2012 Headlines
December 2012
December 28, 2012
Jackson
Laboratory at UConn Health Center Is Hiring
December 20, 2012
UConn Health Center Receives Gift Supporting Bioscience Connecticut
December 14 – 18, 2012
Media Call on Health Center’s PTSD Expert
December 13, 2012
Project Buzz: Perkins Eastman Tapped for UConn Health Center in Farmington
December 12, 2012
A Visit from Dr. Misra
December 12, 2012
Connecticut Institute for Primary Care Innovation: Fighting the Physician
Shortage
December 11, 2012
Jackson Lab Sets January Groundbreaking
December 11, 2012
Perkins Eastman to Design Interior
Fit-Out of UCONN Health Center's Ambulatory Center
December 6, 2013
Stamford's Perkins Eastman To Design UConn Outpatient Center
December 5, 2012
Addressing the Primary Care Physician Shortage
December 4, 2013
UConn Plans Genomics Institute in Anticipation of Jackson Laboratory Opening at
University's Healthcare Center
December 4, 2012
Dr. Tom Talks A-Rod's Hip Injury
November 2012
November 28, 2012
Study: Hartford Children Have High Rates of Obesity
November 25, 2012
Understanding the Role of the Human Genome
November 21, 2012
Offsetting the Thanksgiving Intake
November 18, 2012
Thanksgiving a Time to Review Family Health History
November 15, 2012
Great American Smokeout Reminds Us Why Quitting Is Good
November 14, 2012
Editorial: Regenerative
Engineering [PDF]
November 13, 2012
Connecticut Institute for Primary Care Innovation Opens
November 13, 2012
St. Francis, UConn Med School Open Primary Care Institute
November 12, 2012
Jackson Lab Investment Already Paying Off
November 12, 2012
How Sick Do You Have to Be to Skip Going to the Gym?
November 6, 2012
Disarming Cancer Cells
November 5, 2012
Sandy’s Psychological Wake
November 4, 2012
Falling Behind Can Be Depressing
November 2, 2012
Carbon Monoxide Dangers from the Storm
October 2012
October 28, 2012
Studying Heart Problems in Breast Cancer
Survivors
October 27, 2012
CO Poisoning a Threat During Outages
October 25, 2012
Primary Care Doctor Shortage
October 25, 2012
UConn Biologist Will Use Huge Grant to Map Human Genome
October 19, 2012
CT Breast Health Initiative Awards $175,000 to Breast Cancer Researchers in
State
October 18, 2012
Cardiac Concerns in Breast Cancer
Survivors
October 16, 2012
What
Women Should Know About Breast Health
October 16, 2012
Energy Drink Dangers
October 12, 2012
Bioscience
Connecticut Brings Promise to Future of Medicine
October 11, 2012
Women’s Health Breakfast
to Benefit Underserved in Need of Mammograms
October 9, 2012
UConn Gets Grant for Genome Research
October 8, 2012
Breast Cancer Overview
October 3, 2012
Iron Levels and Breast Cancer
October 3, 2012
Screening with a Smile
October 1, 2012
Artificial Light and Breast Cancer Risk
September 2012
September 26, 2012
Replacing Joints, Organs, and Tissues
September 25, 2012
Dealing with Fall Sports Injuries
September 25, 2012
Scientists Tell Lawmakers: Stem Cell Initiative Producing Partnerships,
Breakthroughs
September 24, 2012
State Gets Progress Reports on Jackson Laboratory and State Bioscience
September 23, 2012
State Seeks DNA Hub
September 20, 2012
Occupational Illness in Connecticut
September 19, 2012
American Cancer Society Gears Up for Historic Prevention Study
September 15, 2012
There Are Many Sides to UConn Men's Basketball Coach Jim Calhoun
September 13, 2012
Coach Calhoun's Success Off the Court News
8 Broadcast
September 13, 2012
Coach Calhoun's Success Off the Court NBC
Connecticut Broadcast
September 12, 2012
Heading the Ball Safe for Young Soccer Players?
