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The first sign of head lice may be excessive itching on the nape of the neck and behind the ears, said D'Ann Somerall, an assistant professor at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing.
“Yes, there is potential for someone traveling in Africa to be exposed to Ebola and then bring it back to the U.S., which is why we need to remain alert,” says Craig Wilson, MD, professor in the UAB Department of Epidemiology in the School of Public Health and director of the Sparkman Center for Global Health. “But generally we do not have to worry about it here in the United States on a population basis, because as soon as a case is identified, even standard infection control practices that exist in all health care facilities would substantially contain the disease.”
Imagine an American breakfast and what comes to mind? Ham and eggs, with hash browns? Pancakes with maple syrup and bacon? The reality tends to be simpler. Cereal and fruit juice have been breakfast staples for generations - though that now seems to be changing.
Registration for fall classes at ArtPlay, UAB and the Alys Stephens Center's arts education center, has begun, with classes beginning Sept. 2 for all ages and a wide array of arts disciplines.
The sheer magnitude of battlefield injuries during the conflict played a major role in establishing the regular use of anesthesia, according to an article in the newsletter of the American Society of Anesthesiologists written by Maurice S. Albin, M.D., a professor in the Department of Anesthesiology at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Too much salt raises blood pressure by causing your body to retain water, said Dr. Suzanne Oparil, director of the vascular biology and hypertension program at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine.
All-cause mortality risk was increased among patients with HIV who missed more than two clinic visits, according to researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
Earlier this summer, the first group to travel, ten University of Alabama at Birmingham students and two instructors conducted their exchange from May 29th to June 18th. The delegation spent the first half of the trip in Hitachi, Birmingham's first sister city established in 1982.
First-year students at The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) School of Medicine will be presented with their traditional white coats and reminded of their duties to patients during the annual White Coat Ceremony at the Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center on Sunday at 2 p.m.
Isabel Scarinci, a professor in the preventative medicine division at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Medicine, was selected to be an “extension of the Brazilian consulate in Atlanta to better serve the Brazilian citizens in Alabama,” she said.
Unusually, the guidelines are online and under constant revision, making them a "living document" that can cope with a rapidly changing field, according to Michael Saag, MD, of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, the guidelines co-chair for IAS-USA.
Dr. Charles V. Ford, a professor of psychiatry at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), has long been fascinated by lies and the liars who tell them. He published a book, "Lies! Lies! Lies! The Psychology of Deceit," in 1995 that has since been translated into several languages.
"This is a very good example of how lethal depression can be," said Josh Klapow, associate professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Public Health.
The University of Alabama at Birmingham has drastically increased the speed of its on-campus residential network, with an upgrade that has brought 250 Mbps connections to each resident in all five of its residence halls.
Dr. Christopher Willey, an associate professor in the University of Alabama at Birmingham Department of Radiation Oncology, has received a $792,000 research scholar grant from the American Cancer Society to study glioblastoma multiforme, the most common and deadly cancer originating in the brain.
If kids do a good job brushing before school and before bed, they probably don't need to brush a third time after lunch, according to Dr. Stephen Mitchell, who is director of pre-doctoral pediatric dentistry in the UAB School of Dentistry.
Making it as a writer is "about getting help from your writing friends," said Jennifer Greer, a writing instructor at The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). "It's about coming up with a smart publication plan. It's about using best practices, strategies, and tools."
UAB art faculty and alumni will show their talents in two exhibitions, starting today at Abrom-Engel Institute for the Visual Arts.
Bullies don't just jockey for advantage in a competitive work environment. They single out someone and make that person's life miserable. Most often, the goal is to force the target out of the workplace, and usually they succeed.
Flu shots are now recommended for all people traveling to developing nations, in a group, or on a cruise, says David O. Freedman, MD, travel health specialist at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
"Pulp + Bone." UAB art students present a one-night-only exhibition. Those enrolled in the summer course, "Drawing: Figurative Themes," show the results of their efforts at the Visual Arts Gallery, in UAB's Humanities Building, 900 13th St. South.