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UF Physicians Launch Cyberspace-Aided Study To Examine Safety Of Controversial Heart Drug

GAINESVILLE—University of Florida cardiologists are at the forefront of a $30 million study that will use the Internet to determine whether a treatment strategy for high blood pressure and angina increases the risk of heart attack, stroke or death.

Filed under Health, Research, Technology on Monday, March 31, 1997.

UF Researcher Explores Protein’s Role In Kidney Stones

GAINESVILLE—The ultimate therapy for people with kidney stones may lie not only in careful meal planning and drinking plenty of water, but also in changing what the body’s cells make, a University of Florida researcher says.

Filed under Health, Research on Thursday, March 20, 1997.

UF Researcher Explores Spirituality’s Role In Health

GAINESVILLE—Can spirituality improve health? A University of Florida researcher is trying to find out, using a new scientific survey to put religion under the microscope.

Filed under Health, Religion, Research, Sciences on Friday, March 7, 1997.

UF Researcher: Depressed People Upbeat About Friends And Loved Ones

GAINESVILLE — Far from being negative about everything and everyone, depressed people actually are optimistic and positive when it comes to their friends and loved ones, a new University of Florida study finds.

Filed under Family, Health, Research on Tuesday, March 4, 1997.