SUMC in the News (11/24/08)
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14 drugs identified as most urgently needing study for off-label use, Stanford professor says
Researchers here have developed a list of 14 widely prescribed medications most urgently in need of additional study to determine how effective and safe they are for their off-label uses. Randall Stafford, associate professor of medicine at the Stanford Prevention Research Center, was senior author of the study.
Internet/ New media coverage
Newsweek.com, 11/23/08
Out of the shadows
Pro-anorexia groups are now moving to more public forums like Facebook after meeting for years on anonymous and secret Web sites. Rebecka Peebles, instructor in adolescent medicine, provides comment here.
Broadcast media coverage
Science Friday (NPR), 11/21/08
A new study reveals in greater detail than ever before the full extent of the bacterial community inhabiting the human bowel - 10 times more diverse than previous research had suggested. David Relman, professor of medicine and of microbiology and immunology, discussed the findings during this segment.
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