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May, 2012
For many outside of Florida, Gainesville may be best known for two things: Gatorade and Tim Tebow. But those who truly know this city understand its depth and it's three-dimesional environment - a cool balance of nature, culture, business, sports and education.
April 10, 2012
April 2, 2012
The UF&Shands Florida Recovery Center will bring new treatment options to patients in Central Florida with a new location at the Orlando Health Behavioral Specialists practice at South Seminole Hospital.
March 20, 2012
A new study released by the American Psychological Association says that its important to let kids know that failing is a normal part of learning.
March 17, 2012
Shands Vista and Rehab celebrated 25 years on Saturday with children's games, music and other events.
March 12, 2012
Congratulations to Laura Adamson, she has been awarded the 2012 UF-HHMI Science for Life Graduate Student Award. The reception will take place next month at the President's House. Details to follow.
March 6, 2012
A new center at the University of Florida — the state's first university-based eating disorders program — aims to silence that inner criticism which can make having pizza out with the girls an ordeal.
March 5, 2012
University of Florida - 2012 HHMI Science for Life Graduate Student Award
Congratulations to Laura Adamson, she has been awarded the 2012 UF-HHMI Science for Life Graduate Student Award. The reception will take place next month at the President's House. Details to follow.
February 25, 2012
National Eating Disorders Assocation Tampa Bay Walk
UF&Shands Eating Disorder Recovery Center and member's of UF's Be Real Organization participated in the 2nd Annual Tampa Bay NEDA walk
February 15, 2012
Eating Disorders Among Students - TV 20
TV 20's Kyla Ryan reports on opening of new Eating Disorder Center at the University of Florida.
December 25, 2011
A milestone in addiction science
Poised to open a new treatment center on Southwest 13th Street, the Florida Recovery Center's medical director has gone down the same road as his patients.
October 2011
Engaging Residents in Quality: Pearls and Pitfalls
As a resident, Julie Rodriguez, M.D., presented her team project on Quality Day. She has now graduated and is on our faculty at UF Student Mental Health.
September 16, 2011
Overeating Is an Addiction, Brain Imaging Shows
If an irresistible urge to eat is a form of addiction, then medications or behavioral techniques that help people with substance abuse disorders may also help people with eating disorders.
September 16, 2011
Patient testimonial for Florida Recovery Center (FRC)
How the Florida Recovery Center helped her get her life back.
September 9, 2011
In the Family Spotlight, Elizabeth Dizney, Psy.D., an Assistant Professor in the UF Department of Psychiatry, offers suggestions to TV 20's David Snyder about how to talk to children about a national tragedy.
September 1, 2011
Kevin Wandler, MD and the Eating Disorder Recovery Center at the University of Florida Lead the Way!
Eating disorders and substance abuse are at the top of the list of the most common causes of serious, potentially fatal disorders among adolescents and college-age students—especially in women. To meet this growing challenge, the University of Florida (UF) has expanded its nationally renowned research and treatment facilities for psychiatric and addictive disorders by launching the Eating Disorder Recovery Center (EDRC).
September 1, 2011
July 26, 2011
Sleep with your iPhone? You're not alone
Dr. Lisa Merlo talks about the increasing dependence that comes as more Americans ditch their iPods, cameras, maps and address books in favor of the myriad capabilities of a smartphone.
July 24, 2011
The University of Florida and the UF Alumni Association have selected College of Medicine professor Dr. Mark Gold as the 17th Distinguished Alumni Professor for 2011-2013.
May 16, 2011
Hooked on your cell phone? Dr. Lisa Merlo talks about her research regarding such questions.
May 13, 2011
Hand sanitizer can lead to a positive test of high alcohol levels
A new University of Florida study shows the frequent use of hand sanitizers can lead to a positive test for high alcohol levels.
May 2011
The Island of Perpetual Thinness
Now where is this island? Well...actually, it’s inside all of us! For animals roaming across the desert to those hibernating in the Rockies, fat is beautiful.
