SUMC in the News (08/22/05)

Print media coverage

New York Times, 08/22/05
War stress blamed in Iraq vet shootings (registration required)
The Associated Press article also appears on ABCNews.com and CNN.com and in newspapers across the country, including the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Bradenton Herald (Bradenton, Fla.), Durham Herald Sun (Durham, N.C.), San Diego Union-Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, Tacoma News-Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.), Tallahassee Democrat (Tallahassee, Fla.) and Wilkes-Barre Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.).

San Jose Mercury News, 08/22/05
Industry ties cloud research (registration required)
This article discusses the increasingly common relationship between academic scientists and industry. Mary Lake Polan, the Katharine Dexter McCormick and Stanley McCormick Professor; Lynn Westphal, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology; and Barbara Flynn, manager of the medical school's Conflict of Interest Review Program, are quoted. A related article discusses a Stanford study on a nutritional supplement that may help boost fertility in women who have difficulty conceiving.

Redding Record Searchlight (Redding, Calif.), 08/22/05
Stick figures or sick figures? (registration required)
Many teens with eating disorders visit Web sites promoting eating disorders - and often adopt dangerous diet practices as a result. Rebecka Peebles, instructor in adolescent medicine, and medical student Jenny Wilson are included in this article.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 08/21/05
Philips joins with private practices for CT courses
This article discusses how Philips Medical Systems, one of the top three manufacturers of CT scanners, is partnering with academic institutions and private practices for cardiac CT training. Geoffrey Rubin, associate professor of radiology and chief of cardiovascular imaging, is quoted.

MSNBC.com, 08/19/05
Brain cancer takes heavy toll on child survivors
Paul Fisher, associate professor of neurology, pediatrics and neurosurgery, is quoted in this Reuters article on the study that found when a child is diagnosed with brain cancer, the treatment can be as bad as the disease. Fisher also provides comment in an article prepared by the Boston Globe.

San Jose/Silicon Valley Business Journal, 08/19/05e
No. 1 ranking for Bay Area in neurotech (registration required)
This article discusses a study that concludes the Bay Area is No. 1 in investment, research and product development targeted at brain-related illnesses. Stanford is referenced here and in the East Bay Business Journal.

Broadcast media coverage

Morning Edition (NPR), 08/22/05
Barry Behr, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology and director of the IVF labs, discussed egg freezing and the latest fertility options for young women who want to put off motherhood.

KGO-TV, 08/21/05
Children who survive brain cancer struggle for years with the echo of the disease and its treatment, according to a new study from the medical school and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital.

KCEN-TV (Waco, Texas), 08/20/05
A North Carolina woman decided to give a fast-food-only diet a try after seeing the documentary "Super Size Me." She ate only at McDonald's for 90 days - and dropped 37 pounds in the process. This segment included a statement from a Stanford nutritionist, who said this type of diet is likely lacking in essential vitamins and minerals and could compromise heart health.

WSCV-TV (Miami), 08/19/05
Stanford scientists have discovered that the enzyme telomerase can activate adult stem cells, which the body uses to repair its tissues..

KHQ-TV (Spokane, Wash.), 08/19/05
Los Angeles Lakers forward Ronny Turiaf underwent successful open-heart surgery last month at Stanford. Craig Miller, the Thelma and Henry Doelger Professor, performed the operation, and is referenced in this segment.

News 8 (Austin, Texas), 08/19/05
Greg Kovacs, professor of electrical engineering, and by courtesy, of medicine, discussed the crew physiologic observation device (C-Pod), which records crucial biological data, such as heart rate, respiration and pulse. The segment also aired on WHTM-TV (Harrisburg, Pa.).