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November 17, 2014 10:44 ET | Source: University of Pittsburgh

Pitt Epidemiologist Honored for Innovations in Public Health

PITTSBURGH, Pa., Nov. 17, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Lewis Kuller, M.D., Dr.P.H., former chair of the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health's Department of Epidemiology,...
November 17, 2014 00:02 ET | Source: University of Pittsburgh

Datasets Used by Policymakers, Scientists for Public Health Analyses Inconsistent

PITTSBURGH, Pa., Nov. 17, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Commercially available datasets containing a wealth of information about food and alcohol establishments differ significantly, raising...
October 07, 2014 11:37 ET | Source: University of Pittsburgh

Pitt Researchers Aim to Make Whole-Eye Transplantation a Reality

PITTSBURGH, Pa., Oct. 7, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine researchers have been awarded $1.25 million from the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) to fund...
September 30, 2014 10:24 ET | Source: University of Pittsburgh

Pitt Researchers Search for Genetic Roots of Cleft Lip, Palate with Help from NIH Grant

PITTSBURGH, Pa., Sept. 30, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Dental Medicine have been awarded a $11.8 million, five-year grant from the...
September 29, 2014 02:05 ET | Source: University of Pittsburgh

Pitt Public Health to Strengthen Public Health Workforce with $3.4 Million Training Center

PITTSBURGH, Pa., Sept. 29, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - The University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health will receive nearly $3.4 million from the federal government over the next...
September 24, 2014 14:18 ET | Source: University of Pittsburgh

Pitt Drug Discovery Researchers Receive $5.8 Million Federal Grant to Build 3D Liver Model

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 24, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - With a new $5.8 million, three-year award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of...
September 15, 2014 10:51 ET | Source: University of Pittsburgh

Predicting Prostate Cancer: Pitt-Developed Test Identifies New Methods for Treatment

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 15, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - A genetic discovery out of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is leading to a highly accurate test for aggressive prostate...
September 15, 2014 10:44 ET | Source: University of Pittsburgh

What Do Media and Technology Have to Do with Health?

PITTSBURGH, Pa., Sept. 15, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Would celebratory music and a thousand "points" per pill encourage a patient with heart disease to take her medication? If social media...
September 09, 2014 02:07 ET | Source: University of Pittsburgh

Race and Ethnicity Important When Evaluating Risk of Fat Around the Heart

PITTSBURGH, Pa., Sept. 9, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - A man's likelihood of accumulating fat around his heart – an important indicator of heart disease risk – may be better...
September 04, 2014 13:37 ET | Source: University of Pittsburgh

Everette James Named to Pitt's M. Allen Pond Endowed Chair in Health Policy and Management

PITTSBURGH, Pa., Sept. 4, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - University of Pittsburgh Health Policy Institute (HPI) Director A. Everette James, J.D., M.B.A., has been named the M. Allen Pond Chair...