neck cancer in more than 40,000 Americans each year. But some patients may be going under the knife unnecessarily – their lymph nodes are often healthy. Now University of Florida experts have developed a way to assess early CT scans to predict whether lymph nodes in the neck are cancer-free and [...]

This is University Update Weekly, your online source for University of Florida news and events for the week of October 17th.

Sex for the middle-aged and suddenly single woman could have serious health risks, as many doctors aren’t discussing the dangers of sexually-transmitted disease with their middle-aged female patients. Here’s UF health researcher Kathryn Grant.

Flu season’s started early for man’s best friend. Veterinary scientists say a canine version of influenza has already killed racing greyhounds in seven states, and even household dogs are at-risk. For more, here’s Research Report.

This is University Update Weekly, your online source for University of Florida news and events for the week of October 10th.