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November 04, 2015 10:02 ET | Source: University of Pittsburgh

Bariatric Surgery Leads to Pain Reduction for Most Patients, Shows New University of Pittsburgh-led Analysis

PITTSBURGH, Pa., Nov. 4, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - In the three years following bariatric surgery, the majority of patients experience an improvement in pain and walking ability, according...
November 04, 2015 09:09 ET | Source: University of Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh Center for Vaccine Research Receives $7.6M Grant to Study Therapies Against Biowarfare

PITTSBURGH, Pa., Nov. 4, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has awarded a $7.6 million grant to a collaborative group of scientists in the University of...
October 05, 2015 15:03 ET | Source: University of Pittsburgh

El Nino Linked to Dengue Epidemic Shows New University of Pittsburgh Research

PITTSBURGH, Pa., Oct. 5, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Pitt Public Health leads international team in linking dengue epidemics to high temperatures during strong El Niño season. An...
October 05, 2015 12:57 ET | Source: University of Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh Facilitates Massive Pulmonary Clinical Trials Program

PITTSBURGH, Pa., Oct. 5, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - The University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health and School of Medicine investigators will be leading a $15 million,...
September 24, 2015 09:02 ET | Source: University of Pittsburgh

Stern Center for Evidence-Based Policy Opens at the University of Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH, Pa., Sept. 24, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - The University of Pittsburgh Health Policy Institute today launched the Stern Center for Evidence-Based Policy and released its first...
September 16, 2015 09:06 ET | Source: University of Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh Vaccine Scientists Win $6.3M Grants Toward HIV Cure

PITTSBURGH, Pa., Sept. 16, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - A husband-wife team researching a cure for HIV/AIDS at the University of Pittsburgh Center for Vaccine Research (CVR) recently received...
September 15, 2015 10:04 ET | Source: University of Pittsburgh

New University of Pittsburgh-UPMC Center Fosters Team-Based Medicine

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 15, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - The University of Pittsburgh's Health Policy Institute and its primary clinical partner, UPMC, have created the Center for Interprofessional...
September 15, 2015 08:08 ET | Source: University of Pittsburgh

Hookah Smoking on the Rise in High School Seniors

PITTSBURGH, Pa., Sept. 15, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - Hookah tobacco smoking seems to be increasing in both prevalence and frequency, Pitt study finds. Nearly 1 in 5 recently surveyed high...
September 08, 2015 11:22 ET | Source: University of Pittsburgh

E-Cigs Serve as Gateway to Teen Smoking

PITTSBURGH, Pa., Sept. 8, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - E-Cigarettes Serve as Gateway to Smoking for Teens and Young Adults, Pitt and Dartmouth Collaboration Finds Young people across the...
August 31, 2015 09:04 ET | Source: University of Pittsburgh

Television Viewing Linked to Higher Injury Risk in Hostile People

PITTSBURGH, Pa., Aug. 31, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- via PRWEB - People with hostile personality traits who watch more television than their peers may be at a greater risk for injury, potentially...