SUMC in the News (09/27/06)
Print media coverage
New York Times, 09/27/06
The choice: A longer life or more stuff
This column discusses rising health care costs in the country. Jay Bhattacharya,
assistant professor of medicine, provides comment.
San Jose Mercury News, 09/27/06
It's time to stop clinging to a broken health care system
The state Legislature recently passed a universal health care bill. This column
mentions that a coalition of local groups is sponsoring a forum about
single-payer health care at Stanford on Saturday.
Stanford Daily, 09/27/06
Patents rank in dough for Univ.
A new report ranks Stanford as the fourth most entrepreneurial university in the
country for "technology transfer and commercialization." The medical school is referenced in this article.
ABCNews.com, 09/26/06
Well-funded scientists map mouse brain
The Allen Brain Atlas, which maps the mouse brain, is being made available
online without cost to neuroscientists studying brain circuits and chemistry.
Ben Barres, professor of neurobiology, developmental biology and of neurology
and neurological sciences, is quoted in this Associated Press article, which
also appears on FOXNews.com, MSNBC.com and the websites of newspapers across the
country.
CNN.com, 09/26/06
Acupuncture shows promise for hot flashes
Preliminary research suggests that acupuncture may offer women an alternative
for easing hot flashes during menopause. Rachel Manber, associate professor of
psychiatry and behavioral sciences, provides comment in this Reuters article.
Santa Rosa Press Democrat, 09/26/06
Blueprint for healthier bones
The National Osteoporosis Foundation reports that 10 million American women have
osteoporosis and another 34 million are at risk. Laura Bachrach, professor of
pediatrics with Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, is quoted in this article on
the disease.
Laurel Leader-Call (Laurel, Miss.), 09/26/06
The exploitation of the egg
In this opinion piece, the National Review Online editor expresses her concerns
about the use of eggs in human embryonic stem cell research. Stanford is
referenced.
Broadcast media coverage
WBRZ-TV (Baton Rouge, La.), 09/26/06
This segment discussed the Allen Brain Atlas and mentioned that Stanford
researchers are already using it. Similar segments aired on WLFI-TV (Lafayette,
Ind.) and WPTV-TV (West Palm Beach, Fla.).
KCBS-TV (Los Angeles), 09/26/06
This segment discussed the acupuncture/hot flashes study. A similar segment was
shown on KCAL-TV (Los Angeles).
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