More and more people through a vegetarian diet to lose weight this way to carry out their own weight-loss program . But experts pointed out that not a ... [Read]

Comments0Article Chinese women 's waist and the bottom students were particularly low , back of expectations in the past , standing just like sitti ... [Read]

Scorching sun , the men always spare no effort in the summer cooling , but had missed the point: to the crotch , " air cooling " ! A long ti ... [Read]

American Cancer Society and the three federal agencies issued 15 reports, lists 20 factors that may trigger cancer , including shift work and 19 kinds ... [Read]

Swimming (data plan ) U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 14, said that the U.S. health care system each year need hospital treatment for ... [Read]

Study shows when doctors don’t comment, parents tend to underestimate their child’s heavy size Tampa, FL (June 15, 2010) -- Parents are more likely to underestimate their preschool children’s weight when pediatricians do not tell them their children are overweight or gaining weight too fast, a study by the University of South Florida and Johns Hopkins [...] ... [Read]

Benefit for infants born to black women may be greatest, USF study suggests Tampa, FL (June 17, 2010) -- Studies have shown fathers who are active in their children’s upbringing can significantly benefit their children’s early development, academic achievement and well being. Now, a new study by University of South Florida researchers suggests that a [...] ... [Read]

Tampa, FL (June 18, 2010) -- Extremely obese women are at greatly increased risk for hypertension in pregnancy – a potential deadly complication -- compared to their normal-weight counterparts, new research by the University of South Florida shows. The findings by Dr. Hamisu Salihu and colleagues at USF Health were recently published online in the international [...] ... [Read]

USF physical therapists and physical therapy doctoral students are working with USF dance students to gather strength and flexibility data that will be used by Dancer Wellness Project, a national registry that tracks dancer injury and wellness. The USF School of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Sciences is now an affiliate of the Dancer Wellness Project. Starting [...] ... [Read]

TAMPA, FL  (June 4, 2010) -- USF Health can now move forward with plans to establish its new School of Pharmacy, thanks to approval by the Florida Legislature, which awarded $6 million in the budget signed last week by Gov. Charlie Crist. “This is an exciting moment for healthcare in Florida,” said Dr. Stephen Klasko, dean [...] ... [Read]

USF has been awarded more than $700,000 by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to study the effectiveness of targeted exercises for preventing back injuries in local firefighters, a leading injury affecting fire and rescue workers nationwide. John Mayer, DC, PhD, holder of the Lincoln College Endowed Chair in Biomechanical and Chiropractic Research at USF and [...] ... [Read]

Early clamping may interrupt humankind’s first “natural stem cell transplant,” the researchers report Tampa, Fla. (May 24, 2010) –- The timing of umbilical cord clamping at birth should be delayed just a few minutes longer, suggest researchers at the University of South Florida’s Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair. Delaying clamping the umbilical cord for [...] ... [Read]

USF study suggests high dose needed very early in pregnancy to protect developing heart Tampa, FL (May 26, 2010) -- A new animal study has found that high levels of the B-vitamin folate (folic acid) prevented heart birth defects induced by alcohol exposure in early pregnancy, a condition known as fetal alcohol syndrome. Researchers at the University [...] ... [Read]

Opening blood-brain barrier is key, University of South Florida-led team reports Tampa, Fla. (June 1, 2010) -- The sugar-alcohol compound mannitol improved the therapeutic effectiveness of human umbilical cord blood cells injected into neonatal rat models of cerebral palsy, reports a new international study led by the University of South Florida. The mannitol opened the blood-brain [...] ... [Read]

The March 2010 issue of PT in Motion features University of South Florida physical therapy students in an article on how student-run pro bono clinics are benefiting patients and future physical therapists. The article, “Free to Lead,” profiles the USF BRIDGE Healthcare Clinic as one of five student-run pro bono clinics across the country that include [...] ... [Read]

Students from Morinomiya University of Medical Sciences, a private university in Osaka, Japan, visited USF Health March 24 to learn more about how American athletic trainers care for injured athletes.   Approximately 20 Japanese athletic training students and two faculty members learned from 12 USF faculty and staff and  57 USF athletic training students.  "Having our students [...] ... [Read]