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UAB Department of Music presents new season of performances


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Published Aug. 2, 2010 at 4:49 a.m.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Music will present a new season of performances for fall 2010, including free recitals by faculty members, as well as free student recitals and concerts ...

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Magic City Moms


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Published Aug. 1, 2010 at 3:32 p.m.

Morning reporter Lisa Crane blogs about being a first-time mom in the Magic City ...

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UAB study looks to boost muscle mass in older adults


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Published July 30, 2010 at 9:33 a.m.

Can a nutritional supplement used for wound-healing also help build muscle in older adults? Researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Department of Nutrition Sciences are taking a hard look at an over-the-counter supplement that might help seniors avoid age-related muscle loss ...

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Loretta Nall named to Top 100 Most Influential Women in Cannabis


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Published July 29, 2010 at 1:37 p.m.
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I learned today that Skunk Magazine has listed me in the Top 100 Most Influential Women in Cannabis. I have not seen the issue and don't know what it says. I hope to have someone pick up a copy for me at Books a Million somewhere in Alabama. The nearest one to me is in Birmingham ... or maybe Auburn ... I have to say it is a very nice surprise to be recognized for all of my work and dedication to the cannabis law reform movement. When I started my activism back in 2002 after a bullshit

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Ray L. Watts named senior VP, dean of the School of Medicine at UAB


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Published July 29, 2010 at 11:43 a.m.

Ray L. Watts, M.D., has been named senior vice president for Medicine of the University of Alabama at Birmingham and dean of the School of Medicine at UAB today, July 29, 2010, after a nationwide search. His appointment will begin Oct. 1, 2010 ...

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UAB clinical trial looking at diabetes/gum disease connection


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Published July 29, 2010 at 4:58 a.m.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Dentistry is one of three sites recruiting patients for a clinical trial to test whether the treatment of chronic periodontitis, or gum disease, improves control of Type 2 diabetes ...

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UAB receives renewed funding to study financial decision-making skills and dementia


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Published July 27, 2010 at 5:35 a.m.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham Alzheimer’s Disease Center has received funding to further study the effects of declining financial skills in patients with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), a precursor to Alzheimer’s disease ...

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Resuscitation research funding renewed – UAB active member in national consortium


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Published July 27, 2010 at 5:29 a.m.

Governmental agencies in the United States and Canada will provide funding for another six years to the Resuscitation Outcomes Consortium (ROC), a clinical research network studying early delivery of interventions for serious trauma and cardiac arrest by emergency medical services (EMS) teams. The Alabama Resuscitation Center, located at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), is one of 10 sites involved in the project ...

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Krispy Kreme gets more competition


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Published July 26, 2010 at 2:32 p.m.
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Krispy Kreme's "Hot Now" sign is hard to resist. There's an undeniable appeal to watching the donuts go through the rising, frying and glazing process, then biting into one still warm from the fryer.  ... But really, unless they're hot, I'm not that wild about Krispy Kreme donuts. To me, they taste too heavily of oil and sugar, with the more subtle flavors of yeast and other ingredients overwhelmed by the sweetness ... That's why I've been happy to see a flurry of new donut-shop openings in

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UAB clinical trial assessing aspirin’s ability to prolong a healthy life


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Published July 26, 2010 at 4:18 a.m.

In today’s society, people are living longer, making identifying treatments to prolong a life that is free of physical disability and memory problems increasingly important. To that end, University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) researchers are taking a hard look at aspirin as a potentially useful drug in the fight for health and longevity ...

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