SUMC in the News (12/10/07)
Print media coverage
San Francisco Chronicle, 12/10/07
Stress makes us depressed, fat, sick - and we do it to ourselves
This lengthy article discusses the effects of chronic stress on the body. David Spiegel, the Jack, Lulu and Sam Willson Professor in Medicine, provides comment.
Reuters Health, 12/10/07
Computer phone calls get people exercising
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, is quoted in this article. An Associated Press piece also appears in the
Albany Times-Union (Albany, N.Y.), Anchorage Daily News (Anchorage, Alaska), Gainesville Sun (Gainesville, Fla.), Northwest Indiana Times (Portage, Ind.), San Luis Obispo County Tribune and Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, Va.).
New York Times, 12/09/07
The 'Cat Lady' conundrum
The work of Robert Sapolsky, the John A. and Cynthia Fry Gunn Professor, is referenced in this article on toxoplasma gondii, a common parasite.
San Jose Mercury News, 12/09/07
Lab-grown human organs: Companies lack funding to meet expectations
This article discusses how many tissue engineering companies are struggling for funding. Geoffrey Gurtner, associate professor of surgery, provides comment.
San Francisco Chronicle, 12/09/07
In the end, the choice is yours
In this piece, Nayer Khazeni, a medical school fellow, discusses end-of-life issues.
Weekend Mail (Malaysia), 12/08/07
Great skin, thanks to mice (No online version available)
Researchers at Stanford have reversed the effects of aging on the skin of mice, at least for a short period, by blocking the action of a single critical protein. Howard Chang, assistant professor of dermatology and study lead author, is quoted in this article.
Broadcast media coverage
KFWB-AM (Los Angeles), 12/09/07
This segment discussed the recent Stanford study on the use of computer-generated phone calls to encourage exercise. Similar segments also aired on WMTV-TV (Madison, Wis.), WCTV-TV (Tallahassee, Fla.), WCAU-TV (Philadelphia) and KSAZ-TV (Phoenix).
KGO-TV, 12/07/07
Thousands of patients around the world have had medical tests postponed because a Canadian nuclear reactor that produces radioisotopes has been shut down for repairs. Stanford Hospital & Clinics was referenced during this segment.
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