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		<title>UGA.Today: Medical Science</title>
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		<dc:rights>Copyright 2012</dc:rights>
		<dc:date>2012-05-16T14:00:+00:00</dc:date>
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				<title>UGA College of Pharmacy graduates 121 students</title>
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					The University of Georgia College of Pharmacy graduated 121 doctor of  pharmacy students in ceremonies held May 5 in Athens. Of those students,  70 graduated with honors, including one first honor graduate. Other  honors were five summa cum laude, 32 magna cum laude and 33 cum laude.
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				<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 13:50:54 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Malaria discoveries could pave way for new therapies</title>
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					Half the world's population is at risk for contracting malaria. The deadly disease, spread by hungry mosquitoes that bite humans for their blood meals, affects more than 200 million people each year, and many people-mostly children-die.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 12:04:49 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA College of Veterinary Medicine presents Phi Zeta honors</title>
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					The University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine recently  recognized outstanding faculty and students with honors for excellence  in teaching, research and service at its annual Phi Zeta Veterinary  Honor Society Induction Ceremony.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 9 May 2012 15:18:56 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>NSF grant will help scientists uncover hidden soybean genes</title>
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					Soybeans are the world's largest single source of vegetable protein and  edible oil, already used to make livestock feed, soymilk, tofu,  adhesives, alternative fuels, disinfectants, plastics and particleboard.  Using a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation,  University of Georgia researcher Wayne Parrott hopes to uncover more  uses for the popular legume.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 9 May 2012 14:05:00 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Study suggests new approach to explain cancer growth: low oxygen levels</title>
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					Low oxygen levels in cells may be a primary cause of uncontrollable tumor growth in some cancers, according to a new University of Georgia study. The authors' findings run counter to widely accepted beliefs that genetic mutations are responsible for cancer growth.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 3 May 2012 20:03:07 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA researcher receives $2.82 million grant to track tuberculosis transmissions in Africa</title>
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					Christopher Whalen, the Ernest Corn Professor of Epidemiology in the department of epidemiology and biostatistics in the University of Georgia College of Public Health, has received a five-year, $2.82 million grant to understand how tuberculosis is transmitted in urban environments in Africa.
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				<pubDate>Tue, 1 May 2012 12:01:36 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA listed among healthiest colleges in US</title>
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					The University of Georgia ranked fifth in a recent survey of the healthiest colleges in the U.S. The university was one of 25 selected by Greatist, an online health and fitness information source, as a school that creates "the best environment for leading a fit, healthy and happy life," the site reads.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 18:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA College of Veterinary Medicine names poultry veterinarian &#8216;Distinguished Alumnus&#8217;</title>
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					An internationally recognized expert in poultry medicine, who recently  retired as head of the University of Georgia Poultry Diagnostic and  Research Center, was recognized as a "Distinguished Alumnus" by the  Alumni Association of the UGA College of Veterinary Medicine.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 9 Apr 2012 21:15:20 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA College of Veterinary Medicine names Ellijay&#45;area veterinarian &#8216;Distinguished Alumnus&#8217;</title>
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					A mixed-animal practitioner known for his expertise in camelids was recognized recently as a "Distinguished Alumnus" by the Alumni Association of the University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 9 Apr 2012 21:12:18 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA College of Veterinary Medicine names Tennessee veterinarian &#8216;Young Achiever&#8217;</title>
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					A mixed-animal practitioner in rural east Tennessee was recognized  recently as a "Young Achiever" by the Alumni Association of the  University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 9 Apr 2012 21:08:51 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Black flies may have a purpose after all</title>
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					Black flies drink blood and spread disease such as river blindness-creating misery with their presence. A University of Georgia study, however, proves that the pesky insects can be useful.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 9 Apr 2012 14:35:38 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA Voices lecture series concludes with wildlife&#8217;s role in health pandemics</title>
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					An international ecology expert with a passion for wildlife and life in the bush will deliver this year's final Global Diseases: Voices from the Vanguard lecture on April 10 at 5:30 p.m. in the University of Georgia Chapel.
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				<pubDate>Fri, 6 Apr 2012 13:52:16 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Exercise can help when chronic illness gets you down, UGA study finds</title>
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					Suffering from a chronic illness can drain a person's quality of life, but add in depression, and the results are debilitating. A new study from University of Georgia researchers shows that exercise training can reduce depression symptoms in patients with a chronic illness.
