A Sampling of Clips for
May 13, 2003
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Vaccination
Halts Progression Of Atherosclerosis In Animal Studies, UCSD
Researchers Report
ScienceDaily, May 13 – New research
conducted in mice at the University of California, San
Diego School of Medicine indicates that a type of vaccine
for pneumonia also triggers elements of the immune system to
reduce atherosclerosis, the build-up of fatty deposits and chronic
inflammation in blood vessels which leads to heart attacks and
stroke. The study's first author, Christoph J. Binder,
a post-doctoral researcher in the lab of co-senior author Joseph
Witztum, said "the test of pneumococcal vaccination
grew from the team's study of immune responses against oxidized
low-density lipoproteins, the 'bad' cholesterol that leads to
plaque build-up in arteries." Witztum
collaborated with UCSD professor of medicine
Daniel Steinberg and co-senior author Gregg
Silverman in this research. (Mentions UCSD’s
Asheesh Dewan, Wulf Palinski,
Carl S. Goodyear, and Peter S. Shaw).
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2003/05/030513075735.htm
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May 13
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Copley News Service,
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United Press International,
May 13
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Issa's bid
to recall governor questioned
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 12 –
Republicans are confident Darrel Issa and his political team
have the wherewithal to force a recall election against Gov.
Gray Davis, but are perplexed by conflicting statements as to
what Issa's intentions really are. (Quotes Gary Jacobson,
a political science professor at University of California,
San Diego).
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/politics/20030512-9999_1n12issa.html
Saving water
doesn't make you all wet
Chicago Sun-Times, May 9 – Columnist
Rick Telander believes that water is a threatened commodity.
According to more and more reports, pollution, waste, mismanagement
and possible terrorist sabotage of the earth's ground water
may be about to cause a major global crisis with ramifications
for all. Researchers at Scripps Institution of Oceanography
in San Diego predict our Western states will become so dry that
as much as 30 percent of their usable water will vanish by 2050.
''This is just one study where we didn't find anything good,''
Scripps marine physicist Tim Barnett told USA
Today. ''It's a train wreck.''
http://www.suntimes.com/output/telander/cst-spt-rick09.html
Ski resorts, water supply
could be threatened
Tahoe
Daily Tribune, May 9 – Due to a combination
of global warming and natural causes, Western North America
has been getting warmer for the past 50 years. While it's doubtful
the day would come when the Sierra sees no snow, the warming
trend does have serious implications for California's water
supply and ski resorts. The Squaw Valley Institute had its fourth
in a series of environmental programs this week and Dan
Cayan, director of the Climate Research Institute at
Scripps Institution of Oceanography, was one
of the presenters on the long-range impact of global warming
on the Sierra Nevada's snowpack study.
http://www.tahoedailytribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?Site=TD&Date=20030509&Category=NEWS&ArtNo=305090102&Ref=AR
