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2008	ETSU Physicians and Associates offering Outpatient Infusion Therapy Male stroke victims needed for research study ETSU offers pharmacy tech course Health officials from Guaranda visit Tri-Cities National leaders in wound healing to address new regulations at conference Groundbreaking Alzheimer’s disease study taking place Study finds compound may prevent atherosclerosis College compiling new state stroke registry Fibromyalgia patients needed for new study Grant will help train family medicine docs on evidence-based primary care Researchers look at differences between panic attacks and seizures ETSU audiology students gear up for RAM event ACTRID yields promising results for researchers HIV/AIDS care project in rural China proves successful ETSU researcher studies effects of drugs, stress on immune system Role of strength training in preventing diabetes ETSU to host ‘Strength & Conditioning Symposium’ for medical professionals Family Medicine program gains national recognition Sholes Lectureship to address issues of c-section on demand Med Library helps public obtain health info via Internet Study: Possible biological cause of depression ETSU offering new FDA-approved permanent birth control procedure for women Top Chinese health officials to visit ETSU Allergic emergencies to be focus of ETSU medical conference Major NIH grant to study immune response system following heart attack Hamdy supports new WHO guidelines for determining bone fracture risk NACHC to visit for info on rural health programs Arboretum requests assistance with Flowering Tree Evaluation Students win Appalachian Ideas Network contest with project to lower patients’ stress levels Dr. Julie Dunn selected for prestigious health policy program Public Health dean advocates healthy behavior changes Former U.S. Surgeon General David Satcher to speak Pharmacy students to provide treatment information about heartburn Microbiologist Hayman receives NIH grant to study intestinal infection ETSU offers pharmacy tech course Students participate in Tennessee State Dietetic Association meeting Four to present health disparity research findings Healthcare Justice ’08 on March 29: ‘Educate, Motivate, Activate’ Audiology students receive grant to expand RAM activities Arboretum Arbor Day celebration and tree give-away ETSU ophthalmologists to conduct free glaucoma screening Fertility seminar to address causes, treatments Study shows parents play important role in helping children with cleft Intermountain Brain Injury Conference to be held Former athlete to speak for Alcohol Awareness Week Study finds link between indicators of suicide and substance abuse among youth Impact of indoor air pollution focus of lecture ETSU to become tobacco free campus Study finds hearing disorder worsened by PTSD Foods Lab transformed from ‘quaint’ to ‘modern’ Effect of organic compounds on liver is focus of ETSU study College of Public Health to hold kick-off event ETSU receives grant to conduct diabetes education for health professionals Study: Gene involved in retinal detachments Alumna Jennifer Dobson named 2007 Alaska Environmental Health Professional of the Year
2007	Arboretum evaluates ‘Trees for Tomorrow’ Global health expert to speak about HIV/AIDS ETSU to observe World AIDS Day ETSU offers pharmacy tech course Hunger Banquet to illustrate unequal distribution of food Health Commissioner Susan Cooper to speak at ETSU ETSU to present seminar on problems of obesity Conference to focus on controversial subject of pain management 'Food Safety and Health' is focus of Jacob Francisco Memorial Lectureship National ‘Love Your Body Day’ to be observed at ETSU Grant to fund study of interaction between sleep drug and common antidepressant Support group formed for those who know someone with an eating disorder Lecture: 'Health Literacy: What You Don't Know Will Hurt You' Enzymes linked to inflammatory diseases focus of med school study ProteoGenesis having impact on HIV virus, also pursuing affordable ethanol Cancer Outreach Assoc., ETSU Cancer Center merge Osteoporosis Center seeks persons who have sustained fractures from falling ‘Strength & Conditioning Symposium’ for medical professionals to be hosted by SPEC NIH grant funds hepatitis C immune response study Women with type 2 diabetes needed for study Study: Vit. E form has cancer preventive benefits Study looking for recent breast and prostate cancer survivors

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