A Sampling of Clips for December 2^nd, 2008

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Arrogant, Abusive and Disruptive -- and a Doctor
The New York Times, Dec. 1 -- Hospital staff members, who blame badly behaved doctors for low morale, stress and high turnover. Recent studies suggest that such behavior contributes to medical mistakes, preventable complications and even death. (Quotes Dr. William A. Norcross, director of a program at UCSD that offers anger management for physicians) More

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UCSD Commemorates World AIDS Day
10News, Dec. 1 -- Portions of the AIDS Memorial Quilt were displayed Monday at UCSD to commemorate the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day. More

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The Systems Savant
The Scientist, U.K., Dec. 1 -- When Michael Laub arrived at Stanford University in 1997, genomics was in its infancy, with many DNA technologies just being developed. Laub did his undergraduate work at UCSD. More

We Were Split Up All Over the State'
Voice of San Diego, Dec. 2 -- Whitney Johnson-Courtright sat down and breathed a big sigh of relief after speaking to 150 foster children enrolled at San Pasqual Academy, a unique residential school for high school-aged kids. She had delivered an inspiring talk about her own life as a foster child, her track and field career at UCSD that finished as the 2008 NCAA Division II triple jump champion and National Field Athlete of the Year, and her goal of working toward a medical degree to become a hospital trauma room surgeon. More

Flooded with Questions
San Diego Union-Tribune, Dec. 2 -- In the Tijuana River Valley, horses are standing in mud up to their ankles and fields of watermelons are submerged under muck. Local farmers and ranchers blame the federal government – which is moving massive amounts of earth to accommodate a second border fence – for the mess. But Border Patrol Agent Mark Endicott said the flooding at Monument Road and Hollister Street near the U.S.-Mexico border is not unusual after large storms. (Quotes Oscar Romo, a professor of urban studies and planning at UCSD) More

Study Shows How Meat Spurs Cancer Growth
Natural News, Dec. 1 -- Scientists at the UCSD School of Medicine, have found a mechanism that explains how eating red meat, as well as milk, could spur the growth of malignancies. More

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