A Sampling of Clips for November 18^th, 2009

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Don't Blame Fast Food: Mummy Had Heart Disease
TIME, Nov. 17 -- You can't blame this one on McDonald's: Researchers have found signs of heart disease in 3,500-year-old mummies. Dr. Michael Miyamoto of UCSD and several other researchers used CT scans, a type of X-ray, on 22 mummies kept in the Egyptian National Museum of Antiquities in Cairo. The subjects were from 1981 B.C. to 334 A.D. Half were thought to be over 45 when they died, and average lifespan was under 50 back then."We were struck by the similar appearance of vascular calcification in the mummies and our present-day patients," Miyamoto said. "Perhaps the development of atherosclerosis is a part of being human." More

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Will Stem Cells Help Breast Cancer Survivors Regain Breasts?
ABC News, Nov. 17 -- The prospect of a woman regrowing her own breast tissue following a mastectomy may be a welcome one, but some experts say initial reports on new trials underway to do that with stem cells in the U.K. and Australia have presented an overly rosy outlook.  (Quotes  Dr. Anne Wallace, director of UCSD’s Center's Breast Cancer Unit) More

Forget $100 Oil. $80 Oil is a Problem
CNN Money, Nov. 19 -- Are cash-strapped American consumers on for another date with energy price misery? The U.S. economy remains weak and one in six Americans can't find enough work. Yet oil prices have risen steadily this year. A barrel of crude costs $79 and change, more than double its price at the end of 2008. This year's runup pales in comparison to the one that peaked last summer above $145 a barrel. Even so, some researchers warn we could once again be approaching the point at which rising energy costs will squeeze consumers. (Quotes James D. Hamilton, an economics professor at UCSD) More

Tough Choices on Afghanistan and Terror
San Diego Union-Tribune, Opinion, Nov. 13 -- The public debate over Afghanistan and the proposal to send additional American troops is being conducted in a vacuum. Let’s say that the United States “wins” in Afghanistan. Five or six years from now, the Taliban is prevented from returning to power, a stable pro-Western regime is installed in Kabul and the countryside is largely pacified. Then what?  (Written by David A. Lake, political science professor and associate dean of social sciences at UCSD) More

Bed Bugs Biting San Diegans
Fox 5, Nov. 16 -- Everybody has heard the saying "Sleep tight. Don't let the bedbugs bite!" but the creepy crawlers have invaded San Diego and the numbers are growing.
The National Pest Management Association reported a 71% increase in bedbug calls in the last few years. The resurgence in infestations led to a National Bed Bug Summit in April of 2009. (Qoutes Dr. William Norcross, professor of family medicine at the UCSD School of Medicine) More

13 Emigrate to St. Charles for 'Anon(ymous)' Production
Columbus Local News, Nov. 17 -- For its fall production, St. Charles Preparatory School has enlisted the aid of young actors from across Central Ohio. Student actors from the all-boys parochial school in Bexley -- with some help -- will perform Anon(ymous). Written by UCSD professor of theatre and dance Naomi Iizuka, the play is the modern retelling of Homer's, The Odyssey. More

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