Minority Health Conference to be held at UCLA The 2003 Minority Health Conference will be held at Bradley International Hall on Jan. 25, 2003. This event is jointly organized by the Asian American, Latino and African American medical student organizations at UCLA and USC. Read more...
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January 20, 9:00 pm
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January 20, 9:00 pm
Microsoft, students gain from mutual patronage
Don’t look now, but Bill Gates and Microsoft Corp. have taken to UCLA’s South Campus ““ to the benefit of UCLA students, faculty, and of course, Microsoft. Read more...
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January 20, 9:00 pm
Female engineer faces challenges eagerly
At first sight, 22 year-old Kimberly Treebs may resemble any average student at UCLA. But there is nothing average about her. Treebs is a fifth-year mechanical engineering student and co-president of the Society of Women Engineers at UCLA. Read more...
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January 20, 9:00 pm
Westerners getting the point of acupuncture
With a little help from ancient Far East remedies, the future of medicine in the West is looking sharp. Interest in traditional Chinese medicine and the art of acupuncture has increased dramatically in the last decade. Read more...
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January 13, 9:00 pm
Testicular cancer treatable
The lump in John Doe’s right testicle wouldn’t go away. He didn’t tell his parents or doctors. He couldn’t tell anybody because it was so embarrassing; he was so ashamed of it. Read more...
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January 13, 9:00 pm
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Postmenopausal hormone therapy linked to breast cancer Results from the Postmenopausal Estrogen/Progestin Interventions Trial, a study done to examine the effects of postmenopausal hormone therapy, show that women who undergo hormone therapy experience an increase in breast density, one of the risk factors for breast cancer. Read more...
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January 13, 9:00 pm
Staff bids farewell to separated twins
Formerly conjoined twins Maria Teresa and Maria de Jesus Quiej Alvarez left for Guatemala yesterday after their seven-month stay at UCLA’s Mattel Children’s Hospital following separation surgery last August. Read more...