A Sampling of Clips for
February 03, 2005
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Chickenpox
Vaccine Cuts Deaths but
Raises Questions on Shingles, Experts Say
New York Times, Feb. 3-The vaccine
against chickenpox has sharply cut the death rate from the childhood
disease, according to a study released yesterday. (Refers to
research by Dr. Michael N. Oxman of UCSD.)
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Study: Nearly
One in Six Mentally Ill Homeless
Forbes, Feb. 2-A full 15 percent of
Americans with serious mental illness are currently homeless,
a much higher figure than suggested by previous research, a
new study by UCSD finds. More
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article appeared in:
Atlanta
Journal Constitution, Feb. 2
Rat Whiskers
Give Clues to Blinking Disorder
Forbes, Feb. 2-A rat's whiskers may
hold vital clues to a debilitating human disorder called blepharospasm,
an eye condition characterized by uncontrolled blinking, according
to physicists at UCSD. More
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article appeared in:
Innovations
Report, Feb. 3
Talk of
the Nation
NPR, Feb. 2-Carol Padden and Tom Humphries,
UCSD professors and co-authors of the new book
Inside Deaf Culture, discuss on "Talk of the Nation"
the history of the deaf community and the complex issues it
currently faces. More
UCSD Plan
to
Consolidate Hospitals Draws Fire
San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 3-UCSD
Medical Center in Hillcrest, which treats a major share of the
county's poor, would move its trauma program, 386 inpatient
beds and all other acute care services to an expanded Thornton
Hospital in La Jolla under an ambitious plan to contain costs
and improve care, UCSD officials said yesterday.
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Bush Should Revisit his
Stem Cell Policy
Sacramento Bee, Editorial, Feb. 2-President
Bush faced an agonizing decision in 2001 when he pondered whether
the federal government should fund research into stem cells
derived from human embryos. (Refers to research conducted by
UCSD.) More
Democrats
Challenge
Bush on Social Security, Iraq
Chicago Tribune, Feb. 3-Unwilling
to cede the post-State of the Union spotlight, Senate Democrats
will take on President Bush Thursday before the granite memorial
of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, father of the New Deal and
the Social Security system. (Quote by Gary Jacobson,
a political scientist at UCSD.) More
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articles appeared in:
Kentucky
Herald, Feb. 3
Monterey
Herald, Feb. 3
UC Faulted
for Paying Millions in Bonuses
San Francisco Chronicle, Feb. 3-The
University of California gave nearly $2.4 million in bonuses
to 65 top executives at its five teaching hospitals in 2004,
with 11 administrators receiving more than $50,000 each. Such
bonuses are common in the health care industry, and UC officials
said they are necessary for the university to attract and retain
the best managers. More
Applications
to
UC for Freshmen Rise Nearly 3% for Fall
San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 3- Freshman applications to the
University of California rose slightly for this coming academic
year, but interest from out-of-state students continues to decline.
Applications to UCSD fell about 1 percent from
a year ago, but remain the second highest in the system, after
UCLA, and the academic accomplishments of UCSD's
applicants continues to rise. More
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article appeared in:
San
Diego Daily Transcript, Feb. 3
Palomar
Surgeries often Bumped by Babies
San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 3- Palomar
Medical Center needs more operating-room staff to improve patient
care and safety, retain employees and improve workplace morale,
according to a petition signed by at least 144 physicians and
hospital employees. (Quote by Dr. Gary Vilke,
an emergency room physician at the UCSD Medical
Center.) More