September 12, 2012
Sports Medicine Expert Weighs in on Young Athletes’ Soccer “Heading”
September 11, 2012
UConn Shows Off Nurse Training Van
September 11, 2012
Portable Training for the UConn Nurses Who Care for Inmates
September 9, 2012
Lyme Disease Update
September 9, 2012
The Future of Primary Care from a Resident’s
Point of View
September 6, 2012
Jackson Lab, UConn Leaders See a Genomic Powerhouse in Their Collaboration at
Future Research Facility in Farmington
September 4, 2012
Whooping Cough Cases Increase in
Connecticut
September 3, 2012
Occupational Illnesses in Connecticut Above National
Average
September 2, 2012
Freedom From Smoking Program
August 2012
August 30, 2012
Storrs to Welcome UConn Health Center Branch in 2013
August 28, 2012
Circumcision Benefits Outweigh Risks, Docs Say
August 20, 2012
Readjusting Kids’ Sleep Habits for School
August 19, 2012
Getting Up-to-Date on Vaccines
August 17, 2012
Connecticut Reports First Human Case of West Nile This Year
August 16, 2012
Summer = Long
Days, Short Nights
August 16, 2012
CDC Recommends Hep C Testing for All Baby Boomers
August 12, 2012
Women’s Cancer Support Group Open to All
August 12, 2012
Roving
Clinics Treat State's Migrant Workers
August 10, 2012
Artificial Lighting and Our Health
August 3, 2012
Cash Rewards Keep People on Their Medications
August 2, 2012
Light Pollution's Potentially Harmful Effects Highlighted in New Film
August 1, 2012
Aetna CEO and 30-Year-Old Bond Over Staggering Cancer Bills
July 2012
July 31, 2012
Olympics, AIDS Conference Give Hope
July 29, 2012
Julian Ford on Post-Traumatic Stress
Disorder
July 23, 2012
At Intersection of Science, Dollars the Tortis See Hope for UConn
July 20, 2012
City Lights Outshine Stars, Obscure Night Sky
July 19, 2012
AMA Addresses Multiple Risks of Nighttime Lighting
July 18, 2012
Tanning: An Avoidable Skin Cancer Danger
July 12, 2012
Why You Need a Vacation
July 9, 2012
Minimizing Chemicals with Sunscreen, Bug
Spray
July 9, 2012
UConn
Researcher's Focus: Could Stem Cells Slow the Aging Process?
July 3, 2012
Workplace Air Quality: Sometimes Dust Is the Problem
June 2012
June 28, 2012
Waiting on the Supreme Court
June 27, 2012
The Adverse Health Effects Associated with Exposure to Artificial Light at Night
June 27, 2012
The Latest, Dangerous Drug Fads: Baths Salts & Freon
June 26, 2012
Stem Cell Research: UConn Professor Tracks Cause of Rare, Genetic Eating
Disorder
June 25, 2012
Teen Pot Use at 30-Year Peak - Are We Too Lax?
June 24, 2012
Update on Stem Cell Research in Connecticut
June 22, 2012
AMA Acknowledges Health Implications of Light at
Night
June 20, 2012
Artificial Lighting Poses Health Risks, American Medical Association Asserts
June 18, 2012
State Awards $9.8 Million for Stem Cell Projects
June 18, 2012
Searching for
Region's Economic Recovery
June 17, 2012
Father’s Day Prostate Health Update
June 12, 2012
Bioscience Connecticut Gets Groundbreaking at UConn
June 11, 2012
Migrant Farm Workers: Medical Care for an Invisible Population
June 11, 2012
At UConn, Two Key Players' Paths Cross Again
June 11, 2012
UConn Health Center Good for the State
June 10, 2012
Sunscreen Helpful, But
Not a Free Pass
June 10, 2012
Protecting Your Skin from Sun Damage
June 8, 2012
NFL Faces Lawsuit Over Head Injuries
June 7, 2012
DNA Blueprint for Fetus Built Using Tests of
Parents
June 6, 2012
Executive Vice President Frank Torti:
Bioscience Connecticut ‘An Opportunity to Do Great Things’
June 3, 2012
Gearing Up to Pedal Coast to Coast for a Cure
June 2012
High-Profile Feature: John Dempsey Hospital
May 2012
May 31, 2012
Biotechnology Investment: Gains and Losses (PDF)
May 30, 2012
Growth of State Economy Can Come in Bioscience
May 30, 2012
More Evidence Suggests Link Between Night Shift, Breast Cancer
May 30, 2012
Growth of State Economy Can Come in Bioscience
May 28, 2012
New UConn Health Center Chief Looks Ahead
May 28, 2012
Alcohol and Drug Problems Categorized Differently in Revised Manual
May 28, 2012
New UConn Health Center Chief Looks Ahead
May 25, 2012
The Science of Beauty
May 23, 2012
Update From New President of the American Society of Hypertension
May 23, 2012
Could a Lollipop Cure the Hiccups?
