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Children in Arizona have a high incidence of diabetes. In the Hispanic and Native American populations, the incidence of diabetes is more than twice the national average. Most children diagnosed with diabetes have juvenile diabetes (Type 1). However, within the last decade doctors have seen an alarming increase in the number of children and adolescents with adult onset diabetes (Type 2).
The University of Arizona department of orthopaedic surgery has appointed Joseph E. Sheppard to head its new Hand and Upper Extremity Service.
AHSC opens its new hand and upper extremity service; the Sleep Disorders Center receives reaccreditation; Dahl named director of Human Subjects Protection Program; and deLeon picked to head Pharmacy Services.
Exercise bikes for older people and staying "young at heart" are the focus of research at the Sarver Heart Center.
Helping sick children is helping Allison West heal after the loss of her 9-year-old son, Justin. Justin died in December after a 2 1/2-year battle with neuroblastoma, an aggressive pediatric cancer.
Today, the specialized field of skull-base surgery is achieving remarkable results in treating tumors in hard-to-reach areas of the brain. Advances in medicine now allow neurosurgeons like Dr. Miguel A. Melgar, assistant professor and chief of Skull Base and Cerebrovascular Surgery in the UA College of Medicine, to remove these tumors -- while dramatically reducing risks.
The first ever Himelic Memorial Golf Tournament will raise funds to benefit amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) research at the University of Arizona College of Medicine.
University Medical Center will host a picnic for its former heart transplant patients and their families from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Saturday, April 21 at Streams in the Desert Lutheran Church, 5360 E. Pima St.
Dr. Andrew T. Weil, founder and director of the University of Arizona Program in Integrative Medicine, has been chosen the recipient of the inaugural Academy Award of the American Academy of Osteopathy.