SUMC in the News (11/03/08)
Print media coverage
Columbus Dispatch (Columbus, Ohio), 11/03/08
Exercise fit for you
The Department of Health and Human Services recently announced new physical activity guidelines and basic recommendations. William Haskell, emeritus professor of medicine, provides comment in this article, which originally appeared in the New York Times.
USA Today, 11/02/08
Artificial pancreas would dial up diabetes control
An artificial pancreas could one day offer an effortless way for diabetics to monitor blood and insulin. Bruce Buckingham, professor of pediatrics at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, provides comment in this article.
San Francisco Chronicle, 11/02/08
The human blueprint: Dangerous secrets
This piece discusses the growing industry of personal genomics and how it requires the redefinition of privacy. Dov Greenbaum, a fellow at the Center for Law and the Biosciences at Stanford, co-authored the piece.
San Jose Mercury News, 11/02/08
Stanford honors blood donors
The Stanford Blood Center honored more than 400 donors who have made 100 or more blood donations with a breakfast last Thursday. Michele Hyndman, blood center spokesperson, is quoted in this article.
Billings Gazette (Billings, Mon.), 11/02/08
Guest opinion: Presidential choices will determine support for medical research
This opinion piece on the outcome of the upcoming election and its effect on the future of medical and scientific research is written by Irving Weissman, the Virginia & D.K. Ludwig Professor for Clinical Investigation for Cancer Research.
Daily Herald (Provo, Utah), 110/01/08
Therapy plus Zoloft helps anxious kids
The antidepressant Zoloft combined with three months of psychotherapy dramatically helped children with anxiety disorders, according to a new study. C. Barr Taylor, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and director of the Laboratory for the Study of Behavioral Medicine at Stanford, provides comment in this Associated Press article.
Internet/ New media coverage
AsianWeek.com, 10/31/08
Anti-cancer vaccine for Hep B
Samuel So, the Lui Hac Minh Professor and director of the Asian Liver Center, is quoted in this article on hepatitis B, which affects more than 10 million Americans. The piece focuses on the hepatitis B vaccine.
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