May 18, 2012
State's Doctors at Odds Over Medical Marijuana: Compassionate Solution or a
Reckless Leap?
May 17, 2012
UConn Cardiologist Weighs
in on ‘Z-Pak’ Study
May 15, 2012
Fertility Diet
May 14, 2012
Med Students Trying to Grow Bone Marrow Donor Registry
May 13, 2012
Mother-child Bonding, Postpartum Depression
May 13, 2012
Link Between Hypertension and Cognitive Function
May 11, 2012
Addiction Diagnoses May Rise Under Guideline Changes
May 7, 2012
Should I Let My Son Play Football?
May 7, 2012
Sports/Energy Drinks Just as Bad on Teeth as
Soda?
May 4, 2012
Recovering from Career-threatening Injury
May 2, 2012
Conflicts of Interest in Health Care
May 2012
Jackson Lab Project Listed as Breakthrough Victory
April 2012
April 24, 2012
William Raveis-American Cancer Society Patient Navigator Program
April 23, 2012
Lab Pitches Cancer Dream
April 23, 2012
Physicians Feeling Pressure from Patients’ Financial Problems
April 18, 2012
New Prostate Cancer Treatment: High Intensity Focused Ultrasound
April 15, 2012
UConn
Medical School's New Dean Wants to Bring More Ideas to Market
April 11, 2012
Dental X-rays Linked to Common Brain Tumor
April 10, 2012
The Debate Over Medical Tests
April 8, 2012
Projects Such as UConn's Bioscience Connecticut Aim to Keep State on Biotech's
Leading Edge
April 4, 2012
Wrong on Colonoscopies
March 2012
March 1, 2012
UConn Cardiologists Uncover New Heart
Attack Warning Sign
February 2012
February 29, 2012
Baptist's Torti Will Become UConn Med-School Dean
February 29, 2012
Introducing the UConn Health Center’s Next Leader
February 28, 2012
Jackson Labs Picks
Architect
February 27, 2012
Farmington Braces for Economic Growth
February 24, 2012
Bioscience Investments Help Recruit New UConn Health Center Chief
February 24, 2012
Dr. Liu Makes the Case for Genomics and Personalized Medicine
February 23, 2012
Jackson Lab Hires First Connecticut Researcher
February 21, 2012
The Hidden Risks of Heart Attacks
February 20, 2012
Finally Some
Reason for Economic Optimism
February 17, 2012
State Projects Could Play Key Role in Accelerating Economic Recovery in 2012
February 16, 2012
Jackson Labs and
Personalized Medicine
February 7, 2012
Running Connecticut Like a Mayor, Not a King
January 2012
January 30, 2012
Our View: Lab Project Offers Promise
January 30, 2012
Record Attendance at Farmington's January Business Breakfast; Expansion of
Jackson Labs Discussed
January 23, 2012
Pros and Cons of the PSA Test for Prostate
Cancer
January 19, 2012
Economist Points to Improving State Outlook
January 12, 2012
Governor Dannel Malloy Signs the Jackson Lab Legislation
January 5, 2012
UConn Lab Project
January 9, 2012
Thomas Callahan: Moving
Quickly to Shape Bioscience CT
January 9, 2012
Bioscience LEED
Commitment Addresses Energy Dilemma of Updating Buildings
January 8, 2012
Jackson Laboratory Provides Bioscience Linchpin
January 7, 2012
UConn Chief Says University Could Become 'Silicon Valley' of Medical,
Engineering, Science Research
January 6, 2012
Herbst: Conn. Could Gain Worldwide Reputation
January 1, 2012
Connecticut’s New Partner
in Science Tracks the Root Causes of Disease, Mouse by Mouse
January 1, 2012
Maine Voices: Move to Connecticut Will Create Jobs Here