A Sampling of Clips for 
April 30, 2004

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Lethal Genetic Heart Defect Found
Forbes, April 29-Researchers from the University of California, San Diego have identified a genetic "time bomb" that eventually leads to heart failure in some people with congenital heart disease even after they've had corrective surgery. The study found surgery on people with familial forms of congenital heart disease called atrial septal defects may not correct the underlying molecular problem that causes progressive heart failure and sudden death later in life. (Quote by author Kenneth Chien M.D. a professor of medicine and director of the Institute of Molecular Medicine at UCSD.)
http://www.forbes.com/lifestyle/health/feeds/hscout/2004/04/29/
hscout518601.html

Similar article appeared in:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution, April 28
http://www.ajc.com/health/content/shared-auto/healthnews/surg/518601.html

U. of California Report Fails to Settle Debate Over Whether Racial Bias Occurs in Admissions
Chronicle of Higher Education, April 30- A report issued on Thursday by a University of California review panel leaves open the question of whether the university system is favoring black and Hispanic applicants, in violation of state law. The 17-member panel, called the Eligibility and Admissions Study Group, concluded, based on a review of admissions data, that several system campuses are admitting black and Hispanic students at slightly higher rates than other races. But the group left open the possibility that its method for predicting admissions rates may be flawed, or that some factor other than race might account for the differences that it found.
http://chronicle.com/daily/2004/04/2004043001n.htm

Jim Crow Still Alive, Speaker Alleges
Modesto Bee, April 30-Peter Irons, a professor of political science at the UC San Diego, has published a new book titled "Jim Crow's Children: The Broken Promise of the Brown Decision." The book examines what happened in the five cities, mostly in the South, that were the subject of lawsuits that resulted in the anti-segregation ruling in a case named Brown v. Board of Education. He recently gave a speech about his book at the California State University, Stanislaus.
http://www.modbee.com/local/story/8506975p-9351717c.html

U.S. Must Help Berger Fight Clandestine Groups
Miami Herald, Opinion, April 30-Still struggling to overcome the somber legacy of ethnic genocide and bloody civil wars, democratic Guatemala is now facing a new threat: the so-called hidden powers, a secretive and amorphous network of criminals that are undermining public safety and corrupting the judicial system. (Article co-authored by Richard Feinberg is professor of international relations at the University of California in San Diego.)
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/news/opinion/8555901.htm
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Medicare Looks at Apnea Home Test
Copley News Service, April 29-Medicare is considering a request to reimburse for the home diagnosis of a potentially life-threatening sleep disorder, a move that could rouse sales of sleep-aid devices. Federal regulators decided to review the reimbursement policy at the request of Terence Davidson M.D., director of the University of California San Diego's Head and Neck Surgery Sleep Clinic.
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