April 19, 2011
Medical Spotlight: Alcohol Abuse
In the Medical Spotlight Scott Teitelbaum, MD, Medical Director of the Florida Recovery Center and Chief of the Addiction Medicine Division in the Department of Psychiatry at UF, tells TV 20's David Snyder what people can do to recognize alcohol abuse and what to do about it.
April 8, 2011
Healthy Eating & Diet - Weight Gain
What can you do to stop eating? WebMD & Dr. Mark S. Gold has your answer
April 5, 2011
Food May Be Addicting for Some
A new study suggests that people who struggle to say no to chocolate, french fries or other junk food suffer from something more insidious than lack of willpower: They may actually have an addiction.
April 2011
Isn't too much protein bad for you? Ever hear that one before? You know, like those stories that chide Atkins because it always gives you gout. Or for those trying to avoid diabetes, the old story that protein always causes kidney failure. And, oh yes, that we already hog too much protein from the food chain.
March 2011
A cycle of madness? Seems so. Only May of last year, Forbes magazine declared that the #1 prescription drug ordered in the U.S. was Vicodin. This latter pain medication (and its pharmacologic cousins) are all finding their way into the mouths, pockets and minds of more and more Americans. So what? Well... if you are eventually interested in overcoming pain
February 25, 2011
Hollywood did have a limit for Charlie Sheen's exesses?
Hollywood finally punishes the actor, but why weren't his other bad behaviors enough? John Harden, Executive Director of the Florida Recovery Center at University of Florida weighs in.
February 23, 2011
UF ranked No. 3 for value among public universities
UF ranked No. 3 on the Princeton Review's 2011 list of public universities offering the best value, published online Tuesday.
February 1, 2011
Scott Teitelbaum, an associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Florida, suggests in a recent video produced by the university that a big money ...
January 24, 2011
UF counseling center to offer support for Web addicts
Dr. Timothy Huckaby, physician and clinical assistant professor in psychiatry and addiction medicine at the Florida Recovery Center, said Internet dependency is considered a process addiction, which is an addiction to an activity like eating or gambling.
January 21, 2011
UF addiction expert says winning big on a bet could lead to a gambling problem
Millions of people suffer from gambling addictions in the United States. Find out what health care experts say are the warning signs of a problem.
January 14, 2011
Martha E. Brown, M.D., has been named an associate professor in the division of addiction medicine, which is led by Florida Recovery Center Director Scott Teitelbaum, M.D.
January 10, 2011
TV 20 Medical Spotlight "Prescription Pill Abuse"
In the Medical Spotlight, Scott Teitelbaum, Medical Director of the Florida
Recovery Center, Chief of the Addiction Medicine Division and Vice Chair of the
Department of Psychiatry at the University of Florida tells TV 20's David Snyder
why there are different ways of looking at those who were arrested.
January 2011
Dr. Richard Shriner discusses research that suggests links between alcohol and obesity.
December 11, 2010
"Pill Mills" a growing concern
UF's Dr. Gary Reisfield talks about the increase in "pill mills" in the state.
December 8, 2010
Doctor to 60's rockers to talk about addiction Friday
The addiction doctor who treated legendary rock stars and helped introduce the nation to the idea that people have a right to health care will deliver a Grand Rounds lecture this week at the University of Florida.
David Smith, M.D., Ph.D., will talk about “The Summer of Love: Sex, Drugs & Rock ’n Roll” at 2 p.m. Friday in the DeWeese Auditorium of UF’s McKnight Brain Institute.
December 6, 2010
Gainesville ranked as America's 14th smartest city
Crunching census data about education, a business news website has named Gainesville the 14th-smartest city in the country and the smartest city in Florida
December 2010
Food Sobriety: Surviving the Holidays
Dr. Richard Shriner talks about Food Addiction and the Holidays
November 2010
Shands Vista, Shands Rehab and UF Department of Psychiatry runner-up in the Video Chompetition, Do the Chomp.
November 15, 2010
Florida Games Keep Gainesville Cops Busy
Dr. Lisa Merlo talks to the Wall Street Journal about the increase in alcohol related arrests on game days.
