SUMC in the News (12/18/06)

Print media coverage

New York Times, 12/18/06
Breast cancer news brings a range of reactions
This article discusses reaction to a new report that found rates of the most common form of breast cancer dropped 15 percent from August 2002 to December 2003. Mary Jacobson, clinical assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology, is quoted.

Nigerian Tribune, 12/18/06
Improve your memory with a good night sleep
William Dement, the Lowell W. and Josephine Q. Berry Professor and director of the Stanford Sleep Disorders Clinic, is quoted in this article on how sleep affects health.

Palo Alto Daily News, 12/18/06
Stanford puts E.coli into orbit
This article discusses an experiment launched into space Friday aboard the satellite GeneSat-1. Designed by NASA researchers and students from several universities, including Stanford, the experiment will look at how E. coli genes are affected by radiation in space. The goal is to understand how radiation might affect astronauts. Although SUMC is not mentioned in this article, it may be of interest to readers.

Bradenton Herald (Bradenton, Fla.), 12/16/06
Facials serums glut marketplace
Sunil Dhawan, an adjunct clinical assistant professor, provides comment on whether or not various skin care products live up to their claims.

HealthDay, 12/15/06
Nicotine can boost blood vessel growth
This article discusses a study by a team of researchers at Stanford and in Germany that reports nicotine can spur the growth of new blood vessels by activating endothelial precursor cells. Such cells, a form of adult stem cells, have been shown to grow new blood vessels in animals. John Cooke, professor of medicine, provides comment.

Broadcast media coverage

Prime News with Erica Hill (CNN), 12/15/06
This segment discussed a court case about an employee fired for inappropriate Internet use on the job and referenced a recent Stanford study on Internet addiction.

KCOP-TV (Los Angeles), 12/15/06
A new Stanford study will assess whether a supplement made from pine bark extract can help reduce the blood pressure of people who are at mild to moderate risk for heart disease. Randall Stafford, associate professor of medicine at the Stanford Prevention Research Center and principal investigator, and Rebecca Drieling, study coordinator, were interviewed during this segment, which also aired on KVVU-TV (Las Vegas).

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