UC DAVIS PHYSICIAN HONORED FOR USING TOBACCO-INDUSTRY DOCUMENTS TO EDUCATE THE PUBLIC
November 1, 2007 —  Elisa Tong, an assistant professor of internal medicine, has been honored for her work in using tobacco industry documents to improve public awareness about the marketing practices and issues surrounding the nation's use of tobacco.

EFFECT OF CRANBERRY JUICE ON VACCINE RESPONSE IN ELDERLY TOPIC OF STUDY
Ocotber 23, 2007 —  Men and women who are 60 and older, nonsmokers and in good health are needed for a UC Davis study on the effects of cranberry juice on senior citizens' responses to the influenza vaccine.

UC STUDY UNCOVERS TOBACCO INDUSTRY EFFORTS TO UNDERMINE SECONDHAND SMOKE LINK TO CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE
October 15, 2007 —  After combing through nearly 50 million pages of previously secret internal, tobacco industry documents, UC Davis and UC San Francisco researchers say they have documented for the first time how the industry funded and used scientific studies to undermine evidence linking secondhand smoke to cardiovascular disease.

UC DAVIS GRANT TO EXAMINE WHETHER FISH OILS WILL HELP REVERSE KIDNEY DISEASE
August 29, 2007 —  A two-year pilot research grant awarded to physicians and scientists in the entomology, food science and technology, and internal medicine departments at UC Davis may determine if omega 3-fatty acids, commonly found in fish oils, can help reverse a chronic inflammatory disease of the kidneys.

NEW ASSOCIATE DEAN FOR ADMISSIONS AND OUTREACH NAMED AT UC DAVIS HEALTH SYSTEM
May 24, 2007 —  Mark C. Henderson, a highly regarded clinician-educator and leader in general internal medicine education, has been named associate dean for admissions and outreach at UC Davis Health System.

UC DAVIS RESEARCHERS WIN GRANT FOR LATINO PALLIATIVE CARE CANCER STUDY
May 1, 2007 —  UC Davis researchers have received a two-year, $144,000 grant from the American Cancer Society's new Palliative Care Initiative to develop and test a Spanish-language educational program for Latino cancer patients and their caregivers.

PIONEER IN HOSPICE MOVEMENT NAMED MASTER OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS
April 11, 2007 —  In recognition of his pioneering role in the hospice movement in the United States and his research to improve end-of-life care for cancer patients, Frederick Meyers, professor of medicine and pathology and chair of the Department of Internal Medicine, has been elected a Master of the American College of Physicians, the nation's largest medical-specialty organization.

LEADING VASCULAR SPECIALIST NAMED DIRECTOR OF UC DAVIS VASCULAR CENTER
July 28, 2006 — John R. Laird, a leader in the field of peripheral vascular intervention, has been named as the medical director of the UC Davis Vascular Center , which is dedicated toward providing state-of-the-art vascular care and promoting collaboration among the different specialties involved In the treatment of patients with vascular disease.

UC DAVIS BARIATRIC SURGERY PROGRAM AWARDED “CENTER OF EXCELLENCE” DESIGNATION
May 18, 2006 —  The American Society for Bariatric Surgery has designated UC Davis as a Bariatric Surgery Center of Excellence.

UC DAVIS PHYSICIAN HONORED FOR PIONEERING EFFORTS TO IMPROVE HEALTH OF HISPANIC COMMUNITY
January 13, 2006 — Sergio Aguilar-Gaxiola, a professor of internal medicine at UC Davis School of Medicine and an internationally renowned expert on mental health in ethnic populations, was honored with a National Minority Health Community Leadership Award (Hispanic Community) from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Minority Health.