UAB HealthNews Headlines Archive - August 2006

The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is extending the use of its surgical robot to assist in operating on women who have cancer of the reproductive tract.

Researchers at UAB are beginning a clinical trial to assess the safety of a vaginal gel designed to protect against HIV and sexually transmitted infections.

The rapid expansion of free HIV/AIDS treatment programs at urban clinics in Zambia has dramatically increased patient survival rates.

Powerful new drugs can make chronic pain a distant memory in seconds -- and turn the brain into a chemical hostage just as fast.

The federally funded clinical trial will involve patients who have suffered blood loss due to traumatic events such as car crashes, gunshot or knife wounds, or a blow to the head. Unless the eligible patients have previously indicated that they do not want to participate in the trial, medics responding to an emergency will give them one of three intravenous saline solutions.

The UAB Health System Web site was re-launched mid-July with a fresh new look and a new Web address: www.uabhealth.org.