SUMC in the News (10/13/06)
Print media coverage
Washington Post, 10/13/06
Some psychiatrists see "shopaholic" as a diagnosis
This article discusses a Stanford study that found 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.
American Scientist Online, 10/13/06
Slicing into the past
The National Science Foundation and Science magazine chose an image of a 2,000-year-old child mummy scanned at Stanford worthy of their highest artistic honor: first place in photography in their Science and Engineering Visualization Challenge. Paul Brown, with the Stanford/NASA Biocomputation Center, is featured in this Q&A. Rebecca Fahrig, assistant professor of radiology, is also mentioned.
Kansas City Star (Kansas City, Mo.), 10/13/06
Acid reflux therapy
This brief item discusses how Stanford researchers reviewed over 100 studies to
find the most effective remedies for chronic heartburn, or gastroesophageal
reflux disease.
Palm Beach Post (Palm Beach, Fla.), 10/12/06
Nobel American heroes trading cards! (No online version available)
This feature lists the six Americans who won 2006 Nobel prizes. Andrew Fire,
professor of pathology and of genetics, and Roger Kornberg, the Mrs. George A.
Winzer Professor in Medicine, are mentioned here. The work and life of Roger
Kornberg is also featured in an article on JewishJournal.com; his father,
Arthur, the Emma Pfeiffer Merner Professor of Biochemistry, Emeritus, is also
quoted.
Broadcast media coverage
KTVU-TV, 10/13/06
This segment discussed how Yahoo has been paying parking fees for patients and
families at the Stanford Cancer Center in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness
month.
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