A Sampling of Clips for
August 28 to 29, 2002
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Communications Office
Vitamins help heart
patient arteries
Associated Press, Aug. 28 – A study led by
UCSD senior research associate Guido Schnyder found
that a six-month regimen of folic acid, vitamin B12 and vitamin
B6 can help prevent recurrence of blocked arteries in patients
who have undergone coronary angioplasty. The findings were published
in Wednesday’s issue of the Journal of the American Medical
Association.
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No link available online.
Related article appeared
in:
Washington Post, Aug. 28
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A4540-2002Aug27.html
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,
Aug. 28
http://home.post-dispatch.com/channel/pdweb.nsf
San Diego Union
Tribune, Aug. 28
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/wed/metro/news_1m28vitamins.html
St. Petersburg Times,
Aug. 28
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No link available online.
San Diego Daily
Transcript, Aug. 28
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No link available online.
Copley News Service,
Aug. 28
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No link available online.
Gene
separates early humans from apes
Yahoo news, Aug. 27 – Ajit Varki, professor
of medicine and director of the Glycobiology Research and Training
Center at UCSD, co-authored a study that used DNA microarray
technology to show pronounce differences in gene expression levels
between humans and chimpanzees.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20020827/sc_nm/science_apes_dc_3
Surgeons
debate efficacy of arthritic knee surgery
San Diego Daily Transcript, Aug. 27 – A panel
of surgeons at the International Society of Orthopedic Surgery
and Traumatology conference here in San Diego challenged the accuracy
and validity of a study that calls a popular treatment for arthritic
knee pain a “sham.” James Tasto, a professor
at UCSD, was a member of a panel speaking against the study.
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No link available online.
The
weather down under
San Diego Union Tribune, Oceans Watch, Aug. 28 –
This edition of Oceans Watch explores oceanic weather systems,
which appear to parallel atmospheric systems. Mentions a Scripps
Institution of Oceanography study by Tim Barnett and
David Pierce that used ocean modeling and global ocean
temperature measurements to determine that ocean warming has been
caused by human activities. (Quotes Scripps researchers
Peter Niiler, Dan Rudnick, Peter Franks and Elizabeth
Venrick).
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/wed/currents/news_1c28oceans.html
