• October 29, 2002

UCSF School of Dentistry receives $1.2 M grant to prevent oral cancer

• October 28, 2002

AIDS and cancer specimen bank at UCSF renamed and funded for five more years

• October 28, 2002

Survey Ranks School of Pharmacy #1

The UCSF School of Pharmacy is ranked as the top in the US, according to a survey that weighed key criteria, including perception, funding and number of scientific publications.

• October 25, 2002

UCSF'S Ephraim Engleman, MD, receives highest honor in rheumatology

• October 24, 2002

Experimental "Gene Switch" increases lifespan with no ill effects

• October 24, 2002

Checking those bags of treats for a safe Halloween

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• October 22, 2002

Beijing conference to address lung cancer crisis in China

• October 20, 2002

UCSF-led team reports new test improves detection of prions in animals

• October 17, 2002

UCSF'S Institute for Global Health leads consortium created to assist CDC'S Global AIDS Program

• October 17, 2002

Grant to expand pediatric primary care for more than 2,500 Mission Youths

• October 15, 2002

One in five cancers detected by mammography is noninvasive, UCSF study finds

• October 14, 2002

Study finds increased risk of liver injury with some TB medications

• October 14, 2002

UCSF study converts fat cells to bone cells, could lead to help in bone repair

Tissue cells that are destined to become fat cells can be converted to true bone cells in response to signals sent from outside the cell, according to a study at the University of California, San Francisco.

• October 14, 2002

UCSF researchers find psychological intervention and drugs aid in short term smoking cessation---but not long term

• October 10, 2002

UCSF Center for the Health Professions celebrates 10 years