A Sampling of Clips for July 1^st, 2008

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Fatty Liver in Kids Tied to Metabolic Syndrome
Reuters, July 1 -- An overweight or obese children, fatty liver disease appears to be a specific risk factor for the metabolic syndrome, a precursor of heart disease and diabetes, according to a study led by UCSD researchers appearing in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation. More

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Genes Get Out the Vote
U.S. News & World Report, July 1 -- As much as 50 percent of whether you vote or not may be genetically determined, says a team at UCSD. Genes may even be more important to your tendency to cast a ballot than family political history. More

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Forbes
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WRCB, Tenn.

Spray Cuts Kids' Pain When Getting IVs
Forbes, June 30 -- A topical spray reduces the pain of placing intravenous lines in children, Canadian researchers report. (Quotes Dr. Mark Greenberg, director of pediatric anesthesia at UCSD) More

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Long Beach at Sea Over Breakwater Removal Plan
Los Angeles Times, June 30 -- One of the world's largest breakwaters stands between Long Beach and the Pacific Ocean, reducing mighty waves to mere lake-like lapping along the city's beaches. Without surf to cleanse them, those beaches were recently graded among the dirtiest in the state. (Quotes Reinhard Flick, who studies waves and beaches at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UC San Diego) More

Can the US get Beyond Einstein?
New Scientist, July 1 -- Unrealistic cost estimates could make an ambitious NASA space mission to study dark energy no better than ground-based projects, experts warn. (Quotes Charles Kennel of the Scripps Institution of Oceanography) More

Biofuel Research Plant Fires up with $5M
Sacramento Business Journal, June 27 -- A biofuel production plant being assembled in Yolo County could convert agricultural crop waste into 500 gallons of ethanol and other alcohols per day. West Biofuels LLC. has invested $2 million for plant construction and research. The University of California, Chevron Corp., and the state Energy Commission and Integrated Waste Management Board have kicked in $3.1 million in research grants. (Mentions UCSD) More

Doctor Testifies About Ex-Charger Foley's Injuries
FOX6 News, July 1 -- Ex-Charger Steve Foley will never play professional football again and will have trouble walking because of damage done to his left leg by a bullet fired by a rookie off-duty police officer, Dr. James Chao, a plastic surgeon at UCSD, testified Monday. More

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More Deadly Heatwaves Predicted for California's Future
KPBS, June 30 -- Heat waves like the one we experienced about a week ago are relatively rare in San Diego. But, climatologists predict they'll be a lot more frequent and severe by the end of the century. Scientists say that means we'll likely see more heat-related illnesses and deaths. (Quotes Dr. Alex Gershunov, a climate researcher at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD) More

Briefs
North County Times, June 25 -- Encinitas resident Peter Kreklow won an Emmy from the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Pacific Southwest Chapter for his health program, "Health Matters: MS Doesn't Have Me," which aired on UCSD-TV. More