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Asthma sufferers could soon find themselves out of breath when they pay for their medicine. A University of Florida study shows that a new propellant mandated for asthma inhalers by late next year could cost consumers three times more than the current drug does.

This is University Update Weekly, your online source for University of Florida news and events for the week of March 26th.

More than 360,000 American women will go under the knife this year for breast augmentation, and now University of Florida research suggests that will bring a boost in self-esteem. Here’s UF nursing researcher Cindi Figueroa-Haas.

The national champion Florida Gators turned the White House into the Swamp, at least according to BCS MVP Chris Leak. Here’s President Bush welcoming Coach Urban Meyer and the national champions.

If you’ve been waiting to buy a home in Florida, experts say you shouldn’t wait any longer. You’re not likely going to get a lower price. The University of Florida’s quarterly survey of real estate experts suggests that the single family housing market in Florida may have finally bottomed out. UF researcher […]

Millions of high school and college students will join in Spring break fun over the next few weeks, but the heavy drinking that often happens on break could do damage that persists well past a morning hangover. Here’s UF psychiatry expert Scott Teitelbaum.

This is University Update Weekly, your online source for University of Florida news and events for the week of March 5th.