{"id":78384,"date":"2013-05-17T13:00:50","date_gmt":"2013-05-17T17:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=78384"},"modified":"2014-01-15T15:11:37","modified_gmt":"2014-01-15T20:11:37","slug":"health-center-in-the-news-may-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2013\/05\/health-center-in-the-news-may-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Center in the News \u2013 May 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Possible Link Between Light Pollution and Cancer<\/h2>\n<p><b><\/b><i>KRIS \u2013TV, Corpus Christi News, May 16, 2013<\/i>\u00a0 <b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/facultydirectory.uchc.edu\/profile?profileId=Stevens-Richard\">Richard Stevens<\/a>, an epidemiologist at the University of Connecticut Health Center, \u201cThe 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.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.kristv.com\/news\/special-report-possible-link-between-light-pollution-and-cancer\/#!prettyPhoto\/0\/\">Watch the broadcast &gt;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone img-responsive lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/uconn-today\/images\/icon_video.png\" width=\"62\" height=\"17\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 62px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 62\/17;\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Drunk Driving: Why Is MADD Among Critics of Lower Alcohol Limit?<\/h2>\n<p><b><\/b><i>Alaska Dispatch, May 16, 2013<\/i><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe fact is, many alcohol-involved traffic incidents aren&#8217;t caused by alcoholics, but just people who had one too many, and lowering the legal limit helps deter those people,\u201d says <a href=\"http:\/\/facultydirectory.uchc.edu\/profile?profileId=Babor-Thomas\">Thomas Babor<\/a>, an expert on alcohol abuse at the University of Connecticut\u2019s medical school in Farmington.<\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Read more &gt;\" href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/10BbM0w\">Read more &gt;<br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Preventive Mastectomy<\/h2>\n<p><b><\/b><i>WTIC 1080 News, May 14, 2013<\/i>\u00a0 <b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>In light of Angelina Jolie&#8217;s revelation that she had a genetic mutation and decided to have both breasts removed, <a href=\"http:\/\/uconndocs.uchc.edu\/Home\/Physician?profileId=Tannenbaum-Susan\">Dr. Susan Tannenbaum<\/a> from the UConn Health Center&#8217;s Breast Cancer Program says genetics are just one factor in a woman&#8217;s breast cancer risk.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/snd.sc\/13j61pU\" target=\"_blank\">Listen to the broadcast &gt;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone img-responsive lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/uconn-today\/images\/icon_audio.png\" width=\"62\" height=\"17\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 62px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 62\/17;\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>White Coat Gala Raises $1.2 Million<\/h2>\n<p><b><\/b><i>Hartford Business Journal, May 6, 2013<\/i><\/p>\n<p>The recent White Coat Gala, the fourth annual formal fundraising event for the UConn Health Center, raised more than $1.2 million to support <a href=\"http:\/\/biosciencect.uchc.edu\/\">Bioscience Connecticut<\/a>, the state investment in the renovation and expansion of the Health Center.<i><\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hartfordbusiness.com\/article\/20130506\/PRINTEDITION\/305039961\" target=\"_blank\">Read more &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Update on Diabetes Research<\/h2>\n<p><b><\/b><i>WTIC Radio, May 2, 2013<\/i><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/uconndocs.uchc.edu\/Home\/Physician?profileId=Malchoff-Carl\">Dr. Carl Malchoff<\/a>, UConn Health Center endocrinologist, joins WTIC Newstalk 1080&#8217;s &#8220;Mornings With Ray Dunaway&#8221; to discuss new diabetes research findings out of Harvard.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/uconnhealth\/wtic-update-on-diabetes\" target=\"_blank\">Listen to the broadcast &gt;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone img-responsive lazyload\" alt=\"\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/uconn-today\/images\/icon_audio.png\" width=\"62\" height=\"17\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 62px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 62\/17;\" \/><br \/>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Dr. Winston Campbell Delivers Daughter of Zipadelli Quadruplet<\/h2>\n<p><b><\/b><i>Newington Life, May 1, 2013<\/i><\/p>\n<p>Kristin (Zipadelli) Vacca, one of Connecticut\u2019s first surviving quadruplets, had her daughter delivered by <a href=\"http:\/\/uconndocs.uchc.edu\/Home\/Physician?profileId=Campbell-Winston\">Dr. Winston Campbell<\/a>, the same doctor who delivered her at the UConn Health Center.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifepublications.com\/Newington\/May\/index.html#\/34\/zoomed\" target=\"_blank\">Read more &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Follow\u00a0the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uchc.edu\">UConn Health Center<\/a> on\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/uconnhealthcenter\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/uconnhealth\">Twitter<\/a> and\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/uconnhealth\">YouTube<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Health Center experts are interviewed about preventive mastectomies; 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