November 3, 2010
Addicted to technology: How not to become attached to your cell phone
Dr. Lisa Merlo, an assistant professor of psychiatry at the University of Florida's McKnight Brain Institute, studied what she calls "Problematic Mobile Phone Use."
November 3, 2010
Sheltering Homeless From the Mental Health Storm
Dr. Richard Christensen and his team hit the streets to
serve the homeless through a transdisciplinary outreach program.
October 28, 2010
Gary Reisfield, MD appointed to Governer's Task Force
Governer Crist appoints four to the Program Implementation and Oversight Task Force
October 14, 2010
Family Spotlight: "Helping the Mentally Ill"
In the Family Spotlight, Brian Cooke, M.D., an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at UF, tells TV 20's David Snyder the warning signs of mental illness...and what family members can do about it.
October 2010
Wall Street Journal: The Top 25 Recruiter Picks
Wall Street Journal ranks UF, Top 25 Colleges & Universities whose graduates were the top-rated by recruiters.
October 4, 2010
UF builds medical outpost in Orlando
The University of Florida is building an outpost for students and researchers in a growing "medical city" in Orlando. University officials today are breaking ground on the UF Research and Academic Center at Lake Nona.
October 1, 2010
Cyber Bullying in Catholic School
UF Psychiatry Faculty Brian Cooke, MD talks about how children deal with Cyber Bullying.
September 28, 2010
Teens skip family dinner, higher drug risk
Dr. Scott Teitelbaum, an associate professor of pediatrics and psychiatry at the University of Florida College of Medicine and medical director of the Florida Recovery Center, and colleagues say the report reveals that 72 percent of teens think eating dinner frequently with their parents is very or fairly important.
September 21, 2010
Alachua County - Named as one of America's Promise Alliance 100 Best Communities for 2010
September 2010
College is about more than getting a degree, it's about establishing a life. That's why this list isn't a ranking of colleges, but rather a ranking of great cities that are home to some of the nation's best college and universities. These cities are cultural hubs, artistic centers, intellectual meccas and economic drivers offering students and residents some of the best places to live, study, play and launch a career in America.
September 8, 2010
Junkie food: Tastes your brain can't resist
Is that cupcake an innocent indulgence? Or your next hit? We're finding that a sweet tooth makes you just as much an addict as snorting cocaine. Neuroscientists Nicole Avena, at the University of Florida and Bartley Hoebel at Princeton University, together began exploring whether the idea had a biological basis.
September 2010
Gainesville Today - Making Sure the Pieces Fit
UF College of Medicine's Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
September 2010
Living with Food: Childhood Obesity: An Emerging Epidemic?
Dr. Richard l. Shriner is the Director and Chief of Shands Vista Psychiatric Hospital, Medical Director of Eating Disorders and Obesity programs, and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Internal Medicine. He writes the Living with Food column for the Gainesville Today Magazine.
August 28, 2010
UF Department of Psychiatry's Michael Herkov, Ph.D. talks to TV 20 about the community's reaction to the media during the 1990 Student Murders.
July 13, 2010
Doctors conflicted about reporting drug-abusing colleagues
July 8, 2010
Family Spotlight "Teen Drug Use Rises"
In the Family Spotlight, Kim White, M.D., a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist at the University of Florida explains to TV 20's David Snyder why the trend in teenage substance abuse jumped after it had declined for the past decade.
July 2010
June 28, 2010
2010 Young Investigator Award
The 2010 Young Investigator Award will be presented to Lisa J. Merlo, PhD, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL & Washington University, St. Louis, MO, for the best abstract submitted by an author who is within five years of receipt of a doctoral degree.
June 28, 2010
2009-2010 College of Medicine Basic Science Teacher of the Year Award
Congratulations to Rob Averbuch, M.D. who was selected as Teacher of the Year by the entire 4 year medical student body. This prestigious award is well deserved, in recognition of his commitment and excellence towards education.
June 24, 2010
Addicted docs put patients in peril:
Random drug screening urged for health care workers
April 28, 2010
Drug exposure threatens health of women, children in Afghanistan,
UF addiction experts say
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