SUMC in the News (09/27/07)
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Wall Street Journal, 09/27/07
"Choice" in health care (No online version available)
In this opinion piece, Richard Miller argues that the country's presidential candidates should rethink FDA drug-approval policies as part of their plans for health-care reform. Miller is a member of the adjunct clinical faculty.
San Francisco Chronicle, 09/27/07
Research shows drinking alcohol increases breast cancer risk
A Kaiser Permanente study found that women who drank three or more alcoholic beverages a day increased their risk of breast cancer by 30 percent. Robert Carlson, professor of oncology, provides comment in this article.
Washington Times, 09/26/07
Medicine moves to the wilderness (No online version available)
This article discusses wilderness medicine, a fast-emerging medical specialty that covers conditions ranging from altitude-induced mountain sickness to deep-sea decompression. It mentions that Stanford established the world's first fellowship in the field four years ago.
ScientificAmerican.com, 09/26/07
Most women unclear on hormone therapy risks
Despite the huge publicity generated by a 2002 study on the potential dangers of hormone therapy for postmenopausal women, new research has found that only 29 percent of women surveyed knew about the study two years later. Alison Rigby, a research associate in pediatric endocrinology, is quoted in this Reuters Health article.
Reuters, 09/26/07
Study lifts cloud over promising gene therapy
The work of Mark Kay, the Dennis Farrey Family Professor in Pediatrics and professor of genetics, is discussed in this article on a new gene therapy study. Andrew Fire, professor of pathology and 2006 Nobel laureate in Medicine, is also referenced.
San Jose/Silicon Valley Business Journal, 09/26/07
PBSJ to do EIR for Stanford redevelopment
The City of Palo Alto has selected consultant PBSJ Corp. to prepare an environmental impact report for the redevelopment of Stanford's medical center.
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