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Industrial Disasters More Feared Than Natural Ones, UF Study Shows

GAINESVILLE — Radioactive leaks, chemical spills and other man-made industrial disasters strike terror into people more than natural calamities such as hurricanes, tornadoes and earthquakes, a new University of Florida study suggests.

Filed under Research, Business, Environment, Florida, Sciences on Tuesday, August 10, 1999.

Blocking The Binge: UF Researchers Explore Treatment For Uncontrolled Eating

GAINESVILLE—A medication for epilepsy holds promise of also helping people who suffer from binge eating, according to a University of Florida psychiatrist.

Filed under Research, Health on Monday, August 9, 1999.

Red Wine Can Help Maintain Immune System, UF Researcher Finds

GAINESVILLE—Unlike many other alcoholic beverages, red wine does not suppress the immune system, according to preliminary studies at the University of Florida.

Filed under Research, Health, Agriculture on Thursday, August 5, 1999.

New Coating Could Lead To Safer, More Convenient Asthma Drugs

GAINESVILLE — People who suffer from asthma won’t have to breathe into inhalers repeatedly throughout the day — or worry about harmful side effects of asthma drugs — if a University of Florida-developed coating proves as successful in humans as it has in rats.

Filed under Research, Health, Engineering, Sciences on Tuesday, August 3, 1999.

New Building Construction School To Be First Of UF’s “Green” Buildings

GAINESVILLE — The University of Florida’s new School of Building Construction will be the first of what may be many green buildings on campus — and that’s not referring to color.

Filed under Research, Architecture, Environment on Monday, August 2, 1999.