A Sampling of Clips for
November 28th, 2007
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Heart Attacks Hit over the Holidays
Washington Times, Nov. 28 – Ease up on the seasonal rush and consider that aorta: 'Tis the season for the "Merry Christmas coronary," not to mention the "Happy New Year heart attack." Both terms were coined by a cardiologist, and with good reason. (Mentions research by UCSD scientists) More
Mideast Scholars, Meeting in Montreal,
Worry About a Splinter Group and Academic Freedom
Chronicle of Higher Education, Nov. 27 – Concerns over academic freedom loomed large over the scholarly presentations last week at the annual meeting of the Middle East Studies Association, a group whose members sometimes confess to feeling as besieged as they do blessed by the contemporary preoccupation with their region of study. (Quotes Gershon Shafir, a professor of sociology at UCSD and a member of the academic-freedom committee) More
Sex with Americans Risky for Mexican Hookers
San Diego Union-Tribune, Nov. 28 –Female prostitutes in Tijuana and Ciudad Juarez who catered to American “johns” had a 50 percent higher rate of syphilis or another sexually transmitted disease than those who didn't, according to a UCSD study. More