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UF Researchers Compare Drugs In Study Of Enlarged Prostate Disease

GAINESVILLE—A drug commonly prescribed to treat prostate disease is not as effective as its less expensive counterpart for men with a certain form of the disorder, report University of Florida and Veterans Affairs researchers in a recent issue of the New England Journal of Medicine.

Filed under Research, Health on Monday, December 16, 1996.

UF Researcher Launches Dental Reform Group

GAINESVILLE, Fla.—The number of teeth filled in the United States could drop by as much as 75 million annually if dental payment practices are reformed, a University of Florida researcher suggests.

Filed under Research, Health on Thursday, December 12, 1996.

Short Children Too Often Viewed As Handicapped, UF Researchers Say

GAINESVILLE —The availability and aggressive marketing of synthetic growth hormone can lead to short stature in children being treated as a disease or disorder when often there may be no real problem, say professors at the University of Florida.

Filed under Research, Health, Education, Family on Wednesday, December 11, 1996.

UF Study: Ailing Black Elders Can Count On Help From Family And Friends

GAINESVILLE, Fla.—Blacks are twice as likely as whites to care for their aging relatives, University of Florida researchers report.

Filed under Research, Health, Family, Aging, Black on Thursday, December 5, 1996.

Florida’s Healthy Kids Plan Wins National Award

GAINESVILLE—Thanks to an idea that struck Steve Freedman while he was shaving nine years ago, thousands of Florida children now have access to affordable medical care.

Filed under Research, Health, Family, Florida on Tuesday, December 3, 1996.

New MRI ‘Football’ Helmet Yields Clearer Images Of Brain

GAINESVILLE—At the University of Florida, football players aren’t the only ones wearing helmets these days. Off the field, UF researchers have developed specialized headgear to explore the body’s ultimate frontier–the brain.

Filed under Research, Health on Wednesday, November 27, 1996.

UF Veterinary Team Implants Artificial Knee In First-Ever Procedure

GAINESVILLE—An aging Western cougar with a bad knee now has a new one after University of Florida veterinarians surgically implanted a prosthetic device for the first time in an exotic cat.

Filed under Research, Health, Veterinary on Tuesday, November 19, 1996.

UF Researchers: Heart Patients Who Exercise Have Lower Levels Of Harmful Hormones

GAINESVILLE—Rest may not be best for patients diagnosed with chronic heart failure, University of Florida researchers say.

Filed under Research, Health on Tuesday, November 12, 1996.

Gators Help Bulldogs Walk — At UF Veterinary College

GAINESVILLE—The University of Florida Gators may have stopped the Georgia Bulldogs in their tracks Saturday, but UF veterinarians prefer to help bulldogs get back on their feet.

Filed under Research, Veterinary on Wednesday, November 6, 1996.

Researchers Pinpoint Brain Signals Linking Low-Calorie Diet To Infertility

GAINESVILLE—Scientists have long known that dieting, fasting and malnourishment can cause at least temporary infertility in women and men. Now, for the first time, they think they know how.

Filed under Research, Health on Friday, November 1, 1996.