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				<pubDate>Tue, 3 Apr 2012 13:12:18 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA disability research inspires wellness course</title>
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					For the past nine years, researchers and students in UGA's Exercise Vascular Biology Laboratory have studied how exercise of paralyzed muscles-made possible by electrical stimulation-reduces risk for cardiovascular disease and diabetes, similar to the benefits of exercise in the muscles of able-bodied individuals.
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				<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:35:50 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA scientists reveal genetic mutation depicted in van Gogh&#8217;s sunflower paintings</title>
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					In addition to being among his most vibrant and celebrated works, Vincent van Gogh's series of sunflower paintings also depict a mutation whose genetic basis has, until now, been a bit of a mystery.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 21:15:50 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Author Harriet Washington to discuss Deadly Monopolies at UGA Lecture</title>
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					Acclaimed author Harriet A. Washington will visit the University of Georgia on April 4 to discuss her latest book Deadly Monopolies: The Shocking Corporate Takeover of Life Itself and the Consequences for Your Health and Our Medical Future. Her lecture will take place at 4 p.m. in room 248 of the Miller Learning Center.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 20:33:40 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Toxicologist to study insecticide risks to infants and children</title>
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					James Bruckner, a toxicology professor in the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy, received a two-year, $898,179 contract from the Consumer Specialty Production Association to assess potential neurotoxic risks posed by pyrethroid insecticides to infants and children. The research findings will be forwarded to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency so it can develop scientifically based exposure guidelines to assure safe levels of pyrethroids in agriculture and the home.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 19:34:11 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Researchers use nanoparticles, magnetic current to damage cancerous cells in mice</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/uga&#45;researchers&#45;use&#45;nanoparticles&#45;alternating&#45;magnetic&#45;current&#45;to&#45;dama</link>
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					Using nanoparticles and alternating magnetic fields, University of Georgia scientists have found that head and neck cancerous tumor cells in mice can be killed in half an hour without harming healthy cells.
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				<pubDate>Tue, 27 Mar 2012 17:22:15 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>One Health mini&#45;symposium to focus on climate change, infectious disease</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/one&#45;health&#45;mini&#45;symposium&#45;to&#45;focus&#45;on&#45;climate&#45;change&#45;infectious&#45;disease</link>
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					On April 3, experts from the University of Georgia, Emory University and the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom will spend the afternoon sharing their One Health perspectives on how a changing climate might impact the incidence of infectious diseases in both people and animals around the globe.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:30:45 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Exercise physiologist to speak on youth obesity prevention at UGA</title>
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					Russell R. Pate, a nationally recognized expert and scholar on physical activity, will speak about obesity prevention in youth at the Ramsey Lecture Series on March 28 at 4 p.m. in the Georgia Center for Continuing Education Conference Center and Hotel.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:08:02 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Nobel Prize winner to deliver Boyd Lecture at UGA</title>
				<link>http://news.uga.edu/releases/article/nobel&#45;prize&#45;winner&#45;to&#45;deliver&#45;boyd&#45;lecture&#45;at&#45;uga</link>
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					Bruce Beutler, 2011 Nobel Laureate in Physiology or Medicine and director of the Center for Genetics of Host Defense at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas, will deliver the 2012 George H. Boyd Distinguished Lecture.  He will speak at 4 p.m. on April 11, in room 102 of the Zell B. Miller Learning Center. His lecture is titled "Forward Genetic Analysis of Innate Immunity."
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				<pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 13:16:21 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA to hold pharmaceutical development symposium</title>
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					Nine international leaders in the field of modern drug development will speak at the first Symposium on Pharmaceutical Development sponsored by the University of Georgia College of Pharmacy. The daylong event on April 19 at the Classic Center will begin with registration at 8 a.m.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 21 Mar 2012 13:10:07 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA heat study guides new GHSA rules aiming to prevent exertional heat illness, deaths</title>
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					High school student-athletes need about 10-14 days to acclimate their bodies to the heat stress in preseason practices in late July and August each year and gradual acclimatization to these conditions can help minimize the risk of exertional heat illnesses, or EHI, according to a three-year study by University of Georgia researchers.
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				<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:29:44 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Lecturer to discuss history of women in medicine</title>
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					Women in medicine is the theme of a University of Georgia talk that will  be given by Regina Morantz-Sanchez, a University of Michigan professor  of history, on March 22 in room 148 of the Miller Learning Center. The  lecture on "What's History Got to Do with It? Four Decades of  Scholarship on Gender and Medicine" is free and open to the public.
