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		<title>UA&#8217;s Denny Chimes to be Lit Blue in Observance of World Diabetes Day</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 20:46:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Deidre Stalnaker</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Denny Chimes on The University of Alabama campus will be lit blue Monday, Nov. 14 from sundown to midnight as a part of the World Diabetes Day monument challenge.]]></description>
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		<title>A Step in Unraveling Alzheimer’s Described in &#8216;Science&#8217; Article Co-Authored by UA Researchers</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Bryant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scientists outline new methods for better understanding links between specific proteins and the risks associated with Alzheimer's disease in an article co-authored by University of Alabama researchers and publishing today in Science Express.]]></description>
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		<title>Snakes with Big Hearts May Help Yours, According to UA Co-Authored &#8216;Science&#8217; Article</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:00:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Bryant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Identification of three fatty acids involved in the extreme growth of Burmese pythons' hearts following large meals could prove beneficial in treating diseased human hearts, according to research co-authored by a University of Alabama scientist and publishing in the Oct. 28 issue of Science.]]></description>
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		<title>UA Psychology Professor Seeks Relief for Chronic Headache Sufferers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:36:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard LeComte</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Beverly Thorn, chair of The University of Alabama's psychology department, is seeking volunteers for a key study into how "mindfulness meditation" can help manage chronic pain from headaches.]]></description>
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		<title>Tuscaloosa Physician Named Endowed Chair of Sports Medicine at UA</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 19:11:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard LeComte</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. James Robinson, a family and sports medicine physician and head team physician for The University of Alabama Athletic Department, has been appointed the first Endowed Chair of Sports Medicine for Family Physicians at UA's College of Community Health Sciences.]]></description>
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		<title>UA Psychology Professor Seeks Relief for Chronic Headache Sufferers</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2011 13:51:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard LeComte</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Beverly Thorn, chair of The University of Alabama's psychology department, is seeking volunteers for a key study into how "mindfulness meditation" can help manage chronic pain from headaches.]]></description>
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		<title>Rural Mental Health Issues Take Center Stage at Upcoming UA Conference</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 23 Mar 2011 14:34:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard LeComte</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Zelia Baugh, the newly appointed commissioner of the Alabama Department of Mental Health, will be a keynote speaker at the 12th annual Rural Health Conference on Monday, April 25, and Tuesday, April 26, at the Bryant Conference Center on The University of Alabama campus. ]]></description>
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		<title>Immunology Researcher to Address McCollough Medical Scholars Forum at UA</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 20:11:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dr. Richard deShazo, a distinguished researcher in the field of immunology and leading advocate for improving Mississippi's health care, will be the featured speaker for the ninth annual Susan and Gaylon McCollough Medical Scholars Forum to be held Feb. 11-12 in the Shelby Hall rotunda on The University of Alabama campus.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Hip Hop Doc&#8217; Breaks Down Medical Careers at UA&#8217;s Rural Health Care Minority Summit</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 22:23:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard LeComte</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Family physician and author Dr. Rani G. Whitfield of television’s “Hip Hop Doc” will give the keynote address at the first Rural Health Care Minority Summit on Saturday,  Jan. 22, at The University of Alabama.]]></description>
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		<title>Deemed Essential to Health for Decades, Chromium Has No Nutritional Effect, UA Researchers Show</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 21:14:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Chris Bryant</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite a long-held acceptance that healthy diets must incorporate chromium III, new research indicates the element has no nutritional benefit, according to a paper authored by University of Alabama researchers.
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