A Sampling of Clips for 
June 29 - July 01,  2002
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Antidepressants lift clouds, but lose ‘miracle drug’ label
New York Times, June 30, Pg. 1 – The euphoria that greeted the arrival of the generation of drugs that Prozac heralded has faded.  The market for antidepressants, which in 1998 grew by 24 percent, is expected to expand by only 5 percent this year.  (Quotes UCSD professor of psychiatry Stephen M. Stahl).
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Article also appeared in:
San Diego Union Tribune, June 30

 

Battling the blues: Lighter moods without drugs
Los Angeles Times, July 1, Pg. 1 – Antidepressants are now taken by tens of millions of Americans, and many people credit them with changing, or even saving their lives. But they are not for everyone.  According to UCSD psychiatrist Daniel F. Kripke, the benefits of prescription drugs aren’t as great as we all believed.
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2 major water projects might dry up
Los Angeles Times, June 29 – Two proposed big-ticket water projects meant to prevent Southern California from suffering severe shortages appear increasingly in doubt over questions of money and the environment despite years of planning and debate.  (Quotes UCSD political science professor Steve Erie).
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Hahn orders DWP to probe power deals
Los Angeles Times, June 29, Pg. 1 – Mayor James K. Hahn called on the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power on Friday to investigate allegations that the city-owned utility had engaged in power-trading deals aimed at elevating prices.  (Quotes UCSD political science professor Steve Erie).
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Most accounting scams could be behind us
Copley News Service, July 1 -- Economists answer the question: Were profits rising so much faster than the economy because of the investment-led high-tech boom, or were management and pliant accountants fiddling with the books?  Or was it some of both?  (Quotes UCSD professor of economics Ross Starr).
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Many new parents banking on umbilical cord blood
Copley News Service, July 1 – A growing number of couples are choosing to have their baby’s cord blood collected in the delivery room, frozen and stored for life.  Cord blood is a source of stem cells, which can be used to cure certain blood cancers and other diseases. (Quotes UCSD pathology professor Thomas Lane).
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La Nina behind dry spell; El Nino may offer no relief
San Diego Union Tribune, June 30 – El Nino and La Nina are key players in changing global weather patterns.  (Quotes Scripps Institution of Oceanography director of the climate research division Dan Cayan).
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Article also appeared in:
Copley News Service, June 30

Religion
Asahi Shimbun, June 29 – Feature on the Universal Church of the Kingdom of God.  (Quotes UCSD visiting history scholar Kenneth Serbin).
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