• 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

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

• 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 10, 2002

UCSF Center for the Health Professions celebrates 10 years

• October 9, 2002

'Can Hypnosis Help Smokers to Quit?', SFVAMC study asks

• October 7, 2002

Los neurocirujanos esperan que bajar la temperatura del cuerpo de los pacientes ayude en el tratamie

• October 7, 2002

UCSF clinical trial at SFGH intended to improve outcome from brain trauma

• October 7, 2002

Neurosurgeons hope lowering body temperature will help treat severe brain injuries

• October 2, 2002

Blocking enzyme found to ease anxiety without causing sedation

• September 30, 2002

Overused Antibiotics Fueling Microbe Resistance

A new study heightens concerns that Cipro and related antibiotics are being over-prescribed, accelerating bacterial resistance to the drugs and reducing their ability to treat infections.

• September 30, 2002

Maurice Sokolow, MD, pioneer in study of hypertension, dies

• Research
• September 30, 2002

Macrophages from Human Lymphoma Patients Cause Mouse Lymphoma in Mice UCSF Study Finds

• September 30, 2002

New technique widens the lens on cancer, could lead to new therapies

• September 28, 2002

Cipro, related antibiotics over-prescribed, fueling microbe resistance

• September 27, 2002

UCSF report finds dental practice patterns add to oral health dispartiy in the United States

• September 23, 2002

UCSF School of Dentistry receives $1.3 million

• September 17, 2002

UCSF begins distributing the first of its two embryonic stem cell lines

• September 16, 2002

UCSF Women's Health Center grand opening September 21

• September 13, 2002

'Champions Run' at Kezar stadium Sept. 15 benefits UCSF'S program for kids with HIV/AIDS

• September 13, 2002

UCSF events for October and November, 2002