CU Anschutz In The News

"The kids who went on to celiac disease were consuming more gluten in their diet in early childhood," said study co-author Jill Norris, head of epidemiology at the University of Colorado's School of Public Health. However, Norris' team warned it's too soon to recommend eliminating gluten from the diets of young children, even those with a genetic risk for celiac disease. "The worry is you would cut out healthy foods high in fiber and other nutrients simply to cut out gluten," Norris said.

While she did not play a role in the study, Dr. Joy Hawkins, a professor of Anesthesiology at the University Of Colorado School Of Medicine at the Anschutz Medical Campus says she has seen similar responses. “We are very willing to adapt to make the procedure safe for the patient, but this has added another little twist to the things we think about and ask about,” Hawkins said. Hawkins is among several Colorado doctors making changes to anesthetic plans for her patients who use marijuana.

The thyroid is a butterfly-shaped gland in the lower front of the neck. Its job is to make thyroid hormones, which “basically makes everything in the body work more smoothly – metabolism, thinking, other organs,” says Dr. Bryan R. Haugen, professor of medicine and pathology and head of the division of endocrinology, metabolism and diabetes at the University of Colorado School of Medicine at the Anschutz Medical Campus.

The University of Colorado School of Nursing is in the middle of a groundbreaking study looking at bone density loss in aging women.

This year at least 31,000 men in the U.S. will be diagnosed with prostate cancer that has spread to other parts of their body, such as bones and lymph nodes. Most of them will be treated by highly skilled and experienced oncologists, who have access to 52 drugs approved to treat this condition. Yet eventually more than three quarters of these men will succumb to their illness. By Dr. James DeGregori, professor of biochemistry and molecular genetics at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus.

Retained lead bullets or fragments can cause elevated lead levels in the blood and make people with higher amounts of lead feel sick, said Michael J. Kosnett, a medical toxicologist at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. But even those who don't feel symptoms because levels are lower could be at risk of long-term health effects, he said.

At the University of Colorado School of Medicine, students can meet with the mayor, police chief or other leaders of rural communities and interview residents to learn about the town. "We want to give the students an idea about what goes into the workings of a small community," said Dr. Mark Deutchman, director of the school's rural track.

The Yale School of Medicine offers a continuing medical education certificate in climate change and health, and the University of Colorado Department of Emergency Medicine now offers a fellowship for physicians on climate change and health policy.