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SUMC in the News (08/21/08)

Print media coverage

Palo Alto Daily News, 08/21/08
Study may have found answer to drug immunity
Stanford researchers announced Monday they may have found an amino acid that could help drugs fight diseases that have built up immunity. Nelson Teng, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology and co-author of the study, is quoted in this article.

Blood center event to boost supply
The Stanford Blood Center is hosting its annual O! What a Party! donor event today, which is aimed at boosting type O blood supply.

Stanford Daily, 08/21/08
Researchers find risk in HIV drug
A drug commonly used in the developing world to prevent transmission of HIV from mother to child persists in the breast milk and blood of the mothers, according to a recent Stanford study. Seble Kassaye, instructor in infectious diseases and first author of the study, and David Katzenstein, professor of infectious diseases and principal investigator, are quoted in this article.

Medical Center considers expanding housing at city's request
This article discusses the medical center's expansion plans. Shelley Hebert, executive director of public affairs at Stanford Hospital & Clinics, is quoted here.

Keene Sentinel (Keene, N.H.), 08/20/08
A simulated 'mom' trains a hospital staff for birth emergencies
Lou Halamek, associate professor of pediatrics at Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital, provides comment in this article on the use of simulators in training for childbirth emergencies.

Economic Times (India), 08/20/08
The liveliness of a long-distance
Regular running slows the effects of aging, according to a medical school study that tracked 500 older runners for more than 20 years. James Fries, emeritus professor of medicine and senior author of the study, is mentioned here.

San Jose Mercury News, 08/19/08
Powered by grit and desire 
Joe Wise, a patient at Packard Children's, will be competing in the upcoming Paralympic games in Beijing. Despite suffering from mitochondrial myopathy, he will compete in the 400-meter freestyle. Kari Nadeau, assistant professor of pediatrics, provides comment in this article, which also appears in the Palo Alto Daily News.

Broadcast media coverage

KXAS-TV (Dallas), 08/21/08
Researchers here are testing a drug that may be able to prevent diabetes in children. Darrell Wilson, professor of pediatrics and chief of the division of pediatric endocrinology and diabetes at Packard Children's, was interviewed for this segment.

KCRV-TV (Medford, Ore.), 08/19/08
Researchers here have developed an artificial cornea, which they say could make cornea transplants involving donors a thing of the past and help millions of blind people see again.