SUMC in the News (10/04/05)
Print media coverage
Washington Post, 10/04/05
Don't run away from jogging (registration required)
This article references a recent Stanford study of 866 people that found those
who got regular exercise experienced 25 percent less joint and muscle pain as
they aged compared to less-active people. Bonnie Bruce, senior research
scientist in the Center for Clinical Immunology at Stanford and lead author, is
quoted here. A brief item also appears in the Daily Express (U.K.).
The Monitor (McAllen, Texas), 10/03/05
Stick figures or sick figures?
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, is quoted in this Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
article. The story also references medical student Jenny Wilson, who co-wrote
the report with Peebles.
MSNBC.com, 10/02/05
Chase on for stem cell stars
This article discusses the fierce competition to hire from among a small and
elite group of stem cell researchers in California and several other states.
Although SUMC isn't referenced, this San Francisco Business Times article may be
of interest to readers.
Broadcast media coverage
WJZ-TV (Baltimore), 10/04/05
This segment discussed a Stanford study that says many older Americans drink too
much alcohol.
WUSA-TV (Washington, D.C.), 10/03/05
A new clinical study is underway for a treatment for children with growth
failure. Patricia Fechner, research associate in the Department of Pediatrics,
was interviewed during this segment.
WLTV-TV (Miami), 10/03/05
Stanford researchers have developed a more efficient bone marrow transplant
method to treat cancer.
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