A Sampling of Clips for 
June 04 - 06, 2005

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Sleep Anxiety Leads Many to the Medicine Cabinet
New York Times, June 5-Americans spend more than $2 billion on prescription sleep medicines. Since women are twice as likely as men to have difficulty falling and staying asleep, according to research at the National Institutes of Health, they are likely to be spending much of that money. (Quote by Dr. Daniel F. Kripke, a research professor of psychiatry at UCSD.) More

When Grief Won't Let you Move On with Your Life
Los Angeles Times, June 6-Strategies that treat post-traumatic stress disorder may ease the pain, researchers at the University of Pittsburg Medical School find. (Quote by Sidney Zisook, a professor of psychiatry at the UCSD School of Medicine.) More

AIDS Experts Awaken to a False Alarm
Los Angeles Times, June 5-A warning of a virulent new strain in New York didn't pan out, and the messengers feel the heat. (Quote by Dr. Douglas Richman, director of the Center for AIDS Research at UCSD.) More

Gene Therapy Looms as Next Temptation
Boston Globe, June 5-At a time when elite athletes are injecting themselves with designer steroids and testosterone and human growth hormones and erythropoietin in an effort to gain a winning edge, the next frontier for dopers is gene therapy. (Quote by Dr. Theodore Friedmann, director of the human gene therapy program at UCSD.) More

Students Get Online-Safety Warnings
San Diego Union-Tribune, June 4-Teens are getting one more lesson before they break for summer: online safety. Sexual predators, piracy, computer viruses and bullying were among the subjects discussed yesterday at the Youth Summit for Online Safety at UCSD. More

Cram Session or Classroom?
San Diego Union-Tribune, June 5-Students say class sizes and workload are forcing them to find private tutoring. (Quotes by UCSD economics department chairman Richard Carson and UCSD professors, Melissa Famulari and Marc-Andreas Muendler.) More

Coaster Station Proposed for University City Not Assured
San Diego Union-Tribune, June 6-Regional planners will re-evaluate a long-promised commuter train station for University City, weighing strong community and business support against escalating costs and projections of very low ridership. (Mentions UCSD.) More

Neighborhood's Book Club Helps to Build Community
San Diego Union-Tribune, June 5-Reading is a solitary pursuit. But many book club members find that discussing what they have read with others can be a mentally invigorating, community-building affair. (Quote by David Moore, a clinical psychologist at UCSD.) More