A Sampling of Clips for
February 13th, 2007
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Marijuana May Ease AIDS Patients' Foot Pain
Forbes, Feb. 13 -- Adding fuel to the debate over medical marijuana, a new study suggests that AIDS patients can relieve stubborn nerve pain in their feet by smoking the drug. (Quotes Dr. Mark Wallace, professor of clinical anesthesiology and program director of the Center for Pain Medicine at UCSD) More
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Heart to Heart
San Diego Union-Tribune, Opinion, Feb. 13 -- With a shortage of hearts to transplant and an abundance of alternative treatments for some kinds of heart disease, the number of transplants UCSD Medical Center and Sharp Memorial Hospital perform is not just declining. It has reached a low that could jeopardize both of San Diego County's heart-transplant programs. Happily, the two institutions are pursuing a common-sense solution: Neither program alone meets federal guidelines, but integrating the two likely would. More
America’s Superpower Status May Threaten its Democracy
KPBS, Feb. 12 -- Empire. It's not a word we like to use to describe U.S. influence in the world. But Chalmers Johnson, a retired professor at UCSD, says it describes America's global influence quite well. He’s not just talking about Iraq, but also about the hundreds of U.S. military bases spread all around the world. More
Company's Devices Used in Waters Around the World
San Diego Union-Tribune, Feb. 13 -- If you've ever been swimming in a lake and noticed that the warmer water rose to the surface while the colder water fell to the bottom, then you know what fluid stratification is. If you actually knew that the process was called stratification, then you may have heard of Michael Head, chief executive officer of Precision Measurement Engineering in Carlsbad. (Quotes Joel Hazard, development engineer at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at UCSD) More