A Sampling of Clips for March 6^th, 2008

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Estrogen Can Predict Breast Cancer Return
MSNBC, March 6 -- Blood taken from women whose breast cancer returned showed high levels of estrogen even though many had been treated with estrogen-blocking drugs, U.S. researchers said on Thursday. "This is the largest study to date and the only one to have included women taking agents such as tamoxifen to reduce estrogen's effect on cancer growth," said Cheryl Rock, a professor of preventive medicine at UCSD, whose study appears in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention. More

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Sacrificing Privacy to the Web Gods
San Francisco Chronicle, Opinion, March 6 -- Facebook users are discovering that goodbye doesn't mean forever, at least not where their membership is concerned. A recent article in the New York Times revealed that Facebook keeps personal information about its members on Facebook servers indefinitely, even after members have deactivated their accounts. (Written by Nancy Kim, an associate professor of law at California Western School of Law and a visiting associate professor at the Rady School of Management at UCSD) More

What Causes Earthquakes to Shake, Rattle and Roll?
News 8, San Diego, Calif., March 5 -- For several weeks now, a swarm of earthquakes has been rattling nerves. Do San Diegans have anything to worry about? News 8 learns how scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography are keeping track of the shaking. More

Escondido Exhibition Poignantly Examines the Concept of Innocence Lost
North County Times, March 6 – A new exhibit at the California Center for the Arts, Escondido Museum, titled "Innocence Is Questionable," which opened last weekend and runs through May, features a half-dozen San Diego-based artists, all of whom are professors or graduate students at UCSD, in addition to being recipients of the 2006/2007 San Diego Art Prize. More

Offering Comfort to Cancer Patients
San Diego Union-Tribune, March 6 -- Leisure Wellness Spa hosts cancer retreats for women on the second Monday of each month. On those evenings, all treatments are free for women who have been diagnosed with cancer. (Quotes Wayne Bardwell, director of patient and family support services at Moores UCSD Cancer Center) More

Lawyers for Uninsured Patients Challenge County Health Program
San Diego Union-Tribune, March 6 -- Although litigation has prompted San Diego County to twice expand its program that pays essential medical bills for poor uninsured adults, lawyers for 17 patients Tuesday filed another legal challenge saying the latest rules remain illegal and should be struck down. (Quotes Richard Kronick, health policy expert at UCSD) More

Law Expert Examines the Chinese Justice System
KPBS, March 4 -- How long will it take for China to join the ranks of the world's law-abiding, progressive nations? Jerome Cohen will give a talk on "Is There Law in China? Is There Justice?" Tuesday, March 4th at 7p.m. in the Robinson Auditorium at UCSD. The event is free and open to the public. More

UCSD Professor: Black History is American History
La Jolla Light, February 27 -- In the eyes of UCSD Professor Camille F. Forbes, black history is American history. With a retrospective glance to 19th century and early 20th century minstrel shows, racism and struggle for black performers, Forbes sees a period in history vital to the understanding of the entire American culture, not just that of black people. More