A Sampling of Clips for
July 10, 2003
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San Diego Union-Tribune, July 10—
Twice a month, Dr. Ellen Beck, a family medicine
physician who teaches at UCSD, teams with medical
students in downtown San Diego at night to provide care to dispossessed
people who otherwise might not see a doctor.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20030710-9999_1m10doc.html
Workers
pack up; staff plans for ‘04
San Diego Union-Tribune, July 8—
On tear-down day, the staff at the San Diego County Fair congratulated
themselves on a fair well done. Portions of the Scripps
Institution of Oceanography exhibit will be recycled
and the Ocean Supermarket, which explains kelp content, will
travel to the Sacramento State Fair to compete for best fair
exhibit.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/metro/20030708-9999_1m8teardown.html
ImClone's
Erbitux bane for Martha but may be magic for some with cancer
Philadelphia Inquirer, July 10—The
ImClone scandal may have ruined company chief Sam Waksal and
damaged stockholder Martha Stewart, but the intriguing cancer
drug at the root of it all, Erbitux, is emerging with its reputation
intact. The idea that was to become Erbitux emerged around 1980
in the mind of John Mendelsohn, who was doing cancer research
at the University of California, San Diego.
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Drug Has
Little Effect On Neuro Function
NBC.com, July 9—University
of California, San Diego researchers evaluated several
studies performed on long-term recreational pot smokers and
have concluded that there is little to substantiate claims that
the habit has an negative effect on "neurocognitive functioning”.
http://www.nbcsandiego.com/health/2321817/detail.html
