Possible Link Between Light Pollution and Cancer
KRIS –TV, Corpus Christi News, May 16, 2013
Richard Stevens, an epidemiologist at the University of Connecticut Health Center, “The more we learn about circadian rhythms and body clock, internal body clock, and how light at night disrupts that the more important it is to dim down the lights during the night.
Drunk Driving: Why Is MADD Among Critics of Lower Alcohol Limit?
Alaska Dispatch, May 16, 2013
“The fact is, many alcohol-involved traffic incidents aren’t caused by alcoholics, but just people who had one too many, and lowering the legal limit helps deter those people,” says Thomas Babor, an expert on alcohol abuse at the University of Connecticut’s medical school in Farmington.
Preventive Mastectomy
WTIC 1080 News, May 14, 2013
In light of Angelina Jolie’s revelation that she had a genetic mutation and decided to have both breasts removed, Dr. Susan Tannenbaum from the UConn Health Center’s Breast Cancer Program says genetics are just one factor in a woman’s breast cancer risk.
White Coat Gala Raises $1.2 Million
Hartford Business Journal, May 6, 2013
The recent White Coat Gala, the fourth annual formal fundraising event for the UConn Health Center, raised more than $1.2 million to support Bioscience Connecticut, the state investment in the renovation and expansion of the Health Center.
Update on Diabetes Research
WTIC Radio, May 2, 2013
Dr. Carl Malchoff, UConn Health Center endocrinologist, joins WTIC Newstalk 1080’s “Mornings With Ray Dunaway” to discuss new diabetes research findings out of Harvard.
Dr. Winston Campbell Delivers Daughter of Zipadelli Quadruplet
Newington Life, May 1, 2013
Kristin (Zipadelli) Vacca, one of Connecticut’s first surviving quadruplets, had her daughter delivered by Dr. Winston Campbell, the same doctor who delivered her at the UConn Health Center.
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