SUMC in the News (10/19/06)
Print media coverage
San Jose Mercury News, 10/19/06
Stanford uncovers 'Net addicts'
In a first-of-its-kind, telephone-based study, Stanford researchersfound that more than one out of eight Americans exhibited at least one possible sign of problematic Internet use. Lead author Elias Aboujaoude, clinical assistant professor in psychiatry and behavioralsciences and director of Stanford's Impulse Control Disorders Clinic, is quoted in this article, which also appears in the Contra Costa Times. He is also quoted in the Globe and Mail (Canada) and an Associated Press article that appears on FOXNews.com. Articles were also prepared by Agence France-Presse, Sci-TechToday.com, Daily Telegraph (Australia) and Times Online (U.K.).
Detroit News, 10/19/06
Robots help treat stroke patients fast
This Associated Press article discusses the Michigan Stroke Network, which makes stroke specialists available around the clock to any participating hospital. Greg Albers, professor of neurology and neurological sciences and director of the Stanford Stroke Center, provides comment here.
HealthDay, 10/18/06
Research yields clues to radiation-resistant brain cancer
Researchers from Duke University have found that a small number of tumor cells, including cancer and neural stem cells, help make tumors resistant to radiation treatment. Paul Fisher, associate professor ofneurology and neurological sciences and of pediatrics, provides comment in this article.
Wall Street Journal, 10/17/06
The case for Alcoholics Anonymous: it works even if the science is lacking (No online version available)
This article on the effectiveness of Alcoholics Anonymous mentions a 2000 study that found that for problem drinkers who attended AA following professional treatment, the three-year abstinence rate doubled to more than 50 percent. Although their names aren't mentioned, this study was conducted by a team of Stanford/VA researchers, including Rudolf Moos, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences.
Broadcast media coverage
ABC Radio, 10/18/06
This segment discussed the Stanford study on problematic Internet use; Elias Aboujaoude was interviewed. Aboujaoude was also featured on segments on Wall Street Journal Radio, KQED-FM, KGO-AM and KNX-AM (Los Angeles). Lorrin Koran, emeritus professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, discussed the study on ABC News Radio (Australia). The study was also mentioned in similar segments that aired on CNN, MSNBC, Paul Harvey Show and stations in Boston; Chicago; Los Angeles; Norfolk, Va., Philadelphia; Vancouver and Washington, D.C.
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