SUMC in the News (09/17/08)
Press releases
Stanford physician informs area residents about study to compare anti-seizure treatments
James Quinn, associate professor and director of research in emergency medicine, will be heading up the Stanford portion of a national study on how best to treat prolonged seizures known as status epilepticus.
Print media coverage
The Oregonian (Portland), 09/17/08
Stem cell shift discovery opens a door
Researchers from MIT have pinpointed a stem-cell program that cancer cells use to spread. Michael Clarke, the Karel H. and Avice N. Beekhuis Professor in Cancer Biology and the associate director of the Stanford Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, provides comment in this article.
Palo Alto Weekly, 09/17/08
Health notes/Getting focused on ADHD
This item discusses a 10-week group at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital for parents of children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
Internet/New media coverage
ABCNews.com, 09/16/08
Some water bottles linked to diabetes
A new study has found a link between BPA, a chemical found in some water bottles, and medical disorders such as diabetes. John Farquhar, emeritus professor of medicine and of health research and policy, is quoted in this article.
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