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				<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 16:46:18 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>African meningitis enemy is next UGA Voices lecturer</title>
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					A public health visionary who has spent the past 10 years developing an effective and inexpensive meningitis vaccine for Africa will deliver the next Global Diseases: Voices from the Vanguard lecture on March 20 at 5:30 p.m. in the University of Georgia Chapel.
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				<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 15:02:11 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA College of Public Health cancer survival study uncovers wide racial disparities</title>
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					African Americans in Georgia, especially in rural areas, have  drastically poorer survival rates from cancer. These disparities are  much larger when compared to national data, according to the findings  from a study recently published in the journal Cancer by a team of  researchers in the University of Georgia College of Public Health.
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				<pubDate>Tue, 13 Mar 2012 17:16:20 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA to host national conference on evidence&#45;based health March 30</title>
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					Kendall Ho, one of the top experts in the use of information technologies to accelerate the incorporation of the latest health evidence into routine medical practice, will be the keynote speaker at the third annual conference of the University of Georgia&rsquo;s Institute for Evidence-Based Health Professions Education on Friday, March 30.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 21:22:50 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Southern Research CEO Jack Secrist to give first College of Pharmacy Chu Lecture</title>
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					The department of pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences in the  University of Georgia College of Pharmacy will hold the first lecture of  the Chu Lectureship Series on March 28 at 11 a.m. in room 201 of the  pharmacy south building.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 12 Mar 2012 20:11:34 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>GIS siting of emergency vehicles improves response time</title>
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					In an emergency, minutes matter. With this knowledge, University of Georgia researchers developed a new method for determining where emergency vehicle stations should be located. The results of their work could improve ambulance response time for the 200 million Americans who dial 911 each year, according to the Federal Communications Commission.
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				<pubDate>Fri, 2 Mar 2012 18:21:52 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA study reveals basic molecular &#8216;wiring&#8217; of stem cells</title>
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					Despite the promise associated with the therapeutic use of human stem  cells, a complete understanding of the mechanisms that control the  fundamental question of whether a stem cell becomes a specific cell type  within the body or remains a stem cell has-until now-eluded scientists.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 1 Mar 2012 17:11:16 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA researcher working to speed blood testing</title>
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					The wait for some blood test results may be reduced from weeks to hours, thanks to research being conducted at the University of Georgia. Leidong Mao, an assistant professor with the UGA Faculty of Engineering, is refining a device to manipulate blood cells and other particles that shows promise in detecting and treating blood diseases. He has recently received a National Science Foundation CAREER Award to further his work.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:39:42 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Neurodegenerative disease expert to deliver Ritter Lecture at UGA</title>
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					A leading expert on misfolded proteins that play a role in  neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's will  share her insights at the annual Ritter Lecture on March 27 at 4 p.m. in  room 404B of the biological sciences building at the University of  Georgia.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 20:01:00 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Live Healthy Columbus presents blueprint to combat childhood obesity</title>
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					A report released this month will help Columbus address its growing childhood obesity issue, specifically in its metropolitan area. The University of Georgia Fanning Institute conducted the three-month health needs assessment and outlined nine strategies for community action.
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				<pubDate>Fri, 24 Feb 2012 17:40:10 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Healthy foods missing from stores in low&#45;income black neighborhoods, UGA study finds</title>
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					Most convenience stores have a wide variety of chips, colorful candies and bottles of sugar-sweetened carbonated beverages. While shoppers can buy calorie-heavy foods wrapped in pretty packages in these locations, what they usually can't find are the fresh produce, whole grains and low-fat dairy products necessary for a healthy diet.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:56:02 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA College of Veterinary Medicine sets annual open house for April 6</title>
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					The University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine's annual open  house will be held April 6 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Exotic animal displays,  horseback-riding demonstrations, a parade of dog breeds and veterinary  hospital tours are some of the many activities that will be available.
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				<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:27:53 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA animal vaccine may slow deadly spread of Chagas disease</title>
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					Chagas disease is the single most common cause of congestive heart failure and sudden death in the world. The devastating parasitic infection affects millions of people throughout Central and South America. But as global travel increases, it's becoming a greater threat in the United States and Europe as well.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:54:02 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Leading cause of blindness topic of next UGA Voices Lecture</title>
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					Trachoma starts off looking like ordinary pink eye or conjunctivitis. But left untreated, this bacterial infection causes eyes to ooze, lids to swell and sometimes turn inside out, and leads to permanent scarring that blinds millions of people every year.
