SUMC in the News (11/14/06)
Press releases
$20 million gift to establish cancer stem cell research center at Stanford
The medical school has received a $20 million gift from the Virginia and D.K.
Ludwig Fund to establish a new world-class research enterprise to study cancer
stem cells, which are believed to be at the heart of most cancers.
Print media coverage
Washington Post, 11/14/06
Caught in the web
This article on Internet addiction mentions a study by Stanford researchers that
found more than one out of eight Americans exhibited at least one possible sign
of problematic Internet use. The study was also mentioned in Newsday (New York).
Patching duct tape's rep
This article discusses a recent report from Dutch researchers casting doubt on
the claim that duct tape is effective at removing children's warts. Eric A.
Weiss, assistant professor of surgery, is quoted as having successfully employed
duct tape in wart removal on his son. Weiss also cites a number of uses of duct
tape in wilderness survival situations.
New York Sun, 11/14/06
$20 million grant will allow boost in Memorial Sloan-Kettering research
This article mentions how Stanford is one six institutes that will receive a $20
million grant for cancer research from the Ludwig Fund.
Oakland Tribune, 11/13/06
HBO documentary chronicles horrors of eating disorders
This article discusses a documentary on eating disorders and mentions "Student bodies," a web-based program aimed at controlling adolescent eating disorders. The program was developed at Stanford and features a true-or-false quiz to determine whether or not your thoughts and feelings about weight and your body put you at risk for an eating disorder. The quiz also appears in the Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas) and other newspapers around the country.
Broadcast media coverage
KPIX-TV, 11/13/06
The FDA warns Tamiflu may generate psychiatric hallucinations or delirium
according to overseas incidents. James Wolfe, clinical professor of medicine,
was interviewed during this segment.
KTVU-TV, 11/13/06
This segment mentioned "Rivals for Life," 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.
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