A Sampling of Clips for
May 08, 2003
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USCD committee
urges no SARS limits
San Diego Union-Tribune, May 8 –
A University of California, San Diego committee
recommended a "wait-and-see" approach toward students
from SARS-affected regions planning to attend summer classes.
For now, at least, there is no change in the status of those
enrolled in summer programs, Steve Benedict,
UCSD's director of Environment, Health and
Safety, said yesterday. He also mentioned that UC Berkeley had
to make a quicker decision, because its summer program begins
later this month, whereas San Diego's courses begin in late
June.
http://signonsandiego.com/news/education/20030508-0505-ucsdsars.html
Similar articles appeared
in:
Tri-Valley
Herald, May 8
http://www.trivalleyherald.com/Stories/0,1413,86~10669~1377494,00.html#
Oakland Tribune,
May 8
http://www.oaklandtribune.com/Stories/0,1413,82~1865~1377533,00.html#
KFMB.COM, May
8
http://www.kfmb.com/topstory15603.html
SAIC Looks
to Replace Its 'Heart And Soul'
San Diego Business Journal, week of
Apr. 14 - 20 – Directors of Science Applications International
Corp. last week embarked on a plan to recruit a new leader.
J. Robert Beyster - who one observer calls the engineering concern's
"heart and soul" will leave the chief executive's
post by February 2004 at the latest, according to a statement
released by SAIC. (Quotes Mary Walshok, associate
vice chancellor at the University of California, San
Diego).
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No link available online.
Risperdal
(Risperidone) Quick Dissolve Tablets Launched In US
Doctor’s Guide, May 6 –
A new, fast-dissolving form of the schizophrenia medication
Risperdal® (risperidone) is launching this week. Risperdal
M-TAB™ dissolves in seconds when placed on the tongue.
"Many individuals can't, won't or just would prefer not
to swallow pills. Having an option like Risperdal M-Tab will
be useful in helping to ensure patients are able to take their
medication regularly," said Dilip Jeste,
MD, professor of psychiatry and neurosciences and chief of the
Division of Geriatric Psychiatry at the University of
California, San Diego.
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Yo-Yo Poses
Serious Danger To Children
SanDiegoChannel.com, May 6 –
Manufacturers of a seemingly harmless toy may be exporting trouble
to children in the United States in the form of the Yo-Yo Water
ball. The mushy, water filled balls are made from petroleum
products and light up like a torch when they come in contact
with an open flame. Director Dr. Richard Clark
of the California Poison Control Center at the University
of California, San Diego conducted a water ball burn
and found the water inside did nothing to slow the flames. Dr.
Clark said the diesel in the ball itself can
also be toxic. He urges parents to keep the water ball out of
the hands of young children.
http://www.thesandiegochannel.com/news/2185724/detail.html
