SUMC in the News (12/05/07)
Print media coverage
Sydney Morning Herald (Australia), 12/06/07
Time at last to let narcoleptic dogs lie
The work of Emmanuel Mignot, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, is featured in this New York Times piece. William Dement, the Lowell W. and Josephine Q. Berry Professor, and Seiji Nishino, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, are also mentioned.
San Mateo County Times, 12/05/07
Digital personal trainer yields health results
Computer-generated phone calls may be an effective, low-cost way to encourage sedentary adults to exercise, according to a recent study by Stanford researchers. Abby King, professor of health research and policy and a senior investigator at the Stanford Prevention Research Center, provides comment in this article.
Stanford Daily, 12/05/07
Pedometers spur physical activity
This article discusses a recent Stanford study showing that the use of a pedometer - a small, inexpensive device that counts the number of steps walked per day - is associated with significant increases in physical activity and weight loss and improvements in blood pressure. Dena Bravata, the study's lead author and a senior research scientist in medicine, is quoted.
Hospital expansion plans get initial approval
An outside consultant has approved the initial proposal for the medical center's expansion plans. Shelley Hebert, executive director of public affairs for Stanford Hospital & Clinics, is quoted in this article.
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