A Sampling of Clips for
June 25, 2004
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Scientists
test growth factors in fight against brain diseases
Kansas City Star, June 23-Experiments
using various growth factors to treat diseases such as Alzheimer's,
Parkinson's and ALS are sprouting up around
the country. The gene therapy approach that was taken with several
early-stage Alzheimer's patients at UC San Diego
offers at least a glimmer of hope that a new treatment could
be available in a few years. The initial results show the approach
is safe, said Mark Tuszynski, the study's lead
author and a professor
of neurosciences at the University of California, San
Diego School of Medicine.
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/news/nation/9011130.htm?1c
Herbal
Remedies, Prescription Drugs Dangerous Mix
Fox Channel 14, Texas, June 24-Herbal
supplements may be natural, but that doesn't necessarily mean
they're safe. Drug interactions between herbal and prescription
medicines can be extremely dangerous, according to the World
Health Organization. (Quote by Charles James
M.D., an infectious diseases specialist at University
of California, San Diego.)
http://www.kfoxtv.com/health/3453544/detail.html
Same article appeared
in:
ABC
Channel 7, Denver, June 24
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/health/3453544/detail.html
Alone,
Often Lost, More Kids Cross the Border
Christian Science Monitor, June 25-A
growing number of children are crossing
the Mexican border alone. The main reason for the increase is
family reunification. As the United States has beefed up security
since Sept. 11, illegal immigrants have felt less free to move
back and forth across the border. (Quote by Wayne Cornelius,
director of the Center for Comparative Immigration Studies at
the University of California, San Diego.)
http://www.csmonitor.com/2004/0625/p01s02-usgn.html
UCSD Healthcare
Shines New Lights on Breast Cancer
San Diego Daily Transcript, June 21-In
the war against breast cancer, early detection remains one of
the most powerful weapons in the clinical arsenal. That's why
the advanced techniques that mammographer Christopher Comstock,
M.D., brings to UCSD Healthcare are good news
for women throughout San Diego County and beyond. One of only
a handful of radiologists in San Diego
who have completed fellowship training in mammography, Comstock
is an
expert in high-tech, high-powered modalities that could help
transform the way
screening and diagnostic breast imaging and biopsy are carried
out.
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UCSD's PTE
Team: Surgery that Saves Lives
San Diego Daily Transcript, June 22-Chronic
thromboembolic pulmonary disease is caused by blood clots lodging
in the pulmonary arteries. It is a very difficult disease to
identify, according to William Auger, M.D.,
pulmonary and critical care specialist at UCSD
Medical Center. While the condition is fatal if untreated, an
effective surgical cure is offered at only a few centers around
the world, with UCSD Medical Center the international
leader in both number and success rate. The surgery, called
pulmonary thromboendarterectomy (PTE), is a specialized procedure
pioneered by UCSD Medical Center pulmonary
and cardiovascular specialists.
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UCSD Medical
Center Uses NuVasive Device
San Diego Daily Transcript, June 23-San
Diego-based medical device maker NuVasive Inc. said Wednesday
that its technology for spine surgery is being used by William
Taylor, a neurosurgeon at UCSD Medical
Center. The new procedure, called XLIF for Extreme Lateral Interbody
Infusion, is designed to be a less invasive alternative to traditional
treatment. "Unlike traditional back surgery, the XLIF surgery
accesses the spine through the patient's side, which avoids
disrupting major muscles and tissue in the back," Taylor
said.
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Leading
S.D. Scientists Had Longtime Tobacco Ties
San Diego Union-Tribune, June 25-Two
of San Diego's most prominent scientists - one the president
of The Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, the other a Nobel
laureate - were high-priced consultants for tobacco giant Philip
Morris from 1992 to 2002. Richard Lerner, president of Scripps
since 1987, and Gerald Edelman, a 1972 Nobel laureate and director
of The Neurosciences Institute in La Jolla, advised Philip Morris
on a variety of scientific issues. (Quote by David M.
Burns M.D., a University of California, San
Diego professor of family and preventive medicine.)
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/science/20040625-9999-1n25smoke.html
Graduate
Students Perform Seussian Works
North County Times, June 24-They focused
on images, they focused on whimsy. They created such movements,
it might make you dizzy. "They" are some actors from
UC San Diego's graduate program in acting.
The group of eight spends their days at the San Diego County
Fair, performing a show dubbed "The Celebration of Seuss."
The show is actually a compilation of three Seuss books ----
"Green Eggs and Ham," "The Sneetches," and
"Happy Birthday to You.""
http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2004/06/25/news/community/
20_03_166_24_04.txt
Special Program Helps
Everyone Feel included at Boys & Girls Club
San
Diego Union-Tribune, June 25-Four volunteers were
chosen, including Kimberley Davy from UCSD,
to work with children who have mental and physical challenges
such as autism and cerebral palsy at the Polster branch of the
Boys & Girls Clubs of San Dieguito. In January, the branch
formally began inclusion development, which integrates children
with special needs into the group of kids who play together
after school.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/20040625-9999-m1m25tfcval.html
