SUMC in the News (08/30/05)
Press release
Volunteers needed at Stanford for study of sexual dysfunction
Stanford researchers are looking for volunteers to participate in a multicenter
clinical study on the effectiveness of a topical solution containing
alprostadil, or prostaglandin E1, in treating sexual dysfunction in
hysterectomy patients.
Print media coverage
Reuters, 08/29/05
PSA in young adulthood may predict prostate cancer
This article discusses a new Stanford study that found levels of prostate
specific antigen (PSA) in young men may predict their likelihood of developing
prostate cancer later in life. Alice S. Whittemore, professor of health research
and policy, is quoted.
Palo Alto Daily News, 08/29/05
Professor fights for Iraqi care (No online version available)
Keith Humphreys, associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, is
part of a group that is helping rebuild Iraq's mental health-care system. His
work is discussed in this article.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 08/29/05
Viagra ingredient may aid children with lung disorder
This Wall Street Journal article discusses how the pill Revatio may be used as a
treatment for pulmonary hypertension, a rare and life-threatening condition.
Jeffrey Feinstein, assistant professor of pediatrics, is quoted.
Broadcast media coverage
KSL-TV (Salt Lake City), 08/29/05
The Department of Defense is funding a trial of a new sleeping drug, CX-717.
Rafael Pelayo, assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, was
interviewed during this segment.
WKRN-TV (Nashville), 08/29/05
This segment discussed a Stanford study that found babies born in the early
evening or late at night are much more likely to die in their first four weeks
of life than those born during daytime hours.
KXTV-TV (Sacramento), 08/29/05
The gender, age and other details of a 2000-year-old mummy of an Egyptian child
were revealed during a "virtual unwrapping" earlier this month. The mummy was brought to the medical school in May to be scanned.
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