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				<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 21:58:55 GMT</pubDate>
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					Proper nutrition is essential for the body to function. A nutritious diet provides the nutrients needed for a lifetime of health and aids in the prevention of chronic disease, obesity and cancer.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 9 Feb 2012 21:52:53 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA discovery uses &#8216;fracture putty&#8217; to repair broken bone in days</title>
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					Broken bones in humans and animals are painful and often take months to  heal. Studies conducted in part by University of Georgia Regenerative  Bioscience Center researchers show promise to significantly shorten the  healing time and revolutionize the course of fracture treatment.
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				<pubDate>Fri, 3 Feb 2012 20:05:49 GMT</pubDate>
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					There are 16,000 types of parasitic roundworms causing illnesses in  humans and animals. Controlling their effects on health becomes more  difficult as the medicines used to treat them become less effective. A  University of Georgia nematode expert offers one perspective on new  research suggesting genetic changes in the worm cause them to resist  conventional drugs.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 2 Feb 2012 21:41:41 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Study offers new information for flu fight</title>
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					Influenza virus can rapidly evolve from one form to another, complicating the effectiveness of vaccines and anti-viral drugs used to treat it. By first understanding the complex host cell pathways that the flu uses for replication, University of Georgia researchers are finding new strategies for therapies and vaccines, according to a study published in the January issue of the Journal of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology.
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				<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 15:36:50 GMT</pubDate>
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					Mark Wilson, head of the department of health promotion and behavior in the University of Georgia College of Public Health, has received a grant to test different versions of a diabetes prevention program in workplace settings. The $3 million, five-year grant will fund a six-month weight management program aimed at reducing caloric intake and bolstering physical activity among employees of municipal governments in Georgia.
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				<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 20:13:51 GMT</pubDate>
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					World-renowned paleontologist Jack Horner, author of How to Build a Dinosaur, will discuss how he and his colleagues are developing the technology to create a real dinosaur at a lecture that is part of the annual Darwin Days celebration at the University of Georgia.
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				<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 19:53:58 GMT</pubDate>
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The University of Georgia has launched a major campus-wide initiative to help the state address its growing epidemic of adult and childhood obesity. Clifton A. Baile, a Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar, D.W. Brooks Distinguished Professor of Animal and Dairy Science and professor in the College of Family and Consumer Sciences, along with the Office of the Vice President for Research, will lead the new UGA Obesity Initiative. 
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				<pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:05:30 GMT</pubDate>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:02:25 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA College of Public Health professor appointed to U.S. Preventive Services Task Force</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2012 18:43:07 GMT</pubDate>
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					Dr. Robert Tauxe, a physician and public health expert who has spent his  career battling illnesses transmitted by contaminated food and water,  will open the seventh annual Global Diseases: Voices from the Vanguard  lecture series on Jan 17 at 5:30 p.m. in the University of Georgia  Chapel.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 9 Jan 2012 21:23:36 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA College of Veterinary Medicine to host annual shelter medicine seminar</title>
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					The fourth annual Shelter Medicine Seminar will be held Jan. 29 at the  University of Georgia College of Veterinary Medicine. The all-day event  is focused on the best management and medicine practices for local and  regional animal shelters. People who work with animal rescue groups,  animal control facilities and humane societies in Georgia, North  Carolina and South Carolina are encouraged to attend.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 5 Jan 2012 21:48:11 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>UGA scientists &#8216;hijack&#8217; bacterial immune system</title>
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					A team of University of Georgia researchers has discovered how to harness this bacterial immune system to selectively target and silence genes. The finding, published today in the early online edition of the journal Molecular Cell, reveals a powerful new tool that has far-reaching implications for biotechnology and biomedical research.
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				<pubDate>Thu, 5 Jan 2012 20:23:32 GMT</pubDate>
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				<title>Scientists develop vaccine that attacks breast cancer in mice</title>
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					Researchers from the University of Georgia and the Mayo Clinic in Arizona have developed a vaccine that dramatically reduces tumors in a mouse model that mimics 90 percent of human breast and pancreatic cancer cases-including those resistant to common treatments.
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				<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:10:57 GMT</pubDate>
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