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- AFP - Children, long neglected in the fight against AIDS, still lack access to effective HIV detection programs and treatments, participants warned Thursday, at a six-day world AIDS conference.
- HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- If your child gets migraine headaches, the American Academy of Family Physicians offers these suggestions to help prevent them: Make sure your child eats meals on a regular schedule, and never skips a meal. Keep your child on a regular sleep schedule. Make sure your child gets daily exercise, but don't overdo it. Figure out what triggers migraines in your child, and try to avoid those factors. Common triggers include stress, too much intense exercise, or changes in weather or altitude. Avoid foods that are known to trigger your child's migraines. ...
- HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- You should speak with your doctor if you're concerned about the possibility that you've gone into labor, or whether you're experiencing a false alarm called "false labor," the American Pregnancy Association says.
- HealthDay - THURSDAY, Aug. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Having excess fat around your heart may be more dangerous than a high body mass index (BMI) or a thick waist in terms of your heart attack risk, according to new research.
- HealthDay - THURSDAY, Aug. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Shelley Volz, now 59, got the news about her breast cancer diagnosis 10 years ago, right before she was headed from San Francisco to New York for the wedding of her younger brother.
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Posted on Monday August 4, 2008
In our ongoing efforts to provide appropriate security in the library, effective September 1, 2008, everyone will be required to swipe their UT ID to enter the library during all open hours. Non-UT patrons will be required to show photo ID and sign in. Thanks for your cooperation.
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Posted on Tuesday July 22, 2008 | Categories: News
In June 2008 Walter W. Diggs, the son of Lemuel W. Diggs, M.D., gave 57 watercolor images of normal and abnormal blood cells to the Health Sciences Historical Collections. The images were composed and painted by the Memphis artist Dorothy Sturm in the 1960s, and were commissioned by Dr. Diggs to use as educational tools for faculty and students. An online exhibit of the watercolor images is now available for viewing on the Health Sciences Library's web site. Let us know what you think!
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Posted on Monday July 21, 2008 | Categories: News
Judy Olson, UTHSC’s Beilstein representative from Elsevier, will be in the library's Conference Room on Wednesday, July 23rd, at 2:00 p.m. She will provide us with the latest updates on the Crossfire Beilstein databases. Come and learn more about the Beilstein updates. Space is limited, so for more information contact Deborah Powell at dpowell9@utmem.edu.
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Posted on Monday July 14, 2008 | Categories: Tips
This time of the year is always exciting and busy. The UTHSC library has been conducting orientations for new students since early July. Online resources are readily available from any computer on campus, but to use them from off campus you must register with the library. To do so, you can either register online or download and submit the PDF form
Continue reading to learn about some of the benefits of registering with the library.
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Posted on Friday June 20, 2008 | Categories: News
As a result of the UT budget situation, the library must reduce the size of the collection by approximately $340,000 for FY 2009. The list of resources identified for cuts will be posted in a few days on the library website, and we will seek your input once again before final decisions are made. We regret this situation and ask for your understanding as we proceed with the process of cancelling library journals, databases, and subscription books.
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