SUMC in the News (11/13/06)
Print media coverage
India Today, 11/20/06
Killing you sweetly (No online version available)
This article on diabetes mentions Syndrome X, a term coined by Gerald Reaven,
professor of medicine, emeritus, in the 1980's. Syndrome X identifies a group of
risk factors that significantly hikes the chances of contracting diabetes.
San Jose Mercury News, 11/13/06
Football rivals out for (real) blood
"Rivals for Life" is a drive for blood donations throughout the Bay Area. From Nov. 13 through Dec.1, donors to the American Red Cross and Stanford Blood Center can enter a contest to win autographed Stanford or Cal footballs and jerseys.
Alameda Times-Star, 11/13/06
Soap and water can help send flu, cold season down the drain
This article discusses the importance of hand washing during the cold and flu
season. Alan Greene, a member of the adjunct clinical faculty, provides comment.
Knoxville News-Sentinel (Knoxville, Tenn.), 11/13/06
Do you have eating ills?
This brief item features a true-or-false quiz developed by Stanford researchers
to determine whether or not your thoughts and feelings about weight and your
body put you at risk for an eating disorder.
BBCNews.com, 11/12/06
'Baby boost' for cancer patients
This article discusses a recent study that showed that 59 percent of ovarian
cancer patients ages 30-60 were still alive five years after diagnosis, compared
to only 35 percent of older women with the illness. Study author John Chan,
assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology, is quoted.
San Francisco Chronicle, 11/12/06
Nurses in training get dummies for patients
Samuel Merritt College has opened a new health sciences simulation center to
help train nurses at its Oakland campus. Stanford is mentioned in this news
brief.
People's Daily Online (China), 11/11/06
U.S. Scientist, Japanese mathematician, designer Miyake awarded Kyoto prize
Leonard Herzenberg, professor of genetics, emeritus, was awarded the 2006 Kyoto
prize for advanced technology on Friday. Herzenberg was chosen for the
development of the first fluorescence-activated cell sorter, or FACS, in the
late 1960's.
United Press International, 11/10/06
Ped med: Autism guards its secrets
This article discusses the debate over autism and its causes, focusing on
possible links with various vaccines. Charles Prober, professor of pediatrics,
microbiology and immunology and associate chair of the Department of Pediatrics,
provides comment here.
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