A Sampling of Clips for March 13^th, 2009

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Doctors Remove Cancerous
Kidney Through Belly Button
FOX News, March 13 -- A medical team in Spain has removed a cancerous kidney through the belly button of an 85-year-old woman. This is the first operation of this type to be carried out in Spain and one of only a handful that have been performed throughout the world, Sciencedaily.com reported. On Feb. 5, surgeons at the UCSD Medical Center also removed a patient’s diseased kidney through the belly button.  More

Cholesterol Drugs
Linked to Increased Fatigue
Forbes, March 12 -- People prescribed widely used cholesterol-busting drugs called statins may be more likely to feel fatigued than those who don't, a new study led by Beatrice Golomb, associate professor of medicine at UCSD, finds. More

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US High-Tech Water
Future Hinges on Cost, Politics
MSNBC, March 13 -- Anyone who has visited Disneyland recently and taken a sip from a drinking fountain there may have unknowingly sampled a taste of the future -- a small quantity of water that once flowed through a sewer. (Quotes Tim Barnett, a marine research physicist for the Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD) More

Should you be afraid of Friday the 13th?
MSNBC, March 13 -- It’s called paraskevidekatriaphobia: a morbid or irrational fear of Friday the 13th.  It's believed that as many as 25 million Americans will change their behavior today because of superstition: They’ll stay away from shopping malls and won't set foot on airplanes. (Quotes UCSD sociologist David Phillips) More

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UCSD Medical School
Weathers the Economic Storm
KPBS, March 13 -- The recession is spreading pain throughout California. But the UCSD Medical School says it's hanging tough. In fact, the school has expansion plans in the works. More

Osier's Grit Leads UCSD
into Division II Tournament
San Diego Union-Tribune, March 13 -- Michelle Osier is one of the most decorated players in the history of the UCSD women's basketball program. The four-time all-California Collegiate Athletic Association pick is the Tritons' No. 2 all-time scorer and No. 1 on the Tritons' all-time rebounding and steals charts. More

Book Critics Give Awards for Works
San Diego Union-Tribune, March 13 -- Stories and scholarship from around the world were honored by book critics last night. Seth Lerer's “Children's Literature,” which traces young people's stories as far back as ancient Greece and Aesop's fables, was cited for criticism. Lerer came to UCSD as a Distinguished Professor of Literature and Dean of Arts and Humanities in January. More

Personalized Medicine
Takes Shape in San Diego
KPBS, March 13 -- There's a break in the Oncology Symposium at UCSD’s Moores Cancer center. Dozens of cancer doctors and researchers drink coffee and eat croissants. The lectures and presentations can be tough to follow. Lots of talk about somatic mutations and EGR receptors. But it all gets down to stopping a deadly disease. More

Sea Level Rise Hard To Fathom 
KPBS, March 12 -- Researchers say sea level rise could be even higher than official estimates two years ago.  A UCSD scientist says the previous estimates did not anticipate the pace of ice melt. More

Erect, Connect, Repeat:
Racing the Four Horsemen
San Diego Daily Transcript, March 12 -- On March 6, Nobel Laureate Al Gore received the Roger Revelle Prize at Scripps Institution of Oceanography for his efforts to communicate and awaken the world to the risks posed by global warming. He recapitulated his encouragement for those who are working hard to reform how energy is created and transmitted. More

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