{"id":93923,"date":"2014-06-03T11:00:18","date_gmt":"2014-06-03T15:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=93923"},"modified":"2014-06-16T11:24:05","modified_gmt":"2014-06-16T15:24:05","slug":"uconn-health-in-the-news-late-mayjune-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2014\/06\/uconn-health-in-the-news-late-mayjune-14\/","title":{"rendered":"UConn Health in the News \u2013 Late May\/June \u201814"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>New UConn Facility Offers Blueprint for Patient-Centered Care<\/h2>\n<p><em>Hartford Business Journal, June 2, 2014<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The 300,000-square-foot facility, scheduled to be completed by December, will bring under one roof virtually all outpatient services offered by UConn Health.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hartfordbusiness.com\/article\/20140602\/PRINTEDITION\/305309967\/1002\">Read more &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>New Buildings Rising at UConn Health in Farmington<\/h2>\n<p><em>Hartford Courant, May 30, 2014<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The UConn Health center&#8217;s campus is in the midst of an $864 million renovation and construction project that, when finished, will include a brand-new hospital and extensive renovations to the current John Dempsey Hospital.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?rct=j&amp;sa=t&amp;url=http:\/\/www.courant.com\/community\/farmington\/hc-farmington-uconn-health-renovations-0530-20140530,0,4430520.story&amp;ct=ga&amp;cd=CAEYACoTMjkzMzc1MDMyNjE1MzkyMjYxMTIaOThhOTM2YTUxNThmODQyZTpjb206ZW46VVM&amp;usg=AFQjCNF03z-90H_ZEkyW9xZ4SLXNpck44w\">Read more &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Sports Medicine at UConn Health in Storrs Center<\/h2>\n<p><em>WILI-AM Radio, May 28, 2014<br \/>\n<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Drs. Cory Edgar and Matthew Hall, UConn Health sports medicine physicians, join &#8220;The Wayne Norman Show&#8221; to discuss sports medicine and the services they offer at UConn Health in Storrs Center.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/uconnhealth\/wili-sports-medicine-at-uconn-health-in-storrs-center\">Listen to the broadcast &gt;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/uconn-today\/images\/icon_audio.png\" alt=\"Audio icon\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Phytoestrogens and Breast Cancer<\/h2>\n<p><em>PinkRibbonCooking.com (blog), May 27, 2014<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIntroducing phytoestrogens as part of a healthy diet via the food stream, as tolerated by the individual, is appropriate at almost any stage of the cancer journey from diagnosis to survivorship,\u201d says Deb Downes, outpatient clinical dietitian at the Neag Comprehensive Cancer Center at the University of Connecticut Health Center.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.pinkribboncooking.com\/blog\/detail\/phytoestrogens-and-breast-cancer\">Read more &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Light Varies by Bulb Type<\/h2>\n<p><em>WTIC NewsTalk 1080, May 20, 2014<\/em><\/p>\n<p>UConn Health cancer epidemiologist Richard Stevens joined &#8220;Mornings With Ray Dunaway&#8221; to discuss the properties of light emitted from different types of light bulbs and how they may affect our health.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/uconnhealth\/wtic-light-varies-by-bulb-type\">Listen to the broadcast &gt;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/uconn-today\/images\/icon_audio.png\" alt=\"Audio icon\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Update on the New UConn Health<\/h2>\n<p><em>102.9 DRC-FM, \u201cSaturday Morning Spotlight,\u201d May 24, 2014<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Dr. Bruce Liang, director of the UConn Health Pat and Jim Calhoun Cardiology Center, gives an update on personalized medicine and Bioscience Connecticut.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/uconnhealth\/wdrc-update-on-the-new-uconn-health\">Listen to the broadcast &gt;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/uconn-today\/images\/icon_audio.png\" alt=\"Audio icon\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>Use of ADHD Drugs Up Sharply Among Adults, Especially Women<\/h2>\n<p><em>CT Health Investigative Team (C-HIT), May 18, 2014<\/em><\/p>\n<p>ADHD is caused by \u201cinefficient functioning of part of brain behind the forehead, the output of which is what they call executive cognitive functioning,\u201d said Dr. Daniel F. Connor, chief of child psychiatry and a professor at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine in Farmington.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/c-hit.org\/2014\/05\/18\/use-of-adhd-drugs-rose-sharply-among-adults-especially-women\/\">Read more &gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>New Study Says Water Isn\u2019t the Only Danger for Pool Owners<\/h2>\n<p><em>WFSB-TV, May 16, 2014<\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHousehold bleach, chlorine is 3 to 5 percent concentrated,\u201d said Amy Hanoian-Fontana with Connecticut Poison Control Center. \u201cPool chlorine is 20 percent or more concentrated, so we&#8217;re talking about a very strong product that if you get it on your skin, your eyes, breathe it in, you&#8217;re going to have some issues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wfsb.com\/story\/25534676\/new-study-says-water-isnt-the-only-danger-for-pool-owners?autoStart=true&amp;topVideoCatNo=default&amp;clipId=10171528#.U3o_ODzE6JQ.twitter\">Watch the broadcast &gt;<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-content\/themes\/uconn-today\/images\/icon_video.png\" alt=\"Video icon\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" class=\"lazyload\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Follow <a href=\"http:\/\/www.uchc.edu\">UConn Health<\/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>UConn Health experts discuss a variety of topics including an update on the new UConn Health, ADHD in women, the dangers of pool chemicals, and how light impacts our health.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27,"featured_media":90083,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_crdt_document":"","wds_primary_category":0,"wds_primary_series":0,"wds_primary_attribution":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[179,1,70],"tags":[],"magazine-issues":[],"coauthors":[45],"class_list":["post-93923","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uconn-health","category-uncategorized","category-video"],"pp_statuses_selecting_workflow":false,"pp_workflow_action":"current","pp_status_selection":"publish","acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-05 16:22:20","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93923","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/users\/27"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=93923"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93923\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":93963,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/posts\/93923\/revisions\/93963"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/media\/90083"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=93923"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=93923"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=93923"},{"taxonomy":"magazine-issue","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/magazine-issues?post=93923"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/wp-rest\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=93923"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}