{"id":86045,"date":"2013-11-14T12:00:29","date_gmt":"2013-11-14T17:00:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=86045"},"modified":"2014-01-15T16:56:18","modified_gmt":"2014-01-15T21:56:18","slug":"health-center-in-the-news-november-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2013\/11\/health-center-in-the-news-november-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Health Center in the News \u2013 November 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dr. Electra Kaloudis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lung Cancer Screening Program<\/h2>\n

NBC Connecticut, Nov. 12, 2013<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

The fight against cancer has many fronts and now a new program at the UConn Health Center is strengthening that effort. Radiologist Electra Kaloudis<\/a> tells NBC Connecticut about a screening program for lung cancer which is the leading cause of cancer deaths among men and women.<\/p>\n

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UConn Health Center Construction<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Expansion at UConn Health Center Creates Jobs for Region<\/h2>\n

Farmington Valley Times, Nov. 11, 2013<\/em><\/p>\n

New construction at the UConn Health Center campus as a result of Bioscience Connecticut<\/a>, an job-creation initiative signed into legislation by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy in June 2011, has spurred over 1,000 construction jobs since they broke ground in June 2012.<\/i><\/p>\n

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Dr. Trini Mathew<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Flu Update<\/h2>\n

WTIC-AM Radio, Nov. 10, 2013<\/i><\/p>\n

Dr. Trini Mathew<\/a>, infectious diseases physician and UConn Health Center hospital epidemiologist, joins “At Home in Connecticut” with Bill Pearse to discuss flu season.<\/b><\/p>\n

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\"Jennifer<\/a>
Dr. Jennifer Kanaan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Don\u2019t Fall Behind by Neglecting Sleep<\/h2>\n

WTIC Radio, Nov. 3, 2013<\/i><\/p>\n

Dr. Jennifer Kanaan<\/a> from the UConn Sleep Disorders Center joins WTIC’s “Face Connecticut” with Sam Gingerella to discuss the importance of sleep and the harm of insufficient sleep as we return to standard time.<\/p>\n

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\"Tom<\/a>
Tom Trutter (right)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

City Resident Takes Home Coveted Construction Award<\/h2>\n

New Britain Herald, Nov. 3, 2013<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

Tom Trutter, UConn Health Center\u2019s associate vice president of campus planning, design and construction, recently won a coveted construction award. The New Britain resident received a 2013 Construction Industry Recognition Award from Associated General Contractors of Connecticut, the building division of the Connecticut Construction Industries Association.<\/p>\n

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Ann Ferris<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Trick or Treat: Battling Childhood Obesity<\/h2>\n

WNPR, Oct. 31, 2013<\/i><\/p>\n

Over the summer, we saw the first signs of a national decline in obesity rates<\/a> among low-income children, although for Connecticut — the numbers remained roughly the same. Ann Ferris<\/a>,<\/strong>\u00a0director of the Center for Public Health and Health Policy at\u00a0UConn, talks about the latest social and behavioral factors that affect obesity risks.<\/p>\n

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Amy Hanoian-Fontana<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Poison Control Center Ready for Halloween Health Scares<\/h2>\n

WFSB- TV, Oct. 29, 2013<\/i><\/p>\n

Amy Hanoian-Fontana<\/a>, community education specialist with the Connecticut Poison Control Center at the UConn Health Center, talks to WFSB-TV about the most common calls the Center receives on Halloween.<\/p>\n

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Dr. Meagen McCusker<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Probiotics – What are They?<\/h2>\n

Sarasota Herald-Tribune, Oct. 22, 2013<\/i><\/p>\n

\u201cProbiotics can impact just about everything in the body,\u201d says Dr. Meagan McCusker<\/a>, a University of Connecticut dermatologist who uses probiotics to treat a wide variety of conditions including acne and psoriasis.<\/p>\n

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