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SUMC in the News (08/26/08)

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Stanford medical school severely restricts industry funding of continuing education for physicians
The School of Medicine will no longer accept support from pharmaceutical or device companies for specific programs in continuing medical education.

Infections linked to premature births more common than thought, Stanford study finds
Previously unrecognized and unidentified infections of amniotic fluid may be a significant cause of premature birth, according to a new study.

Print media coverage

New York Times, 08/26/08
Stanford to limit drug maker financing
This article discusses the medical school's new policy on industry financing of doctors’ continuing education. Philip Pizzo, medical school dean, is quoted. The policy is also discussed in a Wall Street Journal blog entry.

Study links preterm births, simmering infections
Stanford researchers have found unidentified infections in the amniotic fluid may be a significant cause of premature births. David Relman, professor of infectious disease and of microbiology and immunology and senior author, provides comment in this Associated Press story, which appears in the San Francisco Chronicle and the San Jose Mercury News. Relman is also quoted in a HealthDay News item, which appears on USNews.com, and a Reuters piece, which appears on ScientificAmerican.com. Research associate Dan DiGiulio is quoted in articles prepared by MedPageToday.com, ScienceNews.org and WebMD.com. The study is also mentioned in The Telegraph (U.K.).

Living longer, in good health to the end
The work of James Fries, emeritus professor of medicine, is referenced in this article on longevity.

Really?/Manipulating your neck could lead to a stroke
This item explores the claim that a chiropractic technique called cervical spinal manipulation can lead to strokes. Stanford is mentioned here.

Broadcast media coverage

KGO-TV, 08/26/08
This segment discussed the Stanford study on infections and premature births. Similar segments aired locally on KPIX-TV and KTVU-TV and on television stations across the country, including ones in Boston; Chicago; Cleveland; Denver; Detroit; Houston; Kansas City, Mo.; New York; Phoenix; Pittsburgh; Portland, Ore.; Sacramento; San Diego; Tampa, Fla.; and Washington DC.