SUMC in the News (10/17/06)
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Internet addiction: Stanford study seeks to define whether it's a problem
Is spending too much time online a prevalent and damaging condition, or simply a
bad habit among a select few? Stanford researchers have taken an important step
toward resolving the debate over whether compulsive use of the Internet merits a
medical diagnosis.
Print media coverage
Business Week Online, 10/23/06
Medicine in conflict
This lengthy article focuses on conflict of interest among doctors. Although
Stanford isn't referenced, this article may be of interest to readers.
Reuters, 10/16/06
Urge to shop a common, risky addiction
This article discusses a Stanford study that found compulsive buying may be more
common among Americans than anxiety or depression. Lorrin Koran, emeritus
professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and lead author, provides
comment here.
Discovery.com, 10/13/06
Nattering with Nobelists
Andrew Fire, professor of pathology and of genetics and 2006 Nobel laureate in
Medicine, and Roger Kornberg, the Mrs. George A. Winzer Professor in Medicine
and 2006 Nobel laureate in Chemistry, are featured in a Q&A with this year's science Nobel Prize winners.
Broadcast media coverage
Nightline (ABC), 10/16/06
An increasing amount of Americans are going to store-based medical clinics, such
as Wal-Mart, for doctor's appointments. Alan Garber, the Henry J. Kaiser Junior
Professor, was interviewed during this segment.
Dr. Dean Edell Show, 10/16/06
This segment discussed the recent Stanford study on compulsive buying.
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