SUMC in the News (10/06/06)

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Adverse events in NICU more frequent than reported, Stanford/Packard study finds
Adverse events in neonatal intensive care units across North America occur more frequently and are more severe than previously reported, according to a study led by researchers at Stanford and Lucile Packard Children's Hospital.

Print media coverage

Associated Press, 10/06/06
Nobel laureate in chemistry honored by Pitt
Roger Kornberg, the Mrs. George A. Winzer Professor in Medicine and recent Nobel laureate in Chemistry, yesterday received the University of Pittsburgh's Dickson Prize in Medicine. The prize recognizes individuals who have made significant, progressive contributions in the field of medicine. This article appears on the websites of numerous newspapers, including the Anchorage Daily News (Anchorage, Alaska), Centre Daily Times (Centre, Pa.), Erie Times & News (Erie, Pa.), Fresno Bee, Monterey County Herald, Riverside Press-Enterprise (Riverside, Calif.), Sacramento Bee, San Diego Daily Transcript, San Francisco Chronicle, San Jose Mercury News, San Luis Obispo Tribune and Wilkes-Barre Times Leader (Wilkes-Barre, Pa.). The Pittsburgh Tribune-Review also prepared an article.

Washington Post, 10/06/06
Nobels: All in the family
This brief news item discusses Roger Kornberg's Nobel Prize and mentions that his father, Arthur, the Emma Pfeiffer Merner Professor of Biochemistry, Emeritus, shared the 1959 Nobel Prize in Medicine. A Palo Alto Daily News article on Kornberg quotes Joseph Puglisi, professor and chair of structural biology; and a Stanford Daily article quotes Philip Pizzo, medical school dean. Articles also appear in the San Diego Union Tribune and Taipei Times (Taiwan) and on RedHerring.com.

San Francisco Chronicle, 10/06/06
Guys, too, have a yen to spend
A Stanford study has found that nearly as many men as women experience compulsive buying disorder, a condition marked by binge buying and subsequent financial hardship. Lead author Lorrin Koran, emeritus professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, is quoted here. Koran is also quoted in articles in the Burlington Hawk Eye (Burlington, Iowa), Globe and Mail (Canada) and Newsday (New York). The Washington Post also ran a brief item on the study.

TheStreet.com, 10/06/06
Nobel win could boost biotech
Andrew Fire, professor of pathology and of genetics, won the 2006 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his work on RNA interference. This article discusses how his win could boost work in that field.

Fremont Argus, 10/06/06
Scientists isolate 'good bacteria' in quest for good health
This article discusses the field of probiotics, which involves isolating certain strains of bacteria and administering them to patients for specific purposes. David Relman, associate professor of medicine and of microbiology and immunology, provides comment.

Contra Costa Times, 10/06/06
Cal, Stanford not intellectual rivals
This article discusses the rivalry between Stanford and UC Berkeley in light of the recent Nobel winners from both universities.

Los Angeles Times, 10/06/06
Drug companies' consulting fees at issue
This Q&A discusses NIH ethics rules and the concern over NIH scientists who received consulting fees or stock options from pharmaceutical companies. Although Stanford isn't referenced, this article may be of interest to readers.

Boston Globe, 10/06/06
Dean of Harvard Medical School to leave post next year
Joseph Martin, dean of Harvard Medical School, has announced that he will step down after 10 years in the post. Although Stanford isn't referenced, this article may be of interest to readers.

Newsweek, 10/05/06
Saying no to big pharma
A growing number of doctors and medical centers are banning gifts from big drug companies. This online article mentions Stanford's new policy on industry gifts and quotes Philip Pizzo.

Oakland Tribune, 10/05/06
Hospital to start work on building soon
Stanford Hospital plans to relocate its outpatient services to a vacant office complex in Redwood City; work to convert the complex into clinics should start by year's end. Larry Carr, director of government relations at the hospital, is quoted here.

New York Times, 10/05/06
Plans unveiled for state-financed stem cell work in California
The state's stem cell institute has issued a plan for how it will spend the $3 billion assigned by the voters to finance stem cell research. The institute is planning to spend $823 million on basic stem cell research, $899 million on applied or pre-clinical research, $656 million on clinical trials and $273 million on laboratory space. Although Stanford isn't referenced, this article may be of interest to readers.

Business Day (South Africa), 10/04/06
Women still not equal in medicine
New research has found that women still lag behind men in the field of scientific research, particularly in getting their work published in prestigious publications. This article discusses the issue and mentions a recent Nature commentary written by Ben Barres on gender differences in the sciences. Barres is a professor of neurobiology, developmental biology and of neurology and neurological sciences.

Broadcast media coverage

KGO-AM, 10/05/06
Lorrin Koran was interviewed for a segment on his compulsive buying study.

KHON-TV (Honolulu), 10/05/06
Wallace Sampson, adjunct professor of medicine, emeritus, was interviewed for this segment on alternative medicine.

Paul Harvey Show, 10/04/06
Nobel Prize recipient Roger Kornberg was mentioned during a segment.

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