SUMC in the News (10/20/06)

Print media coverage

Oakland Tribune, 10/20/06
Stanford study explores web of Internet addiction
In a first-of-its-kind, telephone-based study, Stanford researchers found 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 behavioral sciences and director of Stanford's Impulse Control Disorders Clinic, is quoted in this San Jose Mercury News article, which also appears in the Aberdeen American News (Aberdeen, S.D.), Charlotte Observer (Charlotte, N.C.), Fort Worth Star-Telegram (Fort Worth, Texas), Lexington Herald Leader (Lexington, Ky.), Pittsburgh Post Gazette, South Florida Sun-Sentinel and Wichita Eagle (Wichita, Kan.). Similar articles appear in the Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) and on Palo Alto Online and TechNewsWorld.com.

San Jose Mercury News, 10/20/06
Prop. 85 is health care hindrance
In this opinion piece, Harvey Cohen and Jonathan Berek speak out against Proposition 85, a Nov. ballot initiative that would require a physician to notify the parent or legal guardian of a pregnant girl before performing an abortion. Cohen is the Arline and Pete Harman Professor for the Chair of the Department of Pediatrics and chief-of-staff at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, and Berek is professor and chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Philadelphia Inquirer, 10/20/06
Casting wider net for peers' review
Some academic journals are replacing the secret-evaluation part of the review process with online critiques for research authors. A study from Peter P. Lee, associate professor of medicine, is referenced in this article.

Toronto Star (Canada), 10/20/06
And when the music starts...
This Los Angeles Times article discusses the use of music therapy to treat insomnia. William Dement, the Lowell W. and Josephine Q. Berry Professor, is quoted.

CBSNews.com, 10/19/06
Michigan hospitals to have robots on call
The Michigan Stroke Network 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 in this Associated Press article. The piece also appears on FOXNews.com and MSNBC.com and on the websites of newspapers across the country.

United Press International, 10/19/06
Interview: Wider HIV testing cuts cost
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently announced new voluntary guidelines recommending that all Americans ages 13 to 64 be screened for HIV. The new guidelines were influenced by research published last year, led by Douglas Owens, professor of medicine and a senior investigator at the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System. Owens is featured in this Q&A.

Palo Alto Weekly, 10/18/06
Our town: For the love of Carly
This column profiles Carly, a golden retriever who frequently visits patients at Packard. Carly's owner is Sandy Sentivany-Collins, a clinical nurse specialist.