SUMC in the News (09/26/05)

Print media coverage

San Francisco Chronicle, 09/26/05
Video games that gets kids' attention, enhance learning
This article discusses a new treatment that uses video games to help children with attention problems. Victor Carrion, assistant professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, provides comment.

For stem cell experts, hopes are longterm?
Recent animal studies suggest that stem cells may help cure paralysis, but experts warn it would be a mistake to rush into clinical trials before addressing certain scientific and ethical issues. Although Stanford isn't referenced, this article may be of interest to readers.

Stanford Daily, 09/26/05
Harbury named 'genius'
Pehr Harbury, associate professor of biochemistry, was named one of this year's 25 recipients of the $500,000 MacArthur Fellowship, often referred to as the "genius" grant. Harbury is quoted in this article. Suzanne Pfeffer, professor of biochemistry and chair of the department, and graduate students Jarret Wrenn and Rebecca Fenn are also quoted here.

San Jose Mercury News, 09/25/05
5 reasons for turning it off (registration required)
The work of Thomas Robinson, associate professor of pediatrics and director of the Center for Healthy Weight at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, is referenced in this news brief on reasons why it's good to turn off the television.

Chicago Tribune, 09/25/05
Run away from joint pain (registration required)
BA recent Stanford study of 866 people found that those who got regular exercise experienced 25 percent less joint and muscle pain as they aged compared to less-active people. A brief article also appears in the Indianapolis Star.

San Jose Mercury News, 09/24/05
Genentech limits drug test (registration required)
Genentech announced Friday that it has stopped enrolling ovarian cancer patients in a test of its drug Avastin because a number of the women developed perforations in their gastrointestinal tracts. Nelson Teng, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology and chief of gynecologic oncology, is quoted here.

Sex and aging hot topics at women's talk (registration required)
Famed sex therapist Dr. Ruth Westheimer discussed her new book on sex after menopause during a talk in San Francisco. Linda Schoenstein, a nurse at Stanford Hospital & Clinics, is quoted.

Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, 09/24/05
Internet becomes organ central
David Magnus, director of the Stanford Center for Biomedical Ethics, is quoted in this article on Internet organ matching. The story originally appeared in the Washington Post.

San Jose/Silicon Valley Business Journal, 09/23/05
Katrina shows import of electronic medical records, backers say (registration required)
This article discusses Smart Health, an initiative for the creation of a data exchange network that would electronically link health care providers, health plans, consumers and employers across the Silicon Valley. SHC is referenced.

UCSC gets stem cell grant (registration required)
UC Santa Cruz is one of 16 institutions to receive training grants from the state's stem cell institute. This news brief mentions that Stanford will receive $3.7 million over a three-year period.

Scripps Howard News Service, 09/23/05
Experts: Parents need to limit kids' exposure to disaster coverage
Mental-health experts are cautioning parents about exposing young children to the troubling scenes and sounds of disaster zones. Victor Carrion is quoted in this article, which also appears in the Redding Record Searchlight (Redding, Calif.).

Broadcast media coverage

KYW-TV (Philadelphia) 09/24/04
This segment discussed the exercise and joint pain study.

KUSI-TV (San Diego), 09/23/05
A San Mateo woman recently gave birth to quadruplets at Packard. The babies were conceived without the use of fertility drugs - a "one-in-a-million" occurrence.