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Fri.-Sun.,
March 24-26, 2006
THE
FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION approves between
22 and 30 new medications each year for
sale to the public, with each one costing
pharmaceutical companies on average $800,000
to research and develop. Even so, as many
as 20 percent of these drugs eventually
will be removed or their use
will be severely
restricted
because of significant adverse
reactions they cause in the patients who
use them. U.Va. chemistry professor
Timothy MacDonald (left) is working to
learn the molecular mechanism
of
chemical substances
well enough to predict their potential
toxicity. “If we
could develop a test to do that, we would
save
the health
care system an enormous economic burden
and save patients who suffer these problems
a lot of grief,” MacDonald said. Full
story.
Oscar
Research
led by University of Virginia Health
System pathologist Robin Felder
has
demonstrated
that looking for several variations of
genes that control blood pressure can
predict the risk for high blood pressure
caused by high levels of salt. While
98 million Americans suffer from either
high blood pressure or sensitivity to
dietary salt (or both), until now no
genetic test had been created that could
predict who may develop these diseases.
“A genetic test for high blood pressure
and/or salt sensitivity
will be instrumental in motivating Americans
to adopt heart healthy lifestyles and
help to improve their overall health
and quality of life,” Felder
said.Full
story.
U.Va. Health System
For
years, Ed “Flash” Roseberry (right) was
a familiar face around the University
of Virginia grounds, whether on photo
assignment for the Charlottesville Daily
Progress
and University News Services, taking
photos of weekend activities along Rugby
Road or simply capturing on film what
was pleasing to his eyes. When he wasn’t
shooting
photography, he
was teaching it in U.Va.’s School
of Architecture. While he also served
as an adviser to the yearbook staff,
it was his freelance work that most established
the 1949 Commerce
School graduate as
a familiar and welcome figure to generations
of U.Va. students. By
his own estimation, Roseberry has taken
more than 180,000 photographs, most of
which capture the life of the University
and Charlottesville. Full
story.
The
Making of an Ink-Stained Wretch
Fri., 11 a.m., Miller Center of Public Affairs, 2201 Old Ivy
Rd. • Speaker:
Jules Witcover, political writer • Book signing will
follow • Co-sponsored by the Virginia Festival of the
Book.
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